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Course Name: IBM Cognos 8 Controller Report Generator: Author Reports (V8.4) Training
   
Deployment Options: Onsite - Instructor-Led Training
   
Course Duration: 1 day depending on audience background and options
   
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Introduction:
 
IBM Cognos 8 Controller Report Generator: Author Reports (V8.4) is a one-day, instructor-led course that teaches you, with basic knowledge of group accounting and Microsoft Excel, how to design and generate financial reports using IBM Cognos 8 Controller. You will complete hands-on demos and workshops that reinforce the concepts and tasks learned in each module.
 
Audience:
 
This intermediate course is intended for Authors.
 
Prerequisites:
 

You should have

  • Basic knowledge of group accounting
  • Basic knowledge of Microsoft Excel
 
Customize it:
 
This 1-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
 
Introduction to Reporting with IBM Cognos 8 Controller

•Explore report types and the role of dimensions in reports
•Run a report based on a data entry form

Create Ad Hoc Reports

•Create simple ad hoc reports
•Compare the data for multiple sets of dimensions
•Export an ad hoc report to an external application

Verify and Analyze Data for Consolidation

•Examine the benefits of using standard reports in consolidation
•Select dimensions to run a simple trial balance
•Drill down on dimensions to view more details
•View the details behind a summary account using a ledger report

Create Custom Reports

•Create advanced reports using the Report Generator
•Determine which dimensions to use when running a report
•Examine reporting options available with different dimensions
•Use Controller functions to build reports

Report on Controller Data in Excel

•Connect Controller to Excel using the Excel Link
•Use the Report Generator to open and create reports in Excel
•Add Controller data to a spreadsheet
•Refresh workbooks to show the latest Controller data
•Examine exporting data from a workbook back to Controller Design efficient multi-page reports

Run Groups of Reports
•Examine the purpose of using report books
•Create a report book
•Examine input selection values
•Examine report output options
•Run a report book
 
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