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Helping Companies Learn From the Past, Manage the Present and Shape the Future
IBM Cognos 10.2
Report Studio
New Features Webinar
February 21, 2013 www.Senturus.com
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Agenda
• Welcome and Introduction
• IBM Cognos 10.2 New Features Overview
• Quick Licensing Overview
• Report Studio New Features Demonstrations
• Use the Query Macro Components for advanced prompting and report-level security
• Examine the open Prompt API Samples
• Upcoming Senturus Training
• Q & A
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Presenters Today
• Jim Frazier, VP of Sales
• Albert Valdez, Director of Education Services – 12+ years as a technical trainer, focused on business
intelligence and performance management
– Lifetime CTT+ certification from CompTIA, IBM Cognos 10 Certified
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Who is Senturus ?
• Consulting firm specializing in Corporate Performance Management
– Business Intelligence
– Tools of the Office of Finance
• Enterprise planning & budgeting
• Consolidate, close, report and file (CCRF)
– San Francisco Business Times Hall of Fame -- Four consecutive years in Fast 100 list of fastest-growing private companies in the Bay Area
• Experience
– 13-year focus on performance management
– More than 1,200 projects for 650+ clients
• People
– Business depth combined with technical expertise. Former CFOs, CIOs, Controllers, Directors...
– DBAs with MBAs
www.Senturus.com 888.601.6010 [email protected]
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A few of our 650+ Clients
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IBM Cognos 10.2 New Features
Overview
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IBM Cognos 10.2 Licensing Matrix BI
Consumer
($946)
BI
Enhanced
Consumer
($1,170)
($400 add)
BI Business
Author
($1,530)
BI Business
Analyst
($1,530)
BI Business
Manager
($1,530)
BI Advanced
Business
Author
($1,780)
BI
Professional
Author
($2,960)
BI
Professional
($3,540)
BI Admin
($14,700)
Cognos BI Capability
Business Insight (Cognos Workspace)
Biz Insight Advanced(Cognos Workspace Adv)
Active Reports
Cognos Search
Cognos Collaboration
Query Studio
Analysis Studio
Report Studio
Metric Studio
Event Studio
Transformer
FM Model Development
IBM Cognos Mobile *as of 10.1.1*
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Highlights for IBM Cognos 10.2 October, 2012
Workspace User Experience
1. For BOTH Cognos Insight and Cognos Workspace (formerly Business Insight):
1. More interactive visualizations (drilling, filtering on Charts)
2. Top/Bottom Filtering, Expand/Collapse, Freeze Headers
3. Tabbed Workspaces
2. For Cognos Insight:
1. Enhanced Data Import
1. Import Directly from Existing Packages
2. “Smart” Metadata
3. Time Rollups
2. More integration with BI
1. High-Fidelity Publish (requires TM1)
3. Business Insight Advanced is now Cognos Workspace Advanced
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Highlights for IBM Cognos 10.2 October, 2012
Dynamic Query Mode
1. Expanded Data Sources from Original Release to Include:
1. MSAS; SAP Netweaver; IBM DB2 and InfoSphere; SQL Server 2005, 2008, and 2012; IBM Netezza; Oracle 10g, 11g; Teradata; Salesforce.com; Siebel; SAP R/3;
2. IBM Cognos Dynamic Cubes
1. In-memory OLAP cubes the load data directly from relational data warehouses
2. Part of Dynamic Query Mode, leverage 64-bit framework
3. Enables OLAP-style analytics over terabytes of warehouse data
4. Leverages in-memory and in-database aggregate awareness
5. Modeling is achieved via GUI interface using Cube Designer
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Highlights for IBM Cognos 10.2 October, 2012
