InForm to Cognos naming correspondence

Package

Package

Subset of a data model that contains topics you can add to a report.

Folder

Folder

Organizer for report items. You cannot import a folder into a report.

Namespace

Namespace

Used to prevent naming conflicts within a package. Can contain a variety of objects such as dimensions, report elements, and filters.

Report topic

Query Subject

Categories of different reporting areas representing tables in the database.

Report element

Query Item

Representation of the data point to include in reports.

Measure

Measure

Represents quantitative data such as counts, calculations, or aggregations.