1. Query Studio
Cognos 8 BI

2. Objectives In this module we will examine:
formatting and conditional formatting
combining filters
applying templates
using dimensionally modeled data

3. Formatting and Conditional Formatting
Formatting includes
fonts, alignment, colors and borders that can be applied to
titles, subtitles, filter text, sections, column headings, data, summary titles, summary values and footers
Conditional formatting includes
font and colors that can be applied to
data in list or crosstab reports

4. Combining Filters
Create Boolean filters

5. Applying Templates Authored in Report Studio
New object type in Cognos Connection
Note: Report Studio report creation based on Query Studio templates is not supported.
Page header/footer
CSS Styles to customize lists, crosstabs, and charts
Applied in Query Studio
Can change templates

6. Using Dimensionally Modeled Data
Dimensional means dimensionally modeled
OLAP cubes
RDBMS with dimensional Framework Manager model
Level based interaction
Can drill up/down in Query Studio
Or, save reports and drill in Report Viewer

7. Workshop 1
Formatting and Conditional Formatting

8. Workshop 2
Combining Filters

9. Workshop 3
Applying Templates

10. Workshop 4
Using Dimensionally Modeled Data

11. Summary In this module we examined:
formatting and conditional formatting
combining filters
applying templates
using dimensionally modeled data