IBM Cognos Analytics

Version 11.0.0

Getting Started Guide

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Contents
Get started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Search and find content. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Navigation tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Samples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
View and interact with content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Subscribing to reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Managing your subscriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Notifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Run variations of reports with report views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
View and save report versions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Link behavior when you copy, move, or rename . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Self-serve data uploads for dashboards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Hiding and showing hidden entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Viewing your permissions for content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Set properties for entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Scheduling entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Set your preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Language settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Turn UI hints on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Setting the default format for report runs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Integrating with other Cognos products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
The IBM Cognos Software Development Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Functionality mapping from Cognos BI to Cognos Analytics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Opening companion apps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Appendix. About this guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

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Get started
IBM Cognos Analytics integrates reporting, modeling, analysis, dashboards,
metrics, and event management so you can understand your organization's data,
and make effective business decisions.
After the software is installed and configured, administrators set up security and
manage data sources. Next comes the data. You can get started yourself by
uploading local files and applying visualizations in dashboards. For
enterprise-level data, modelers are next in the workflow. After data modules and
packages are available, report authors can then create reports for business users
and analysts. Administrators maintain the system on an ongoing basis.
Whether you're an analyst, report author, data modeler, or an administrator, you
start by signing in to the Welcome portal from your desktop or mobile device.
There are coach marks in the user interface to help you discover what's where and
you can also find overview information in video form. For videos, see IBM Cognos
Analytics.
Depending on the work you do, you use different areas of the interface. There are
IBM Cognos Analytics capabilities associated with the following areas and you see
only those that you work with:
Welcome portal
Run reports, search for content, view My content, Team content, and
Recent lists, open dashboards and other items, upload files, check your
notifications, set your preferences and home page, and review your
subscriptions.
Delete, copy, move, edit, run as, set properties, set permissions and more,
depending on the type of entry in the content list.
Tap

to create new reports, data modules, or dashboards.

Reporting
Create and edit a wide range of professional reports. Use templates or
customize your reports with prompts, bursting, advanced charts and
visualizations.
For more information, see the Cognos Analytics - Reporting Guide.
Data modeling
Modelers and administrators shape data, create modules and packages and
make them available to people that create and use reports. You can use the
IBM Cognos Analytics modeling tool to quickly create data modules from
various data sources such as data servers, uploaded files, and previously
saved data modules. The tool is intent-driven and generates a base module
by using terms that you define.
For more information, see the Cognos Analytics Data Modeling Guide.
Dashboards
View, monitor, and communicate data insights and analysis with
dashboards. You can assemble a view that contains visualizations such as
graphs, charts, plots, tables, maps, or any other visual representation of
data. Enrich dashboards with web pages and other content.
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For more information, see the Cognos Analytics Dashboarding Guide.

Manage and administer
Create and manage accounts (users, groups, and roles), schedules, data
source connections, activities, and content stores. Perform configuration
tasks, create new jobs, and open the Administration console for more
management options.
Changes that you make in either the Manage interface or Administration
interface, are effected in both interfaces.
For more information, see Managing IBM Cognos Analytics and the
Administration and Security Guide.

Search and find content

You can find IBM Cognos Analytics reports, dashboards, data, files, folders,
packages and other items by opening your My content or Team content folders or
by checking your Recent list. But Search is a quick, easy way to find your items.

Figure 1. Find your content

To find items, type keywords and tap the Enter key. You can also search for text
including table or column labels, XML report specifications, URL items, shortcuts,
templates, and more.
Narrow your search with filters
If your search returns too many results, you can tap the filter icon and
select the options you want. The filter option is only available after you do
an initial search.
Save searches
After you search and the results are listed, you can save your search. If
you included filter options in your search, these options are also saved.
The save option is only available after you search.
Search is a quick way to find content, but you can also open your Recent, My
content, and Team content folders. Search doesn't return results for content that's
archived, but you can access this content from a report that's listed in one of your
folders.

