Answer / kumar

1. check the governor settings.

2.Avoid using 'NOT' function in the query

3.Avoid using more no:of filters, complex calculations and
complex reports.

4.Move all the calculations and filter conditions from
report level to FM level.

5.Check the client server balancing

6. check the table qualifying and weighting

Answer / venkat m

turn of automatic summaraize and group for tabular model
processing database it is more faster than limited local process
write simple case statemants
set sorting a field either at the tabular model level or
query level but not both
use cognos functions equivalent functions in database
use facts in the report directly donot create shortcurts for
facts under query
use page breaks instead of sectioned

Answer / arkchowdary

-----------Improve the performance of the Report-----------

By GovernerSettings we will improve the performance.

By reducing the filters and by reducing the joins.
making the report more simple can improve the performance
of the report

Answer / g

By reducing the filters and by reducing the joins.
making the report more simple can improve the performance
of the report

If we run a report, that has 2 pages, i want to display one page in HTML format and another page wil display in pdf format. What is the procedure?

2 Answers   IBM, Polaris,

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Can i apply drill through on master detail relationship report?

2 Answers   TCS,

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how many types of formats you can run a report using cognos?

4 Answers   HCL,

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first of all i want say thanks to Zilanibasha, As u said that now these days Cirtification in cognos8 is only possible. Will u like to tell me in detail How i apply for cirtification As i m very much Interested.

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Part 1 : Cognos 1.What are the technologies that are used in cognos? 2.What are complex reports? 3.What is page break? 4.What is layout component? 5.How do you use extract function? 6.What is the use of Crosstab space? 7.What is Rank()? 8.What is the use of Query calculation and layout calculation? 9.What is Slicer and Dicer? 10.How can you create users in Cognos? 11.What is last child member? 12.What is the use of Conditional blocks? 13.What is Conditional Formatting? 14.What is group span? 15.In which types of reports does the page breaks applicable? Is it applicable in excel reports? 16.I want to show a up arrow and down arrow image in cross tab report, if the revenue is > 5000 (up arrow) and if <5000 (down arrow)? How will you achieve this? 17.What are types of Filters in RS? What is Summary Filter and Detail Filter? 18.What is Cast Function? 19.How will you create prompts for the example like this : In a single report I want a) List report (Need a prompt for this) b) Crosstab report (Need a separate prompt for this) c) Chart ()(Need a separate prompt for this) Part II : Framework Manager (FM) 1. What is Determinant in FM? 2. What is Cardinality? 3. What are the types of filters used in FM? 4. Can we create cubes with Relational Data sources? 5. What is Aliasing and Shortcut? 6. What is Session Parameter & Parameter Maps? 7. How many types of securities that we have in FM? 8. What is Data Security in FM? Part III : Data warehousing 1.What are various types of Schemas? 2.What is Star Schema and Snow Flow Schema? Difference between both? 3.What is surrogate key? Part IV : Databases 1.What are NVL Functions? 2.What is left outer join? Give an Example? 3.Can we straightaway use the tables that we have in the database instead of creating the package’s FM and making use of them, through Report Studio (RS)?

2 Answers   Satyam,

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These are the questions asking in many interviews, so pls help me,,, How did you get requirements from the client? How did you send reports to the client? How did you interact with your client? I mean through e- mail or phone or in any other way?

6 Answers   IBM, Logica CMG,

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in single column there is india and malaysia and uk canada and dubai,saudi.ok i need using valuable prompt i select asian country will be display india malaysia and i will select eurobe country only display uk canada.pls tell me any how do set this concept using valuable prompt

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Hi I need real time senarios and how to explain project in the interview pls let me know my email id m.n.prathyusha@gmail.com.Please help me out with this pls pls pls muthireddi@gmail.com

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Can anyone give me the url for cognos forum which is similar to forumtopics.com/busobj for business objects?

0 Answers   IBM,

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hi, i am Having 2 Reports one list report,one crosstab report if i put 2 querys for 2 reports which query will execute first?if i put same query for both 2 which report i will Get?pls pls pls Explain me...

1 Answers   IBM,

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what is log in cognos?

0 Answers   IBM,

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Can the expiration parameter of 365 in the cognos 8 configuration how to increase common symmetric key lifetime in days

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