IBM Cognos Analytics: Author Reports with Multidimensional Data (v11.0) Course Overview

The IBM Cognos Analytics: Author Reports with Multidimensional Data (v11.0) course is designed to educate learners on how to effectively create and manage reports using multidimensional data sources. Throughout the course, participants will gain insights into different data sources and the OLAP dimensional structure, learn how to work with dimensional data items and expressions, and understand the nuances of IBM Cognos Analytics query language compared to SQL and MDX.

Learners will also explore how to create reports in a dimensional context, use advanced filtering techniques, perform calculations, and navigate dimensional hierarchies using family and relative functions. The course emphasizes the importance of drilling techniques and setting up drill-through reports to navigate between detailed data points and summary information effectively.

By the end of this course, participants will have a solid understanding of how to leverage the powerful features of IBM Cognos Analytics for reporting on multidimensional data, enabling them to extract valuable insights and make informed decisions based on complex data sets. The hands-on experience gained will be beneficial for those seeking to master report authoring styles and apply them in real-world scenarios.