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IBM Cognos Business Intelligence v10: The Complete Guide(IBM Press)


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Maximize the Value of Business Intelligence with IBM Cognos v10 -- Hands-on, from Start to Finish This easy-to-use, hands-on guide brings together all the information and insight you need to drive maximum business value from IBM Cognos v10. Long-time IBM Cognos expert and product designer Sangeeta Gautam thoroughly illuminates Cognos BI v10’s key capabilities: analysis, query, reporting, and dashboards. Gautam shows how to take full advantage of each key IBM Cognos feature, including brand-new innovations such as Active Reports and the new IBM Cognos Workspace report consumption environment. She concludes by walking you through successfully planning and implementing an integrated business intelligence solution using IBM’s best-practice methodologies. The first and only guide of its kind, IBM Cognos Business Intelligence v10 offers expert insights for BI designers, architects, developers, administrators, project managers, nontechnical end-users, and partners throughout all areas of the business—from sales and marketing to operations and lines of business. If you’re pursuing official IBM Cognos certification, you’ll also find Cognos certification sample questions and information to help you with the certification process. Coverage Includes • Understanding IBM Cognos BI’s components and open, extensible architecture • Working with IBM Cognos key “studio” tools: Analysis Studio, Query Studio, Report Studio, and Event Studio • Developing and managing powerful reports that draw on the rich capabilities of IBM Cognos Workspace and Workspace Advanced • Designing Star Schema databases and metadata models to answer the questions your organization cares about most • Efficiently maintaining and systematically securing IBM Cognos BI environments and their objects • Using IBM Cognos Connection as your single point of entry to all corporate data • Building interactive, easy-to-manage Active Reports for casual business users • Using new IBM Cognos BI v10.1 Dynamic Query Mode (DQM) to improve performance with complex heterogeneous data • Identifying, exploring, and exploiting hidden data relationships • Creating quick ad hoc queries that deliver fast answers • Establishing user and administrator roles  

Table of Contents:
Foreword     xxxi Preface     xxxii PART I:  INTRODUCTION TO IBM COGNOS BI     1 Chapter 1  Introduction to Business Analytics and Business Intelligence     3 Business Analytics     3 Actionable Insights Help Answer Business Critical Questions     4 Business Analytics and Optimization     5 How Business Intelligence Fits in Business Analytics?     7 Introduction to Business Intelligence     7 Transactional System Versus Data Warehouse or Data Mart     9 Requirements for Building a Data Warehouse or Data Mart     11 Why Use IBM Cognos Business Intelligence Version 10?     11     Freedom to Think     12     Connect with Others     12     Simply Do     13 Who Can Use IBM Cognos BI?     13 Chapter 2  IBM Cognos 10 BI Architecture and Components     15 Open Architecture     15 Supported Operating Systems     15 Supported Data Sources     16 Global Audience     16 Locales     16 Extendibility     17 Dynamic Query Mode     17 IBM Cognos Security Model     18 IBM Cognos BI Multitiered Architecture     18     Tier 1: Web Server     19     Tier 2: Application Tier     20     Tier 3: Data Tier     24 Examine IBM Cognos BI Components and Studios     24     Explore the IBM Cognos BI Windows Interface     26     Cognos Insight     29     Explore the IBM Cognos BI Web Components     29 Additional New Features and Enhancements in IBM Cognos BI v10     33     IBM Cognos Active Report     33     IBM Cognos Analysis for Microsoft Excel     34     IBM Cognos Collaboration     34     IBM Cognos Mashup Service     35     IBM Cognos Mobile     36     IBM Cognos Real-Time Monitoring     36     IBM Cognos Statistics     37     IBM Cognos for Microsoft Office     37     External Data     38     Content Archival     38     IBM Cognos Dynamic Cubes     39     Multiple Tenant Environments     39 Platform Enhancements     39     IBM Cognos Lifecycle Manager     39     IBM Cognos Data Manager     40     IBM Cognos Virtual View Manager     40     Integration with SharePoint 2010     40 Globalization: Multilanguage Support     40 In a Nutshell: Reviewing by IBM Cognos BI Audience     41     Architect Perspective     41     Project Manager Perspective     42     Business Analyst Perspective     42     Developer Perspective     