Course Outline
1. Introduction to IBM Cognos Planning Analyst
- Examine the components of the IBM Cognos Planning solution
- Discuss libraries, D Lists, D Cubes, and D Links
- Create libraries
2. Create D Lists and D Cubes
- Manually create D Lists
- Import D List items from external sources
- Modify D Lists
- Build D Cubes
3. Load Data
- Determine what can be used as source data
- Create file maps to assist in loading data
- Load data from an external source into a D Cube
- Load data from one D Cube to another
4. Introduction to IBM Cognos Planning Contributor Administration
- Review IBM Cognos Performance Management (PM) Solution
- Identify IBM Cognos Planning and its components
- Identify IBM Cognos BI and its components
- Examine the IBM Cognos Planning architecture
- Examine IBM Cognos Planning Contributor and its components
- Examine the development process for the Planning Contributor solution
5. Build an IBM Cognos Planning Contributor Application
- Examine best practices for building the underlying IBM Cognos Planning Analyst model
- Configure IBM Cognos Planning Administrator
- Create a Planning Contributor application using the Application wizard Specify navigation, orientation, and application settings
- Import the e.List and rights
- Run Go to Production and preview a Planning Contributor application
6. Manage Workflow and Web Application Activities
- Access the application in IBM Cognos Connection
- Examine the user roles and workflow states
- Create annotations
- Attach documents to Planning Contributor application items
- View and delete commentary
- Bounce users from the application
- Work offline