Query Studio and Report Studio comparison
The following table compares the report authoring tools. The table lists typical reporting tasks and specifies what tool can be used to perform each task.
Note
This is not a complete list of the available functionality in each tool. For more details about each tool, see the IBM Cognos Query Studio User Guide and Report Studio User Guide at PDFs.
Task | Report Studio | Query Studio |
---|---|---|
Create simple ad hoc reports. | Yes | Yes |
Ability to access full data model. | Yes | Yes |
Create drill throughs. | Yes | No |
Create charts. | Yes | Yes, limited |
Filter. | Yes | Yes |
Group. | Yes | Yes |
Sort. | Yes | Yes |
Create crosstab reports. | Yes | Yes |
Create conditional formatting. | Yes | Yes, limited |
Create prompt pages. | Yes | No |
Create multipage reports. | Yes | No |
Create multiple query reports. | Yes | No |
Apply conditional styles and style variables. | Yes | No |
Apply conditional rendering between lists, crosstabs, and charts. | Yes | No |
Import and export report definitions. | Yes | No |
Use custom SQL in reports. | Yes | No |
View generated SQL for reports. | Yes | No |
Create calculations using complex SQL functions. | Yes | No |
Create filters with complex calculations. | Yes | No |
Create joins. | Yes | No |
Create dashboard reports. | Yes | No |
Use objects, such as HTML items, value prompts, and hyperlinks. | Yes | No |
Set default values and static values in prompts. | Yes | No |
Create detailed customized layout and formatting. | Yes | No |
Set page breaks on multiple data items. | Yes | No |
Control exact placement of objects on a page. | Yes | No |
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