43     End-User Perspective     43     IBM Cognos BI Administrator Perspective     44 Chapter 3  Explore IBM Cognos Connection     45 IBM Cognos Connection Overview     45 Security in IBM Cognos Connection: Roles and Responsibilities     46 Cognos Reports     47     Working with Cognos Reports     47 IBM Cognos Connection User Interface     48     Explore IBM Cognos Connection     50 Getting Ready     59 Examine Options in the Actions Column     60     Set Properties     60     Run with Options     66     Open with Report Studio     67     Create Report View     68     Schedule     69     More...     72 My Inbox     76     Steps to Create a New Task     77     Notifications     79 My Watch Items     82     Set Up Alerts on Saved HTML Report     82     Enable Watch Rules for a Report     83 Add Comments on Saved Reports     88 My Preferences     89     General Tab     89     Personal Tab     92     Portal Tabs     93 My Activities and Schedules     98     Current Activities     98     Past Activities     99     Upcoming Activities     99     Schedules     99 Create a New Job     100 Globalization     101 Skin Management     101 In a Nutshell: Reviewing by IBM Cognos BI Audience     102     Architect Perspective     102     Project Manager Perspective     102     Business Analyst Perspective     103     Developer Perspective     104     End-User Perspective     104     IBM Cognos BI Administrator Perspective     105 PART II:  WORKING WITH IBM COGNOS STUDIOS     107 Chapter 4  Analysis Studio     109 Launch Analysis Studio     109 Analysis Studio High-Level Interface     109     Application Menu     111     Toolbar Options     112 Dimensional Data     113 Data Analysis Techniques     114     Swap Rows and Columns     114     Replace Measures     114     Sorting Rows or Columns     114     Replace Row and Column Values     115     Nest Rows and Columns     115     Switch the Nesting Sequence     116     Drill Down     116     Nested Values from Different Dimensions     117     Nested Values from Same Dimension     118     Change the Display of Measures     119     View Chart and Crosstab Together     120     Run Reports     120     Create Summary Calculations     121     Create Item-Based Calculations     121 Working with Sets     122     Detail-Based Set     122     Custom Sets     122     Selection-Based Set     123 Apply Filters     124     Steps to Apply Context Filters     124     Exclude     125     Hide Rows and Columns     125     Keep     126     Rank     126     Hold Current Context     126     Top or Bottom     127     Suppress     128     Working with Subtotals     129     User-Defined Filter     130     Combine User-Defined Filter     130 Drill-Through     131 Working with Crosstabs     132     Stacked Crosstabs (Union Set)     132     Stacked Column     133     Asymmetric Crosstabs     133 In a Nutshell: Reviewing by IBM Cognos BI Audience     133     Architect Perspective     134     Project Manager Perspective     134     Business Analyst Perspective     134     Developer Perspective     135     End-User Perspective     135     IBM Cognos BI Administrator Perspective     136 Chapter 5  Query Studio     137 Launch Query Studio     137 Query Studio High-Level Interface     138     Insert Data     138     Edit Data     139     Change Layout     140     Run Report     141     Manage File     142 Report Types     144     Relational Style     144     Dimensional Style     145 Open an Existing Report     146 Create a List Report     147     Steps to Create a Report     147 Run the Report     148     Steps to Run the Report     149 Change Layout     150     Page Breaks     151     Create Sections     151 Create a Crosstab Report     152 Create Filters     154     Remove Filters     155     Create a Complex Filter     156 Summarize Report     158 Sort Data     158 Create Calculations     159     Steps to Create Calculations     159     Define Custom Groups     161 Create Charts     163 Define Conditional Styles     164 In a Nutshell: Reviewing by IBM Cognos BI Audience     166     Architect Perspective     166     Project Manager Perspective     167     Business Analyst Perspective     167     Developer Perspective     168     End-User Perspective     168     IBM Cognos BI Administrator Perspective     169 Chapter 6  IBM Cognos Active Report     171 Key Features of Active Reports     171 Targeted Active Report Users     172 Active Report for End Users     172     Prerequisites for Consuming Active Reports     173     Data Selection Options When Using an Active Report     173     Active Report Security     174     Active Report Consumption     174     Run Active