Connect to IBM Cognos Analytics

You can explore data that is published to an IBM® Cognos® Analytics server.

For IBM Cognos Analytics systems, the packages that you use to generate explorations are based on models that are created in a modeling tool, such as Framework Manager.

A modeler uses a modeling application, such as Framework Manager, to create a package. A package can be based on relational, dimensionally modeled relational (DMR), or OLAP data sources. A relational package presents query subjects, which are organized into lists of data items. DMR and OLAP packages present a dimensional view of data. The data in these packages is organized into dimensions, hierarchies, levels, and measures. The modeler publishes the package to an IBM Cognos Analytics server, which you can then access in IBM Planning Analytics for Microsoft Excel.

To work with IBM Cognos Analytics packages, you connect to an IBM Cognos Analytics server and then select a package. You can use the package to create your own reports. You can also open and download reports that are published to IBM Cognos Connection. You can explore the data and save your work locally. You can also publish your workbooks to IBM Cognos Connection or to an IBM Cognos studio to share them with other users.