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Course Name: Essentials for IBM Cognos 8 BI (V8.4) (B2470) Training
   
Deployment Options: Onsite - Instructor-Led Training
   
Course Duration: 5 days depending on audience background and options
   
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Introduction:
 
The Essentials for IBM Cognos 8 BI (V8.4) course is a bundled offering that provides you with knowledge on how to get started with building IBM Cognos 8 BI applications. The bundle includes a 5-day instructor led training (ILT) section and a 4-day required post-classroom eLearning section. Fundamental topics on Report Authoring, Metadata Modeling, and Administration are covered during the ILT portion. Throughout the ILT, you will be guided to further training offerings and paths leading to certification.
 
Audience:
 
This intermediate course is intended for Project Managers, Partners, Business Analysts/Developers.
 
Prerequisites:
 

You should have:

  • Knowledge of your business requirements
  • Experience using the Windows operating system
  • Experience using a web browser
 
Customize it:
 
This 5-day IBM Cognos course will be customized to your needs and specifications. Eno.com will assist you in identifying those needs and specifications. A word to the wise, there are many vendors of IBM Cognos training. They will typically have a broad and general course, one size fits all, already developed and just put your organization?s name on the title slide. This minimizes their effort and time investment. At Eno.com, every course is made to your exact and exacting specifications. We help you ensure what you are getting is what you really eed even if at the beginning you weren't too sure of what that was. We fit the class to your needs. We never fit you into our standard, one size fits all, class. Please call or e-mail to schedule a no-obligation conference call to help us understand your audience background and training objectives.
 
Objectives:
 
 
Course Outline
 

Report Authoring

  • Explore Report Studio, different report types (list, crosstab, chart, map)
  • Focus reports by filtering data and using prompts
  • Add value to reports by using calculations
  • Highlight exceptional data
  • Show and hide data
  • Handle reports with no data
  • Drill-through from a specific report to a target report

Metadata Modeling

  • Create a baseline project
  • Prepare reusable metadata
  • Model for predictable results (identify reporting issues, virtual star schemas, consolidate metadata)
  • Calculations and filters
  • Implementing a time dimension
  • Specify determinants
  • Create a presentation view
  • Creating different presentation types
  • Working with different query subject types

Administration

  • Introduction to IBM Cognos 8 BI administration
  • Examining the IBM Cognos 8 BI architecture
  • Securing the IBM Cognos 8 BI environment
  • Setting security in Framework Manager
 
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