Navigating the interface

When you first log on to the product, it opens the

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portal, which is the access point to all areas in

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.

The user interface for

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consists of different areas for performing different types of functions, as follows:

The reports portal (also called
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): To store, view, share, and administer reports.
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: To view report data and create or modify ad hoc reports .
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: To edit built-in reports , create complex reports, or modify report templates.
Note

To use Report Studio, you must purchase a license for it and then enable it using the instructions that you are given when you purchase the license.

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portal is a tabbed browser window. The tabs store pages Open link

of content for quick access to that content.

The user interface includes two tabs: Public Folders and My Folders.

The Public Folders tab stores reports and report templates for access to many users. This tab includes the following folders:

BladeLogic: Contains built-in (also called out-of-the-box) reports that are arranged in a hierarchical tree structure
BladeLogic KPI: Contains built-in Key Performance Indicator (KPI) reports
Templates: Contains the Query Tables Library, which contains all built-in report prompts.
KPI Templates: Contains the Query Tables Library, which contains all KPI report prompts.

You can use the My Folders tab to store reports for your personal use. You can add more tabs to create a workspace that allows you to organize content of interest to you and gives you easy access to that content. For more information about general tasks in the user interface and how to personalize your workspace, refer to the following documentation (IBM Cognos documentation is available from the Help menu; for instructions on accessing it, see Additional IBM Cognos documentation).

For information about	See
The workspace in which you view and work with reports	IBM Cognos Connection User Guide at PDFs
Creating shortcuts, URLs, and bookmarks in the workspace	IBM Cognos Connection User Guide at PDFs
Personalizing your workspace (setting preferences)	IBM Cognos Connection User Guide at PDFs
Adding, removing, and re-arranging tabs	IBM Cognos Connection User Guide at PDFs
Creating, editing, and sharing pages	IBM Cognos Connection User Guide at PDFs
Modifying entry properties (including reports and pages)	IBM Cognos Connection User Guide at PDFs
Organizing entries, such as folders (including creating, copying, moving, renaming, deleting, and re-ordering entries)	IBM Cognos Connection User Guide at PDFs
Creating ad hoc reports	Creating ad hoc reports
Customizing built-in reports	Customizing built-in reports
Working with reports	Managing reports using IBM Cognos
Reports in the BladeLogic folder	Viewing built-in reports
Reports in the BladeLogic KPI folder	Viewing built-in reports
Using the Metadata Navigator	Using the Metadata Navigator

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Navigating the interface