cognos产品介绍

 

作为一个cognos初学着，面对众多的如此多的产品，难免有眼花缭乱之感，本文就cognos的组件以及随机文档做一个简单的介绍 Cognos产品包含Impromptu、Impromptu Web Reports、PowerPlay、PowerPlay Enterprise Server等多个组件，可根据实际情况安装所需部分组件。 1、Netscape Directory Server 提供LDAP服务，保存访问cognos服务的用户标识及密码，访问cube的signon等信息。如要安装Impromptu Web Reports或PowerPlay Enterprise Server等server端产品，必须安装此产品(或其它提供LDAP服务的产品)，以提供可访问的用户信息。 参考文档： Installation Guide for EP Series 7 Solution (Windows)： Appendix C: Install and Configure Netscape Directory Server with Cognos Defaults 2、Cognos Access Manager Cognos用户管理工具，提供维护LDAP服务中的用户信息的界面。 参考文档：  Access Manager Administrator Guide Chapter 3: Set Up An Authentication Source Chapter 4: Set Up Authentication Data  Access Manager Macro Reference Guide Chapter 2: Objects Chapter 3: Collections Chapter 4: Methods Chapter 5: Properties 3、Cognos Configure Manger Cognos配置信息管理工具。 参考文档：  Configuration Manager User Guide Chapter 1: Configuration Manager Chapter 2: The Windows Graphical User Interface 4、Cognos Impromptu Administrator Cognos报表制作工具，可制作基于数据库查询的各类报表，可以文本，Excel或PDF等多种格式保存。 参考文档：  Impromptu Administrator's Guide： Chapter 2: An Impromptu Tutorial  Mastering Impromptu Reports： Part 1: Advanced Reporting 5、Cognos Impromptu Web Reports Cognos Impromptu报表Web发布及访问工具，让用户可以通过web浏览器访问发布后的impromptu报表。 参考文档：  Installation and Configuration Guide for Windows： Chapter 2: Install Everything on One Computer Chapter 5: Get Started  Report Administrator’s Guide Chapter 2: The Tutorial  Server Administrator’s Guide： Chapter 3: Manage Queues and Reports Chapter 4: Optimize Performance 6、Cognos PowerPlay Cognos报表工具，可制作基于立方体数据源的多维分析报表，支持由transformer、essbase等多种流行工具制作的立方体。报表可保存为ppx、excel或pdf等格式。 参考文档：  Discovering PowerPlay Chapter 2: Essential Skills  PowerPlay User Guide Chapter 4: Explore Dimensions Chapter 5: Explore Measures Chapter 7: Rank and Sort Data in Reports Chapter 9: Perform Calculations Chapter 12: Format Labels and Values 7、Cognos PowerPlay Enterprise Server Cognos PowerPlay报表Web发布及访问工具，让用户可以通过web浏览器访问发布后的PowerPlay报表。 参考文档：  OLAP Server Connection Guide Chapter 2: Connect to Hyperion Essbase and to IBM DB2 OLAP  Cognos Web Portal User Guide Chapter 2: Finding Information Chapter 3: Organizing Information Chapter 4: Sharing Information  Upfront Server Administrator Guide Chapter 1: Upfront Server Administration Chapter 2: Monitor and Configure Upfront Servers Chapter 4: Administer the Upfront Data Store Chapter 5: Upfront Security 8、Cognos PowerPlay Transformer Cognos 立方体制作工具，可根据数据库或文本数据源生成立方体。 参考文档：  Discovering Transformer Chapter 2: Build a Model from an Impromptu Query Definition File Chapter 4: Build a Model Using Multiple Data Sources  Step-by-Step Transformer Chapter 2: Get Your Data into the Model Chapter 3: Map Your Data into Dimensions Chapter 4: Identify the Measures You Want to Analyze Chapter 5: Define and Create PowerCubes Chapter 8: Reference  Transformer for UNIX Chapter 4: Manage the Transformer on UNIX Environment Chapter 5: Run Transformer on UNIX from the Command Line Appendix A: Configuration Checklist for a Client-Server Environment