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Team content
Your organization's content is in the
Team content folder. This is
where you find reports, packages, dashboards, models, and more. Items in
Team content are organized in folders, so searching with keywords is an
easy way to find what you're looking for.
View report output versions and archived versions
For a report in a list, tap

and then tap the View versions icon

Navigation tips
Tapping around in the IBM Cognos Analytics user interface helps you discover
how things work. Here are a few navigation tips to speed your discovery.
Run a report from the My content or Team content list
Tap the name of a report or tap

for the Run as option.

Select entries in content lists

Tap their icons or tap the space beside the entry names.
Add a folder to My content or Team content
The content lists open in a narrow view. To open the wide view where you
can add folders, sort, and filter content, tap

Samples
If your administrator configures the samples that come with IBM Cognos
Analytics, you can experiment with the data, metrics, and report templates of the
fictitious Sample Outdoors Company.
The samples help you to learn report design, sharing, and best practices.
Additional samples are available on Analytics Zone.
For more information, see the IBM Cognos Analytics Samples Guide.

View and interact with content

You search and find an IBM Cognos Analytics report in the Team content folder,
and then you run it. The report opens in a viewer. You now have different options,
such as subscribe, save as a report view, edit in reporting, and more. The available
options, depend on the type of report or the item that you view.
Choose the options that best suit your needs for viewing frequency and
personalization. If you want to see a report on a regular basis, subscribe to it. If it's
really important, you can set it as your home page. If you entered prompt and
parameter values and you want to save those so you don't have to enter them
every time, save the report as a report view. If you choose to edit, the report opens
in Reporting with all the tools you need. Depending on the item type, the
appropriate actions are available in the viewer:
v

Subscribe. Delivers reports with your prompt values and options.

v Save as report view. Saves your prompt values and options in a view.
v Save as agent view.
v Set as home.

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Edit. Opens Reporting.

v Run as. Choose the output format.

v Add this report to My content. Adds a shortcut.
v Save and Save as.
If you view saved report output, and you want to be alerted when there's a new
version of the report, tap Notify me. You can easily find entries in Team content
by searching and by viewing the Recent items list. But you can also save and
organize your items in My content which is useful for saving report views with
your custom prompts or for saving report output versions. Your My content folder
is your private area and only you can see the content that's stored there.

Subscribing to reports
If you use an IBM Cognos Analytics report regularly, you can subscribe to it. When
you subscribe, you pick the time, date, format, and where you want it delivered.
When you subscribe to a report, the subscription includes all your prompt and
parameter values.

About this task

The subscription option is available when you run and view a report, but not
when you are in editing mode or when you view saved output. If you edit a
report, you must save it before you can subscribe.
After you subscribe, each time your report is delivered, you are notified. In the
Welcome portal, tap Notifications, and find a message with a link to view the
report output.

Procedure
1. Run a report.
2. In the application bar, tap

and then tap the Subscribe icon

3. Select your subscription options, and then tap Create. Your subscription is
created. To view and modify your subscriptions, tap your user name, and then
tap My subscriptions.

Managing your subscriptions

If you subscribe to IBM Cognos Analytics reports, you can view all your
subscriptions on the My subscriptions panel. You can enable, disable, modify, or
delete subscriptions, and view their saved outputs or archived versions. If you
view the versions, you can also open the version details panel for information such
as the run status, error messages, and run time.

Procedure
1. Tap your user name, and then tap
2. For an entry in the list, tap

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My subscriptions.

and then tap the action that you want.

Notifications
Notifications help you stay on top of important data. If you subscribe to a report
or report view, you are notified every time your subscription is delivered. If you
view saved output and you want to know when there's a new version of the
report, you can tap the Notify me button.
The Notify me button
is available in the application bar when you view a
saved output version of a report. If you request notification and then someone
runs that report, you get a notification with a link to the updated version.
When you subscribe, if you choose the Save the report on the system delivery
option, you receive a notification with a link to the new report version. To see all
your notifications, tap

in the navigation bar.

For more information, see Subscribing to reports on page 4.

