Category Archives: Reporting

Designing Cognos Insight

Posted on October 18, 2013 by Thomas Manchego

One of the most powerful parts of Cognos Insight is the ability to add different themes to your workspace.  This can cause your widgets to pop out a little more, and give a little more color.  Sometimes we want a … Continue reading →

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How to Work With Dates in Cognos Insight

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Thomas Manchego

Dealing with dates in Cognos can sometimes be a daunting task.  Dates should be straightforward, but sometimes they take extra work to get what you want.  Your data is designed to list the date of the transaction, but maybe you … Continue reading →

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Let’s Make A Deal! Intuition, Analytics, and Answering the Right Question

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Gerrit Goewey

I was wandering around YouTube one weekend looking for something mentally stimulating when I came across the Monty Hall problem.  For those who are not familiar, the problem is named after the host of the gameshow Let’s Make A Deal.  … Continue reading →

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Fusion Charts in Pentaho Report Designer

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Benjamin Goewey

For those of you looking to add a little something extra to your Pentaho Report Designer reports, here are some steps to allow FusionCharts to be inserted directly into the report.  Of course, this is very format specific, and will … Continue reading →

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How to Use MySQL and Microsoft PowerPivot Together

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Benjamin Goewey

Overview This document shows how an Open Source Database like MySQL can be used with Microsoft’s popular Excel plugin PoweverPivot.  Many clients enjoy the familiarity of Excel and ease of use that PowerPivot brings but the clients do not want … Continue reading →

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