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When faced with the challenge of creating and securing custom views in Transformer models (and their resultant PowerPlay cubes), one can easily perform the necessary steps via the Transformer GUI. However, when the number of custom…
Calculating the Time-Weighted Rate of Return in a Cognos Report
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)…
Introducing IBM Cognos Disclosure Management
The worlds of financial and operational analytics have always diverged, creating a disconnected analytics environment that segregates decision-making. That's why The Ironside Group is thrilled with IBM's recent release of IBM Cognos Disclosure…
Performing Data Warehouse Validation with IBM Cognos Report Studio
Reporting should start with a “single source of truth” and end with a “single version of truth.” Delivery of accurate reporting information is paramount in the day-to-day operations of every organization. Some of the…
Highlighting Every Other Row in a Report Using IBM Cognos Workspace Advanced with a Twist
For an updated version of this blog post using IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, click here.
For users of IBM Cognos Workspace Advanced (formerly Business Insight Advanced), a popular request is to have the ability to highlight every other row in…
Information on Demand 2012 Recap & Awards
IOD 2012 was once again another successful and productive event for the Ironside Group! We want to personally thank those who stopped by our booth during the conference and we hope that you had an educational experience at IOD 2012.
On Sunday,…
Dynamic Dashboards: Filtering and Drill-Down within IBM Cognos Portlets
A request we often get is to build more dynamic dashboards and reports. This can be accomplished by a combination of Report Studio prompt reports, portlets, drill-up/drill-down and filtering. The key to this interactivity is communication between…
IBM Cognos TM1 – Freezing Old Data: How and Why
Many TM1 users have cubes with rules associated with historical data or completed plan versions and are needlessly recalculating their data on a continuous basis. This creates an unnecessary performance drain, and to make matters worse, what…
Building Effective IBM Cognos Active Reports: Part 3
Part 1 of Building Effective IBM Cognos Active Reports, described Active Report variables, connections, and how they work together to make dynamic content possible in Cognos 10 Active Reports. Part 2 began a discussion of static controls and…
IBM SPSS Predictive Analytics: An Overview
SPSS allows users in almost any industry to see into the future. The solution is part of IBM’s Business Analytics portfolio and works seamlessly with Cognos, the world’s flagship business intelligence reporting tool. Utilizing predictive…
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