Summary
Cognos is a tool for enterprise reporting and ad hoc data querying. Using Cognos, authorized staff can view standard University financial and student reports. Data and administrative professionals can use Cognos to create ad hoc queries or run existing queries.
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Overview
Note: The Cognos reports and workloads are being migrated to Tableau. Information below is provided to help support existing users as they transition to Tableau. Contact the Pitt IT Helpdesk if you'd like to schedule a consultation on your adoption of Tableau.
Cognos Analytics is a tool for enterprise reporting, ad hoc data reporting and self-service analytics. Using Cognos Analytics, authorized staff can view standard University financial and student reports. Data and administrative professionals can use Cognos Reports to create or run existing reports.
Data from the University data marts are organized into packages within Cognos. These packages provide data for pre-built reports, as well as providing data sources for ad hoc reporting via the Cognos Report tool for student, employee, and financial data.
Detail
For more information about Cognos, including Frequently Asked Questions, logon issues, and training, please visit the Microsoft Teams Analytics and Data at Pitt group (https://teams.microsoft.com/l/team/19%3a1YmJ_9HhwaGMUgq3iQenyU-8R07CNL0Kp8seyUGNCfg1%40thread.tacv2/conversations?groupId=e2b929de-94dc-4dfc-80f2-811c08955268&tenantId=9ef9f489-e0a0-4eeb-87cc-3a526112fd0d) or the Pitt IT Cognos Confluence page (https://pittit-analytics.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/PUB/pages/edit-v2/438042831)