Run variations of reports with report views

If you want to run an existing IBM Cognos Analytics report, but run it with
different prompt values, schedules, delivery methods, run options, languages, or
output formats, you can create a report view. Creating a report view does not
change the original report.
To create a report view, run a report using the prompt values or other run options
that you want and in the save options, select Save as report view. Your prompt
values and run options are saved in the view. If you want to edit the prompt
values for the report view, open the report view properties panel.
In the properties panel for the report view, you can see a link to the source report.
If the source report is moved to another location, the report view link is
maintained. If the source report is deleted, the report view link breaks.
Agents can also be saved as views.

View and save report versions

If you run IBM Cognos Analytics reports, you see the latest data from the data
source. But often you view report outputs, such as when a report you subscribe to
is delivered. Report outputs are generated by subscriptions, schedules, multiple
formats or languages, bursting, and delivery methods that include save, print, and
email.
In many instances, you are notified and receive a link to view report output, but
you can also view saved and archived versions for reports in your content lists.
To view report versions and archived versions
For an entry in a content list, tap

and then tap

View versions.

Save a report version

In the application bar, when you view a report, tap either
, or
.
The location of the save option depends on the type of report you view.
Saving the report adds a saved output to the list of report versions.

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You also have the Save as option of saving the report output under a
different name or in a different location.

Link behavior when you copy, move, or rename

Reports are typically associated with packages in IBM Cognos Analytics and can
have other links as well. When you copy and move reports or other items, the IDs
and links are either maintained or overwritten.
If you copy or move a report from one folder to another, the report retains its ID
and any links, including the link to the associated package.
However, when you overwrite an existing report, the link behavior depends on
whether you copy or move an entry.
v If you copy and overwrite an existing report, the copied report ID and links
replace those of the existing report. In this case, you might need to update links,
such as links to job schedules.
v If you move and overwrite and existing report, the existing report ID and links
are maintained. In this case, references to the moved entry are broken.
If you rename an entry, the ID is retained and references to the entry from other
entries are not broken. For example, a package has reports, agents, and
drill-through definitions associated with it. When you rename the package, the
references in the associated reports, agents, and drill-through definitions are not
broken.

Self-serve data uploads for dashboards

If you want to do some quick analysis and visualizations with data files, you can
upload them to IBM Cognos Analytics yourself and use them in dashboards.
You can upload simple data files from your local drive. In the navigation bar, tap
. The data must be in columnar form - no pivot tables or crosstabs.
Supported file formats
v Microsoft Excel XLS and XLSX
v Comma-separated files (CSV)
v Tab delimited text (labeled as CSV in Cognos)
If you upload a file with data on multiple tabs of a Microsoft Excel sheet,
only the first tab is uploaded. Save each tab as a separate file if you want
to upload a file with multiple tabs of data.
Update uploaded files
Find the file in the My content or Team content list, tap
Update file.

and then tap

Upload files in Modeling

You can use files that you upload in dashboards, but not in Reporting. To
use the data in Reporting, it must be uploaded and incorporated into a
data module.
For more information, see the IBM Cognos Analytics Data Modeling Guide.

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Hiding and showing hidden entries

To prevent unnecessary use of IBM Cognos Analytics items such as reports,
packages, pages, folders, jobs, data sources, portlets, you have the option of hiding
them. This applies especially to drill-through reports that can waste system
resources when they are run unnecessarily. You can hide drill-through reports, but
they remain enabled as drill-through targets. You can set your preference to show
or not show hidden entries in content lists.
To hide an entry, open its menu and tap Properties. On the General tab, open the
Advanced section and select the Hide this entry check box.
To show hidden entries in your content lists, tap your user name, then My
preferences. On the General tab, select the Show hidden entries check box.
Regardless of the preference that you set, hidden entries are visible, but faded in
the following parts of the user interface:
v Search results.
v Properties panel, Permissions tab.
v Personal tabs.
v Job steps that refer to hidden entries already in a job.
v Agent tasks that refer to hidden entries already in an agent.
v Details in a report run history.
The following rules apply to hidden entries:
v A hidden report is accessible as a drill-through target. Drill-through targets
include parameter values to avoid resource-intensive query operations. However,
users still require appropriate permissions to use this target report in a
drill-through activity.
v A hidden drill-through definition is not displayed in the Go To page if the user
interface does not show hidden entries.

