IBM Cognos Planning:
Deploying Web Applications with Contributor ( 1 day)

Course Description

IBM Cognos Planning: Deploying Web Applications with Contributor is a one-day, instructor-led, online course. In this course students will learn to deploy financial models to the web using the IBM Cognos Planning - Contributor tool. The course is a fast-paced offering designed to illustrate best practices for configuration and administration. The course will be taught on version 10.1.1 but is applicable to version 8.

This is a fully interactive course.  Participants will have practice performing the skills in our online classroom.  The instructor is able to see each student's computer screen and offer guidance. A full set of course materials is included and hard copies sent prior to the class. *

Price

$650

Prerequisites

Analyst Model Building is recommended, but not required.

Suggested Attendees

Finance and business users responsible for administering the Cognos Planning environment or creating new models. IT team members responsible for supporting or administering Cognos Planning.

Class Goals

Introduction to IBM Cognos Planning - Contributor

• Examine the IBM Cognos Planning architecture
• Cognos Connection
• Cognos Planning - Contributor Web Client
• Cognos Planning - Contributor Administration

Deploy a Contributor Application

• Examine prerequisites for the underlying Analyst model
• Create a Planning-Contributor application using the Application wizard
• Import the e.List and rights
• Run Go to Production and preview a Planning Contributor application

Administer a Contributor Application

• Review Application Settings
• Manage Data Access
• Synchronize a Contributor application with an Analyst model
• Review what happens during Go to Production
• Create a planning package
• Enforce business rules

Contributor Security

• Examine Cognos Connection security and Planning roles
• Examine Contributor access rights
• Configure Contributor application rights

Upload Data to a Contributor Application

• Move data from Planning Analyst to Planning Contributor using a D-Link

Registration Details

• You do NOT need a PayPal account to pay via credit card.

• Paying party will receive a payment confirmation directly from PayPal if that was the payment method.

• For both PayPal and P.O. payments, paying party will receive a separate confirmation email from Senturus, usually within 48 hours. At that time, the paying party can clarify information such as student name and shipping address.

• For those attending from within the United States, course materials will be shipped to student’s shipping address one week prior to the start of class. International students will receive an electronic copy.

• Details for attending the class, including course material shipping confirmation and meeting links, will be provided to each student one week prior to class.

System Requirements

Remote attendees are recommended to have two displays (monitors) so they can see both the training presentation as well as their hands-on desktop simultaneously.
Audio for attendees will be via VOIP, so a PC Headset is recommended. Audio will also be available via teleconference using a TOLL number.

Cancellation Policy

Cancelations made ten or more calendar days prior to the first day of the course, receive a 100% refund. Cancellations made between five and nine calendar days prior to the first day of the course, receive a 50% refund. Registrants will be charged 100% of the enrollment fee if a cancellation request is not received at least five calendar days prior to the first day of the course.

*Students attending from outside of the 50 United States will receive electronic copies of the course guide in place of a hard copy. These students are welcome to print one hard copy of this guide for their own personal use during the course, however any other reproduction or distribution of these materials is strictly prohibited.