Workshop Schedule 2015 4 th Quarter October: 10/6 PDS DASH 10/15 Understanding the IBM Cognos 7 Toolset 10/20 Understanding the IBM Cognos 10 Web Toolset 10/29 PDS Producer November: 11/5 PDS DASH Advanced ** 11/12 Microsoft SQL Basics Introduction 11/19 Web Analytics Driving Change within Your Organization December: 12/3 PDS EUC 2016 Items in Bold are new workshop offerings from PDS this quarter *All workshops begin at 1:00 PM (Eastern-NYC) ** Advanced workshops will be for licensed clients only who are advanced users and others with prior approval
Workshop Descriptions 2015 4 th Quarter Workshops are a way for PDS to ensure our clients are getting all the value possible of the tools they have. This series of 1-hour workshops are limited to 10 participants to allow time for question and answers. It s easy to register, just send an email to workshops@pds-online.com indicating the workshop(s) you wish to attend. PDS DASH: PDS DASH makes quick work of your dashboarding needs. Leveraging metrics from your existing business intelligence or reporting tools, you can quickly create, publish and automate professional looking dashboards ready for publication or distribution. Topics include: an overview of DASH, building a DASH project, different type of data sources, run modes (test vs. publish) and a few dashboards tips. Understanding the IBM Cognos 7 Toolset: This workshop will explain the 3 tools that comprise the Cognos 7 tool set and their various uses. Cognos PowerPlay for cube analysis and slice and dice and drill through Cognos Impromptu for ad hoc query reporting and access to patient detail Cognos Transformer for building and maintaining cubes for analysis with Cognos PowerPlay The workshop will conclude with why you might consider upgrading from Cognos 7 to Cognos 10. Understanding the IBM Cognos 10 Web Toolset: Learn about the various Studios available within the Cognos 10 tool set and how they can be used to create reports, dashboards and provide powerful analysis for end users. This workshop is geared to provide an overall understanding of the various applications and their primary functions. You will see functional demonstrations of the various reporting capabilities as they relate to current healthcare challenges. PDS Producer: Join us for a demonstration of building a Producer dashboard. Topics include: overview of features and functions, setting up a dashboard job, mapping data, and running a dashboard job. PDS DASH Advanced: PDS DASH Advanced was created for the licensed DASH user who is actively creating dashboards. Topics include: advanced DASH concepts, best practice formats for data sources, and obtaining data from your BI tools. There will be open discussion amongst attendees for sharing their dashboard challenges and solutions.
Microsoft SQL Basics Introduction: This workshop offers an overview on the essentials of understanding and writing SQL Code. Learn basic installation and setup along with other functions using SQL Server Management Studio as the platform. Web Analytics Driving Change within Your Organization: If your organization is currently running Cognos 7 (PowerPlay and Impromptu) this workshop is for you. Learn how organizations use Web-based technology to drive their reporting solutions and best practices. Find out how PDS can help you effectively drive your EDW goals and bring your Business Intelligence tools to the next generation of Web-based Analytics. PDS EUC 2016: Who should attend the PDS EUC in your organization? Get a sneak preview at what will be happening at the 2016 PDS Education User Conference. Learn about the various topics that will be presented and how you can make the most of your conference experience.
Future Workshop Descriptions Advantages of Upgrading to PDS DASH: Imagine being able to add KPIs and Metrics to your Dashboards from ANY report, Excel file, or other BI Tools. DASH can publish Clinical, Quality, Financial, Operational, Survey and other data sets quickly and easily. Learn why more and more PDS customers are moving forward with PDS DASH, taking timely dash boarding to the next level. Web Migration Options for Cognos 7 Users: Are you ready to take your Business Intelligence tools to the next generation of Web-based Analytics? Register now to understand various migration options for PDS customers running Cognos 7 (PowerPlay and Impromptu) client tools. Learn various options, best practices and what many organizations are using to drive their reporting solutions with the latest Web-based technology on the market. Find out how PDS can assist your organization in driving towards your EDW goals. PDS impower: PDS impower is a PDS web-based analytics solution powered by MicroStrategy. Learn the basics and benefits of this user friendly web interface tool. Topics include: the use of web dashboards, analysis with cubes, and an overview of report writing. PDS impower Advanced: PDS impower Advanced was created for the licensed impower user who is actively using the tool. A review of advanced topics to enhance your reporting needs. Topics include: detailed report creation, custom report filters, and prompted reports. PDS Portal+: Come see how Portal+ can help you effectively and efficiently deliver reporting to various users of your organization. Learn how Portal delivers dashboards and ad hoc prompted reports filtered at the right level to the right people every time. PDS Distributor: Join us to begin automating dashboard distribution with Distributor. Learn how to specify individual and groups of dashboard recipients and distribute dashboards to email addresses or directories. IBM Cognos 7 PowerPlay: Learn the basics of Cognos 7 PowerPlay and get started with analysis and reporting. Topics include: Opening a report, creating a new report, saving a report, adding rows and columns, drill down and drill up, nesting categories, long and short drop zones, filters, layers, deleting data.
IBM Cognos 7 PowerPlay Advanced: Make the leap to building dashboards with Cognos PowerPlay Subsets. Topics will include use of Parentage Subsets and Advanced Subsets to keep your dashboards up to date. Learn how to utilize subsets, the difference between Parentage and Advanced Subsets and how to incorporate subsets into PowerPlay reports, Producer and DASH. IBM Cognos 7 Impromptu: Get your hands on your detailed data with Cognos 7 Impromptu. Topics include: Opening a report, creating a new report, saving a report, adding and deleting data, moving data within a report, sorting and grouping, grouped headers, filtering, quick filtering. IBM Cognos 10 Analysis Studio: Use Analysis Studio to slice and dice and analyze data in a Cognos 10 cube. Topics include how to add rows, columns, and measures to an Analysis Studio report. Learn how to drill down up and through on a report category, use context filters, sort and rank data. IBM Cognos 10 Report Studio: Cognos 10 Report Studio is an industry leading analytical tool. Join us to learn the essentials of building Report Studio list reports, sorting data, applying filters, using calculated metrics, and applying groups and sections.