Training to Build Corporate IQ
Designed to suit your environment, needs and current skills
Cortell Australia are continually working to ENERGISE our training programs.
Each program is uniquely designed to suit your environment, needs and current skills.
An important component of the Cortell training approach is to incorporate a snap shot of your data to make the programs real and live. We leverage our training framework and work with you to deliver a program that features collaboration of all your needs, our capabilities, competence, and know-how.
Training can be introductory, advanced, or specific to your business solutions and applications. We can also offer basic "out of the box" training programs.
Cortell adopt a train-the-trainer approach to ensure you can implement continued education programs for your employees.
Our courses are run by a Senior Business Intelligence (BI) Consultant/Trainer with 15 years experience in:
- implementation
- administration
- maintenance of the IBM Cognos suite of Business Intelligence applications and training.
Cortell has designed 11 standard ‘off-the-shelf’ courses:
- Overview of IBM Cognos 10 Business Intelligence
- IBM Cognos 10 Business Intelligence Business Viewpoint Administration and Dimension Management
- IBM Cognos 10 Business Insight Advanced with TM1 Cube
- Integration of IBM Cognos 10 Business Intelligence with TM1
- IBM Cognos 10 Report Studio with TM1 Cube
- IBM Cognos 10 Framework Manager Essentials
- IBM Cognos TM1 Introduction, and Navigating & Analysing Data
- IBM Cognos TM1 Designing and Developing Applications
- IBM Cognos TM1 Server Administration
- IBM Cognos Express 9.5 Report Studio with TM1 Cube
- IBM Cognos Express 9.5 Server Administration
The courses cover generic material and include manuals.
Courses are offered on site at your business post delivery of the system.
A one-off fee is charged to develop a client-specific database plus associated training material. Cortell can provide a trainer to lead the course for an additional fee (this charge is for the course instance and not per delegate). Alternatively, your department trainers could lead the course with no Cortell charge applying. Fees will be advised based on system content and requirements.
Overview of IBM Cognos 10 Business Intelligence
Course Code:
BI10OVR
Duration:
1 day
Pre-requisite:
None
Description:
This course provides participants with a high level overview of the various IBM Cognos 10 BI applications and components. It covers all the elements involved in the creation of metadata packages, reports, dashboards and collaboration. It also discusses the various options available in the Cognos portal.
Target Audience:
Business Intelligence professionals who are new to Cognos 10 or who have used a previous version of Cognos (series 7 or below).
Coverage:
- Cognos Connection
- Packages and modelling tools
- Reporting tools
- Event management
- Scorecards and metrics
- Dashboards
- Portal pages
- Collaboration
- Cohort applications
- Server architecture
Learn more about Cognos Business Intelligence:
To boost your knowledge about Cognos Business Intelligence click HERE. You will have free access to:
- product features
- where to start with Cognos Business Intelligence
- White Papers
- Case Studies
- YouTube videos
Expression of Interest:
Please leave your contact details and expression of interest in attending this course by submitting the form below. Our Training Manager will contact you shortly.
IBM Cognos 10 Business Intelligence Business Viewpoint Administration and Dimension Management
Course Code:
BI10BVP
Duration:
2 days
Pre-requisite:
BI10OVR
Description:
This course provides participants with the skills to install, configure and administer the Business Viewpoint environment. They will learn how to manage dimensions, create workflows and publish and distribute dimensions to other applications
Target Audience:
Business Viewpoint Administrators and Modellers
Coverage:
- Business Viewpoint Overview
- Business Viewpoint Server and Studio
- Business Viewpoint Client
- Content Administration
- Maintenance
- Modelling Dimensions
- Navigating and Modifying Dimensions
- Workflows
- Integration with Client Adapters and other Cognos Components
Learn more about Cognos Business Intelligence:
To boost your knowledge about Cognos Business Intelligence click HERE. You will have free access to:
- product features
- where to start with Cognos Business Intelligence
- White Papers
- Case Studies
- YouTube videos
Expression of Interest:
Please leave your contact details and expression of interest in attending this course by submitting the form below. Our Training Manager will contact you shortly.
IBM Cognos 10 Business Insight Advanced with TM1 Cube
Course Code:
BI10BIA
Duration:
2 days
Pre-requisite:
Basic report writing and data exploration.
Description:
This course provides participants with report writing skills to explore, create, enhance, maintain and deploy professional Business Insight Advanced reports using TM1 cube as a data source. It also covers the capability of Business Insight Advanced to integrate with Business Insight dashboards, the Report Studio report authoring tool and external data.
Target Audience:
Business Insight Advanced report authors
Coverage:
- IBM Cognos 10 Business Intelligence Overview
- Business Insight Advanced Environment
- Data Containers
- Filters and Prompts
- Report Enhancement
- Dimensional Reporting Concepts
- Multidimensional Functions
- Business Insight Advanced Integration
- End to End Workshop
Learn more about Cognos Business Intelligence:
To boost your knowledge about Cognos Business Intelligence click HERE. You will have free access to:
- product features
- where to start with Cognos Business Intelligence
- White Papers
- Case Studies
- YouTube videos
Expression of Interest:
Please leave your contact details and expression of interest in attending this course by submitting the form below. Our Training Manager will contact you shortly.
