Explore IBM Cognos Connection
his chapter focuses on IBM Cognos Connection, the IBM Cognos BI portal. If you are an end user, the topics in this chapter can be especially helpful to you to familiarize you with the IBM Cognos BI portal and how to use the links and objects displayed here. After reading this chapter, you will be able to organize your content in IBM Cognos Connection, work with reports and external objects, use the search feature in IBM Cognos Connection, distribute and schedule your reports, customize IBM Cognos Connection, set up alerts, and watch rules. Topics in this chapter discuss what it is and how to use the options available. This chapter is designed with the needs of different kinds of IBM Cognos BI users in mind. You can find that the topics are first covered at a high level, meeting the needs of the users who want to be familiar with only the functionality, however, will not personally use the software. There are others who are hands-on users who want to first become familiar with the...