Introduction

• About Cognos 8 BI
• Architecture
• Cognos Features
• Difference between Cognos Other OLAP tools
• Cognos Release

Cognos Connections

• How to Connect to different Data Sources
• How to Provide Security to the Package
• Import and Export of Package (Deployment)
• Running the Report Burn
• Scheduling

Framework Manager

• About Framework Manager
• Framework Manager,Metadata Modeling
• Creation of Interface and Usage
• Creating Model & Namespace (Layers)
• Importing Metadata
• Creating Query Subjects & Query Items
• Merging Query Subjects
• Creating Relationships & Setting Cardinalities
• Creating Parameter Maps & Macros
• Creating of Model Filters,Prompts & Calculations
• Publishing Package

Query Studio

• Introduction
• About Ad-hoc Reports
• Types of Report(List,Cross Tab,Chart Reports & Others)
• Applying Filters, Prompts & Calculations
• Sorting, Grouping, Sections & Aggregate Functions

Report Studio

• Type of Report Templates
• Creating list, Cross Tab, Chart & Other Reports
• Map Reports
• Formatting Reports
• Generating and Creating Prompt Page
• Types of Prompts
• Query Calculations & Layout Calculations
• Static Filters and Dynamic Filters
• Conditional Block
• Conditional Formatting
• Master Details
• Cascading Prompt
• HTML Items & Hyperlinks
• Set Operators
• Setting Burst Options
• Setting Variables
• Report Functions
• Report Validation
• Reports Run with Options

Analysis Studio

• Insert Data
• Change the number of Visible Items
• Nest Data
• Replace Data
• Sort Data
• Explore Data
• Change the measure
• Drill down for Details
• Hide Items
• Insert a calculation
• Save a custom set
• Define a filter
• Compare sets of data
• Using Dynamic Context