Cognos Interview Question and Answers

17. What are the User Interface Components?
 
  • Cognos Connection
  • Report Studio
  • Query Studio
  • Frame work manager
  • Cognos configuration
 
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18. What is the use of prompts in Framework Manager?
 
  • Filter on query subject – to restrict the rows that are returned by filtering out the unwanted data by creating one or more embedded filters for query subject.
  • Prompt in filter with usage set to always – user need to supply a value to filter.
 
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19. What are the different types of folders?
  There are three main types of folders:
  • Standard Folder - this is a container for other folders and/or BI objects, and is used for organizational purposes. It will behave just like a folder on your local computer, but will operate like a web page with active links. A bright yellow icon specifies Standard folders.
  • Package Folder - this folder is similar to a Standard Folder, but internally it contains pre-defined business rules and metadata related to sources of information. It is used by the Studios to create new queries, reports, analyses, etc. A dark blue icon specifies Package folders.
  • Metrics Folder - Metrics folders are used by the Metrics Studio to store metrics-related information. While the standard behavior upon selecting the other two folder types is to show their contents, a Metrics Folder will open up directly into Metrics Studio. A dark blue icon with colored dots specifies metrics folders.
 
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20. What is significance of Framework Manager in Cognos Reporting?
  Framework Manager is a metadata modeling tool. A model is a business presentation of the information in one or more data sources. When you add security and multilingual capabilities to this business presentation, one model can serve the reporting, ad hoc querying, and analysis needs of many groups of users.
 
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