COGNOS TRAINING FOR TESTERS

• Creation of the cognos project
• How to develop the client requirements in FWM?
• How to create a package ?
• How to publish the package in Database?
• How to access the package?
• How to create a report in report studio?
• How to create a report in query studio?
• How to create a event in event studio?
• How to create a analysis report in analysis studio?
• How to run the reports?
• How to save the reports in public folder so that everybody can share?
• How to access the reports?
• How to test the reports?
• Testing environment?
• How to prepare the test report?

Cognos 8.4 BI for developers

* About Cognos 8BI
* Architecture
* Cognos Suit
* Cognos Features
* Difference between Cognos and Other OLAP tools
* Cognos Release                    

 Cognos Connections

* How to connect to different Data Sources                               

 * How to provide security to the Package

 * Import and Export of Package (Deployment)                          

 * Running the Report Burn.

 * Scheduling

 Framework Manager

* About Framework Manager

            * Creation of Interface and Usage

            * Creating Model & Namespace (Layers)

            * Importing Metadata

            * Creating Query Subjects & Query Items

            * Merging Query Subjects

            * Creating Relationships & Setting Cardinalities

            * Creating Parameter Maps & Macros

            * Creation of Model Filters, Prompts & Calculations

            * Creating Package & Security Settings

            * Publishing Package 

Query Studio

            * Introduction

            * About Ad-hoc Reports

           * Types of Reports (List, Cross Tab, Chart Reports & Others)

           * Applying Filters, Prompts & Calculations

           * Sorting, Grouping, Sections & Aggregate functions

 Report Studio 

* Type of Report Templates                                              

* Creating List, Cross Tab, Chart & Other Reports

* Map Reports

* Formatting Reports

* Generating and Creating Prompt Page

* Types of Prompts

* Query Calculations & Layout Calculations

* Static Filters and Dynamic Filters

* Conditional Block

* Conditional Formatting

* Master Detail

* Cascading Prompt

* HTML Items & Hyperlinks

* Set Operators

* Setting Burst Options

* Setting Variables

* Report Functions

* Report Validation

* Reports Run with Options

Analysis Studio

            * Insert Data

            * Change the number of Visible Items

            * Nest Data

         * Replace Data

         * Sort Data

* Explore Data

* Change the measure

* Drill down for Details

* Hide Items

* Focus on significant Items

* Show data as a Chart

* Calculate

* Switch between percentages and values

            * Insert a calculation

            * Save a custom set

            * Define a filter

            * Compare sets of data

            * Using Dynamic Context

Event Studio

             * What is Event Studio

             * Event Studio Features

            * Event Lifecycle Management

            * Workflow of Tasks

            * Why Event Lifecycle Management