Report Studio Cookbook: Using CSS Classes to Manage Report Formatting

Figure 3 - Classes Property for Row Members

Difficulty: Medium Required Ingredients: Two or more crosstabs, Report Studio, formatting Scenario: You have two or more crosstabs on a Report Studio report. All of the crosstabs should have the same formatting, which differs from the Cognos default.

Best Practices in Getting Started with a Pixel Perfect IBM Cognos Active Report

Wire Frame

The popularity of IBM Cognos Active Report has been steadily gaining and as a result, the bar continues to be raised. Active Reports not only offer an incredible wow-factor because of their highly visual and stylized nature, they also offer powerful interactive capabilities that promise to take business analytics to a whole new level. In [...]

Report Studio Cookbook: Formatting Based on Report Output

Annual Product Sales by Region

This is the second in a series of articles for the Ironside Group Cognos Report Studio Cookbook, the first article can be viewed here. These are tips and tricks used by our professional report developers to meet the unique needs and requirements of our clients. While some of these techniques may be touched upon in [...]

Report Studio Cookbook: Unlocking the Secret to Concise List Reports

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This is the first in a series of articles for the Ironside Group Cognos Report Studio Cookbook. These are tips and tricks used by our professional report developers to meet the unique needs and requirements of our clients. While some of these techniques may be touched upon in a typical Report Studio training class, we [...]

Calculating the Time-Weighted Rate of Return in a Cognos Report

Portfolio Analysis

In the investment management or financial services accounting world, one of the most common calculations you encounter in is the time-weighted rate of return (TWROR). The time-weighted rate of return (sometimes called the geometric mean return) is a method of measuring historical performance of an asset or portfolio when external cash flows are present in [...]