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Techniques and features from IBM Cognos Support Services

November 2009

Techniques

		Displaying data in a Monthly Calendar view in IBM Cognos Report Studio In decision making and Business Intelligence field, providing data in a more easily interpretable way is the key of success for a report designer. Read more...

		Use JavaScript to Validate Optional Prompt Selection Cognos prompts have a property named 'Usage' which can be set to 'Required', 'Optional' or 'Disabled'. There may be instances where a set of optional prompts have been defined but at least one of the optional prompts should be selected before users can run a report. Read more...

		Tuning Job Servers in IBM Cognos Planning This technique provides details to improve job server utilization. Environments with strong infrastructure have seen high gains and performance benefits, while weak infrastructures have witnessed failures when implementing the setting recommended in this document. Read more...

Features

Tighten Controls Within Your IBM Cognos Software Environment
Compliance doesn’t stop with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and other transactional, data collection systems. Read more...

More Automation, Expanded Integration in IBM Cognos 8 Controller 8.5
IBM Cognos 8 Controller 8.5 provides all the financial consolidation capabilities required for the close, consolidate and report process in one solution. Read more...

Performance Events—Your Free Course in Working Smarter
IBM Cognos Performance Events are underway! The annual IBM Cognos roadshow has begun the journey that will take it to more than 55 cities around the world between October 2009 and January 2010. Read more...

Audiences Abuzz about Analytics at Information On Demand 2009
The fourth annual IBM Information on Demand global conference recently wrapped up in Las Vegas. And with more than 6, 000 IT and business professionals in attendance, it’s fair to say that IBM Cognos analytic solutions were the hit of the event.
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