Cognos Interview Questions
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What is diffence between query calculation and layout calculation?

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we have a column of int/varchar datatype,but when we run the report we should get the date format i.e., suppose date key is a query item consists of data as 20040105,20030503,20060410....... output should be 5 jan 2004,3 may2003,10 apr 2006..........respectively.Can i knnow the answer

IBM,

4 5633

After generating value prompt,when we run the report... then we will get the prompt in the output.. Along with that prompt we will get diff types of symbols highlited......How can we hide those symbols?

IBM,

1 3957

After applying date prompt and when we run the report we fet from date and todate prompts..so when we enter todate

IBM,

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How can I change reports to another package???

IBM,

3 5930

1.How to apply sorting to Crosstab report? If so please give me example? 2.How to create Report level Joins?explain with example?

Cognizant,

2 7212

how to create relationship between emp and salgrade tables in frameworkmanager?

TCS,

1 4141

what is the use of layout component reference

Satyam,

3 14545

what is the difference between group span and level span

Satyam,

1 9320

how many notations are posible(cordinolity)are there in between two tables(one is fact and another is dimension)pls give me a example pls.

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hi my name is siraj i want to know cognos queriy language

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how to find the rank in report studio? i need steps for this question.

2 5035

Re: hi,dis is Hari.I'm searhing on cognos.1 want realtime scenarios with solutions.persons having hands on experience in real time plz help me out. my mail-id is shankerhari17@yahoo.com, hope u will respond as soon as possible. thank u in advance

Satyam,

1637

what is alias what is shortcut what ia alias shortcut and diff among them if u know explain clearly

TCS,

2 13355

what is conditional query subject and example

TCS,

2 5375


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How to a create header dynamically in a crosstab report in cognos 8.1?

1968


how many notations are posible(cordinolity)are there in between two tables(one is fact and another is dimension)pls give me a example pls.

1462


How can we Maintain the Cube Security by Category level and Dimension level ?

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1)diff between shortcut-key and alias table? 2)what is unit testing? 3)what is scorecard?

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What is defined as Cognos Impromptu?

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i have taken quantity on ANx-axis & months on y-axis(months r not in oreder )when i run the reoprt i need months in proper order .how can i do this ?

1529


how to explain tne project at the time of interview? where to start and how to end? plz explain in detail thax in advance

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What is zero-foot print?

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What is a Folder?

650


what is the use of backward drilling in cognos 8?is it possible?whats the uws of it?

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What is model?

537


What are the two types of framework manager?

654


Can we test the report other than manual testing?

1635


where you can save the report net documentation in our local system?

605


I have 7500 rows. I need all rows in single reports. Which type of prompt we have used retrieving all rows and show in a report? We have dynamical queries q1, q2, q3, q4, q5. If customer selects the particular, query that only show in execution report. In case it may more then one, how do you execute the particular query item in report page? What are the difference bt OLDP and OLAP?

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