What are some good Cognos tutorials?

Question

i am a data analyst and programmer and i want to learn cognos. i suppose the only way to do it is to either pay 10k for classes or get an internship where i shadow someone who already uses it. does anyone know how i can get a tutorial for cognos and put on my resume that i reasonable understand how to use it?

Answer 1

There are, but you would have to pay for them, ask here if you want some free, maybe the users know:

http://www.tek-tips.com/threadminder.cfm?pid=401

actually I found some free, there are some tutorials here:

http://www.fws.gov/Planning/Training/CognosTutorials.aspx

http://www.geekarticles.com/Cognos

http://www.analysis.uwaterloo.ca/stats/Tutorial/Cognos%20Cube%20Tutorial.pdf

http://www.cognoise.com/main/

http://www.2000trainers.com/tutorials/cognos/

http://www-01.ibm.com/software/data/cognos/library.html

http://www.lixli.com/software-architect/ibm-cognos-powerplay-tutorial.html << look at bottom

293 vids on Youtube also: http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Cognos&amp;search_type=&amp;aq=f

That should get you started...

Answer 2

I think that it may be for the same reasons that there are no tutorial for "Microsoft", you need to be more specific.

cognos cube tutorial

cognos cube tutorial 2

Answer 3

Presumably, you will have the software, otherwise a tutorial will be a little less effective.

There's usually comprehensive documentation in the /c8/webcontent/documentation folder (assuming you're using Cognos 8 BI, not Cognos Express). While not a tutorial, if you give yourself a simple project, i.e., creating a framework against a sample database, publishing the "package" and then creating reports in Report Studio, that will give you a taste of the core Cognos 8 BI package.

With respect to the Cognos OLAP products, it looks like TM1 is the "engine of the future" for Cognos, as it's the OLAP engine driving Cognos Express. I would suggest that you learn TM1 over Cognos PowerPlay, since that's where everything seems to be going. Since IBM is offering Cognos Express for evals off their site, I imagine that there should be some good tutorial docs there as well.

Another note, IBM also offers free "Proof-of-Technology" day sessions to prospective clients on a regular basis. If the company you work for is a serious prospect, an IBM rep can hook you up with an invite.

Answer 4

Checkout http://cognos-tutorials.blogspot.com for detailed overview of Cognos Interfaces and Components.This should help beginners in particular

Answer 5

Hi this is Gourav Atalkar i have done research since past 3 month on cognos 8 BI ,guys who are new to this domain can take help from following guides

http://www.scribd.com/doc/36391248/Cognos-8-BI-Beginner%E2%80%99s-Guide