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RE: Cognos

From: Browett, Darren <dbrowett_at_city.coquitlam.bc.ca>
Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2002 13:11:03 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.0049BFA1.20020718131103@fatcity.com>


We have deployed cognos, first a local install on all P.C.'s and we are now migrating to the Web based solution.

The original selling point was that everybody would be able to quickly and easily create their own reports, with the users accessing our production databases. How wrong that was.

What we have now is a central database (we call it a datawarehouse) that houses snapshots and custom reporting tables. All reports are basically canned, and we have a staff member who function is to maintain/build reports and the warehouse. At some point I am sure that users will be able to create their own reports, but from our datawarehouse, not production.

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Anybody have any experience with "Cognos"? We've got a bhb that thinks its the solution for giving every end user access to the raw data (groan...loudly!)... I've argued every which-a-way against the concept, now I have to fight the specifics....

HELP! John P Weatherman
Database Administrator
Replacements Ltd.
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