IBM Cognos Analytics: Author Reports Fundamentals (V11.1.x) Course Overview

To ensure that you can successfully undertake training in the IBM Cognos Analytics: Author Reports Fundamentals (V11.1.x) course, the following are the minimum required prerequisites:

• Basic knowledge of database concepts and familiarity with data structures such as tables, columns, rows, and relationships.
• An understanding of the fundamental principles of reporting and the purpose of business reports.
• Experience with web navigation and general computer literacy to comfortably operate within the software environment.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Excel or a similar spreadsheet tool, as this will help in understanding data manipulation and presentation concepts.
• It is beneficial to have some exposure to basic SQL or any other query language, although not strictly necessary.

Please note that while these prerequisites are aimed at equipping you with the foundational skills needed for the course, the training is designed to accommodate learners with varied backgrounds and will cover fundamental concepts to ensure all participants can achieve a comprehensive understanding of IBM Cognos Analytics Reporting.

Target Audience for IBM Cognos Analytics: Author Reports Fundamentals (V11.1.x)

The IBM Cognos Analytics: Author Reports Fundamentals course equips professionals with essential reporting skills using Cognos tools.

• Business Analysts
• Data Analysts
• BI (Business Intelligence) Report Authors
• BI (Business Intelligence) Developers
• Data Scientists with a focus on visualization and reporting
• Database Professionals looking to expand reporting capabilities
• IT Professionals who work with data reporting and analytics
• Project Managers overseeing BI initiatives
• Functional Consultants who specialize in analytics tools
• BI Consultants seeking proficiency in IBM Cognos Analytics
• Data Engineers interested in reporting aspects of data pipelines
• Managers requiring insights from data for decision-making
• Financial Analysts needing to create financial reports and dashboards
• Marketing Analysts aiming to report on campaign performance and customer data
• Sales Analysts who generate reports on sales trends and forecasts

Learning Objectives - What you will Learn in this IBM Cognos Analytics: Author Reports Fundamentals (V11.1.x)?

Introduction to the Course Learning Outcomes

This course equips learners with the essential skills to create, manage, and distribute professional reports using IBM Cognos Analytics Reporting (V11.1.x).

Learning Objectives and Outcomes

• Understand the IBM Cognos Analytics Reporting environment and effectively navigate its interface.
• Learn to consume and interact with report content, including implementing interactive filtering for better data insights.
• Acquire skills to upload personal data and custom images, and leverage navigation paths within dimensionally modeled relational data.
• Develop the ability to create list reports with grouping, formatting, and header/footer inclusion for structured data presentation.
• Gain knowledge on aggregating fact data, including identifying aggregation differences and exploring data aggregation techniques.
• Understand how to create multi-fact queries and present repeated information by using shared dimensions.
• Learn to design reports with repeated information, such as creating efficient mailing list reports.
• Master building crosstab reports, from simple to complex, including adding measures, creating nodes, and understanding data sources.
• Become proficient in working with crosstab data, including formatting, sorting, and aggregating in reports.
• Enhance reports with visualization techniques, including utilizing categories, customizing visualizations, and creating client-side and map visualizations.
• Implement effective report filtering using prompts and advanced detail filters to narrow down data and improve report focus.
• Utilize calculations in reports, including date/time functions, string functions, and displaying prompt selections in titles.
• Customize reports with conditional formatting to highlight key data points and conditionally render report objects based on data values.
• Define drill-throughs to navigate and connect related data across different reports for deeper analysis.
• Improve report layouts with guided layout, pagination, and report structure modifications, and apply consistent formatting across multiple reports.