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IBMCognos Analytics11.0.6(R6)Overview
IanClovesAnalyticsClientArchitect
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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