Cognos Analytics v11 delivers ease of use for the business without compromising IT functionality.
- Redefined consumption experience for any device
- Accelerated business modeling and performance
- Redefined report authoring and analysis
Completely re-designed end user experience! Dramatically increase productivity for departmental and enterprise reporting.
Portal – Welcome Screen
- Coach Marks to guide users
- Find Content
Content Management
- New sliding panels for easy navigation
- Maintains folder security specifications from Cognos 10
- Create folder, sort, copy, move, change properties and more
Schedules and Subscriptions
- All Schedules are maintained
- Users can now subscribe to reports
- The report is delivered to their Notification Center on a schedule.
Simplification of the Studios
The number of studios have been reduced for simplicity, the only objects are now:
- Reports
- Dashboards
- Data Modules
IBM recommends to create new content using new tools
“Wait ~ Where are my Studios?”
Companion applications are still available for existing customers
- Cognos 10 Studios
- My Inbox
- Drill-Through Definitions
- My Watch Items
Currently, a Dashboard created in Cognos Workspace is still available and it will open in a new browser tab. However, the “Do More” button has been removed (announced for depreciation).
Data, Metadata and Queries
Status quo for:
- Framework Manager, models and packages (CQM/DQM)
- Exeption: No CQM support ofr TM1, Essbase, SAP BW, Microsoft Analysis Services
- Dynamic Cube and Cube Designer
- Powerplay and Transformer
Manage
- Basic administration capabilities
- Targeted at the departmental admin
- Links to Cognos Administration for Administrators
- Perform a subset tasks that are in Cognos Administration
“Wait ~ There’s More..?”
Dashboard Highlights
Modeling Highlights
Storytelling
Theming
Free eBook Download
In the eBook “Having a Conversation with Data”, learn what the current BI infrastructure has been and associated challenges with the traditional approach. How important the user experience is in order to best maximize data’s value (think visualizations!!) to your organization and how to gain a competitive advantage with modern analytics platforms.
