IBM Cognos Analytics on IBM Cloud Pak for Data (V2.1.x): Dashboarding and Reporting – eLearning – 6x137gwpl
Course #: 6x137gwpl
Duration: 7.2 Hours
This offering provides analysts with an introduction to create dashboards with Cloud Pak for Data, and create dashboards and reports using the Cognos Analytics add-on.
Objectives
- Overview of the Cloud Pak for Data Analytics Dashboard
- Create a basic Analytics Dashboard
- Customize and modify a dashboard
- Dashboards in the Cognos Analytics Add-on
- Create basic dashboards using the Add-on
- Advanced dashboarding using the Add-on
- Create a Story
- Create an exploration
- Introduction to Reporting
- Create List reports
- Create Crosstab reports
- Present data graphically
Audience
Analysts
Prerequisites
• IBM Cloud Pak for Data - Foundations (V2.1.x)
Topics
Overview of the Cloud Pak for Data Analytics Dashboard
• Overview of Cloud Pak for Data
• Use dashboards in Cloud Pak for Data
• The Analytics Dashboard
• What is the dashboard?
Create a basic Analytics Dashboard
• Projects: Containers of the dashboard
• Add data to a project
• Select a template
• Dashboard Edit mode
• Dashboard data Usage types
Customize and modify a dashboard
• Access a previously created project and dashboard
• Add additional columns to an existing chart
• Modify the visualization type and its properties
• Add multiple charts to an existing dashboard
• Add custom calculations to dashboards
• Explore dashboard filtering methods
Dashboards in the Cognos Analytics Add-on
• Add-on overview
• Navigate Cognos Analytics dashboarding
• Edit mode versus View mode
• Work with an existing dashboard
• Edit a dashboard
Create basic dashboards using the Add-on
• Create a new dashboard
• Select a Dashboard Type and Layout
• Add Data Sources and Visualizations
• Save and view a Dashboard
Advanced dashboarding using the Add-on
• Create a tabbed dashboard
• Add data items and visualizations
• Add objects using the Assistant
• Add an active visualization
• Customize and filter dashboard objects
• Share the dashboard
Create a Story
• Identify a story
• Assemble a story
• Change the timeline of a scene
• Add animation
• Highlight data
• Looping your Story
Create an exploration
• Identify an exploration
• Start exploring from a dashboard or a story
• Start exploring from the New menu
• Explore from a data asset
• Explore relationships in your data
• Suggested starting points
Introduction to Reporting
• Identify the basics of IBM Cognos Analytics Reporting
• Create a new report
• Navigate the report
Create List reports
• Identify list reports
• Group data in a list
• Sort data
• Format list columns
• Include list headers and footers
• Aggregate data
Create Crosstab reports
• Create a crosstab
• Add measures to a crosstab
• Data sources for crosstabs
• Crosstab peers
Present data graphically
• Create chart reports
• Work with gauge charts and pie charts
• Customize charts
• Display visualizations in reports