Cognos Reporting Resources

Cognos General Reporting Links

  • Business Intelligence (BICC) Website
  • Cognos Scheduler Best Practices Guide
  • Cognos Scheduler Policies and Procedures
  • Data Cookbook Enterprise Metadata
  • Data Digest
  • Data Governance (IDA+A) Website
  • Information on Cognos Output Options

Cognos Reference Documents for All Users

  • Best Practices for Cognos Content Management
  • Chrome Browser Settings
  • Creating a Report View
  • My Schedules and Subscriptions
  • Renewing Cognos Credentials after Network Password Change
  • Transfer Ownership of a Schedule
  • Using Jobs to Schedule Multiple Entries
  • Workaround for Editing Prompt Values

Cognos Report Authors

  • Authoring Overview (11.1.7)
  • Basic List Report - Demo
  • Best Practices for Authoring Cognos Reports
  • Best Practices for Troubleshooting Cognos Report Issues
  • Boiler Insight Query Performance Tips
  • Business Intelligence Webpage for Authors
  • Cardinality Examples when Joining Queries in Authoring
  • Cognos Functional Issues & Fixes - Report Authors
  • Cognos Report Standards
  • Highlight Condition to Alternate Lines - Business Version
  • Highlight Condition to Alternate Lines - Student Version
  • New Features Security Best Practices

PWL (West Lafayette) Links

Boiler Insight

  • Boiler Insight Enhancements
  • Cognos Tool Training Registration
  • Data Mart Access and Role Assignment
  • HCM Data Field Crosswalk
  • Steps for Reviewing Boiler Insight Roles

DSS Employee/Financial Metadata (Legacy)

  • DSS Employee Metadata (Bumer)
  • DSS Financial Metadata (Bumer)

Student Links

  • EMAR - ODS Data Freeze Calendar
  • ODS Academic Period Compare Function Document
  • ODS Academic Period Current Function Document
  • ODS Metadata (Purdue Account Required)
  • Student Applications Role Request
  • Student Metadata for Cognos
  • Validated to Standard Content Crosswalk

Student Data and Tool Training

  • Cognos Tool Training Registration
  • (NEW) Self-Service Student Reporting Data
  • (NEW) Student Data Training Videos

DSS Student Metadata (Legacy)

  • DSS Student Metadata (Bumer)

CIP Reporting Information

  • CIP-Data Digest Application Admit Matric Differences
  • CIP-Data Digest Enrollment Differences
  • New Academic CIP Data

PFW (Fort Wayne) Links

  • Cognos Report Request Form
  • Cognoise Forum
  • ODS Metadata for PROD (Purdue Account Required)

PNW (Northwest) Links

  • Accessing Cognos 11
  • Cognos 11.2.1 General Overview
  • Cognos 11.2.1 Navigation

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