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IBMCognos Analytics11.0.6(R6)Overview

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Agenda

Cognos Analytics overview

R6 recap

Demo

Q&A

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S E L F - S E R V I C E A N A L Y T I C S

D A T A G O V E R N A N C E

Trends: Intuitive/Immersive User ExperiencesFocus on Analytics & DiscoveryUsers Direct Data Preparation

Trends:Data Governance Business – IT Collaboration

Trends: Operationalizing BI & Analytics

Factors shapingthe future

S M A R T E R , M O R E E M B E D D A B L E A N A L Y T I C S

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D A T A E N G I N E E R

D A T A S C I E N T I S T

S E L F S U F F I C I E N T

B U I L D E R

C I T I Z E NA N A L Y S T

ProvisionGovern

Discover

Store

Operationalize

DetectDiscover

Test

Iterate

Model

BuildConfigure/tailor

Security/Workflow

Test

Maintain

DiscoverAnalyze

Understand

The New Analytics Stack

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Analytics Evolution

Generation One Generation Two Generation NowD E S C R I P T I V E D I A G N O S T I C U N B I A S E D

Query, Reporting and AnalysisOLAP

Enterprise BI

Statement Reporting

Data DiscoverySelf-service

Visualization

Smart Data DiscoveryCognitive query

Storytelling

+ Modernized for skillset

Governed/ungoverned dataDetermine intent & anticipate

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Data to insight to

actionlifecycle

Operational Reports

Data DiscoveryPredictive Analytics

Pattern Analysis

Enhance and Operationalize

Insights

SmarterDecisions

The Data to Insight Lifecycle

Data to Insight to Action Lifecycle

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Cognos Analyticsreleases

• Continuousdeliveryforon-prem andontheCloud• Containsdefectfixesandenhancements• Installsontop,itpreservesyoursettingsandconfig

R2– April2016•Accessibility•AuthoringUIupdates

R1– Feb2016•Viewerenhancements

R3– July2016•Dashboardcalculationsandfilters•MultiplepackagesinReporting•InteractivityinmodelingUI

R7,R8…R5– November2016•FMpackagesindashboards•Mappingandnewvisualizations•Infographicsandnav model•Embedandsharecontent•Portalcustomizations

R4– September2016•Dashboardconditionalhighlighting•Refreshtimerforwidgets•Portalthemingandextensibility•Storytelling

R6– March2017•OLAPsupportinDashboards•Dashboardwidgetconnectivity•Mappingenhancements•Storytellingenhancements•Shortcutsandreportviews

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Make the old new• Direct access to OLAP

packages in Dashboards• Lineage & Business Glossary in

Interactive Viewer• Shortcuts• Advanced Routing Rules for

Uploaded Files and Data Modules

Easier & easier to use• Widget communication control• Change template for a tab or

scene• Enhanced Data Module support

for queries, calculations, filters and drill through

• Enhanced TM1 / Planning Analytics interoperation

See things clearly with Visualization Enhancements• Mapping Enhancements

Make it your own• Custom Folders• Embed/Share directly from

report, saved output and dashboard

• Multi-Tenancy updates• BlueID Support

Communicate Findings through Storytelling• New templates• New animations• Smart naming in pins and

timeline

Highlights– R6

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11.0.6(R6)highlights- Dashboarding

§ Maketheoldnew- AccesstoOLAPFMpackages(DMR,

PowerCubes,TM1,DynamicCubes,Essbasecubes,MSAScubes)

§ AnalyticGesturesandVisualizations- Disconnectingwidgets

- Mappingenhancements

§ Easeofuse- Summariesonnewgridwidget

- Shownav pathsinmetadatatree

- Betterscalingfortextwidgets

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11.0.6(R6)highlights– Dashboarding

Navigationpathsarenowdisplayedinthetree

Sortonstackedorclusteredcharts

Changethetemplate Auto-scalethetext

Filterondatefieldswithblanks

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11.0.6(R6)highlights- Mapping

§ PitneyBowesPolygonsfocusingonmultipleadminboundaries- National:Country- Admin1:States,Provincesetc.- Admin2:Counties,Citiesetc.- Admin3- 5:Precinct,Village,Subarea,

Parish,townships,communesetc.

§ Postalcodesupport§ Newmapstyles§ ‘RefineRegion’dataslottodisambiguatelocations

§ Ambiguousandunrecognizedregionslist

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11.0.6(R6)highlights- Storytelling

§ NewGuidedJourneyTemplates§ Newanimations

- Scale- Zoom- Pivot

§ Pinenhancement- SmartNames- EnhancedFind

§ Timelineenhancements- Changescenetemplate- Orderadjusting- SmartNames

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11.0.6(R6)highlights- Reporting

§ Interactiveviewerimprovements- Performance- LineageandBusinessGlossary- FreezeListcolumnheadings

§ Datamodulesupport- Queryediting- Createcustomcalculations- Parameterizedfilters- Drill-through

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11.0.6(R6)highlights– CoreApp

§ CustomFolders§ ShortcutandCreateReportView§ Embed/Sharereport,savedoutputanddashboard

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11.0.6(R6)highlights– Platform

§ EnhancedsupportforAdvancedRoutingRules- UploadedFileandDataModules

§ NewIBMBlueID Authenticationprovider- AlwaysfederationtoIdentityProvidersthatfollowSAML

2.0specification

§ NewUpgradefeatures- Allowsyoutospecifyfilesthatyouneedtopreserveon

upgrade

§ MultiTenancyinCognosAnalytics- AllowsyoutomanagemultitenancyinCognosAnalytics

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11.0.6(R6)highlights– DataAccess

§ EnhancedTM1/PlanningAnalyticsinteroperation- SupportforRESTconnectionstoPA- SupportforPAhierarchies- SupportforlocalizedPAcubes

§ NewSources- GoogleCloudSQL- GoogleBigQuery

§ NewVersions- ClouderaImpala2.6- Teradata16- ORACLE12C2- SAPHana2- MicrosoftSQLServerAnalysisServices2016- Informix12.10xC8

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Usefullinks

§ MainCognos Analyticspage- http://www.ibm.biz/cognosanalytics

§ Community:- https://www.ibm.com/communities/analytics/cognos-analytics/

§ Freetrial- https://ca-trial.mybluemix.net/

§ Documentation- http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSEP7J_11.0.0/

§ Upgradeguide- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21981350

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IdeasforNextMeeting

§ TentativedateFridayJuly21

§ Cognos Analyticsinthecloud- howtogetstarted/operationalimplications/cost

§ PlanningAnalyticsWorkbench- Whats that!

§ CustomerPresentation!- Drivenbyyou- suggestionswelcome

• Ideas–• dashboards• Storyboards• Coolreports