IBM Cognos Report Studio: Author Reports with Multidimensional Data (V10.2.2)

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Introduction to Dimensional Concepts
Identify different data sources and models
Investigate the OLAP dimensional structure
Identify dimensional data items and expressions
Differentiate the IBM Cognos BI query language from SQL and MDX
Differentiate relational and dimensional report authoring styles
Introduction to Dimensional Data in Reports
Work with members
Identify sets and tuples in Report Studio
Dimensional Report Context
Understand the purpose of report context
Understand how data is affected by default and root members
Focus Your Dimensional Data
Compare dimensional queries to relational queries
Explain the importance of filtering dimensional queries
Evaluate different filtering techniques
Filter based on dimensions and members
Filter based on measure values
Filter using a slicer
Dynamically filter using a tree prompt
Calculations and Dimensional Functions
Use IBM Cognos BI dimensional functions to create sets and tuples
Perform arithmetic operations in OLAP queries
Identify coercion errors and rules
Functions for Navigating Dimensional Hierarchies
Navigate dimensional data using family functions
Relative Functions
Navigate dimensional data using relative functions
Navigate dimensional data using relative time functions
Advanced Drilling Techniques and Member Sets
Understand default drill-up and drill-down functionality
Identify cases when you need to override default drilling behavior
Configure advanced drilling behavior to support sophisticated use cases
Define member sets to support advanced drilling
Define member sets to support functions
Set Up Drill-Through Reports
Navigate from a specific report to a target report
Drill down to greater detail and then navigate to target report
Navigate between reports created using different data sources
End-to-End Workshop
Review concepts covered throughout the course