1. COGNOS - Powerplay

2. Module 3 Olap Fundamentals. An Introduction to Powerplay.
Tools for Data Investigation.
Analyzing Data.
Report Building Using Powerplay.
Advanced Concepts in Report Building.
Advanced Features.
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3. OLAP Fundamentals On Line Analytical Processing.
What is Business Intelligence?
What are Measures?
What is a Dimension?
Multidimensional Analysis.

4. OnLine Analytical Processing
What is OLAP?
On Line No piles of paper.
Analytical Establish patterns
Processing Data-based
On-line Analytical Processing (OLAP) is a category of software technology that enables analysts, managers and executives to gain insight into data through fast, consistent, interactive access to a wide variety possible views of information that has been transformed from raw data to reflect the real dimensionality of the enterprise as understood by the user.
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5. What is Business Intelligence?
Business Intelligence (BI) is:
the use of corporate data to support decision-making
the ability to explore and analyze data to reveal trends within a business.
How does it happen?
Raw Data
Organized Information
Better Business Decisions
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What are Measures
The numeric data that is collected and stored by your organization are the measures you will use to evaluate your business.
These are also termed as Facts Example: Cost Quantity sold Units on-hand Hours per Job Number of calls
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What is a Dimension?
A dimension:
Dimensions represent those data element that would be used for analyzing the Facts.
depends on data availability and on the key performance indicators of the business
When?
Where?
What?
Who?
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What Are PowerCubes?
PowerCubes:
are created by Transformer
organize data into selected business perspectives or dimensions.
Job Groups
Performance
Time
Status
Salaries
Indicators
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9. Multidimensional Analysis
When analyzing your business, you want to explore measures across several dimensions.
When?
Who is Selling?
What Product?
Where?
How Much?
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10. An Introduction to PowerPlay
How Does PowerPlay Deliver BI?
What Are PowerCubes?
PowerPlay Components
PowerPlay Application Development Process
PowerPlay Navigation

11. How Does PowerPlay Deliver BI?
Powerplay Transformer combines all of the data into a summarized format called a PowerCube.
The PowerCube structures data into a multi-dimensional format.
Every decision-maker uses data organized into various reports
Power Cube
Product Revenue Reports
by Quarter
by Channel
by Customer Type
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PowerPlay Components
PowerPlay includes the following components:
Transformer defines the PowerPlay application and creates the PowerCube. (*.MDC)
PowerPlay accesses the PowerCube to give you the ability to explore your business information quickly and to build powerful customized reports.(*.PPR)
Portfolio helps distribute your reports in an interactive, easy-to-use briefing book format.
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13. PowerPlay Application Development Process
Obtain the
required data
Plan measures
and dimensions
Develop the PowerPlay model
Create the PowerCube
Explore the PowerCube data using PowerPlay
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Dimension Line
The Dimension Line:
represents the various aspects of your business
contains a series of folders of all the available dimensions and measures.
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Dimension Viewer
Use the Dimension Viewer to see a hierarchical organization of dimensions and categories in your cube.
Dimension
= Locations
Level 1 = states
Category = CA
Toolbox
Level 2 = cities
Category = San Diego
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Levels and Categories
Data is organized into dimensions and stored in a hierarchy of levels.
A category is a data item that exists in a level.
Locations Dimension
Europe
Germany
Far East
Americas
Belgium
France
Level = Region
Level = Country
...
Categories
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Explorer Report
To explore and analyze your data, you can:
create a new report from a cube
open a .ppr file.
The default display contains:
the first two dimensions in the rows and columns
the values for the first measure.
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Reporter Report
A Reporter report provides you with:
flexibility over the content of your report
a blank report to which you add the categories you want to analyze.
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19. Tools for Data Investigation.
Various Tools For Investigation
Additional ways of Investigating the Data

20. Various Tools For Investigation
Drill-Down and Drill-Up.
Drilling down or up is a specific analytical technique whereby the user navigates among levels of data
Slice & Dice Slice and dice allows you to change and arrange dimensions in a report, which provides a different perspective on your data.
Changing Displays By changing the display you can see trends and relationships in a graphic.
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Drill Down and Drill Up
Explorer
Before
Drill Down
After
Drill Down
Drill Up
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Slice and Dice
Slice and dice allows you to change and arrange dimensions in a report, which provides a different perspective on your data.
You can slice and dice by dragging a new dimension folder into the display.
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Change Displays
By changing the display you can see trends and
relationships in
a graphic.
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24. Various Tools For Investigation
Using Alternative Drill-Downs.
Special Categories.
Replace Rows and Columns.
Swap Rows and Columns.
Explanation Window.
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25. Alternate Drill Down and Drill Up Paths
Alternate drill paths:
provide you with additional perspectives on your business
are set up by the Administrator
are easily identified from the Dimension Line and Dimension Viewer.
Alternate Path
Primary Path
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26. Using Special Categories
are used to compare trends
provide an alternate organizations of the data.
Lee Chan
North America
Europe
Far East
Charles Loo Nam
New Reps
Region
Hari Krain
Special Category
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27. Analyzing Data Rank and sort data Filter data using different methods
Add layers
Use measures and multiple measures.
Nesting and Formatting.
Using Charts.

