Series 7 V3 and 4 PowerPlay Exploration and Report Building - ILO

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Overview:

You should have:

• Knowledge of your business requirements
• Experience with Windows, including the ability to switch between open applications, close or resize windows, and perform actions such as drag-and-drop, SHIFT+click, and CTRL+click.

Description:

NOTE: THIS IS AN INSTRUCTOR-LED ONLINE COURSE. PLEASE DO NOT MAKE TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS FOR THIS COURSE.

IBM Cognos Education is now pleased to offer you our courses in an exciting new learning format, Instructor-led Online (ILO). You are offered a similar experience to live classroom training, with the convenience of having it delivered directly to their desktop.

Series 7 Versions 3 and 4 PowerPlay Exploration and Report Building is a two-day instructor-led course that focuses on the skills needed to analyze business data and create professional reports using PowerPlay. Learn the fundamentals of PowerPlay tools, PowerCubes, and how to use PowerCube data in their reports. You will also receive training in critical areas such as monitoring business performance, enabling fact-based decision making, creating standard reports, performing and adding calculations, using advanced nesting, and formatting reports. Learn to combine PowerPlay fundamentals like multidimensional analysis and Business Intelligence with advanced data exploration skills. Learn to design effective PowerPlay reports that meet the information needs of end-users in your organization.

Audience:

This intermediate course is intended for report authors, IT professionals, and business analysts that want to bring multidimensional management to their business environment immediately.

Objectives:

Please refer to the course overview and topics for objectives.

Prerequisites:

You should have:

• Knowledge of your business requirements
• Experience with Windows, including the ability to switch between open applications, close or resize windows, and perform actions such as drag-and-drop, SHIFT+click, and CTRL+click.

Topics:

• Understand PowerPlay components and their purpose
• Use the dimension line, dimension viewer, and online help
• Drill down to lower levels of detail
• Investigate ways to arrange a report
• Filter, sort and rank data
• Use alternate drill-down paths and scenario dimensions
• Use layers to analyze a third dimension
• Show, add, and explore multiple displays
• Explore nesting features
• Create 3D bar, pie, and correlation displays
• Create and use calculations, including forecast calculations
• Compare Reporter and Explorer modes
• Determine when to use Explorer mode or Reporter mode
• Perform calculations in Reporter mode
• Use nesting, custom exceptions, and currency conversion
• Create subsets in standard reports
• Create sub-cubes for working offline
• Perform cube-to-cube drill through
• Duplicate reports
• Share dimension lines
• Automate and distribute reports