Other help resources
In addition to this help, the following help resources are also available:
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IBM help
To access the IBM Cognos Analytics help, click the question mark icon in the top right Cognos Analytics toolbar then click Documentation.
This help includes content that might not be applicable to the Pronto Software instance and version of Cognos Analytics. The Cognos Analytics version for 750.1 is 11.0.13.
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Video resources
From the Welcome page of Cognos Analytics, the Quick reference area includes a number of short videos that help you move through the key areas of the interface. The Get started videos link provides a library of YouTube videos that show examples of how to create an active reportA report output type that provides a highly interactive and easy-to-use managed report that users can consume offline. Active reports are built for business users, allowing them to explore their data and derive additional insight..
This library includes videos from older versions of Cognos Analytics. The videos matching the Business IntelligenceBusiness Intelligence, often referred to as BI, refers to the skills, processes, technologies, applications and practices used to support decision making. This is also the name of the Pronto Xi BI module. version (11.0.13) are those marked as version 11.0.8+ (at the time of publishing this help).
There is also an extensive library of how-to videos available for IBM Cognos Analytics, covering new features, navigation, and other dashboardA web page that can contain one or more widgets that graphically represent business data. and reportA set of data deliberately laid out to communicate business information. Depending on the context, 'report' may refer to report specification or report output. Report (more precisely, report specification) is the generic term for the objects created or edited in Cognos Analytics. Pronto Xi Business Intelligence offers a suite of standard reports. tasks.
