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Helping Companies Learn From the Past, Manage the
Present and Shape the Future
IBM Cognos 10.2
Report Studio
New Features
February 21, 2013
www.Senturus.com

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This slide deck is part of a recorded webinar.
To view the FREE recording of this entire
presentation and download the slide deck, go to
http://info.senturus.com/2013-02-21-IBM-Cognos-10-2-What-is-New-for-
Report-Authors.html
The Senturus library has over 90 other recorded webinars,
whitepapers, and demonstrations on assorted Cognos and BI topics
which may interest you
Go to the recorded resources

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Agenda
• Welcome and Introduction
• IBM Cognos 10.2 New Features Overview
• Quick Licensing Overview
• Report Studio New Features Demonstrations
• Use the Query Macro Components for advanced
prompting and report-level security
• Examine the open Prompt API Samples
• Upcoming Senturus Training
• Q & A

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Presenters Today
• Jim Frazier, VP of Sales
• Albert Valdez, Director of Education
Services
– 12+ years as a technical trainer, focused on business
intelligence and performance management
– Lifetime CTT+ certification from CompTIA, IBM Cognos
10 Certified

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Who is Senturus ?
• Consulting firm specializing in Corporate Performance
Management
– Business Intelligence
– Tools of the Office of Finance
• Enterprise planning & budgeting
• Consolidate, close, report and file (CCRF)
– San Francisco Business Times Hall of Fame -- Four
consecutive years in Fast 100 list of fastest-growing
private companies in the Bay Area
• Experience
– 13-year focus on performance management
– More than 1,200 projects for 650+ clients
• People
– Business depth combined with technical expertise.
Former CFOs, CIOs, Controllers, Directors...
– DBAs with MBAs
www.Senturus.com 888.601.6010 info@senturus.com

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A few of our 650+ Clients

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IBM Cognos 10.2 New Features
Overview

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IBM Cognos 10.2 Licensing Matrix
BI
Consumer
($946)
BI
Enhanced
Consumer
($1,170)
($400 add)
BI Business
Author
($1,530)
BI Business
Analyst
($1,530)
BI Business
Manager
($1,530)
BI Advanced
Business
Author
($1,780)
BI
Professional
Author
($2,960)
BI
Professional
($3,540)
BI Admin
($14,700)
Cognos BI Capability
Business Insight
(Cognos Workspace)
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Biz Insight
Advanced(Cognos
Workspace Adv)
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Active Reports        
Cognos Search        
Cognos Collaboration        
Query Studio     
Analysis Studio    
Report Studio   
Metric Studio   
Event Studio  
Transformer  
FM Model Development 
IBM Cognos Mobile
*as of 10.1.1*
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Highlights for IBM Cognos 10.2
October, 2012
Workspace User Experience
1. For BOTH Cognos Insight and Cognos Workspace (formerly
Business Insight):
 More interactive visualizations (drilling, filtering on Charts)
 Top/Bottom Filtering, Expand/Collapse, Freeze Headers
 Tabbed Workspaces
2. For Cognos Insight:
 Enhanced Data Import
• Import Directly from Existing Packages
• “Smart” Metadata
• Time Rollups
 More integration with BI
• High-Fidelity Publish (requires TM1)
3. Business Insight Advanced is now Cognos Workspace Advanced

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Highlights for IBM Cognos 10.2
October, 2012
Dynamic Query Mode
1. Expanded Data Sources from Original Release to Include:
 MSAS; SAP Netweaver; IBM DB2 and InfoSphere; SQL Server
2005, 2008, and 2012; IBM Netezza; Oracle 10g, 11g;
Teradata; Salesforce.com; Siebel; SAP R/3;
2. IBM Cognos Dynamic Cubes
 In-memory OLAP cubes the load data directly from relational
data warehouses
 Part of Dynamic Query Mode, leverage 64-bit framework
 Enables OLAP-style analytics over terabytes of warehouse
data
 Leverages in-memory and in-database aggregate awareness
 Modeling is achieved via GUI interface using Cube Designer

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Highlights for IBM Cognos 10.2
October, 2012
Report Studio
1. Access to Macro Functions in the Expression Editor Components
 Easy access to powerful functions, much like what you see in
Framework Manager
 Better control of dynamic security at the report level
 Easier access to advanced Prompt syntax
2. Fully documented and exposed Prompt API
 No longer need to “hack” into source code
 Fully supported
 Samples included with javascript
 Why?
• Set dynamic default prompt values
• Validate prompt values