Report     174     Download Active Report for Offline Consumption     175 Active Report for Report Authors     176     Creating an Active Report     176     Reusing an Existing Report Studio Report to Build an Active Report     177     High-Level Active Report User Interface     177     Basic Components in Building an Active Report     179     Connecting Controls     182     Toolbox Tab Items     184     Download Active Report as a Report Author     187     Becoming Familiar with Active Report Toolbox Items     187     Data Drop-Down Lists     200     Hiding/Showing Columns in a Report     202     Drill-Through Reports     204     Bringing It All Together: Steps to Create an Active Report     205     Debugging Options     211     Additional Active Report Properties     211 In a Nutshell: Reviewing by IBM Cognos BI Audience     212     Architect Perspective     212     Project Manager Perspective     212     Business Analyst Perspective     213     Developer Perspective     214     End-User Perspective     215     IBM Cognos BI Administrator Perspective     215 Chapter 7  Event Studio     217 Event Studio Capabilities     217 Launch Event Studio     218 Event Studio High-Level Interface     218     Application Menu     220     Toolbar Options     223 Event Studio High-Level Tasks     224     Define Event Condition     225     Specify an Event Condition     226     Create an Event Condition for a Cell or Intersect in a PowerPlay Cube     227     Create Tasks     229     Manage Task Execution Rules     235     Preview     236     Validate Agent     237 Create Agent Views     238     Steps to Create Agent Views     238     Manually Run Agent     238 Bringing It All Together...     240     Create an Event Condition for a Cell in a PowerPlay Cube     240 Schedule the Agent     243     Steps to Schedule an Agent     243     Monitor Agent Status     244     Reset Event List     244     Subscribe to Agent Notification Lists     244     Set Permissions on Agents     244 In a Nutshell: Reviewing by IBM Cognos BI Audience     245     Architect Perspective     245     Project Manager Perspective     245     Business Analyst Perspective     246     Developer Perspective     247     End-User Perspective     247     IBM Cognos BI Administrator Perspective     248 Chapter 8  IBM Cognos Workspace     249 Cognos Workspace Audience/Users     250 Cognos Workspace User Interface     252     Content Pane     256     Tabbed Workspace     256     Global Area     258     Information Bar     258     Widget Actions Menu     259     On Demand Toolbar     259     Explore Application Bar Options     260     Explore Additional Options on the Application Actions Menu     268 Widgets and Widget Types     270     Content Widgets     270     Active Report Content     274     Toolbox Widgets     274     Explore the Widget Actions Menu Options     282     Widget Toolbar Options     284 Bringing It All Together—Build Your Own Workspace     285     Working with the Tabs     285     Implementing Drill Down/Drill Up in a Report     291     Adjusting Layout and Style...     292     Editing Workspace Style...     292     Adding a Widget Title     294     Sorting Data     294     Filtering Data     295     Adding Comments/Annotations     297     Changing Display Type     298     Adding Calculations     299     Grouping/Ungrouping Data     300     Adding a Select Value Filter Widget to the Workspace     301     Adding a Slider Filter to the Workspace     303     Adding a Chart to the Workspace     305     Changing Display Type and Visual Recommender     306     Sorting Values in a Chart     308     Filtering Data in a Chart     308     Drilling Up and Drilling Down in a Chart     309     Controlling Widget-to-Widget Communications     310 Do More...     311     Steps to Enhance a Chart Using Do More...     311     Advanced Techniques     313 Legacy Go!Dashboard Users     317 Multilingual Support Using Cognos Workspace     318 Integrating Content into Cognos Workspace     318 In a Nutshell: Reviewing by IBM Cognos BI Audience     319     Architect Perspective     319     Project Manager Perspective     320     Business Analyst Perspective     321     Developer Perspective     322     End-User Perspective     323     IBM Cognos BI Administrator Perspective     324 Chapter 9  IBM Cognos Workspace Advanced     325 Cognos Workspace Advanced Audience/Users     326 Data Sources and Content     326     Launching Cognos Workspace Advanced     327 Working with Cognos Workspace Advanced Packages and Reports     327 Reporting Styles and Layouts     329     Reporting Styles     329     Relational Style     329     Dimensional