Table

Use a table to show detailed information from your database, such as product lists and customer lists. A table shows data in rows and columns. Each column shows all the values for a data item in the database or a calculation based on data items in the database.

The following image shows an example of a table visualization.

To re-create this table visualization, perform the following steps:

1. From a dashboard, click the Visualizations icon , and in the System tab of the Visualizations pane, select Table.
2. Click the Sources icon , click the Select a source button, and in the Select a source window go to Samples > By industry > Insurance > Data, and open Customer analysis data module.
3. Click the Select a source button in the Data pane, in the Select a source window go to Samples > By industry > Insurance > Data. Select the Customer analysis data module and click Add.
4. Drag the following data sets onto the Columns field:
   • State
   • Gender
   • Income
   Note: You can also drag a data set onto the visualization and place it at a column position that is indicated by blue line.

5. If you work with Cognos Analytics release 12.0.3 or later, you can resize table columns.

The following animation demonstrates the previous steps.