Course description: IBM Cognos Report Studio: Author Professional Reports Advanced (V10.1)

IBM Cognos Report Studio: Author Professional Reports Advanced (V10.1) is a two-day, instructor-led course. Building on topics learned in the Fundamentals course, the Advanced course is designed for professional report authors to learn advanced report building techniques using relational data models, and ways of enhancing, customizing, and managing professional reports. Attendees will participate in hands-on demos and workshops that illustrate key concepts while learning how to use the product.

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Roadmaps that reference this course are:

• IBM Cognos BI 10.1 – Professional Author Role

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This course is intended for Professional Report Authors.

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Students should have:

• IBM Cognos Report Studio: Author Professional Reports Fundamentals (V10.1)
• Knowledge of your business requirements
• Basic knowledge of SQL
• Basic knowledge of XML (recommended)

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Please refer to course overview.

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Create Query Models

• Build query models and then connect them to the report layout
• Add filters and prompts to a report using the query model
• Edit an SQL statement to author custom queries

Create Query Reports Based on Relationships

• Create reports by merging query results
• Create reports by joining queries
• Combine data containers based on relationships from different queries
• Create query containers containing a single data value

Distribute Reports Through Bursting

• Distribute reports using bursting
• create burst keys
• Identify report recipients and data items using burst tables
• Distribute reports using email and IBM Cognos Connection

Create Advanced Dynamic Reports

• Filter reports on session parameter values
• Navigate a briefing book using a table of contents
• Create dynamic headers and title that reflect report data
• Let users navigate to specific locations in reports
• Create a customer invoice report

Design Effective Prompts

• Control report displays using prompts
• Specify conditional formatting values using prompts
• Create a report that formats based on prompts selection
• Create a sorted and filtered report based on prompt selection

Enhance User Interaction with HTML

• Create tooltips that clarify report data
• Create a popup window that contains prompts
• Send emails using links in a re