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IBM Cognos User Manual

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Other Lists
A PowerCubes list shows the cubes or cube groups associated with the model.
A Custom Views list shows versions of the cube filtered for specific reporting
purposes. For more information about custom views, see Chapter 7, “Adding
Security,” on page 147.
A Signons list shows
v all the database signons (user IDs and encrypted passwords) used to access the
IQD data source for models that reference an .iqd file
v signons created for accessing IBM Cognos in batch mode
v signons for the data sources used by IBM Cognos packages and reports
For more information, see Chapter 7, “Adding Security,” on page 147.
Data Source Viewer and SQL Tab
The Data Source Viewer shows sample data from your data source. When the data
source is an IQD data source or a query based on an IBM Cognos package or
report, the SQL statement for your data is also shown. The SQL tab provides a
preview of the data in Structured Query Language (SQL) form for the selected data
source.
Dimension Map
The dimension map is a tabular representation of the dimensions and levels in
your Cognos Transformer model. This interactive work area consists of the
dimension line, which shows all the dimensions added to your model and, under
that, the layered levels contained in each dimension.
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IBM Cognos Specifications

General IconGeneral
DeveloperIBM
Data Sourceflat files
Operating SystemMicrosoft Windows
LicenseCommercial
Input SourcesSQL databases, Excel, CSV
PlatformMicrosoft Windows