Report Studio
1. Access to Macro Functions in the Expression Editor Components
1. Easy access to powerful functions, much like what you see in Framework Manager
2. Better control of dynamic security at the report level
3. Easier access to advanced Prompt syntax
2. Fully documented and exposed Prompt API
1. No longer need to “hack” into source code
2. Fully supported
3. Samples included with javascript
4. Why?
1. Set dynamic default prompt values
2. Validate prompt values
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Highlights for IBM Cognos 10.2 October, 2012
Report Studio
3. Static Repeater Table Control for Active Reports
1. Makes the Repeater Control Interactive
2. Supports repeating grids of custom content such as images or buttons
4. New Export to Excel options
1. Standard Excel 2007 now supports 16,384 columns by 1,048,576 rows (requires advanced server configuration)
2. Excel 2007 Data
1. Lightweight, list only, no formatting to native .xlsx format
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IBM Cognos 10.2 Report Studio In Action
Demonstrations
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• Demonstrations – Create an Optional Parameter for use in a Slicer
– Change the Data Item selection based on who is running the report
– Demonstrate the Prompt API Sample reports
IBM Cognos 10.2 Report Studio
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• Demonstrations – Create an Optional Parameter for use in a Slicer
– Change the Data Item selection based on who is running the report
– Demonstrate the Prompt API Sample reports
IBM Cognos 10.2 Report Studio
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• Demonstrations – Create an Optional Parameter for use in a Slicer
– Change the Data Item selection based on who is running the report
– Demonstrate the Prompt API Sample reports
IBM Cognos 10.2 Report Studio
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Highlights for IBM Cognos 10.2 October, 2012
Other Compelling New Features
1. Improvements to Mobile
1. Push notifications
2. Multi-page Report Trickle
3. Multi-key Bursted Reports
2. Cognos Configuration Validation utility
3. New Archiving Features
4. Cognos Style Management Utility
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Cognos Training Options
• Upcoming Senturus Public Training Events:
– Wednesday-Thursday, February 27-28, 2013, on-line:
• Beginning/Intermediate Report Authoring with IBM Cognos Report Studio
– Friday, March 1, 2013, on-line:
• Advanced Report Authoring with IBM Cognos Report Studio
– Thursday, March 7, 2013, on-line:
• Multi-Dimensional Report Authoring with IBM Cognos Report Studio
– Friday, March 8, 2013, on-line:
• Authoring Active Reports with IBM Cognos Report Studio
– Friday, March 15, 2013, on-line:
• Self-Service Authoring with IBM Cognos 10 Business Insight Advanced
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Cognos Training Options
• Upcoming Senturus Public Training Events:
– *NEW* Thursday-Friday, March 21- 22, 2013, on-line:
• OLAP Modeling Dynamic Cubes with IBM Cognos 10.2 Cube Designer
– Wednesday-Thursday, April 10-11, 2013, on-line:
• Beginning/Intermediate Report Authoring with IBM Cognos Report Studio
– Friday, April 12, 2013, on-line:
• Advanced Report Authoring with IBM Cognos Report Studio
– Wednesday-Thursday, April 18-19, 2013, on-line:
• Metadata Modeling Best Practices with IBM Cognos Framework Manager
– Thursday, May 2, 2013, on-line:
• Multi-Dimensional Report Authoring with IBM Cognos Report Studio
– Friday, May 3, 2013, on-line:
• Authoring Active Reports with IBM Cognos Report Studio
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Cognos Training Options
• Register on-line at www.senturus.com/training_course_schedule.php
• Give Senturus a chance to deliver a tailored training solution – you wont’ be sorry!
– Formal, proprietary classroom training delivery
– Fully customized formal classes using your data
– Informal mentoring
– On-site, remote, or a combination
– Hybrid, flexible learning solutions that work for YOU!
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Agenda
• Welcome and Introduction
• IBM Cognos 10.2 New Features Overview
• Quick Licensing Overview
• Report Studio New Features Demonstrations
• Use the Query Macro Components for advanced prompting and report-level security
• Examine the open Prompt API Samples
• Upcoming Senturus Training
• Q & A
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Q & A
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Helping Companies Learn From the Past, Manage the Present and Shape the Future
www.senturus.com
888-601-6010
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