Style     330 Report Layouts     332 Opening an Existing Report     333 Exploring the Cognos Workspace Advanced User Interface     333     Properties Pane     338     Toolbox Tab     339     Standard Toolbar Options     341 Creating a New Report     343 Working with Relational Style Reports     344     Steps to Create a New Report     344     Modifying Item Properties     345     Group/Ungroup Data in the Report     346     Displaying Summary in a Grouped Report     347     Creating Custom Groups     348     Creating Sections     350     Creating Calculations     351     Creating Custom Calculations Using Query Calculation from Toolbox     353     Formatting Report Data Using the Properties Pane     355     Style     357     Filtering Data     359     Inserting a Chart in Your Report     365     Using the Page Layout Option     367     Swapping Rows and Columns     368     Suppressing Empty Cells in a Report     369     Enabling/Disabling Page Header and Footer     370     Running Reports     371     Drill Options     372     Using the Pivot List to Crosstab Option     373     Summarizing Report Data     374     Showing Content When No Data Is Available     375     Sorting Report Data     376     Lineage     378 Working with Dimensional Style Reports     379     Creating a Dimensional Report     379     Nesting Rows     382     Nesting Columns     383     Replacing Current Row/Column Values     384     Suppressing Empty Cells     384     Filtering Data     385     Inserting Children     388     Explore     389     Style     402     Run     402     Tools     402     Summarizing Data in a Dimensional Report     403     Group/Ungroup     404     Inserting Calculations     405     Pivot List to Crosstab     405     Section/Unsection     405     Automatically Create Crosstab Headers for Sets     406     Table Style Inheritance     407     Copying Cognos Workspace Advanced Data to Excel     409     Swap Rows and Columns     409     Insert Chart     409     Page Layout     410     Create Page Layers     410 Working with External Data     411     Publishing the Package     414     Creating a New Report Using External Data Package     419     Editing External Data     420     Deleting External Data     420     Lineage Information for Data Items     420     Drill-Through Options     420 Financial Reporting     421 Working with Charts     422     Chart Types     422     Chart Objects     425     Creating a Chart     426     Creating a Dashboard Report     428     Choosing Report Style: Cognos 8.x or Cognos 10.x     430 In a Nutshell: Reviewing by IBM Cognos BI Audience     430     Architect Perspective     430     Project Manager Perspective     431     Business Analyst Perspective     431     Developer Perspective     432     End-User Perspective     433     IBM Cognos BI Administrator Perspective     434 Chapter 10  IBM Cognos Report Studio     435 Launch Report Studio     435 Templates     436 Report Studio User Interface     437     Application Menu     438     Standard Toolbar     440     Style Toolbar     440     Work Area     440     Insertable Objects pane     440     Explorer Bar     441     Properties Pane     441 Creating a Simple Report     441 Running Reports     442 Report Building Techniques     443     Steps to Creating a Report     443 Building Crosstab Reports     452     Steps to Create a Crosstab Report with Unrelated (Discontinuous) Data     452 Creating Calculations     454     Steps to Create Query Calculation     455 Filters and Summaries     458     Detail Filters     459     Summary Filters     462 Conditional Highlighting     464 Prompts and Parameters     466     Creating Prompts Using Parameters     468     Creating Value Prompts     469     Creating a Cascading Prompt     471 Queries     473 Conditional Blocks     477 Drill-Through Reports     479     Drill-Through from a Report     479     Drill Through from a Package     483 Burst Reports     485     Burst Reports Step 1: Identify and Define Burst Recipients     485     Burst Reports Step 2: Specify Burst Group     486     Burst Reports Step 3: Set Burst Options in Report Studio     486     Burst Reports Step 4: Enable Bursting in Cognos Connection     487     Steps to Burst a Report     487 Working with Charts     489     Steps to Create a Column Chart     490     Exploding a Pie Slice in a Pie Chart     493     Summarizing Small Items     496     Bullet Charts     497 External Data     499 Working with Dimensional Reports     499     Understand Members, Member Unique Names, Sets, and Tuples     499     Working with Set Functions     500     Filtering Dimensional Data     501     Filter Using