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Highlights for IBM Cognos 10.2
October, 2012
Report Studio
3. Static Repeater Table Control for Active Reports
 Makes the Repeater Control Interactive
 Supports repeating grids of custom content such as images or
buttons
4. New Export to Excel options
 Standard Excel 2007 now supports 16,384 columns by
1,048,576 rows (requires advanced server configuration)
 Excel 2007 Data
• Lightweight, list only, no formatting to native .xlsx
format

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This slide deck is part of a recorded webinar.
To view the FREE recording of this entire
presentation and download the slide deck, go to
http://info.senturus.com/2013-02-21-IBM-Cognos-10-2-What-is-New-for-
Report-Authors.html
The Senturus library has over 90 other recorded webinars,
whitepapers, and demonstrations on assorted Cognos and BI topics
which may interest you
Go to the recorded resources

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IBM Cognos 10.2 Report Studio
In Action
Demonstrations

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• Demonstrations
– Create an Optional Parameter for use in a Slicer
– Change the Data Item selection based on who is running
the report
– Demonstrate the Prompt API Sample reports
IBM Cognos 10.2 Report Studio

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• Demonstrations
– Create an Optional Parameter for use in a Slicer
– Change the Data Item selection based on who is running
the report
– Demonstrate the Prompt API Sample reports
IBM Cognos 10.2 Report Studio

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• Demonstrations
– Create an Optional Parameter for use in a Slicer
– Change the Data Item selection based on who is running
the report
– Demonstrate the Prompt API Sample reports
IBM Cognos 10.2 Report Studio

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Highlights for IBM Cognos 10.2
October, 2012
Other Compelling New Features
1. Improvements to Mobile
 Push notifications
 Multi-page Report Trickle
 Multi-key Bursted Reports
2. Cognos Configuration Validation utility
3. New Archiving Features
4. Cognos Style Management Utility

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Cognos Training Options
• Upcoming Senturus Public Training Events:
– Wednesday-Thursday, February 27-28, 2013, on-line:
• Beginning/Intermediate Report Authoring with IBM Cognos Report
Studio
– Friday, March 1, 2013, on-line:
• Advanced Report Authoring with IBM Cognos Report Studio
– Thursday, March 7, 2013, on-line:
• Multi-Dimensional Report Authoring with IBM Cognos Report Studio
– Friday, March 8, 2013, on-line:
• Authoring Active Reports with IBM Cognos Report Studio
– Friday, March 15, 2013, on-line:
• Self-Service Authoring with IBM Cognos 10 Business Insight Advanced

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Cognos Training Options
• Upcoming Senturus Public Training Events:
– *NEW* Thursday-Friday, March 21- 22, 2013, on-line:
• OLAP Modeling Dynamic Cubes with IBM Cognos 10.2 Cube
Designer
– Wednesday-Thursday, April 10-11, 2013, on-line:
• Beginning/Intermediate Report Authoring with IBM Cognos Report Studio
– Friday, April 12, 2013, on-line:
• Advanced Report Authoring with IBM Cognos Report Studio
– Wednesday-Thursday, April 18-19, 2013, on-line:
• Metadata Modeling Best Practices with IBM Cognos Framework Manager
– Thursday, May 2, 2013, on-line:
• Multi-Dimensional Report Authoring with IBM Cognos Report Studio
– Friday, May 3, 2013, on-line:
• Authoring Active Reports with IBM Cognos Report Studio

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Cognos Training Options
• Register on-line at
www.senturus.com/training_course_schedule.php
• Give Senturus a chance to deliver a tailored training
solution – you wont’ be sorry!
– Formal, proprietary classroom training delivery
– Fully customized formal classes using your data
– Informal mentoring
– On-site, remote, or a combination
– Hybrid, flexible learning solutions that work for YOU!

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Agenda
• Welcome and Introduction
• IBM Cognos 10.2 New Features Overview
• Quick Licensing Overview
• Report Studio New Features Demonstrations
• Use the Query Macro Components for advanced
prompting and report-level security
• Examine the open Prompt API Samples
• Upcoming Senturus Training
• Q & A

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This slide deck is part of a recorded webinar.
To view the FREE recording of this entire
presentation and download the slide deck, go to
http://info.senturus.com/2013-02-21-IBM-Cognos-10-2-What-is-New-for-
Report-Authors.html
The Senturus library has over 90 other recorded webinars,
whitepapers, and demonstrations on assorted Cognos and BI topics
which may interest you
Go to the recorded resources

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Helping Companies Learn From the Past, Manage the
Present and Shape the Future
www.senturus.com
888-601-6010
info@senturus.com
Copyright 2013 by Senturus, Inc. This entire presentation is
copyrighted and may not be reused or distributed without the written consent of
Senturus, Inc.

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