IBM Cognos Planning: Administer the Technical Environment (V10.1) (P8107G) – Outline

Detailed Course Outline

Planning Analyst Architecture and Installation

  • Review the IBM Cognos Performance Management (PM) solution and the role of IBM Cognos Planning in PM
  • Examine the architecture of IBM Cognos Planning
  • Create a UNC connection point for Planning Analyst
  • Install Planning Analyst components
  • Configure the Planning Analyst installation
  • Examine how to uninstall Planning Analyst

Planning Contributor Architecture and Installation

  • Review the role of Planning Contributor in Performance Management (PM)
  • Learn about the architecture of Planning Contributor and the recommended deployment process
  • Install Planning Contributor
  • Configure Planning Contributor
  • Examine how to uninstall Planning Contributor

Implement Security for IBM Cognos Planning

  • Identify authentication and authorization
  • Add namespaces in IBM Cognos Configuration that point to third-party authentication providers
  • Add users from third-party authentication providers to IBM Cognos groups and roles
  • Implement security for Planning Analyst
  • Implement security for Planning Contributor

Advanced IBM Cognos Planning Architecture and Implementation

  • Examine ways to modify the default configuration for a distributed installation of IBM Cognos Planning
  • Create a new content store and planning store and connect to them
  • Examine alternative ways to install and configure the Rich Client Framework
  • Move data between Planning Contributor applications using links
  • Examine sizing considerations for Planning Contributor applications
  • Publish data from Planning Analyst and Planning Contributor
  • Identify network considerations

Use Databases with IBM Cognos Planning

  • examine the use of the following databases with Planning Contributor:
    • IBM DB2
    • Oracle
    • Microsoft SQL Server
    • generate data definition language (DDL) scripts

Automate Functionality in IBM Cognos Planning

  • Examine the role of automation in IBM Cognos Planning
  • Automate common tasks in Planning Analyst
  • Automate common tasks in Planning Contributor

Troubleshoot IBM Cognos Planning

  • Demonstrate useful troubleshooting tools and techniques for Planning Analyst
  • Demonstrate useful troubleshooting tools and techniques for Planning Contributor

Upgrade and Migrate IBM Cognos Planning Applications

  • Examine how to upgrade to version 10.1 of Planning Contributor
  • Examine how to upgrade to version 10.1 of Planning Analyst
  • Identify how to migrate the IBM Cognos Planning environment and data using the Planning Administrator tool

Integrate IBM Cognos Planning with Other IBM Cognos Components

  • Examine how to administer IBM Cognos Connection
  • Use published Planning Analyst and Planning Contributor data in IBM Cognos BI
  • Perform event-driven planning with IBM Cognos Event Studio
  • Use published Planning Analyst and Planning Contributor data in IBM Cognos PowerPlay
  • Identify how to use unpublished (real-time) Planning Contributor data in IBM Cognos BI
  • Identify how to use IBM Cognos Controller data in IBM Cognos Planning
  • Identify how to use IBM Cognos Planning with IBM Cognos TM1

Perform Unattended Installations and Configurations (Optional)

  • Identify how to perform an unattended installation and configuration of IBM Cognos Planning

Case Study

Install IBM Cognos Planning on a Single Computer (Optional)