IBM Cognos Reporting & Business Intelligence
Reporting is a key capability within IBM Cognos Business Intelligence that gives you access to a complete list of self-serve report types, is adaptable to any data source, and operates from a single metadata layer for a variety of benefits such as multilingual reporting, ad hoc query, scheduling and bursting.
Reporting provides for both the ad-hoc casual business user and the advanced reporting author who needs to develop complex reports or dashboards by providing separate authoring environments so that users are presented with the appropriate functionality to the task they wish to undertake.
Key Benefits
- One solution for all enterprise reporting and dashboard requirements.
- Self-service reporting enables business users to get the information they need quickly and easily without relying on IT.
- Author once, access anywhere enables IT to create a single report that users can access on multiple devices, in 25+ languages, in multiple formats, and in other applications and processes.
- Report lifecycle enables collaboration between business and IT by enabling the sharing of queries and reports
Key Capabilities
- Create and modify reports with flexible zone-based layout that automatically adjusts to fit different elements and objects
- Author and work with all report types and expand the base of potential users for each report
- Create and deploy a single report that can be executed across multiple languages
- Build report templates that include standard report objects, queries, and layouts
- Flexible distribution methods: scheduled, event-driven, centralized Web-based access, email, application integration, Microsoft Office support
- Adobe PDF, XML, HTML and CSV output types
- Support for Windows, UNIX, and Linux operating systems, including mixed platform deployments.
- SAP-certified BAPI® and iViews, Certified Powered by SAP NetWeaver®.
- Single portal, metadata layer, and point of administration.
- Out-of-the-box integration with IBM WebSphere, SAP, and Plumtree enterprise portals.
Integrates with existing investments in security, applications servers, and other IT infrastructure
