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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


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  • ISBN-13: 9780132724722
  • Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
  • Publisher Imprint: IBM Press
  • Depth: 38
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 31 mm
  • Weight: 1200 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0132724723
  • Publisher Date: 05 Dec 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Height: 231 mm
  • No of Pages: 984
  • Series Title: English
  • Sub Title: The Complete Guide
  • Width: 181 mm


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