Answer / amar

Database functions nothing but Sql functions

Report functions nothing but Cognos functions.

While creating reports, Instead of cognos functions use sql
functions at Maximum. Because performance..

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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What is dtm?

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What is meant by report studio short cut?

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What is the difference between macro & Parameter

1 Answers   IBM,

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What is the function of model design accelerator?

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i am having a table having name cust_employee.i use this table in my model after i published that to cognos connection .i generate some reports. after that in my data base cust_employee table is changed to cust_emp.how can i get this table into my report.i again import and published means its time consuming,in simple how can get the changed table in to my model pls pls ans me....

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How to join multiple db in catalog?

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I need your kind support. I have more than 6yrs of exp in s/w industry. I have worked on some DW technologies which are out dated. For almost 1 year I was on bench.During this bench period I learnt cognos on my own using online docs. Hence I am alligned to a project few months ago to work on cognos. Unfortunately after joining this project I did not get opportunity to work on cognos. I am working on different things apart from cognos. I should get job in another company. Otherwise I am gone. I am confident enough to get job on Cognos in another company. Please let me know is it possible to work on Cognos at lead position (as my current position is at lead level) without having real time experience. Your response is highly appreciated and I will be grateful to you. Thanks in advance Ganesh

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What is architectue of Cognos 8

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I have tables like tableA&tableB,in tableB columns(sno,month,netrevenue,year),by using both the tables we hava to create list columns like(country,month,net revenue)when i run the report if my retrevenue'0'this plasa i want to display'NULL'

2 Answers   Cap Gemini,

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please please give me some banking calculations in framework manager.

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What is Correlated sub-query? Please explain

1 Answers   Target,

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