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June 2009  

 

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Techniques

Including Historical Data in Incremental/Time Based Cubes   Including Historical Data in Incremental/Time Based Cubes
Kiranmai Arava, Lead Developer, Tata Consultancy Services
While working with incrementally updated cubes, the major challenge is building the history, in case of any failure in the cube refresh. Making changes using Transformer may result in out of synch models and mdc's. MDL Scripting to the rescue! Use MDL Scripting to update the pyi and build cubes to keep everything in synch. Read more...
Spreading Data in TM1   Spreading Data in TM1
This document, republished from IBM Cognos Proven Practices, provides an example of spreading data by allocating data across dimension items using TM1. This document applies to TM1 9.4 and references a TM1 model that has been built with cubes called Spread Profiles. Read more...
How to Apply Different Filters Using Single Query   How to Apply Different Filters Using Single Query
Generally filters inside the query will applicable for entire reports which are associating to that query. If the same calculations but different filter conditions are employed, different queries are required - which will inevitably reduce the performance. To avoid a performance decrease, we can use below procedure to apply different filter using single query. Read more...

Features

Cognos Forum 2009
  Thank you for attending IBM Cognos Forum 2009!
In the second week of May, more than 2,000 people joined us in Orlando for IBM Cognos Forum 2009. Again this year, the event was a great success. And those who attended saw that business intelligence and performance management education is indeed one of the best investments you can make. Read more...
IBM Cognos Champion's Kit
  Get your IBM Cognos Champion’s Kit!
As you expand your strategic BI or PM initiative in your organization, you often have to develop strategies for creating an enterprise-wide decision making process, articulate the business value of these strategies and organizationally follow through with successful results. The IBM Cognos Champion’s kit will help you! Read more...
Simplifying the Management and Maintenance of your Enterprise BI
Infrastructure
  Simplifying the Management and Maintenance of your Enterprise BI Infrastructure
Business intelligence continues to be the number one objective for many organizations, especially in these tough economic times. Many organizations are realizing that by enabling all users across the business to make better, smarter, faster decisions, they can look to increase revenue, decrease costs, and improve customer satisfaction all while identifying new business opportunities. Read more...
Performance 2009
  Mark Your Calendars for Performance 2009 and IBM Information On Demand 2009
Coming this fall, two important events will offer you the opportunity to learn more about your IBM Cognos solutions, and bring more value to your organization. Read more...
Self-paced Training, New Courses from IBM Cognos Education
  Education News: Self-paced Training, New Courses
With shrinking budgets and a limited number of hours in a day, it can be difficult to find the time and money to invest in training. Read more...

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