IBM Cognos TM1 Developer's Certification guide: Preparing for your COG-310 certification is more engaging and enjoyable with this tutorial because it takes a hands-on approach and teaches through examples. There are also self-test sections for each exam topic.

James D. Miller

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IBM Cognos TM1 Developer's Certification guide

Chapter 2. Dimensions and Cubes

In this chapter, we will discuss the most basic Cognos TM1 objects:

Cubes
Dimensions

We will identify and explain each of these objects—focusing on the information covered in the current IBM Cognos TM1 Developer (Test COG-310) certification exam.

The current certification exam assigns a weightage of 16 percent to this topic.

Introduction to cubes and dimensions

What tables are to relational databases in the way cubes are to TM1. Almost all data stored in TM1 is stored in and accessed from cubes.

There are two ways to create cubes:

Empty cube: You can create an empty cube by selecting (at least) two dimensions from the list of existing dimensions in the Creating Cube window to create a new cube with no data.
External data sources: You can create a cube and load it with data by using TurboIntegrator to identify and map dimensions and data from an external data source to a new or existing cube (of course, this requires some expertise using TurboIntegrator).

Each...

Elements

Dimensions are made up of elements. TM1 currently supports three types of elements:

Element	Description
Numeric	Numeric elements identify the lowest-level detail in a dimension. In a cube that contains only numbers, TM1 defines all the lowest-level elements as numeric.
Consolidated	Consolidations are aggregations or rollups of lower-level detail elements.
String	String elements store text strings in the cells. To include a string in a cell in a cube, the element from the last dimension defining the cell must be a string element. TM1 treats string elements that occur in any dimension other than the last one as numeric elements.

Key points are numeric elements which can be referred to as simple element types and identify the lowest level in a dimension hierarchy and consolidation elements. They are created strictly to calculate an aggregation.

Editing element properties

If you have added elements of a specified type to your dimension and you wish to change it, you can edit...

Key benefits

Successfully clear COG-310 certification.
Master the major components that make up Cognos TM1 and learn the function of each.
Understand the advantages of using Rules versus Turbo Integrator
This book provides a perfect study outline and self-test for each exam topic

Description

IBM Cognos TM1 is enterprise planning software that provides a complete, dynamic environment for developing timely, reliable and personalized forecasts and budgets. It is a real time, in memory tool that helps any sized business perform planning, budgeting and forecasting as well as other financial exercises. This book prepares you to master COG-310 certification using an example-driven method that is easy to understand. The IBM Cognos TM1 Developer's Certification guide provides key technical details and background to clear the current IBM Cognos TM1 Developer (test COG-310) certification exam. This certification book covers all the modules of the certification clearly and in depth. The initial chapters cover in detail the components that make up Cognos TM1 and designing and creating dimensions and cubes. The book then dives deep into basic and advanced scripting using TurboIntegrator and then we learn to understand and write basic Rules. We then learn about the drill-through functionality of TM1, virtual and lookup cubes and lastly Time, and presenting and reporting data

Who is this book for?

If you are a beginner to intermediate level Cognos TM1 developer looking to add an important IBM certification to your resume but don't know where to start, this book is for you!

What you will learn

Learn the two most basic objects in TM1 - Dimensions and Cubes, along with instructions on their purpose, manual construction methods, and use
Master the purpose and uses of Cognos TM1 Turbo Integrator
Get to grips with the different types of data that can be drilled into and learn the steps to create a drill-through process and rule
Identify the advanced tabs in Turbo Integrator and how they are used
Comprehend the definition and purpose of virtual and lookup cubes in Cognos TM1
Understand the importance of the time dimension in Cognos TM1
Focus on techniques for presentation and reporting of data in Cognos TM1

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Rhonda Dec 12, 2012

I took a couple of evenings and ready this study guide before taking the test and feel it did help me identify my weak areas I needed to study more.

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Rob Davies Jan 16, 2013

I bought this book, read it over the weekend, and passed the certification exam on Monday.It is extraordinarily helpful to have the content boiled down to the most salient points in such a concise manner.If you are super strapped for time, just read the two-minute drill and the sample questions (answers are provided).If you have time and want a more thorough understanding, read the whole thing through. More examples can always be added,but doing so would take away from the "cut-to-the-chase" approach that makes this book so useful.

Asgeir Apr 28, 2013

Does what it promises, that is helps you prepare for the exam. Not deep enough to learn the product, but even though you are experienced you might learn something new. Most importantly it helps you focus and review the necessary topics for the exam

James Webber Jun 05, 2012

I was given a copy of this book to review by the publisherThe aim of this book is to give the reader the "fast track to pass the COG-310 Exam" ([...]) I think this book does this well. I personally scraped through the exam early this year by simply reading IBM documentation but reading this would have probably bummed my mark into a more comfortable pass. James Miller ([...] ) himself passed with 100% he suggests to pass you also ideally need hands on working experience of TM1 is useful.The Pros:* The 2 minute drills are a good recap of the chapter you have just read* Simple layout good focus chapters appropriate to weightings in the exam e.g. attributes and time attributes get a good write up including lots of questions* Some useful additional tips/summary sections in this book for completeness rather than the in exam (e.g. Editing Control Dimensions p 34)* Good section of persistent feeders with some useful tips from James' experienceThe Cons:* Felt the recap and questions were just regurgitating the chapter, often not even reworded so perhaps 50 of the 220 pages aren't new info at all.* Would have been useful to have the answers to the questions at the back of the book so the questions could be used for revision before the exam.* Would be nice to reference new IBM naming conventions for TI/variable creation list here ( IBM Cognos TM1 The Official Guide ) and Bedrock best practise [...].* Would have like to have seen more tips/cookbook like suggestions from James' experience but accept that is not the purpose of the book.Would I buy the book? Yes is if was studying for COG 310 i.e it does what is says on the tin. This books rates for me well above the Packt IBM Cognos TM1 Cookbook but not as usefull as the official TM1 guide IBM Cognos TM1 The Official Guide so if I was buying a book purely for reference I would save myself $10 USD and by the IBM one instead.

IBM Cognos TM1 Developer's Certification guide: Preparing for your COG-310 certification is more engaging and enjoyable with this tutorial because it takes a hands-on approach and teaches through examples. There are also self-test sections for each exam topic.

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Chapter 2. Dimensions and Cubes

Introduction to cubes and dimensions

Introduction to cubes and dimensions

Dimensions

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Elements

Editing element properties

Aggregations

Consolidating using dimension hierarchies

Element attributes

Creating dimensions using the Dimension Editor window

Cubes

Cube replication

Replicating your cubes between your servers

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