Viewing your permissions for content

To secure IBM Cognos Analytics content, administrators assign permissions. You
can check your permission for a report or another item in the properties for the
item.

About this task

The Read, Run, Write, and Full permissions, represent groupings of more granular
permissions that administrators assign.

Procedure
1. For an entry in a list, tap

and then tap Properties.

2. On the General tab of the Properties panel, tap Advanced. You see the
Permission property and your permission value for the entry.

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Set properties for entries

You can control the way entries appear and behave in IBM Cognos Analytics by
modifying their properties. You can view and set general and advanced properties
for reports, folders, dashboards, uploaded files, data modules, pages, and other
items. When you open the properties panel, you see the properties tabs that are
appropriate for the entry you're viewing. These tabs can include: General, Report,
Schedule, Permissions, and Capabilities.
To open the properties panel for an item, tap its More icon and tap the Properties
icon.
For more information on the properties, see the IBM Cognos Analytics
Administration and Security Guide.

Scheduling entries
Report analysts can subscribe to reports and receive them on a regular basis, but
there are additional scheduling tasks that are typically done by administrators.
While administrators can view schedules in the Manage part of the user interface,
schedules for entries can also be accessed from the Properties panel for the entry.

About this task

For information on scheduling, including using jobs to schedule multiple entries,
see the IBM Cognos Analytics Manage Guide. To view the schedule for an entry, use
the following steps.

Procedure
1. For the item, tap

and then tap the Properties icon.

2. In the Properties panel, tap the Schedule tab.

Set your preferences

When you start using IBM Cognos Analytics you can choose the default format for
your report runs. You can also set language and regional preferences, email,
password, accessibility support, and more.
To set your preferences, tap your user name and then My preferences.

Language settings
You can select the language that you prefer for the IBM Cognos Analytics user
interface. If your data and reports are available in multiple languages, you can also
select the language that you prefer for the content. Make your selections in My
preferences.
To change the language setting, close all your open items first, select the language
in My preferences, close My preferences, and refresh your browser. The new
language setting takes effect.
There is also support for bidirectional languages such as Hebrew, Arabic, Urdu,
and Farsi. Report authors can control the display of native digits and the direction
of text, crosstabs, and charts.

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For more information, see the IBM Cognos Analytics Administration and Security
Guide, and the IBM Cognos Analytics - Reporting User Guide.

Turn UI hints on
When you first sign in to IBM Cognos Analytics, you can see hints that help you
navigate the user interface. If you turn the hints off, but want to show them again,
select the Show hints check box in My preferences.

Setting the default format for report runs

You can set the default run format for your IBM Cognos Analytics reports.

Procedure
1. Tap your user name, then tap

My preferences.

2. Select the report format that you want.

Integrating with other Cognos products

IBM Cognos Analytics integrates with supported versions of other IBM Cognos
products so your analytics capabilities can grow with your needs.
To access the following applications, they must be installed, and IBM Cognos
Analytics must be installed with the custom option which enables other
applications. For information on opening companion applications, see Opening
companion apps on page 12.
Cognos Planning - Analyst
For supported versions, you can access published plan data in IBM Cognos
Analytics by using the Generate Framework Manager Model wizard. For
more information, see the IBM Cognos Analyst User Guide.
Cognos Planning - Contributor
For supported versions, you can access unpublished (real-time) Contributor
cubes in IBM Cognos Analytics by custom installing the IBM Cognos
Analytics - Contributor Data Server component that is included with IBM
Cognos Planning - Contributor.
For supported versions, you can access published plan data in IBM Cognos
Analytics by using the Generate Framework Manager Model
administration extension in Contributor. For more information, see the IBM
Cognos Contributor Administration Guide.
Cognos Finance
You can access IBM Cognos Finance cubes that are secured against a
Series 7 namespace by using the IBM Cognos Finance Network API
Service. You can also export data and metadata from IBM Cognos Finance
for use in Framework Manager.
Cognos Controller
You can access IBM Cognos Analytics to create IBM Cognos Controller
Standard Reports by using a predefined Framework Manager model that is
created when IBM Cognos Controller is installed. You can also access
published Controller data and structures in Framework Manager for
custom reporting and analysis.
Cognos Transformer
You can use IBM Cognos PowerCubes and Transformer models, that were
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generated by supported Transformer versions, directly in IBM Cognos

