Impromptu Startup! - Softcover

Olah, Brian

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ISBN 10: 0130191159 ISBN 13: 9780130191151

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 2000

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More than 1.5 million professionals now use Cognos Impromptu for enterprise/data warehouse reporting -- and this is the first complete guide to helping them take full advantage of it! Business intelligence expert Brian Olah walks users step-by-step through every key technique for both standard and ad hoc reporting. The book's detailed coverage goes far beyond the documentation, helping users find the Impromptu answers they need immediately -- so they can gain the business insight they desperately need, faster than ever. After a brief overview of the Impromptu product family and software installation, Olah demonstrates how to work with existing reports and the Impromptu user interface; then create and format basic reports. In Part II, he introduces the key building blocks of more sophisticated reports: filtering, calculations and functions, sorting, grouping, sums, subtotals, and totals. Then, using detailed, hands-on examples, he presents "power-user" Impromptu techniques, including prompting for results, advanced formatting, drill-through, crosstabs, subreports, and more.

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About the Author

BRIAN OLAH is Director of Business Intelligence for Oxford Consulting Group, which specializes in strategic information technology planning and management.

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Maximize productivity with Impromptu: Practical tips and tricks!
Automate standard reports and create fast, accurate ad hoc reports
Master "power user" techniques: drill-through, crosstabs, subreports, and more
Covers Impromptu 6.0 ― the latest release!

The first complete reference & tutorial for Cognos Impromptu!

If you're one of the 1.5 million professionals who use Cognos Impromptu for enterprise/data warehouse reporting, here's the book you've been searching for! Business intelligence expert, Brian Olah, walks you step-by-step through every technique you need to get the timely business answers you need ― in both standard and ad hoc reports! You'll find solutions to your most crucial reporting questions ― information you simply won't find in the documentation ! Coverage includes:

The Impromptu interface and toolset: a complete, productivity-focused tour
Hands-on examples based on the sample Cognos database you already own
Tips, techniques, and solutions for today's most common enterprise reporting problems
Formatting, filtering, and functions
Sorting, grouping, and calculations
Step-by-step guidance for automating standard reports

Through hands-on examples, Olah helps you master "power-user" Impromptu techniques ― including prompting for results, advanced formatting, drill-through, crosstabs, subreports, and more. If you've invested in Impromptu, get the one book that'll help you make the most of it: Impromptu Startup!

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