This Web-Based Training course teaches authors how to create dashboards in IBM Cognos Analytics so users can explore and interact with their data and gain insight into their business. You will learn how to add data sources, create and interact with dashboards, and customize content for presentation. You will also learn how to create effective narratives by using stories, and how to use explorations to perform a deeper analysis on your data.

Introduction to dashboarding in IBM Cognos Analytics

Navigate Cognos Analytics dashboarding

Edit mode versus View mode

Work with an existing dashboard

Edit a dashboard

Create basic dashboards

Create a new dashboard

Select a Dashboard Type and Layout

Add Data Sources and Visualizations

Save and view a dashboard

Create a story

Identify a story

Assemble a story

Change the timeline of a scene

Add animation

Highlight data

Looping your story

Create an exploration

Identify an exploration

Start exploring from a dashboard or a story

Start exploring from the New menu

Explore from a data asset (on Welcome Page)

Explore relationships in your data

Suggested starting points

Authors

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Introduction to dashboarding in IBM Cognos Analytics

Navigate Cognos Analytics dashboarding

Edit mode versus View mode

Work with an existing dashboard

Edit a dashboard

Create basic dashboards

Create a new dashboard

Select a Dashboard Type and Layout

Add Data Sources and Visualizations

Save and view a dashboard

Create a story

Identify a story

Assemble a story

Change the timeline of a scene

Add animation

Highlight data

Looping your story

Create an exploration

Identify an exploration

Start exploring from a dashboard or a story

Start exploring from the New menu

Explore from a data asset (on Welcome Page)

Explore relationships in your data

Suggested starting points