Analytics. The cubes and models are upwards compatible and require no
migration or upgrade tools. You can run reports and analyses in IBM
Cognos Analytics against the IBM Cognos PowerCubes.
Cognos TM1
IBM Cognos TM1 integrates business planning, performance measurement
and operational data to enable companies to optimize business
effectiveness and customer interaction regardless of geography or structure.
Cognos TM1 provides immediate visibility into data, accountability within
a collaborative process, and a consistent view of information, allowing
managers to quickly stabilize operational fluctuations and take advantage
of new opportunities. For more information, see the IBM Cognos TM1 User
Guide.
Cognos PowerPlay
You use IBM Cognos PowerPlay Studio to create and view reports that
are based on PowerCube data sources. For more information, see the IBM
Cognos PowerPlay Studio User Guide.
Cognos Metrics Studio
Create and deliver a customized scorecarding environment for monitoring
and analyzing metrics throughout your organization. Users can monitor,
analyze, and report on time-critical information by using scorecards based
on cross-functional metrics. For more information, see the IBM Cognos
Metric Studio User Guide.

The IBM Cognos Software Development Kit

The IBM Cognos Software Development Kit provides a platform-independent
automation interface for working with IBM Cognos Analytics services and
components.
Developers in your organization can use the IBM Cognos Software Development
Kit to create custom reports, manage deployment, and integrate security and portal
functionality to suit your needs, locale, and existing software infrastructure. The
Software Development Kit uses a collection of cross-platform Web services,
libraries, and programming interfaces.
You can choose to automate only a specific task, or you can program the entire
process from modeling through to reporting, scheduling, and distribution.
The Software Development Kit is available as a separate package.
For more information, see the IBM Cognos Software Development Kit Developer Guide.

Functionality mapping from Cognos BI to Cognos Analytics

IBM Cognos Analytics is the next version of IBM Cognos Business Intelligence.
Many IBM Cognos Analytics user interfaces now use standards mode HTML,
including the Cognos Analytics portal, Cognos Analytics Reporting, and HTML
viewers and reports. Because reports have moved from quirks to standard HTML,
there might be small differences in the look of your reports. These differences do
not have an impact on the majority of reports that were created in previous

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Cognos versions. However, minor changes might be required in a small number of

existing reports. A technical note is available on the IBM support portal for more
detailed information about these changes.
The following table describes where you can find BI functionality in IBM Cognos
Analytics. The companion applications are only available in the user interface if
they are installed and if legacy applications are enabled in a custom installation of
Cognos Analytics. Some, but not all of the companion applications, are installed
separately.
Table 1. BI to Cognos Analytics functionality mapping
IBM Cognos Business Intelligence

IBM Cognos Analytics

Cognos Connection

Welcome portal

Cognos Viewer

The viewer is not named. Depending on the

item you view, there is different
functionality in the viewer.

Report Studio

Reporting: to create a new report, in the

Welcome portal, tap
, then tap Report.
For a report entry in a content list, if you tap
, then tap Edit, the report opens in
Reporting.

No equivalent, new in Cognos Analytics.

Data modeling: to create a new data module,

in the Welcome portal, tap the New
icon, and then tap Data module.

Cognos Administration

Managing: incorporates part of the

administration functionality. Access from the
Welcome portal. Link to the full
Administration console from the Mange
panel.

