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Provides an integrated interface for the advanced enterprise users to make the best use of dashboards and reports<br>Creates and formats a big range of lists, charts, tabs, and reports along with<br>getting away with switching of interfaces <br>
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Introduction to Cognos BI • Performance Management and Business Management Software Suite by IBM® • Allows the users to extract enterprise data, study and present reports, irrespective of having a technical knowledge • Software products are multi-dimensional and relational; hence can be used by multiple vendors.
Components of Cognos BI • IBM®Cognos Connection • IBM®Cognos Administration • IBM®CognosConfiguration • IBM®CognosBusiness Insight • IBM®CognosInsight Advanced • IBM®Cognos Report Studio
IBM® Cognos Connection • Avails a single point of access to the enterprise data present in the Cognos software • Used to set preferences, provides customizable interface portal and personalizes the content
IBM® Cognos Administration • Known as Central Management Interface handling the administrative tasks of Cognos BI • Categorized into three Sections: • Status • Security • Configuration
IBM ®Cognos Configuration • Initializes configuration of Cognos components after installation, changes their priority value, or adds new components • Can be run in Interactive mode using GUI or in Silent mode using tools that run in the background
IBM® Cognos Business Insight • The web-based tools that builds interactive dashboards using external data sources and Cognos content • Assembles and shares dashboards, personalizes the look of information and add comments for clarification of the questions
IBM® Cognos Insight Advanced • Provides an integrated interface for the advanced enterprise users to make the best use of dashboards and reports • Creates and formats a big range of lists, charts, tabs, and reports along with getting away with switching of interfaces
IBM® Cognos Report Studio • Known as an authoring tool and report design to generate, edit, and distribute the professional reports • Writes a report once and further can be distributed to numerous points in various languages and formats