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Module 6: Other Features in Cognos

Module Objectives

At the conclusion of this module, you will be able to:

Subscribe to reports in Cognos

Instructor Led Demo 6.1: Subscribe to Reports in Cognos

Objective: This workshop will demonstrate how to subscribe to a report in Cognos. (30 minutes)

If you use a Cognos report regularly, you can subscribe to it. When you subscribe, you pick the time,

date, format, and where you want it delivered. When you subscribe to a report, the subscription

includes all your prompt and parameter values.

1. From the Welcome screen, click on the ‘Personal menu’ on the top right of the user

interface, then click on the ‘My subscriptions’ option. You can enable, disable,

modify, or delete subscriptions, and view their saved outputs or archived versions. If you

view the versions, you can also open the version details panel for information such as the

run status, error messages, and run time. If you do not have any existing subscriptions, you

will not be able perform any functions from this pane.

2. The subscription option is available when you run and view a report, but not when you are

in editing mode or when you view saved output. If you edit a report, you must save it before

you can subscribe.

3. Let’s run a report. Navigate using ‘TCSG content’ > ‘Technical Education’ > ‘College Level’

> ‘Enrollment’ (or ‘Search’ ) to All Credit Enrollment Students by Campus - TEC0119.

Run the report.

4. In the application bar, tap More icon in the application bar and then tap the Subscribe

icon.

5. Select your subscription options (Day(s), Time, Format, Delivery, Prompts), and then tap

‘Create’. Your subscription is created. To view and modify your subscriptions, tap your user

name, and then click ‘My subscriptions’.

6. After you subscribe, each time your report is delivered, you are notified.