H1 – Introduction and Overview

A practical introduction to IBM Cognos Analytics from an end-user perspective. Learn about the interface, core navigation concepts, dashboards and reports, with a concise introduction to data models, data upload and further training options.

Chapters and lessons

H1-01 Getting started and finding your way around Cognos Analytics

• H1-01-1 Home page, navigation, Team content, My content and Quick Launch
• H1-01-2 Understanding content types: dashboard, report, exploration, story and data module

H1-02 Finding and organizing content in everyday work

• H1-02-1 Searching, opening, favorites and recently used content
• H1-02-2 Folders, content actions and personal organization

H1-03 Using dashboards

• H1-03-1 Opening, filtering and interacting with dashboards
• H1-03-2 Interactions, drill-down, data brushing and saved dashboard views
• H1-03-3 Dashboard output and sharing

H1-04 Using reports

• H1-04-1 Opening and running reports and responding to prompts
• H1-04-2 Interactive viewer, copying with web-style formatting and reusing report data
• H1-04-3 Interactive report mode: sorting, filtering, grouping and drill-down
• H1-04-4 Output formats, saved outputs, report versions and report views

H1-05 Data upload

• H1-05-1 Uploading Excel/CSV files, checking data and starting a first dashboard

H1-06 Understanding data models and reports

• H1-06-1 Opening a data module: tables, columns, measures and navigation paths
• H1-06-2 Report authoring demo: list, crosstab, chart and simple calculation

H1-07 Subscribing, scheduling and sharing

• H1-07-1 Subscribing to reports, creating schedules and distributing content automatically
• H1-07-2 Sharing content and links by email or messenger

H1-08 Settings, permissions and help

• H1-08-1 Language, output formats, permissions, credentials and troubleshooting

H1-09 Overview of other courses

• H1-09-1 Dashboards
• H1-09-2 Reporting
• H1-09-3 Data modeling
• H1-09-4 Specialist courses