IBM Cognos 10 Report Studio: Practical Examples

Take your IBM Cognos reports to a new level: learn from advanced reports taken straight from the classrooms of top IBM Cognos instructors! Fully reflects the expert-level design challenges IBM Cognos report developers encounter most often. A combined tutorial and cookbook that demonstrates real-world solutions and integrates the authors personal experiences as IBM Cognos instructors. Shows how to create consumer-friendly reports, match reports to analysis, override data models, and use the newest Cognos 10 features. In this book, two leading IBM Cognos instructors show experienced Cognos users exactly how to take their reporting to the next level. Drawing on the best examples theyve created in response to their students real business challenges, the authors show how to design reports more effectively, prepare complex queries that run more efficiently, overcome common reporting problems, and generate more meaningful information. The authors share personal insights and examples from their unsurpassed experience working with hundreds of users of IBM Cognos reporting tools in multiple business roles and environments. Combining a step-by-step tutorial and cookbook approach, they provide multiple reporting examples that professionals can easily adapt to their own requirements. Coverage includes: Creating consumer-friendly reports. Understanding and utilizing the report hierarchy. Knowing when and how to override the data model. Mastering advanced reporting techniques, including new advances in Version 10