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RAVE Visualizations in Cognos 10.2.1

Santhosh Kotte

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IBM Cognos extensible visualization is new chart engine provided from

Cognos BI 10.2.1 based on technology RAVE (Rapidly Advanced Visualization

Engine)

Rapidly Adaptive Visualization Engine, Which is an IBM technology that drivesextensible data visualization using a JavaScript grammar, based language JSON

(JavaScript object notation). These extensible visualizations allow you to

create your own visualizations or we can utilize the visualization created by

others.

RAVE visualizations are interactive, animated, highly flexible, pluggable and

portable.

These extensible visualizations are available in active report as of IBM CognosBusiness Intelligence 10.2.1, and in all reports built in Report Studio and

Cognos Workspace Advanced as of IBM Cognos Business Intelligence10.2.1.1

Where to Get Extensible Visualization:

We can download the RAVE visualizations from IBM Analytics Zone (http://www.analyticszone.com) 

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Steps to Install Visualizations into IBM Cognos:

  Go to IBM Cognos Administration and select Library tab

  Click on Import Visualizations button

 

Browse to your downloaded visualization zip file and import

visualizations, then click close

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Steps to use Visualization in Active Reports

  Go to Report Studio and select Blank Active Report

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  From tool box drag and drop Visualization to work Area, from the

Visualization Gallery, select the visualization you want and click OK.

  From the Source tab, drag items to the appropriate location in the data

container and add any active controls that you want and run the report.

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Examples:

1.  Open Cognos Connection

2.  Navigate to the Go Sales (query) Package

3.  Launch Report Studio

4. 

Click Create New, select Blank Active Reportand then click on OK.

5.  From the Toolbox, drag a Data CheckBox Group to the report area.

6.  Drag Sales Query->Order Method ->Order Method Type to the drop

item here zone.

Example 1: Sample Active Report using Visualization Charts and Data Check Bo

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7.  From Tool Box Drag Visualization to work Area, Select Waterfall Chart

And similarly select Packed Bubble

8.  Drag the following to Waterfall Chart from the Sales Query Folder:

  Order MethodOrder Method Type (Categories)

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  SalesQuantity (Value)

9.  Similarly Drag the following to Packed Bubble Chart from the Sales

Query Folder:

 

Order MethodOrder Method Type (Bubbles)  TimeYear (Series)

  SalesQuantity (Size)

10. To create a connection between Data CheckBox Group and the Waterfall

Chart, click on the Interactive Behavior.

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11. Click on Create a New Connection

12.  In the Connect dialog, Change Behavior to Filter ,Change Active report

Variable name to v_OrderMethod, Click on connect, Click OK

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Note:

1. Need to Ensure Source control would be Data check Box Group and Target Control would be Waterfall Data1

 2. You can set a default value to the variable also. Set the default value to Web.(point to interactive behavior, clickon default values)

13. 

Click On Connect, Click Ok

14. Similarly create a connection between Data CheckBox Group and

Packed Bubble Chart.

15. Click on the Interactive Behavior next to Data CheckBox Group.

16. Click on Create a New Connection

17. Select Packed Bubble Data 1 in Target control.

18. Click on Connect, Click Ok.

19. Select Packed Bubble Data and Waterfall Chart, In properties set

Animation Effects to Grow  

20. Run the Report

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1.  Open Cognos Connection

2.  Navigate to the Go Sales (query) Package

3. 

Launch Report Studio

4.  Click Create New, select Active Reportand then click on OK.

5.  From the Toolbox, drag a Repeater Table to the report area.

6.  Select Repeater Table and set Across :8 and Down :1 from properties

pane

Example 2: Sample Active Report using Visualization Charts, Repeater, Slider

Controls Control

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7.  Drag Sales Query->Order Method ->Order Method Type to the drop

item here zone (Repeater).

8.  From Tool Box Drag Cluster columnChart,Pie chart, Line Chart and

Treemap to work Area

9.  Drag the following to Cluster Column Chart from the Sales Query

Folder:  Order MethodOrder Method Type (Categories)

  SalesQuantity (Size)

10. Drag the following to Pie Chart from the Sales Query Folder:

  Order MethodOrder Method Type (Categories)

  SalesQuantity (Measures)

11. Drag the following to Pie Chart from the Sales Query Folder:

 

Order MethodOrder Method Type (Categories)  SalesQuantity (Size)

12. Drag the following to Line Chart from the Sales Query Folder:

  Order MethodOrder Method Type (Series)

  Time Year(Categories)

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  SalesQuantity (Size)

13. 

Drag the following to Line Chart from the Sales Query Folder:

  Order MethodOrder Method Type (Level 1)

  ProductsProduct Line (Level 2)

  Time Year(Level 3)

  SalesQuantity (Size)

14. To create a connection between Repeater and the Cluster column Chart,

Pie chart, Line Chart and Treemap, click on the Interactive Behavior.

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15. Click on Connect.

16. Add Data Discrete Values Slider Above Treemap.

17. Drag Sales Query->Time ->Year to the drop item here zone (Slider).

18. Create Connection Between Slider and Treemap

19. Run Report