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Rank Data
Rank categories by their value in a specific row or column.
See interesting trends like top selling Tents.
By default:
ranked data is sorted
data is re-ranked as you drill or slice and dice.
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Sort Data
Sorting data:
arranges categories in alphabetical or numeric order
finds products or customers quickly and easily.
Alphabetical
Numeric
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30. Filter Data Using the Dimension Line
Filtering creates focused reports that show you the exact level of information desired in each dimension.
You can filter your report to focus on a particular location.
The Dimension Line displays the filters in use.
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31. Filter Data Using the Dimension Viewer
You can filter data by clicking the Filter button.
The Dimension Viewer displays the hierarchical position of the filtered category.
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Layer Data
Add layers to a report as a third set of dimension categories.
Drag a dimension folder to the Layer target.
Locations Layer 4 of 4
North America Layer 3 of 4
Europe Layer 2 of 4
Far East Layer 1 of 4
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Suppress Zeros
Remove any zero value categories from the report to focus only on positive outcomes.
Suppress zeros, rows, and columns
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34. Show Values as Percentages
Display the values in your report as a percentage of various totals.
Percentage of Row Total
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Change Measures
Use the Measures folder to change the key performance indicator of a report.
By default, the values in a new report are based on the first measure in the measure list.
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Multiple Measures
Display multiple measures to examine differences between them.
Show multiple measures in the rows, columns, or layers.
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What is Nesting ?
Nesting is the introduction of another level to:
provide additional information within the crosstab
increase the perspective of your exploration.
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38. Create a Nested Crosstab
Drop zones are located in the crosstab label areas of both rows and columns.
Inserting a first-level column nested category
Select an item and then drag
Inserting a first-level row nested category
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39. Select Nested Categories
When you select a nested category, all occurrences of that category within the report are selected.
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Layout Options
PowerPlay gives you three layout options to choose from:
Standard
Indented 1
Indented 2
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41. Add Titles, Headers, and Footers
To customize titles, headers, and footers:
insert an item from the Insert menu
cut and paste to and from the clipboard
apply various font styles to text.
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View Your Report
There are three different views of the crosstab.
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43. Report Building with PowerPlay
Reporter and Explorer Differences – An Overview
Reporter Mode Features

44. Reporter and Explorer Differences - an Overview
Area of Difference
Reporter
Explorer
Completely freeform
and flexible
Has uniform structure
Structure
Calculations
Can be added
Cannot be added
Drilling Adds Categories to the Report
Drilling Replaces Categories in the Report.
Drilling
Appends categories
to the report
Replaces categories
in the report
Data Exploration
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45. Reporter Mode Features
Dimension Viewer Basics.
Next and Lowest Level Children Of…
Drilling Down in Reporter.
Slicing and Dicing in Reporter.
Deleting Categories in Reporter.
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46. Dimension Viewer Basics
toolbox
Create subset
definition buttons
Dimension
Viewer
Next and Lowest
level children of
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47. Next and Lowest Level Children Of
Control the level of detail when adding categories to the report.
Next Level Children Of (Locations)
Lowest Level Children Of (Locations)
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48. Drilling Down in Reporter
During drilldown the other Data is not Hidden
Before
drill down
Unchanged
After
drill down
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49. Slicing and Dicing in Reporter
Adds Categories into the Report and doesn’t hide Categories.
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50. Deleting Categories in Reporter
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51. Advanced Concepts in Report Building
Including Calculations.
Adding Values to the Report.
Standard Reports.
Automating and Distributing Reports.

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Calculations
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53. Working with Calculations
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54. Calculated Categories
A category based on a calculation.
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55. Perform Calculations When Adding Categories
Each
Sum of
Average of
Share of
Intersect
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56. Perform Calculations When Adding Categories…
Next level children of
Each
Average of
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57. Introduction to Cognos Powerplay
Custom Exceptions
You can define custom exceptions to quickly see the unusually high and low values in your reports.
This feature helps you to immediately recognize information that may need further exploration.
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Nested Crosstabs
Add nested categories to see another level of information about your business.
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Long Drop Zones
Next level
children of
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Short Drop Zones
Next level
children of
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61. Drilling Down in Nested Crosstabs
Drilling down on a category added using the short drop zone.
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62. Calculations and Nested Crosstabs
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63. Introduction to Cognos Powerplay
Create Nesting Levels
Use the Dimension Viewer toolbox to add nested categories.
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64. What are Standard Reports?
Standard Reports will be used on a recurring basis and provide up-to-date cube data.
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65. What are Subset Definitions?
With a subset definition, you can view up-to-date cube data in a Reporter report.
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66. Creating a Subset From a Subset Definition
A subset definition is added to a report the same way as a category or dimension is added.
Subset
Subset Definition
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67. Changing a Non-Standard to a Standard Report
Because standard reports are created with subsets, any changes to the categories will be updated.
Non-Standard Report
Lowest level children of
Standard Report
Parentage subset definition
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68. Create a Parentage Subset Definition
Create a subset based on levels in a dimension.
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69. Create an Advanced Subset Definition
Create a subset that will meet multiple requirements and restrictions.
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70. The Advanced Subset Dialog Box
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71. Restricting by Parent and Find
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Breaking a Subset
You can break a subset when you don’t need it in a report, but you do not want to delete the subset altogether.
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73. Additional Features
Publish as HTML.
Scheduling reports.

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Publish as HTML
HTML reports can be viewed by anybody who has a web browser.
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75. Publish as HTML Dialog Box
Creating a separate folder for each HTML report will keep all the required files together and make it easy to distribute them.
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Scheduling Reports
You can schedule reports to be run at night or over the weekend.
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