Cognos PowerPlay
Cognos PowerPlay enables users to explore large volumes of summarized
data with sub-second response times in a Web, Windows, or Excel
environment. With Cognos PowerPlay, users at any business or technical
skill level in a company can perform their own multidimensional
analysis, create reports, and share them for better decision-making.
Cognos PowerPlay draws information from relational databases to
model and build PowerCubes (“Cubes”). Cubes are data
sets that can contain tens of millions of consolidated rows of
data and hundreds of thousands of categories (members). Business
rules and calculations (for example, percentage growth and market
share change) can be built right into them, and time series analysis
is delivered automatically. PowerPlay Enterprise Server, a multi-server,
load-balanced architecture is easy to install and manage, and
is scalable to thousands of users. Cubes and reports can be deployed
to Web clients, or to Windows and Excel clients, all using the
same application server.
POWERPLAY CLIENT
| CONSUMER/REPORT
AUTHOR |
ADMINISTRATOR |
- PowerPlay Exploration & Report Building
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- PowerPlay Exploration & Report Building
- PowerPlay Transformer OLAP Modeling
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POWERPLAY WEB
| AUTHOR |
SERVER ADMINISTRATOR |
- PowerPlay Web Data Exploration
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- Access Manager Administration
- PowerPlay Enterprise Server Administration
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POWERPLAY EXPLORATION AND REPORT BUILDING
2-DAY COURSE WITH WORKSHOPS
PowerPlay Exploration and Report Building is a two-day instructor-led
course that focuses on the skills needed to analyze business data
and create professional reports using PowerPlay. Participants
learn the fundamentals of PowerPlay tools, PowerCubes, and how
to use PowerCube data in their reports. Participants also receive
training in critical areas such as monitoring business performance,
enabling fact-based decision making, creating standard reports,
performing and adding calculations, using advanced nesting, and
formatting reports. Participants learn to combine PowerPlay fundamentals
like multidimensional analysis and Business Intelligence with
advanced data exploration skills. You will learn to design effective
PowerPlay reports that meet the information needs of end-users
in your organization.
| INTENDED
AUDIENCE |
PREREQUISITES |
| Report authors,
IT professionals, and business analysts that want to bring
multidimensional management to their business environment
immediately. |
- Knowledge of your business requirements
- Experience with Windows, including the ability to switch
between open applications, close or resize windows, and
perform actions such as drag-and-drop, Shift+click, and
Ctrl+click.
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| TOPICS
COVERED |
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- Understand PowerPlay components and their purpose
- Use the dimension line, dimension viewer, and online
help
- Drill down to lower levels of detail
- Investigate various ways to arrange a report
- Filter, sort and rank data
- Use layers to analyze a third dimension
- Show, add and explore multiple displays, determining
which display options best illustrate various reporting
needs
- Apply and compare measures
- Create 3D bar, pie, and correlation charts
- Determine when to use Explorer or Reporter mode
- Create and use calculations in Explorer and
- Reporter mode Use nesting, custom exceptions, and currency
conversion
- Create subsets in standard reports Take advantage of
Reporter mode special features
- Automate and distribute reports
- Format reports to customize your presentation
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POWERPLAY TRANSFORMER OLAP MODELING
3-DAY COURSE WITH WORKSHOPS
PowerPlay Transformer OLAP Modeling is a three-day instructor-led
course designed to provide new administrators with an in-depth
understanding of the fundamental skills involved in designing
PowerPlay applications and using Transformer to build and maintain
a variety of PowerCubes.
| INTENDED
AUDIENCE |
PREREQUISITES |
| PowerPlay administrators. |
- PowerPlay Exploration and Report Building course
- Have experience using Windows, including the ability
to switch between open applications, close or size windows,
and perform actions such as drag-and-drop, Shift+click,
and Ctrl+click.
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| TOPICS
COVERED |
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- Plan, design and work with a model plan
- Organize multiple data sources
- Work with measures and the time dimension
- Customize the model for specific business requirements
- Customize and optimize PowerCubes
- Customize dimensions
- Apply security
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POWERPLAY WEB DATA EXPLORATION
1-DAY COURSE WITH WORKSHOPS
PowerPlay Web Data Exploration is a one-day instructor-led course
designed to teach users the basic skills they need to become effective
using the tools within PowerPlay Web. Through a combination of
lectures, class discussions, class demonstrations and workshops,
the participants will gain the knowledge and skills needed to
apply PowerPlay for Web when answering business questions.
| INTENDED
AUDIENCE |
PREREQUISITES |
| This course is
intended for new PowerPlay web users who want to be able to
bring multidimensional management to their own business environment. |
- Practical experience working with a Web browser, Windows
95/98 or Windows NT, and company data is recommended.
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| TOPICS
COVERED |
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- Understand PowerPlay Web fundamental terminology
- Use the dimension line, PowerPlay Web Explorer toolbar,
and online help
- Explore, report, and focus on specific data
- Show, add and explore multiple displays
- Explore nesting features
- Compare multiple measures
- Create and use calculations
- View and print reports
- Use Upfront (front-end portal) and its basic features
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POWERPLAY ENTERPRISE SERVER ADMINISTRATION
1-DAY COURSE WITH WORKSHOPS
PowerPlay Enterprise Server Administration is a one-day instructor-led
course designed to teach the administration requirements of PowerPlay
Enterprise Server. The focus is on the finer details of optimizing
and configuring PowerPlay Enterprise Server and its components
in an integrated enterprise server environment for Web and Client.
Specifically, the course deals with the use of NT and UNIX servers,
multiserver issues, cube storage options, security and distribution.
Included is information on how PowerPlay Windows, PowerPlay Excel
and PowerPlay Web gateways are run through a common dispatcher
service.
| INTENDED
AUDIENCE |
PREREQUISITES |
| This course is
recommended for administrators who will deploy PowerPlay Enterprise
Server. |
- Access Manager Administration course
We recommend that you have practical experience working
with the following:
- a Web browser
- Windows
- PowerPlay for Windows
- PowerPlay Transformer
- PowerPlay Web
- Access Manager
- Programming experience would be helpful
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| TOPICS
COVERED |
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- Identify the options for configuring Series 8 PowerPlay
Enterprise Server
- Work with server, folders, collections, cubes and reports
- Examine performance
- Use batch administration tools
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