IBM Cognos Planning: Explore and Contribute to Plans (V8.4/10.1) (eLearning)

NOTE: THIS IS AN ONLINE SELF-PACED COURSE. PLEASE DO NOT MAKE TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS FOR THIS COURSE.
Due to the nature of the enrollment mechanism, you see this course marked as a classroom course. However, this course is delivered as an online self-paced course, and will be available to you 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for a 1-year period from the time of enrollment. There is no instructor for this course. Choose any of the course instances listed under the course schedule to enroll, and you will receive information on how to access the course in 2-3 business days. After the enrollment, you will have access to the course for 1 year. (Please note: once you enroll in this course, you will not be able to unenroll.) Please do not make any travel plans for this class.
This eLearning offering is a Web-based Training (WBT). IBM Cognos WBTs are interactive multimedia modules that are intuitive and instructionally sound. Through visual content and audio, product demonstrations, hands-on learning activities, and simulation-based assessments and quizzes, the modules guide the students to mastering an IBM Cognos application.
Note: The content in this WBT is the same as IBM Cognos Planning: Explore and Contribute to Plans (V8.4) - eLearning.
The IBM Cognos Planning: Explore and Contribute to Plans (V8.4/10.1) WBT provides you with a solid understanding of the Planning Contributor Web application. At the end of the course, you will be able to access and navigate your corporate Contributor Workflow application, know how to efficiently enter data into the Web grid and how to save and submit the data. You will learn about the planner and the reviewer roles in Planning Contributor, how to manage workflow, and how to take the grid offline. You will also learn how to import data to the grid and export data to Excel.
Určeno pro
This basic course is for Contributors.
Předpokládané znalosti
Students should have:
• Knowledge of your organization's data and structure
• Experience using a Web browser
Cíl kurzu
Please refer to Course Overview for description information.
Klíčová témata
Introduction to the IBM Cognos 8 Planning Solution
• Describe IBM Cognos 8 Planning
• Identity the components of IBM Cognos 8 Planning
• Identify the roles in the IBM Cognos 8 Planning process
• Describe the IBM Cognos 8 Planning process flow
Fundamentals of the Contributor Workflow Screen
• Describe IBM Cognos Connection
• Identify the elements on the Contributor Workflow screen
Enter Data in the Contributor Grid
• Describe the Contributor grid
• Identify the data entry process
• View, load, and submit data in the Contributor grid
Participate in Plans
• Examine the planning process
• Identify the workflow states
• Take ownership from another user
• Work offline
Import and Export Data
• Export data to Excel workbooks
• Import data using system links
• Import data from external sources using local links
Use the Contributor Add-in for Excel
• Identify the features of the Contributor Add-in for Excel
• Enter Contributor data in Excel
• View Contributor data in Excel
• Submit ad review Contributor data in Excel
Požadavky na technické vybavení
System Requirements:
• Pentium III 128 MB RAM
• 1024 X 768 screen resolution
• Windows XP
• Sound card
• Internet Explorer 6.0, 7.0 or 8.0, or Firefox 3.5 or 3.6
• Macromedia Flash Player 7.0 or higher
• Flash Global Security Setting must be set to allow Flash content to use older security rules
• Minimum color depth/quality (monitor settings) of Medium (16-bit)
• Minimum Bandwidth 56K