Prompts     504     Commonly Used Dimensional Functions     505     Drill-Through Reports     506 Maps     509     Steps to Create a Map Report     511     Add Custom Maps to Use in Cognos Report Studio     515 IBM Cognos Statistics     516 In a Nutshell: Reviewing by IBM Cognos BI Audience     519     Architect Perspective     519     Project Manager Perspective     520     Business Analyst Perspective     520     Developer Perspective     521     End-User Perspective     522     IBM Cognos BI Administrator Perspective     522 PART III:  DEVELOPER TOOLS     525 Chapter 11  IBM Cognos Framework Manager     527 Understanding Client Requirements and Environments     527 Analyzing Data Requirements     528 Supported Data Sources     529 General Modeling Terms     529     Fact Tables     530     Dimension Tables     530     Hierarchy—Dimensional Hierarchy     532     Cardinality     533     Relationships     534     Determinants     534 Framework Manager Workflow     536 Framework Manager User Interface and Objects     536     Framework Manager User Interface     537     Framework Manager Object Types     543 Modeling Recommendations     545 Create a Project     545     Model Design Accelerator     546     Model Design Accelerator User Interface     549     Add Additional Items to the Model     552     Manually Creating the Star Schema Using Model Design Accelerator     553     Creating the Star Schema Using the Automated Process     566     Additional Tips     569     Steps to Manually Create a New Project     572 Preparing the Model to Build Sample Outdoor Company Reports     575     Identify All Data Sources and Define Data Access Strategy     575     Reporting Requirements Are Complete and Part of the Approved Project Plan     576     Data Mapping Document for the Reports in Scope     576     Create Data Source Connection     577     Importing the Identified Table/Procedures or Other Objects Required for Reporting     578     Verifying the Relationship Between the Imported Objects Is Accurate for Reporting and Validating the List of Imported Tables     580     Adding Additional Tables/Objects: Reviewing Imported Objects and Importing Missing or Additional Ones     586     Validating Query Item Properties and Preparing Metadata     588     Customizing Metadata for Runtime     592     Specifying Determinants as Required for Reporting     598     Creating a Star Schema Grouping for Presentation View     600 Creating and Publishing Packages     601     Creating a Package     602 Verifying a Package or a Model     604 Modifying a Package     605 Deleting a Package     605 Publishing a Package     606 Analyzing Publishing Impact     607 Running Model Advisor     609 Dimensional Modeling     610     Dimensionally Modeled Relational (DMR) Model     610     Creating a Regular Dimension     612     Creating a Measure Dimension     617     Scope Relationships     618     Creating a Star Presentation View     621     Working with Member Unique Names (MUN)     621 Set Up Drill-Through Parameters in Framework Manager     622 Multilingual Options     622 Durable Models     625 Governors     625 Framework Manager External Repository Control     625     Checking in Framework Manager Project Files for External Repository Control     626     Model Synchronization and Log files     626     Segmented Projects     627 Creating Model Documentation     627 Framework Manager Security     627     Using Package Level Security     628     Using Object Level Security     633     Using Data Level Security     636     Deleting Package Security     637 Implementing Multitenancy in Framework Manager     637 In a Nutshell: Reviewing by IBM Cognos BI Audience     638     Architect Perspective     638     Project Manager Perspective     639     Business Analyst Perspective     640     Developer Perspective     640     End-User Perspective     641 IBM Cognos BI Administrator Perspective     641 PART IV:  SECURE IBM COGNOS ENVIRONMENT     643 Chapter 12  Securing IBM Cognos BI Environment and Its Objects     645 Introduction     646 Initial Security     647 Things to Do Before You Set Up Security     648 IBM Cognos Security Model     648     Encryption     649     Certificate Authority     649     Cognos Application Firewall     651     Authentication     653     Authorization     662     Built-In Groups and Roles     667     External Namespace Users, Groups, and Roles     695 Securing the Data Source Sign-Ons     719 Securing the Content Store     720 Managing Users in an IBM Cognos BI Environment     722     Removing Users from the Content Store     722     Automate Deletion of User Profiles     723 