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Cognos – List Report ”; Previous Next A list report that shows the data in rows and columns and each cell shows the data in the database or you can also add custom calculations in a list report. To create a new list report, go to New → Blank as shown in the following screenshot. When you select a list report, you get the following structure of the report in the Report Studio. You have to drag the objects from the package on the left side to the report structure. You can also edit the title of the report that will appear once you run the report. You can use different tools at the top for the report formatting. To save a report, click on the save button. To run a report, click on Run report. Once you save the report, you have an option to save it in the Public folder or My folder. When you click on the Run option, you can select different formats to run the report. Print Page Previous Next Advertisements ”;

Cognos Tutorial PDF Version Quick Guide Resources Job Search Discussion IBM Cognos Business intelligence is a web based reporting and analytic tool. It is used to perform data aggregation and create user friendly detailed reports. IBM Cognos provides a wide range of features and can be considered as an enterprise software to provide flexible reporting environment and can be used for large and medium enterprise. Cognos also provides you an option to export the report in XML or PDF format or you can view the reports in XML format. Audience IBM Cognos provides a wide range of features and can be considered as an enterprise software to provide flexible reporting environment and can be used for large and medium enterprises. It meets the needs of Power Users, Analysts, Business Managers and Company Executives. Power users and analysts want to create ad-hoc reports and can create multiple views of the same data. Business Executives want to see summarize data in dashboard styles, cross tabs and visualizations. Cognos allows both the options for all set of users. Prerequisites IBM Cognos Business Intelligence is an advanced topic. Even though the content has been prepared keeping in mind the requirements of a beginner, the reader should be familiar with the fundamentals of running and viewing reports or manage schedules, portal layouts, and other users” permissions before starting with this tutorial. Print Page Previous Next Advertisements ”;

Cognos – Report Validation ”; Previous Next This is used to ensure that your report doesn’t contain any error. When a report created in the older version of Cognos is upgraded it is automatically validated. To validate a report, go to the Tools menu and click on the Validate button as shown in the following screenshot. There are different Validation levels − Error − To retrieve all errors returned from the query. Warning − To retrieve all errors and warnings returned from the query. Key Transformation − To retrieve important transformation steps. Information − To retrieve other information related to query planning and execution. Print Page Previous Next Advertisements ”;