Integration of IBM Cognos 10 Business Intelligence with TM1
Course Code:
BI10TMN
Duration:
1 day
Pre-requisite:
Basic knowledge of TM1
Description:
This course introduces participants with the IBM Cognos BI modelling tools, studios and its other components. It covers techniques on how to make a TM1 cube an effective data source for IBM Cognos BI reporting. It also discusses how to integrate TM1 and Cognos BI security.
Target Audience:
IBM Cognos Business Intelligence developers.
Coverage:
- Overview of IBM Cognos BI components
- Basic preparation for TM1 integration
- Named levels
- TM1 Portlets
- Enable TM1 security using Cognos BI security sources
- Integration troubleshooting
Learn more about Cognos Business Intelligence and TM1:
To boost your knowledge about Cognos Business Intelligence click HERE. To boost your knowledge about TM1 click HERE. You will have free access to:
- product features
- where to start with Cognos Business Intelligence and TM1
- what's new in TM1 10
- White Papers
- Case Studies
- YouTube videos
Expression of Interest:
Please leave your contact details and expression of interest in attending this course by submitting the form below. Our Training Manager will contact you shortly.
IBM Cognos 10 REPORT Studio with TM1 Cube
Course Code:
BI10RST
Duration:
2 Days
Pre-requisite:
Basic report writing
Description:
This course provides participants with report writing skills to create, enhance, maintain and deploy professional Report Studio reports. It covers topics to create reports by using multidimensional expression (MDX) functions.
Target Audience:
Report Studio professional authors
Coverage:
- IBM Cognos Business Intelligence Overview
- Report Studio Environment
- Data Containers
- Filters and Prompts
- Report Enhancement
- Dimensional Reporting Concepts
- Multidimensional Filtering
- Dimensional Functions
- Dashboards
- End to End Workshop
Learn more about Cognos Business Intelligence and TM1:
To boost your knowledge about Cognos Business Intelligence click HERE. To boost your knowledge about TM1 click HERE. You will have free access to:
- product features
- where to start with Cognos Business Intelligence and TM1
- what's new in TM1 10
- White Papers
- Case Studies
- YouTube videos
Expression of Interest:
Please leave your contact details and expression of interest in attending this course by submitting the form below. Our Training Manager will contact you shortly.
IBM Cognos TM1 Introduction and Navigating & Analysing Data
Course Code:
TM95NAV
Duration:
2 days
Pre-requisite:
N/A
Description:
TM1 Introduction and Navigating & Analysing data is an instructor-led course designed to educate users about using TM1 to analyse multidimensional data. You will use TM1 to create spreadsheets and reports to analyse data. The goal is to use a hands-on approach will help you acquire the skills you will need to analyse your organisation's multidimensional data. By the end of this course, you should have a number of spreadsheets and views that you may use as a model for how to get the most from your TM1 data.
Target Audience:
Client Model Builders
Client Project Manager
Client Support Manager
Client TM1 Application Administrator
Client Trainer
Interface Architect
Key System Users
Model Builder
Model Builder
Support Model Designer
Model Lead Architect
Project Manager
Subject Matter Experts
Coordinator
Technical Architect
Test Lead
Trainer
Coverage:
- Basic Concepts
- Getting started using TM1
- Data exploration
- Spreadsheet analysis
- What-if analysis
- Organise and distribute results
Learn more about TM1:
To boost your knowledge about TM1 click HERE. You will have free access to:
- product features
- where to start with TM1
- what's new in TM1 10
- White Papers
- Case Studies
- YouTube videos
Expression of Interest:
Please leave your contact details and expression of interest in attending this course by submitting the form below. Our Training Manager will contact you shortly.
IBM Cognos TM1 - Designing and Developing Applications
Course Code:
TM95DEV
Duration:
4 days
Pre-requisite:
IBM Cognos TM1 Introduction and Navigating & Analysing Data (End User and Prerequisite for Subsequent Courses)
Description:
Designing and Developing Applications is an instructor-led course designed to teach application developers, typically business or financial people, how to set up a complete TM1 application. Through a series of lectures and hands-on exercises, students will learn how to set up and verify structures, manually enter data into these structures, and define the data users can see.
