1. Introduction to Business Reporting Using IBM Cognos

2. Housekeeping Cell Phones Facilities –Restrooms –Emergency Assembly Area Breaks

3. Business Reporting using Cognos Course Goal This 3 hour presentation will introduce Cognos, its functionality, how to run NMSU standard reports and review ad hoc capabilities of Cognos.

4. Agenda Cognos Connection (Web Portal) Introduce terms & information Introduce navigation options Review standard NMSU reports Review options available to save standard reports Review various save formats Introduce how to schedule a report

5. Course Objectives Navigate Cognos Identify terms Run standard NMSU reports Save reports Run filtered report in Query Studio Schedule a report

6. Cognos Cognos a web application tool Houses NMSU developed reports Provides tools for working with filtered reports Cognos Connection – Portal gives access to NMSU developed reports and other tools –Query Studio – allows for creating simple detail list reports by dragging and dropping (ad hoc Operational Reports)

7. Need HELP!  Send an email to cognos_help@nmsu.edu or  Call ICT Help Desk 646-1840

8. Cognos Hands-on

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