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Use Schematics for Visual KPIs in Cognos
Schematic visualizations can represent a KPI using a gauge, thermometer, arrow or other recognizable business symbol.
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Create Your Own Cognos Schematic Visualizations
Standard charts do not always match the visual language of a particular business process.
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Restrict Cognos Email Delivery with a Whitelist
Scheduled report distribution can disclose data if recipients are not controlled.
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Apply Filters in Relational Cognos Reports
The same business filter may behave differently depending on where it is applied in the reporting query.
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Build Relative-Time Measures in Three Steps
Measures such as year-to-date, previous year and rolling periods are easier to maintain when their calendar rules are modeled centrally.
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Show Multiple Measures in One Crosstab Cell
Dense management reports sometimes require several KPIs in the same crosstab intersection.
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Accept Multiple Search Terms in a Cognos Prompt
A single search prompt can be more flexible when users need to find several terms at once.
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Build a Box Plot with Standard Cognos Charts
A box plot communicates median, spread and outliers, but the exact visualization may not be available in every report scenario.
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Decide Between Standard and Custom Cognos Visualizations
Custom visualizations add flexibility but also introduce maintenance and version compatibility responsibilities.
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Work with Very Large Cognos Datasets
Large datasets can accelerate repeated analysis, but row counts alone do not determine their usefulness.
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Sort Month Names Correctly in Cognos Charts
Alphabetical sorting is wrong for many chronological categories: April may appear before January.