Target Audience:
Client Model Builders
Client TM1 Application Administrator
Interface Architect
Key System Users
Model Builder
Support Model Designer
Model Lead Architect
Subject Matter Experts
CoordinatorTechnical Architect
Coverage:
- Examine the “building blocks” of a TM1 application
- Log on to a TM1 Server and browse data
- Create dimensions and cubes to analyse data
- Load data into cubes
- Apply business rules to cubes
- Customise processes for various functions
- Define drill-through paths
- Develop more robust applications using advanced rules and scripting
- Employ different strategies for time analysis
- Extend data analysis to accommodate currency conversions
- Customise the application flow of data in spreadsheets and websheets
- Test the application
Learn more about TM1:
To boost your knowledge about TM1 click HERE. You will have free access to:
- product features
- where to start with TM1
- what's new in TM1 10
- White Papers
- Case Studies
- YouTube videos
Expression of Interest:
Please leave your contact details and expression of interest in attending this course by submitting the form below. Our Training Manager will contact you shortly.
IBM Cognos TM1 - Server Administration
Course Code:
TM95ADM
Duration:
1 day
Pre-requisite:
N/A
Description:
This Server Administration course is an instructor led course that provides an administrator with the tools and understanding required to administer a TM1 server. Following training, the trainee will be able to complete an installation of TM1, understand the upgrade processes (for minor patches as well as major upgrades), as well as set-up users and administer security. This course also covers basic concepts relating to TM1 clients, server and the various objects used by TM1.
Target Audience:
Database Administrator
Interface Architect
Model Designer
Model Lead Architect
Technical Architect
Coverage:
- Basic concepts
- Technical specification
- Installation
- The Data Directory
- Security: Overview
- Security: Implementation
- Advanced administration functions
- Back-up and recovery
- Evaluation
Learn more about TM1:
To boost your knowledge about TM1 click HERE. You will have free access to:
- product features
- where to start with TM1
- what's new in TM1 10
- White Papers
- Case Studies
- YouTube videos
Expression of Interest:
Please leave your contact details and expression of interest in attending this course by submitting the form below. Our Training Manager will contact you shortly.
IBM Cognos Express 9.5 Report Studio with TM1 Cube
Course Code:
CX95RST
Duration:
2 days
Pre-requisite:
Basic Report Writing
Description:
This course provides participants with report writing skills to create, enhance, maintain and deploy professional Report Studio reports. It covers topics to create reports by using multidimensional expression (MDX) functions.
Target Audience:
Report Studio professional authors
Coverage:
- IBM Cognos Express BI Overview
- Report Studio Environment
- Data Containers
- Filters and Prompts
- Report Enhancement
- Dimensional Reporting Concepts
- Multidimensional Filtering
- Dimensional Functions
- Dashboards
- End to End Workshop
Learn more about Cognos Express:
To boost your knowledge about Cognos Express click HERE. You will have free access to:
- product features
- where to start with Cognos Express
- White Papers
- Case Studies
- YouTube videos
Expression of Interest:
Please leave your contact details and expression of interest in attending this course by submitting the form below. Our Training Manager will contact you shortly.
IBM Cognos Express 9.5 Server Administration
Course Code:
CX95ADM
Duration:
1 day
Pre-requisite:
Knowledge of server architectures and security providers.
Description:
This course provides new Cognos Express administrators with skills to understand the server architecture and to administer the server and content of the Cognos BI system. With presentation slides and high-level demonstrations, the instructor will show participants the various server and content components as well as real-life scenarios.
Target Audience:
Cognos Express System and Content Administrators
Coverage:
- IBM Cognos Express Overview
- Cognos Express Manager
- Cognos Administration
- Status Administration
- Security Administration
- Configuration Administration
Learn more about Cognos Express:
To boost your knowledge about Cognos Express click HERE. You will have free access to:
- product features
- where to start with Cognos Express
- White Papers
- Case Studies
- YouTube videos
Expression of Interest:
Please leave your contact details and expression of interest in attending this course by submitting the form below. Our Training Manager will contact you shortly.
IBM Cognos 10 Framework Manager Essentials
Course Code:
BI10FWM
Duration:
3 days
Pre-requisite:
Basic SQL skills and knowledge of the IBM Cognos BI environment
Description:
This course provides participants with metadata modeling skills to create relational and dimensionally modeled relational packages to enable IBM Cognos users to author reports and perform on-line analytical processing (OLAP) analysis. It also covers security, essential modeling techniques and integration of TM1 with the IBM Cognos BI environment.
Target Audience:
Metadata modelers for IBM Cognos BI
Coverage:
- Framework Manager Environment
- Relationships and Metadata Object Properties
- Foundation Objects View
- Consolidation View and Presentation View
- Determinants
- Security
- Dimensionally Modeled Relational Package
- MUNs and Drill Through
- Parametisation Techniques
- Multimodeler Environment
- Modeling Tools and Tips
- Model Design Accelerator
Appendix A. Integration of TM1 with IBM Cognos BI (Optional)
Appendix B. IBM Cognos 10 Overview (Optional)
Learn more about Cognos Express:
To boost your knowledge about Cognos Express click HERE. You will have free access to:
- product features
- where to start with Cognos Express
- White Papers
- Case Studies
- YouTube videos
Expression of Interest:
Please leave your contact details and expression of interest in attending this course by submitting the form below. Our Training Manager will contact you shortly.