IBM Cognos 8 Report Studio Cookbook

IBM Cognos 8 Report Studio Cookbook By Abhishek Sanghani
Publisher: Packt Publishing 2010 | 272 Pages | ISBN: 1849680345 | PDF | 7.5 MB

Over 80 great recipes for taking control of Cognos 8 Report Studio

Learn advanced techniques to produce real-life reports that meet business demands
Tricks and hacks for speedy and effortless report development and to overcome tool-based limitations
Peek into the best practices used in industry and discern ways to work like a pro
Part of Packt's Cookbook series-each recipe is a carefully organized sequence of instructions to complete the task as efficiently as possible

In Detail
Cognos Report Studio is widely used for creating and managing business reports in medium to large companies. It is simple enough for any business analyst, power user, or developer to pick up and start developing basic reports. However, when it comes to developing more sophisticated, fully functional business reports for wider audiences, report authors will need guidance.

This book helps you understand and use all the features provided by Report Studio to generate impressive deliverables. It will take you from being a beginner to a professional report author. It bridges the gap between basic training provided by manuals or trainers and the practical techniques learned over years of practice.

This book covers all the basic and advanced features of Report Authoring. It begins by bringing readers on the same platform and introducing the fundamental features useful across any level of reporting. Then it ascends to advanced techniques and tricks to overcome Studio limitations.Develop excellent reports using dimensional data sources by following best practices that development work requires in Report Studio. You will also learn about editing the report outside the Studio by directly editing the XML specifications.

Provide richness to the user interface by adding JavaScript and HTML tags. The main focus is on the practical use of various powerful features that Report Studio has to offer to suit your business requirements.

Learn techniques and hacks to make the best out of your Cognos 8 Report Studio.


IBM Cognos 8 Report Studio Cookbook