Repeat Crosstab Labels in CSV
Details on how to modify the Report Service and Batch Report Service to change the generation of CSV output files to include an instance of the row or column labels for each column rather than one label per set of child rows or child columns.

Report Makeovers
This document goes over some of the techinques that can be applied to help perform report makeovers. It offers guidlines for creating layout templates and the use of fonts

Cognos 8 BI - Report Authoring Part 1
a two-day, instructor-led course that covers an introduction to Cognos Connection, report management through Cognos Connection, basic and intermediate report building techniques, and ways of enhancing, customizing, and managing professional reports in Report Studio. Attendees will learn the report building process and participate in hands-on demos and workshops that illustrate key concepts while learning how to use the product.

Cognos BI Report Migration Offshore Service
Meet your report migration requirements in the most cost-effective, accelerated manner possible. Through a combination of onshore and offshore consulting services, Cognos delivers a high quality offering with lower blended hourly cost.

Cognos BI Implementation Roadmap
Part of the Congos Solutions Implementation Methodology, this roadmap is your step-by-step guide for completing a successful BI implementation.

Report Design and Makeovers
Need some quick tips and best practices on how to create attractive yet informative reports? Attend this Web seminar and learn techniques that can be applied to either Impromptu or Report Studio to create readable and interesting reports. Learn how to apply layout rules, what questions to ask to make a report more informative, and tips for being more productive with Report Studio.

How to Sort a Report Based on a Column Selected by User
Have you ever wanted to dynamically sort your report based on one of the columns in your report? You can achieve this by adding a data item to the query and assigning it a query item at run time, using a prompt.

Regent Medical: Best Practices for Creating Sophisticated Business Reports
This Cognos customer led Web seminar will show how Regent Medical went from a manual process of extracting and formatting data to sophisticated business reports with Cognos ReportNet created in a fraction of the time. Based on one of the most popular sessions at the June 2005 Cognos Forum, in this session you will learn how the BI experts at Regent Medical saved 300 hours of report preparation time by implementing ReportNet. You will learn best practices for automating the process of creating, bursting and emailing business reports to field reps with no manual intervention.

How to Group a Column in a Report Using SDK
This technique will demonstrate how to group a column in a report using SDK in Cognos ReportNet 1.1 or Cognos 8 BI.

Cognos ReportNet - Report Design Technical Tips & Techniques
Is Report Design part of your responsibilities? Join us for this web seminar and learn the Cognos best practices for Report Building using Cognos products. Specifically, gain enhanced understanding of overcoming common roadblocks for efficient design, including; Impromptu practices that are incompatible with ReportNet, local performance issues with cross-product queries, splitting and merging cells to ensure accurate layouts, and more.

New Release in Action (Cognos Series 7, Version 4)
This on demand webinar will show you the highlights of the newly released Series 7, Version 4 (7.4) in action. Note, this seminar will be a refresher for customers who attended "What's New in Series 7 Version 4" sessions at Cognos Forum in June, 2006 and will provide a look at the new Series 7 BI capabilities for those who did not.

Cognos 8 Scorecarding for ReportNet Customers
This event will demonstrate how Cognos 8 Scorecarding is a natural extension to your Cognos Reporting applications. You will learn: how to embed live Cognos BI (reports, dashboards, analysis, etc.) in your scorecard, how to create and track key initiatives to improve performance and how to set up a "watchlist" that enables users to quickly set up alerts on their own.

Cognos Series 7 Version 4 Preview
Learn about Cognos' ongoing commitment to Series 7 and how this relates to the Cognos 8 product line. Understand the timeline for the next major release of Series 7, Version 4 (7.4) and see a few of the highlights that are planned for this release. Learn how and when to sign-up to participate in the beta testing of Series 7 Version 4.

Setting Number of Rows per Page for All Reports
The "Rows per Page" option is an attribute of the crosstab or report so traditionally a standard cannot be set globally, for all the reports. The following is a technique that allows a report author to set a standard number of rows per page on all reports.

Resizing the Search and Select prompt height in Cognos 8
The standard Search and Select prompt list box has a height of nine lines. This technique allows you to adjust the height to a user-defined value.

Beautiful Reports, Better Decisions
It may be unwelcome news for report authors struggling with data and keeping up with demand, but there's an emerging issue in business intelligence that's going to make their jobs even busier: the importance of proper data presentation.

How to Freeze Column Headers When Scrolling
Using the simple technique of adding blocks and text items to your report, in just a few clicks your report view will never be without that all-important 'context' again.

Swap Rows and Columns in Report Viewer
This technique describes how to create a report that allows end users to swap rows and columns in Report Viewer. The technique uses two calculated data items that take the value of the row or column based on a user's selection.

Changing Fonts in Cognos ReportNet
This fast and error free technique changes the font in your entire report without touching each of the cells in Cognos ReportNet. This example was created using Cognos ReportNet Version 1.1 MR2.

Show More Content in a Report with Layering
Some reports need to show many different list reports or a combination of list reports, cross tabs and graphs. A great way to show a lot of content in an easy to read and aesthetically pleasing way is with layering. This means that certain content is only shown when needed, with the click of a button.

Close, Consolidate, and Report
This Blueprint helps companies quickly address gaps and weaknesses in the financial close process, make focused investments, and optimize the use of technology.

Group Consolidation and Corporate Reporting
This Blueprint streamlines the close, consolidate, and reporting process. It keeps reporting numbers for European IFRS in one place, in the same format, for faster, more reliable management and regulatory reporting.

Best Practices in Data Visualization: Visual Communication: Core Design Principles for Displaying Quantitative Information
Read the first of three original white papers by renowned data visualization expert Stephen Few. Discover the link between visual perception and understanding, and learn practical techniques you can use to communicate your data more clearly.

Visual Pattern Recognition: Meaningful Patterns in Quantitative Business Information
In the second of our series of original white papers, data visualization expert and educator Stephen Few examines the patterns and relationships common in most business reports (rank, part-to-whole, deviation, correlation, etc.) and provides practical guidelines for communicating these relationships effectively using points, lines, and bars. A richly illustrated and detailed work.

Beautiful reports, better decisions

Meaningful design for more effective dashboards

Cognos 8 BI Introduction to Report Authoring CBT
CBT covers an introduction to Cognos Connection, basic report building techniques, and how to enhance, customize, and manage professional reports in Report Studio.