Description

This course provides business users with knowledge of metadata modeling concepts and how to model metadata using data modules in Cognos Analytics. They will be introduced to methods of creating data modules and basic modeling concepts. We will also review creating data sets and uploading files.

Duration

Two days

Audience

This course is for advanced business authors and professional report developers.

Overview of Topics

• Review data modeling options in Cognos Analytics

• Create a data module

• Clean and format data

• Create calculations, filters, and custom groups

• Build relationships

• Navigation paths

• Relative time

• Organization with folders

• Advanced techniques

  • Build tables.

  • Modify joins.

  • Specify column dependencies.

• Data sets