Workspace Advanced

Reporting: incorporates Workspace

Advanced functionality. Page preview in
Reporting is similar to Page preview in
Workspace Advanced.

Drill-through definitions

Companion application: to access

Drill-though, in the Welcome portal
navigation bar, tap New

, then Other

. Drill-through definitions support

Framework Manager packages, but not Data
modules.
Event Studio

Companion application: to access Event

Studio, in the Welcome portal navigation
bar, tap New

My Inbox

, then Other

Notifications: if you select Save to the

system for subscriptions and report output
versions, you go to Notifications in the
Welcome portal, open the notice and tap a
link to the report version.
Also, My Inbox is a companion application:
to access, tap your user name.

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IBM Cognos Business Intelligence

IBM Cognos Analytics

Analysis Studio

Companion application: to access, in the

Welcome portal, tap New

, then Other

.
Query Studio

Companion application: to access, in the

Welcome portal, tap New

, then Other

.
Workspace

Dashboarding: incorporates Workspace

functionality. However, for some additional
functionality, you can access the Workspace
companion application if it was installed. In
the Welcome portal navigation bar, tap New
, then Other

Framework Manager

Framework Manager

Opening companion apps

Companion applications might be accessible in the IBM Cognos Analytics user
interface.

About this task

You can access the following applications if you have the required capabilities and
if the applications are enabled during installation:
v Cognos Analysis Studio
v Cognos Query Studio
v Cognos Event Studio
v Cognos Workspace
v Drill-through definitions
v My Inbox
v My Watch Items
v Create new jobs
The following applications are separately installed. To see them, the custom
installation option must be selected when IBM Cognos Analytics is installed, and
you must have the appropriate capabilities:
v Cognos Metrics Studio
v Cognos PowerPlay
v Cognos Planning

Procedure
1. To see My Inbox and My Watch Items, in the Welcome portal, tap your user
name.
2. To see Create new job, in the Welcome portal navigation bar, tap Manage.
3. To see all other companion applications, in the Welcome portal navigation bar,
tap

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4. Tap the companion application that you want.

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Appendix. About this guide

This document is intended for use with IBM Cognos Analytics. Cognos Analytics
integrates reporting, modeling, analysis, dashboards, metrics, and event
management so you can understand your organization's data, and make effective
business decisions.
To find product documentation on the web, including all translated
documentation, access IBM Knowledge Center (http://www.ibm.com/support/
knowledgecenter).

Accessibility features
Accessibility features help users who have a physical disability, such as restricted
mobility or limited vision, to use information technology products successfully. For
information on accessibility features in Cognos Analytics, see the Cognos Analytics
Accessibility Guide.

Forward-looking statements
This documentation describes the current functionality of the product. References
to items that are not currently available may be included. No implication of any
future availability should be inferred. Any such references are not a commitment,
promise, or legal obligation to deliver any material, code, or functionality. The
development, release, and timing of features or functionality remain at the sole
discretion of IBM.

Samples disclaimer
The Sample Outdoors Company, Great Outdoors Company, GO Sales, any
variation of the Sample Outdoors or Great Outdoors names, and Planning Sample
depict fictitious business operations with sample data used to develop sample
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Index
A

add folders 3
agent views 5
Analysis Studio 12
automating
IBM Cognos Analytics

permissions
set 7
view 7
preferences 8
product description

10

copy or move
effect on links

Query Studio

12

E
entries
hiding 7
showing hidden

report views 5
reports
managing 3
personalize 5
reportsview archives
outputs 5
save outputs 5
versions 5
view versions 5

G
get started overview

H
hiding entries

I
IBM Cognos Software Development Kit 10
integrating
other IBM Cognos products with IBM Cognos Analytics

L
learn the product 3
links and copy or move operations

samples 3
scheduling 8
select entries 3
set default report format 9
set preferences 8
showing hidden entries 7
subscribe to reports 4
subscriptions 4

T
6

Team content

managing
reports 3
My content 3
My subscriptions

view report versions

Workspace

12

N
navigation tips 3
notifications 5

O
organizing
entries in the portal

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