Technical Tips & Techniques
- Drill-Through: What's New in IBM Cognos 8.4 and Guidelines for Migrating to IBM Cognos 8 BI PowerPlay
IBM Cognos 8 v4 offers a number of capabilities that improve the drill-through experience for report authors, administrators, advanced business users and Series 7 users who have migrated to Cognos 8. In this session, you will see how dynamic drill-through enables authoring definitions that do not require mapping to target parameters. The session includes an overview of the Drill-Though Assistant, which allows you to debug while working with drill-through definitions. You’ll also see how you can select and pass intrinsic member properties within drill-through definitions to filter target reports. For Series 7 customers migrating from PowerPlay 7 to PowerPlay 8, we will also examine the drill-through properties that are migrated as well as how you can leverage Dynamic Drill through.
- IBM Cognos 8 BI Report Studio: Advanced Charting Techniques
Want to get the most out of the charting features in IBM Cognos 8 BI Reporting? This session will demonstrate the new charting features in IBM Cognos 8 BI Report Studio v8.4. Presenters will showcase the latest features in a business scenario context. They will also share some of the advanced charting techniques that users may not be aware of, such as how to add sparklines to a crosstab report. Discover new ways to visualize your data so users can view trends or areas to investigate which they might not otherwise see.
- Advanced Design of Reports for use in Multiple Studios
Need some techniques and tips for managing the reporting lifecycle? Discover how to design and build effective reports in express authoring mode using IBM Cognos 8 BI Report Studio. This session also shows you how to promote these reports to IBM Cognos 8 BI Report Studio Professional and then have them consumed in IBM Cognos 8 Go! Mobile and the new IBM Cognos 8 Go! Dashboard.
- Modeling Proven Practices for IBM Cognos Framework Manager
Join this session to learn and discuss proven practices to help you build the best model for your performance management solution. Learn more about functionality within Cognos 8 Framework Manager that can help streamline your modeling process and improve the quality of the model from its initial design. Hear how to avoid common pitfalls and walk away with tips and techniques you can apply in your modeling environment. Topics will include cardinality, granularity, the use of determinants and why they are important, and other important modeling concepts.
- Best Practices with IBM Cognos Framework Manager and SAP BW
In this session, the presenters will discuss and demonstrate best practices and methods for using IBM Cognos Framework Manager with the SAP Business Warehouse. You’ll learn how to get the most from your investments in SAP BEx Query Designer and hear general guidelines for using IBM Cognos Framework Manager with the SAP Business Warehouse. You’ll also see how easily both new and existing customers can utilize data from the SAP Business Warehouse.
- IBM Cognos Enterprise Planning Solutions Powered by IBM Cognos 8 v4
See how IBM Cognos enterprise planning solutions meets the requirements of your organization in turbulent times. Learn how IBM Cognos 8 Planning, IBM Cognos TM1 & IBM Cognos 8 BI capabilities allow organizations to link operational and financial planning processes and create a more agile organization. This session will include a review of current IBM Cognos 8 capabilities, demonstration and a review of leading customers who have improved their planning & forecasting capabilities to meet the challenges of our current business climate.
Deployment Best Practices
- Advanced Transformer Case Studies
This session will provide insight into recommended design strategies, advice in regards to cube build performance and options, and some troubleshooting basics highlighting topics such as: recommendations (levels, dimensions), data source options (reports, packages), cube types and performance optimization.
- IBM Cognos 8 Deployment Best Practices for Performance and Scalability
Attend this session to learn configuration techniques for IBM Cognos 8 BI to optimize performance. It provides an in-depth review of IBM Cognos 8 BI server performance characteristics and provides best practices for building a common server platform to meet the differing needs of users and will touch on typical server deployment concerns such as security and administration. This session includes a test results and methods for tuning AIX to provide optimal Cognos 8 BI performance on IBM Power systems, based on extensive performance and scalability testing performed by IBM Cognos Performance Labs.
- Using Upgrade Manager in your Cognos Deployments
Upgrade Manager is an IBM Cognos tool designed to assist customers validate their reports between IBM Cognos ReportNet and IBM Cognos 8 Business Intelligence versions. It also supports application lifecycle within IBM Cognos 8 versions (8.2, 8.3 and 8.4) by assisting with the validation of reports between environments after applying updates and/or Service Packs. In many ways, it is a test tool that will help you identify inconsistencies before promoting your packages and reports to the next environment or upgrading them to a new environment. Learn more about Upgrade Manager and gain a better overall understanding about what works when upgrading from IBM Cognos ReportNet to IBM Cognos 8 BI as well as application lifecycle in general. Upgrade Manager is available for download to supported customers with an IBM Cognos 8 BI license.
Product Overview
- Overview of IBM Cognos 8 Analytic Applications
The full range and scope IBM Cognos analytic applications are covered in this overview session. You’ll learn how IBM Cognos 8 Workforce Performance pulls data from diverse sources such as PeopleSoft, Oracle and SAP, giving HR professionals the power to address a broad range of workforce issues. You’ll also see how IBM Cognos 8 Financial Performance Analytics enables your finance team to access and analyze information that resides in J.D. Edwards, Oracle E-Business Suite and other best-of-breed systems to drive informed decision-making.
Business Strategy
- Best Practices in Implementing Driver-Based Rolling Forecasts
Learn how IBM Cognos 8 v4 and IBM Cognos TM1 9.4 can be used to facilitate driver-based rolling forecasts in enterprise planning, reporting and analysis. You'll hear customer success stories and other thought leadership on why this best practice is critical to your organization in these turbulent times while understanding how these solutions support your financial performance management.
