Get step-by-step instructions for setting up cloud object storage in Cognos Analytics 11.1.5. This feature is a great way to save and retrieve Cognos reports in the cloud, even if you’re running Cognos on-premise.
The reporting tool in Cognos Analytics 11.1 provides access to a lot of features that are typically reserved for advanced developers. We show you how you can hide the items you don’t want and get the simple business intelligence reporting you’re looking for.
With the abundance of reporting tools Cognos Analytics 11.1 offers, how do you know which one to use? Fear not! We’ve assembled a handy visual reference guide that makes it easy to compare tools against report functionality requirements and quickly come up with the answer.
With all the capabilities that have been added to Cognos Analytics, it can be unclear as to which is the right choice, a report or a dashboard? There is no simple answer—the choice depends on the business use case. Read on for a reference guide that compares the differences to help you decide the best tool for your needs.
There are various reasons why you may have several reports in Cognos Analytics that are very similar. In this blog we will focus on one of the more common reasons, date filter requirements. And we’ll provide creative solutions – along with the step-by-step instructions – to consolidate using this advanced reporting technique.
Multidimensional (or OLAP) data structures are the basis for reports that are more dynamic, interactive and meaningful. But many authors do not realize they are reporting against multidimensional data and/or lack the knowledge to fully leverage the benefits. In this blog, we help you understand whether you have access to OLAP data, outline the benefits of multidimensional/OLAP report authoring and provide some background on the architecture.
When creating new reports in Cognos Analytics, the drill-up and drill-down behavior is different from that in Cognos BI 10.x viewer. To get that same synchronized drill behavior, you’ll need to change a default setting in Cognos Analytics. We’ll tell you how.
A frequent question we hear is “Will my Cognos 10.x skills translate to the equivalent roles in v11?” We’ve created a quick-view reference chart, followed by detailed notes, about our findings on what skills will translate directly and which will not, plus we also give a quick preview about what is brand new.
