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Techniques

How to add icons to portal tabs in IBM Cognos Connection   How to add icons to portal tabs in IBM Cognos Connection
When designing a portal for your organization, you may want to add icons to each tab. The icons provide a simple graphical indicator of the function of that tab, while also improving the general look and feel of the portal. Read more...
Creating a Dynamic Grouping in a List Report   Creating a Dynamic Grouping in a List Report
Built with the Great Outdoors Company package using IBM Cognos 8.1, this technique will describe dynamic grouping on list columns using prompt selection. Read more...
How to Dynamically Set the Number of Rows in a List Report   How to Dynamically Set the Number of Rows in a List Report
Set the number of rows to be displayed in a report by changing ‘Rows Per Page’ property for the list or, by changing ‘Rows Per Page’ option from Tool -> Run Options menu. Read more...
Dimension Order and Sparsity in IBM Cognos TM1: Optimizing Application Performance   Dimension Order and Sparsity in IBM Cognos TM1: Optimizing Application Performance
Dimensions in a cube have an order which you select when you create a cube. In a five-dimensional cube, you designate the first through fifth dimensions. The order you select can affect system performance. Read more...
Cognos 8 BI for Linux on System z – The Ideal Platform for BI Standardization   Cognos 8 BI for Linux on System z – The Ideal Platform for BI Standardization
Many customers tell us they are always looking for ways to cut costs and increase BI usage across their organization in an effort to ensure they are maximizing their investment. Read more...

Features

BI and Performance Champion Series: 3 Things to Think about when Preparing Your BI and PM Strategy
  BI and Performance Champion Series: 3 Things to Think about when Preparing Your BI and PM Strategy
Many organizations leap into Business Intelligence or Performance Management without a strategy and quickly learn that small successes can lead to an unruly tidal wave of requests that can’t possibly be handled without prioritization. Read more...
Get on the fast-track to success: Become an Innovation Center Member Today!
  Get on the fast-track to success: Become an Innovation Center Member Today!
The IBM Cognos® Innovation Center for Performance Management is a forum and resource center that was created to assist organizations seeking innovative concepts, functions and business practices that they can use to achieve higher levels of performance. Read more...
IBM Information On Demand 2009
  IBM Information On Demand 2009
The IBM Information On Demand 2009 global conference is the premier information management event for business and IT professionals. This year, it will be held October 25-29 in Las Vegas.
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Performance 2009: Coming this fall to a city near you!
  Performance 2009: Coming this fall to a city near you!
If you use, support or evaluate IBM Cognos solutions for your organization, then you should attend Performance 2009, the global road show that presents the very latest in business intelligence and performance management.  Read more...
Improving confidence by increasing understanding in information
  Improving confidence by increasing understanding in information
Time and again, companies implement the most accessible and rich solutions imaginable, only to be stymied by what seems to be a simple challenge: Confidence. Read more...

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