Demo: Report Authoring in IBM Cognos Analytics
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The document discusses report authoring in IBM Cognos Analytics v11, highlighting its evolution, migration concerns for existing authors, and the transition to a modern user experience. It also emphasizes the importance of ongoing learning and training, offering resources and upcoming courses for experienced users to stay updated on new features. Senturus provides a variety of additional resources, including webinars and demos, to support users in their reporting and analytics journey.
Demo: Report Authoring in IBM Cognos Analytics
- 1. Get Under the Hood of V11 DEMO: REPORT AUTHORING IN IBM COGNOS ANALYTICS
- 2. • Introduction • IBM Cognos Authoring – A Brief History and Look Ahead • IBM Cognos Analytics v11 Authoring Demos – Using Templates – Creating Basic Reports – Exploring Data • Senturus Overview • Additional Resources • Q & A Agenda Copyright 2016 Senturus, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
- 3. Presenters Copyright 2016 Senturus, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Albert Valdez Vice President of Learning Solutions Senturus, Inc. Greg Herrera President and Co-Founder Senturus, Inc.
- 4. Presentation Slide Deck on www.senturus.com RESOURCE LIBRARY An extensive, free library of past webinars, demonstrations, whitepapers, presentations, helpful hints, and more. Copyright 2016 Senturus, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
- 5. To see the demonstrations from this webinar: Report Authoring in IBM Cognos Analytics, visit our website at: www.senturus.com/resources/demo-report-authoring- cognos-analytics/ While you are there, you can also view and download this deck and the Q & A log. See the Demos Copyright 2016 Senturus, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
- 6. REPORT AUTHORING WITH IBM COGNOS A BRIEF HISTORY
- 7. Upgrade Upgrade Upgrade The IBM Cognos Author – Always Evolving Copyright 2016 Senturus, Inc. All Rights Reserved. • Impromptu (late 1990s ~ 2003) – Thick Windows client – major change series 7 to CRN/Cognos 8 • ReportNet Report Studio (2003 ~ 2005) – Early web-based authoring • Cognos 8 Report Studio (2005 ~ 2010) – More robust web-based authoring • Cognos 10 Report Studio (2010 – present) – Continued improvements • Cognos Analytics Authoring (2016 - ????) – Evolution of web-based authoring to modern, graduated user experience Migration
- 8. The IBM Cognos Author – The Fear Copyright 2016 Senturus, Inc. All Rights Reserved. • What to Expect – Are my existing reporting skills going to become obsolete? – What’s going to happen to existing reports? • How to Proceed – Keep Calm and Author On! – Continue learning! – Come see what’s new! – TAKE YOUR TIME!
- 9. The IBM Cognos Author – The Realities Copyright 2016 Senturus, Inc. All Rights Reserved. • Existing Authors – Report Studio and Workspace Advanced Skills are 100% still relevant – Start to think about a truly “singular” authoring experience – No more Studios – No more choosing EITHER Pro Authoring OR Ad-hoc/data exploration • Migrating to Cognos Analytics – Still same basic architecture (more in future events…) – Report specifications support fully in-line upgrades (from Report Studio and Workspace Advanced) – Other areas – maybe not so painless, stay informed
- 10. Report Templates in IBM Cognos Analytics – Notes Copyright 2016 Senturus, Inc. All Rights Reserved. • Legacy Templates – Will appear as your default option after initial install • New Templates and Themes – Will appear as your ONLY option once the Templates sample package is deployed • Revert to Legacy Templates – Not yet figured out how to do this
- 11. DEMO: REPORT AUTHORING IN COGNOS ANALYTICS GET UNDER THE HOOD OF V11
- 12. To see the demonstrations in this webinar, visit our website: www.senturus.com/resources/demo-report-authoring- cognos-analytics/ The Senturus comprehensive library of recorded webinars, demos, white papers, presentations, and case studies is available on our website at: www.senturus.com/resources/ See the Demos Copyright 2016 Senturus, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
- 13. The IBM Cognos Author – The Path Forward Copyright 2016 Senturus, Inc. All Rights Reserved. • KEEP BUILDING Skills – Continue to invest in training – Cognos 10 skills will not become obsolete (Report Studio and Workspace Advanced) • CHECK OUT What’s New – V11 New Features for Experienced Authors source (see next slide) – Senturus Resources – YouTube • PLAN to Take Advantage of New Features
- 14. Announcing: New Course for V11 Transition Copyright 2016 Senturus, Inc. All Rights Reserved. IBM Cognos Analytics (Version 11) New Features for Experienced Authors • Length: 1 day • Cost: $699 – 25% off during the Half-Yearly Sale-–ends tomorrow • Dates: – June 3, 7am – 3pm Pacific Time – June 28, 8:30am – 4:30pm Pacific Time – July 18, 7am – 3pm Pacific Time – August 3, 8:30am – 4:30pm Pacific Time – August 31, 7am – 3pm Pacific Time
- 15. Half Yearly Training Sale - 25% Off All Courses • ALL Tableau and Cognos Courses • Ends Tomorrow at Midnight Pacific • Instructor-led Online Format • Led by Experts with Current, Real-world Experience Copyright 2016 Senturus, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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