User interface

All Cognos Analytics offerings use the same user interface.

Whether you're an analyst, report author, modeler, or administrator, you start by logging in to the Cognos Analytics portal from your desktop or mobile device. Then, you see the Cognos Analytics welcome page. From here, you can start exploring the application. Depending on the work you do, you might need to use different areas of the user interface. For example, if you are a report author, your primary work environment is Reporting. Access to the different areas of the application depends on your role in the organization, access permissions, customizations, or type of the offering (on-premises or cloud), and you might not always see certain areas of the user interface.

The topics in this section provide some basic information about navigating the Cognos Analytics user interface, and creating and managing the application content.

For links to videos, getting started resources, expert blogs, events, and more, visit the IBM Cognos Analytics community (https://community.ibm.com/community/user/businessanalytics/communities/community-home?CommunityKey=6b10df83-0b3c-4f92-8b1f-1fd80d0e7e58).