IBM Cognos Reporting Studios

IBM Cognos offers three main report studios for report consumers: Report Studio, Analysis Studio, and Query Studio.

  • Report Studio—use this tool to create structured and formal reports
  • Analysis Studio—use this tool to analyze and drill-up/down through data
  • Query Studio—use this tool to create self-serving ad hoc queries on your data
Panda Garden scenario

You, as a Report Writer, create and customize reports using these tools for your store managers. As report consumers, store managers access these tools to view reports and analyze data. An illustration from the Query Studio is shown in the following screenshot; illustrations from the Report or Analysis Studios are not shown here.

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