Overview of Cognos 8 BI

Objectives

 In this module, we will:

 review Corporate Performance Management
 introduce Cognos 8 BI
 examine the different studios in Cognos 8 BI
 identify the different data sources within the studios
 highlight key capabilities of Cognos 8 BI
Review the Process for Decision Making

Why are we doing What should we be

How are we doing?
it? doing?

Scorecarding & Reporting & High-frequency

Dashboarding Analysis Planning

Single Platform for Decision Making

Corporate Performance Management System

PERFORMANCE
MANAGEMENT Industry Solutions Enterprise Performance Solutions
SOLUTIONS

BEST PRACTICES

How are we Why are we What should

doing? doing it? we be doing?

PERFORMANCE Metrics Query & Event

MANAGEMENT Management Dashboarding Reporting Analysis Management Planning
PLATFORM

PLATFORM Portal Security Configuration Administration

Information
& Business
Data
SERVICES Modeling Integration

Operational or Enterprise Flat, Modern

OLAP Applications and Legacy
Star Schema
Cognos 8 BI - Introduction
 Cognos 8 BI is a complete enterprise business intelligence
software solution with integrated reporting, analysis,
scorecarding, and event management capabilities.
Examine the Studios in Cognos 8 BI

 Metric Studio helps you manage the performance of your

organization by monitoring and analyzing metrics at all levels.
 Query Studio helps you quickly answer a focused question.
 Analysis Studio performs simple to complex analyses and
comparisons of data to discover trends, risks, and opportunities.
 Report Studio builds sophisticated reports, including multi-page,
multiple-query reports against multiple data sources.
 Event Studio notifies users of key operational or performance-related
events that may affect their business.
 Overview of Cognos 8 BI Features
 Cognos 8 BI features include:
 open data access
 integrated enterprise planning and consolidation
 dimensional reporting and dashboarding
 deep, large data comparative analysis
 extended self-service reporting
 process integration and Event Lifecycle Management
 actionable scorecards in Metric Studio
 extended data transformation services in Data Manager
 integrated portal
Review Open Data Access

Query Report Cognos Analysis Event Metric

Studio Studio Viewer Studio Studio Studio

Data
Data Access
Access

SQL XML MDX ODBC

Composite Metric
Metric
Files
Files Database
Database
Relational
Relational Cubes
Cubes

More
More
Work with PowerCube Data in Cognos 8 BI

 You can work with your PowerCube data in all the studios in
Cognos 8 BI.

Query Report Cognos Analysis Event Metric

Studio Studio Viewer Studio Studio Studio

Data
Data Access
Access

Cognos PowerCube
Analyze Data From Multiple Data Sources
 Use Analysis Studio to analyze data in dimensional data sources (for
example, PowerCubes, MSAS, and SAP BW) or relational data
sources that are modeled dimensionally.

OLAP data
source

Relational data
modeled
dimensionally
What is Dimensionally Modeled Relational Metadata?

 Dimensionally modeled relational data is data you take from a

relational data source and model as a star schema.
Query OLAP Data Sources

 Multidimensional Expression (MDX) is the language used to query

OLAP data sources.

Original report

Generated MDX
Access Enterprise Planning (EP) Data Sources

Query Report Cognos Analysis Event Metric

Studio Studio Viewer Studio Studio Studio

Data
Data Access
Access

MDX SQL MDX SQL

Views
Views Metric
Metric
Database
Database
Publish
Publish Published
Published
MSAS
MSAS
Tables
Tables mart
mart

Cognos Cognos Controller

Contributor Analyst
Identify Data Source Types in the Studios
Relational model Dimensional model
Demo 1

 Navigate Data in Different Studios

Use Deep, Large Data Comparative Analysis
 Data in cubes can contain vast amounts of records making an
analysis very large.
Design Informative Executive Dashboards

 You can design informative dashboards using the extensive

capabilities of Report Studio.
Perform Self-Service Reporting
 Cognos 8 BI provides extended formatting, filtering, and calculations
for ad hoc reports.

Highlight
Exceptional Data
Perform Self-Service Reporting (Cont’d)

 Cognos Office Connection extends the reach of the Cognos BI value

to business users who prefer to work with Microsoft Office.

Import a Cognos
Connection report
into Microsoft
Office Excel using
Cognos Office
Connection.
Manage an Event Lifecycle
 Notify users of key operational or performance events which impact
the business.
Examine Integrated Metrics
 Metric Studio is fully integrated into Cognos 8 BI.
 The OLAP Structure

Products
Order Methods
Camping Equipment

Fax Cell Golf Equipment

Dimension

Telephone Outdoor Protection

Mountaineering
Members Mail Equipment

E-Mail Personal Accessories

Jan Feb ... Web

Q1 Q2 ... Start End
April 1 June 30
2005 2006 ...
2005 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Attributes

Hierarchy/Levels Time
 The Dimensional Structure in Cognos 8 BI

Dimension
Hierarchy

Level

Member
Members used as data items for
Child a report
Members

Attribute
Extended Data Transformation Services in Data
Manager

 The Data Manager engine is based on

the Cognos 8 BI architecture:
 query subject data access (designed
using Framework Manager)
 same data type support
 Unicode support
Portal Integration and Subscription
Summary

 We have :
 reviewed Corporate Performance Management
 introduced Cognos 8 BI
 examined the different studios in Cognos 8 BI
 identified the different data sources within the studios
 highlighted key capabilities of Cognos 8 BI