Trusted Credentials or Proxy     727     Create Trusted Credentials     728 In a Nutshell: Reviewing by IBM Cognos BI Audience     731     Architect Perspective     731     Project Manager Perspective     732     Business Analyst Perspective     732     Developer Perspective     733     End-User Perspective     733     IBM Cognos BI Administrator Perspective     733 PART V:  MAINTAIN IBM COGNOS BI APPLICATIONS     735 Chapter 13  Maintaining Your IBM Cognos BI Application     737 Administration Process Flow     737     Plan: Requirements, Scope, Performance Variables, Multilingual Requirements     738     Install: Install Options, Single Server, Multiple Server     738     Configure: Cognos Application (Cognos Configuration), Servers, Security     739     Administer: Servers, Backup and Recovery, Activities, Schedule and Monitoring, Data Source Connections, Deployments, Security, and Manage BI Content     739 Launch IBM Cognos Administration     739 Explore High-Level Cognos Administration Portal     740     Status     740     Security     742     Configuration     743     Index Search     744     PowerPlay     745 System Monitoring     745     Understanding Performance Metrics     746     Dynamic Cube Monitoring     748     Dynamic Cube Tuning     749 Scheduling     750 Audit     752     Steps to Configure an Audit Database     752     Audit Levels     753 Automatic Credential and Sign-On Renewals     754 Creating Data Source Connections     754 Manage Own Data Source Sign-Ons     756 Backup and Recovery Options     756 Deployment     758     Deploy Process     759     Defining a Deployment Strategy     760     Deploying the Entire Content Store     761     Deploying Specific Content     762     Exporting Content from the Source Environment     762     Deploying in Multitenant Environment     766     Importing a Deployment Archive File in the Target Environment     767     Modifying an Existing Deployment Specification     768     Advanced Deployment Options     768     Upgrading Report Specifications     769     Working with Content IDs     770     Deploying Human Task and Annotation Services     770     Deploying IBM Cognos Workspace Comments     772 Dynamic Query Mode     773     In-Memory Caching     775     Optimized Master-Detail Relationships     776     Enhanced Null Suppression     776     Query Visualizations     776     Configuring Dynamic Query Mode     776     Administering the Query Service     779     Disabling the Query Service     783     Dynamic Query Analyzer     784     Launching IBM Cognos Dynamic Query Analyzer     785     Running the Report in Dynamic Query Analyzer     785     Working with the Log Files     786 Content Archival (FileNet): Archiving Saved Report Output to External Repositories FileNet     787     Archiving Content After Installing Content Archival Software     787     Creating Repository Connections for New Packages and Folders     788     Creating a Connection to the External Repository Data Source     789     Setting Up an External Repository for Report Output     792     Creating a Content Archive via New Content Maintenance Task option     793     Creating a Retention Rule Update Maintenance Task     794     Working with Content in the External Repository     796 Administering an Index Search     796     Creating an Index Update     796     Running an Index Update     798     Restricting a Content Search     799     Refining the Scope of the Index     799     Data Collection Options     800     Limiting Index by Language     801     Suggesting Content     801     Including Access Control Information in the Index     801     Collect Index Statistics     802 Multitenancy     802     Defining Tenancy     803     Enabling Multitenancy     804     Assign Tenant IDs to Existing Content     806     Impersonating a Tenant     807     Setting a Tenant ID for Public Content     807 Dynamic Cubes     807     Dynamic Cube Lifecycle     808     IBM Cognos Cube Designer     809     Get Metadata     811     Model Cube     811     Optimize Using Aggregate Advisor     818     Dynamic Cube Security     818 Upgrading to IBM Cognos V10 from IBM Cognos 8     820     Creating an Upgrade Plan     820     Upgrade Process     821 Lifecycle Manager: Report Testing and Validation     823     Supported Versions     824     Launch Lifecycle Manager     825     Lifecycle Manager High level Tasks     827     Configure Lifecycle Manager     827     Validate in Source     831     Run in Source     832     Validate in Target     833     Run in Target     834     Output Comparison     834     Tasks Summary     836     Multiversion Coexistence     837     