Objectives :

a). Create a Free Cognos Analytics Cloud Account

b). Upload and Prepare Different Types of Data

c). Create Exploration Cards Automatically and Manually

d). Create Interactive Dashboards

e). Create Bar and Column Charts in Cognos

f). Create Comparison Cards in Explorations and Dashboards in Cognos

g). Learn How to Make Interactive Map From Location Data in Cognos

h). Create Key Performance Indicator Cards and Performance Monitoring Dashboard

i). Add Performance Monitoring to Different charts in Cognos

j). Learn and Create Forecasts and Line Charts Cognos

k). Create Interactive Stories to Find Problems and Suggest Solutions Backed-Up by Data

l). Create Professional Printable Reports

m). Adding Action to Dashboards and Reports (e.g., Filter, Sort, …) in Cognos

n). Create Data Group and Calculation in Cognos

1. Introduction to IBM Cognos Analytics

2. Create Free Account and Familiarity with Cognos Analytics Environment

a). Let’s Make the Free Cognos Analytics Account

b). What Is Covered in This Course

c). Familiarity with Cognos Welcome Page and Environment

3. Upload Data and Data Preparation 

a). Quick Intro to Data Preparation

b). Upload and Prepare a Data File

c). Creating a Relational Data Module

4. Explorations 

a). Explore Vs Dashboard

b). Create Exploration in Cognos

c). Explore Driver Analyses Visualization

d). Explore more and create comparison card

e). Related Visualization and how to pin an exploration

f). Make Exploration Manually and Using Cognos Assistant

5. Dashboards and Charts 

a). Create Dashboard and Familiarity with Dashboard Environment

b). Column and Bar chart and First Dashboard

c). Add Data Player, Sync Concept, Formatting, Full view mode etc,.

d). Powerful Mapping of Data – GEO ANALYTICS

e). Line Chart and Powerful Forecasting

f). KPI and Performance Monitoring

g). Crosstab and Conditional Formatting.

h). Dashboard Conclusion, Assistant, Widgets , share etc.

6. Building Solid Stories Out of Data

a). Story Vs Dashboard

b). A Sample Story

c). Building Solid Stories in Cognos

7. Creating and Using Reports

a). Introduction to Reports

b). Create the First Report- Sales Staff and Country report

c).  Enhancing your Report, Conditional formatting, and more

d). Additional Points on Reporting, Adding Dates to the List