Posts by agoddard
What Are Story Templates in IBM Cognos Analytics and How Do I Use Them to Build Data Narratives?
The new IBM Cognos Analytics Story templates allow business analytics professionals to tell their businesses’ stories by combining Cognos data with pictures, video, charts, graphs, and prompts in a slide based, guided experience that dynamically, intuitively and automatically leads an audience through a tailored presentation.
Read MoreHow Do I Create and Set a Default Custom Login Page in Cognos Analytics 11.0.4+?
Business Case: When using Cognos Analytics V11, there is a default login which is quite nice, but not very brand friendly. The goal of this article is to show you how to go from this generic IBM login theme …. To the customized login screen below… The IBM Cognos Analytics user interface (UI) is built…
Read MoreWhat Do I Do If My Customized Cognos Analytics 11.0.11 Login Page Breaks Access and I Can’t Log In?
Help, I can’t log in now! Business Case: It’s a beautiful Sunday afternoon, and I’ve just read a very interesting QueBIT knowledge base article on how to customize my company’s Cognos Analytics (CA) login page. (See Creating and Setting a Default Login Page for Cognos Analytics 11.0.4+). Wow, what a great idea! I have to…
Read MoreHow Do I Create and Apply a Custom Default Theme in Cognos Analytics 11.0.4+ to Brand My Portal?
Wow, branding on my Cognos Portal! Business Case: When using Cognos Analytics V11, there is a default theme which is quite nice, but not very brand friendly. The goal of this article is to show you how to go from this generic IBM theme …. To the customized portal screen below… As you can…
Read MoreHow Do I Create and Set a Default Welcome Page in Cognos Analytics 11.0.4+?
Wow, branding on my Cognos Portal.. Great Welcome page! Business Case: When using Cognos Analytics V11, there is a default welcome page which is quite nice, but not very brand friendly. The goal of this article is to show you how to go from this generic IBM welcome page …. To the customized welcome…
Read MoreHow Do I Add a Website URL Link to My Cognos Analytics 11.0.4+ Welcome Page?
Wow, now I can add a URL link to my Cognos Analytics (CA) Welcome Page! Business Case: In an earlier QueBIT Knowledge Base article, “Setting a Default Welcome Page in Cognos Analytics 11.0.4+”, you learned how to set up a custom welcome page in CA. In this article, we are going to add a URL…
Read MoreHow Do I Create a Simple Dashboard in Cognos Analytics 11.0.0+ to Visualize My Data?
Let’s get started with Dashboard basics… It’s easy! Business Case: The City of Boston currently utilizes a “311 System”, which enables city residents or city workers to easily report non-emergency issues. Items such as broken streetlights or graffiti can be reported to the proper city services department via mobile phone applications, online, social media or…
Read MoreHow do I Set Planning Analytics for Excel (PAx) Options?
There are various options that apply to Planning Analytics for Excel that are recommended to be reviewed and set. These include the following: Startup Options You can choose your “startup application”. This is nice if your routinely connect to a multiple Planning Analytics environments, but prefer one as your “default”. To do this, click on the…
Read MoreHow to Publish & Share Planning Analytics for Excel (PAx) Reports
Publishing reports from PAx (Planning Analytics for Excel) is accomplished in exactly the same way as when using Perspectives/TM1Web and only TM1 Admin level users can publish reports. To share your PAx report, you click on the PAx Publish icon: This opens the Publish dialog (shown below). Here you can…
Read MoreHow Do I Build Interactive Dashboards in Cognos Analytics 11.0.0+ to Explore Data with Multiple Visualizations?
Let’s add additional visualizations and create an interactive workspace. In my last knowledge base article, “Creating a Simple Dashboard in Cognos Analytics 11.0.0+”, I covered how to easily create a single visualization depicting a key performance indicator (KPI). Taking this a step further, this article will show you how to add multiple visualizations to create…
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