BrightStar Partners offers comprehensive Cognos training services to ensure your organization has the knowledge to effectively deploy and use the Cognos BI suite of technology. This training can be conducted onsite at your location for class sizes up to 12 students and includes all applicable training materials and workshops. In addition, you can choose to customize the course to your data, providing even greater value to your audience.
Below is an outline of the current training courses we offer. If you are in need of specialized courses or any specific customizations, please let us know and we can make arrangements.
Please contact Neil Morgan at nmorgan@brightstarpartners.com for further information.
Class Outlines |
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| Class Name | Overview |
Class Length |
Cognos Framework Manager |
This course covers the basic and intermediate functions and best practices for building and deploying Cognos Framework Manager models and packages. Topics include such as creating a project, importing and creating metadata layers, creating calculations and filters, and publishing packages. The course format includes lecture, instructor-led exercises and independent workshops. | 2 days |
Practical Guide to Cognos Administration |
This course covers what Cognos Administrators need to know to tune and maintain Cognos 8 environments. Topics include: architecture, monitoring system load and activity, analyzing log files, performance tuning, security, servers and networks, advanced routing options, etc. | 2 days |
Cognos 8 Report Studio |
This course introduces basic and intermediate reporting techniques with IBM Cognos’ Report Studio. Basic topics include Cognos Connection, designing simple queries, charts, grouping, filters, prompts, calculations and more. Intermediate topics include formatting, conditional formatting, multi-query reports, drill through reports and more. The course format includes lecture, instructor-led exercises and independent workshops. | 2 days |
Cognos 8 Advanced Report Studio |
This course provides advanced techniques with IBM Cognos’® Report Studio. Topics include the Query Explorer, bursting reports, advanced prompting, drill throughs, importing and exporting XML, and more. The course format includes lecture, instructor-led exercises and independent workshops. |
2 days |
Cognos 8 Analysis Studio |
This course introduces analytical techniques with IBM Cognos’® Analysis Studio. Topics include Cognos Connection, changing rows, columns and measures; filters, drill down, charts, nesting, and advanced techniques. The course format includes lecture, instructor-led exercises and independent workshops. |
1 day |
Cognos 8 Query Studio |
This course introduces basic querying techniques with IBM Cognos’® Query Studio. Topics include Studios, Cognos Connection, designing simple queries, grouping, filters, prompts, charts, calculations, formatting reports, conditional formatting running reports, and more. The course format includes lecture, instructor-led exercises and independent workshops. |
1 day |
Cognos 8.4 PowerPlay Studio |
This course introduces analytical techniques with IBM Cognos’® PowerPlay Studio. Topics include Cognos Connection, changing rows, columns and measures; filters, drill down, charts, nesting, calculations and advanced techniques. The course format includes lecture, instructor-led exercises and independent workshops. |
1 day |
Cognos PowerPlay Transformer |
This course introduces techniques for designing, creating and maintaining models and cubes using Cognos’® PowerPlay Transformer. The course format includes lecture, instructor-led exercises and independent workshops. |
2 days |
