Cognos Guide
Cognos Report Studio
Session Document
INTRODUCTION: 4
WORKING IN REPORT STUDIO: 4
THE USER INTERFACE: 4 Insertable objects pane: 5 Properties pane: 6 Explorer bar: 6 Work Area: 6
Basic Report Structure: 6
Layout 6 Pages 7 Objects 7 Creating a report: 8 Specify the Package 8 Choose a Report Template 9 Add Data to a Report 10 Running a Report Against a Dimensional Data Source 11 Convert a Report to a Template 12 Create a Query Studio Template 13 Types of Reports 13 List Reports: 13 Group Data: 14 Crosstab Reports: 16 Crosstab Nodes and Crosstab Node Members: 17 Moving Crosstab Nodes 17 Crosstab Node Creation Option: 18 Create a Nested Crosstab Report 19 Rows 19 Columns 19 Create a Discontinuous Crosstab 20 Change a List into a Crosstab 22 Add Aggregate Data to a Crosstab Report 24 Charts 25 Create a Column Chart to Plot Order Trends 26 Customize a Chart 28 Customize the Colors of a Chart 29 Change a Chart Background 29 Add a Baseline to a Chart 30 Create a Drill-through Chart 32 Steps to Create the Target Report 32 Steps to Create the Source Chart 33 Create a Drill-up and Drill-down Chart 35 Customize the Axis Titles 36 Repeaters 37 Convert a List into a Repeater 38 Create Mailing Labels 38 Add a Header or Footer 41 Add Borders 42 Add Text 42 Specify the Font 43 Add Color 43 Insert an Image 44 Insert a Background Image 44 Add a Bookmark 45 Add a Multimedia File to a Report 48 Apply a Table Style 50 Apply Padding 51 Add a Page 51 Create Page Sets 52 Join Nested Page Sets 52 Preparing a Product List Report 53 Swap Columns and Rows 55
Session Document
INTRODUCTION: 4
WORKING IN REPORT STUDIO: 4
THE USER INTERFACE: 4 Insertable objects pane: 5 Properties pane: 6 Explorer bar: 6 Work Area: 6
Basic Report Structure: 6
Layout 6 Pages 7 Objects 7 Creating a report: 8 Specify the Package 8 Choose a Report Template 9 Add Data to a Report 10 Running a Report Against a Dimensional Data Source 11 Convert a Report to a Template 12 Create a Query Studio Template 13 Types of Reports 13 List Reports: 13 Group Data: 14 Crosstab Reports: 16 Crosstab Nodes and Crosstab Node Members: 17 Moving Crosstab Nodes 17 Crosstab Node Creation Option: 18 Create a Nested Crosstab Report 19 Rows 19 Columns 19 Create a Discontinuous Crosstab 20 Change a List into a Crosstab 22 Add Aggregate Data to a Crosstab Report 24 Charts 25 Create a Column Chart to Plot Order Trends 26 Customize a Chart 28 Customize the Colors of a Chart 29 Change a Chart Background 29 Add a Baseline to a Chart 30 Create a Drill-through Chart 32 Steps to Create the Target Report 32 Steps to Create the Source Chart 33 Create a Drill-up and Drill-down Chart 35 Customize the Axis Titles 36 Repeaters 37 Convert a List into a Repeater 38 Create Mailing Labels 38 Add a Header or Footer 41 Add Borders 42 Add Text 42 Specify the Font 43 Add Color 43 Insert an Image 44 Insert a Background Image 44 Add a Bookmark 45 Add a Multimedia File to a Report 48 Apply a Table Style 50 Apply Padding 51 Add a Page 51 Create Page Sets 52 Join Nested Page Sets 52 Preparing a Product List Report 53 Swap Columns and Rows 55
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