Lifecycle Manager Backup     839     Securing Lifecycle Manager Content     839 Cognos Configuration Validation Tool     839 In a Nutshell: Reviewing by IBM Cognos BI Audience     840     Architect Perspective     840     Project Manager Perspective     841     Business Analyst Perspective     842     Developer Perspective     843     End-User Perspective     843     IBM Cognos BI Administrator Perspective     843 PART VI:  MANAGING IBM COGNOS PROJECT     845 Chapter 14  Manage IBM Cognos Project: An Overview     847 IBM Cognos BI Product Roadmap and Versions     848     IBM Cognos Series 7 Roadmap     849     IBM Cognos BI Roadmap     850 High-Level Flow of a BI Application     852 Thinking Dimensionally     853 High-Level Data Flow in a BI Application     855 BI Application Development: Agile/Iterative Approach     856 Types of BI Implementation     856     New Implementation     857     Conversion of a Legacy Non-IBM BI System to an IBM Cognos BI System     857     Upgrading from One Version of IBM Cognos BI to a Later Version     858     Migrating from Previous Versions of IBM Cognos BI to Later/Current Versions of IBM Cognos BI     859 Product Migration Guidelines     860 Managing an IBM Cognos BI Project     862 BI Project Phases: Overview     863     Plan/Analyze Phase     864     Design Phase     864     Configure/Build Phase     865     Deploy Phase     865     Operate Phase     865 Project Phases and Associated Tasks/Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)     865     Analyze Phase     865     Design     869     Configure/Build     874     Deploy     878     Post Launch Activities     881     Operate     882 BI User Community     885 BI Project Execution Team: Resource List Versus Task List     886 Reporting Requirements, Cognos Tools, and Resource Map     887 BIG Data: Impact, Considerations, Tools, and Resources     889     Why Big Data?     889     What Is Big Data?     890     Analyzing Big Data with IBM Business Analytics     891     BI Big Data Architecture for Data at Rest     892     BI Big Data Architecture for Data in Motion     893 In a Nutshell: Reviewing by IBM Cognos BI Audience     894     Developer Perspective     894     Architect Perspective     895     Project Manager Perspective     895     Business Analyst Perspective     896     End-User Perspective     896     IBM Cognos BI Administrator Perspective     897 PART VII:  APPENDIXES     899 Appendix A  Chapter 9 Project External Data File     901 Appendix B  IBM Cognos v10 BI Certification: Sample Exam Questions     903 Appendix C  Project Plan     909 Appendix D  Sample Reports Requirements Template     925 Index     931

About the Author :
Sangeeta Gautam is a Certified IBM Consultant for IBM Global Business Services, Business Analytics and Optimization (BAO). Sangeeta joined IBM (USA) in 2002 as a part of Pricewaterhouse Consulting acquisition, with rich international experience in the field of Information Technology. Since coming to IBM she has served as a Cognos Subject Matter Expert and has been teaching Cognos at IBM for last 5 years, along with consulting. She has more than 10 years of hands-on experience working with Cognos and has worked as Technical Lead in both private and public sector projects. She took on multiple lead roles for IBM’s product design and development of WorkForce Analytics during its inception, working closely with the Cognos Software Development group. She was also co-presenter at the Cognos User Forum in Boston presenting with the Client the Cognos solution in Education industry and speaker at IBM’s Business Analytic Forum, Information on Demand. A mathematician by education, Sangeeta is also a Certified Project Management Professional (PMP). She specializes in the field of Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence solutions. Always eager to learn and share, she spontaneously adventures into the unchartered territories enjoying the new experience as it unfolds! Passionate about leaving a better world for the next generation, she enjoys supporting activities like Victory Over Violence and building a peaceful world through exchange of peace, education, and culture.


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  • ISBN-13: 9780132724739
  • Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
  • Publisher Imprint: IBM Press
  • Language: English
  • Series Title: IBM Press
  • Weight: 1 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0132724731
  • Publisher Date: 12 Nov 2012
  • Binding: Digital download
  • No of Pages: 700
  • Sub Title: The Complete Guide


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