Ad Hoc Reporting workspace

User interface illustration

Illustration. Ad Hoc Reporting workspace.

1—(Points to the Ad Hoc Reporting menu.) Use the Ad Hoc Reporting menu to insert and edit data, save reports, run reports, and change the report layout.

2—(Points to the Ad Hoc Reporting tree.) Use the Ad Hoc Reporting tree to make data available for reporting.

3—(Points to the report palette.) Drag report topics and elements to the report palette to create ad hoc reports.

4—(Points to the Help icon.) Use the Ad Hoc Tools Help to launch the online User Guide for Cognos Query Studio, which provides the Ad Hoc Reporting capability to the InForm application.

5—(Points to the Cognos 10 Business Intelligence toolbar.) Use the Cognos 10 Business Intelligence tools to save reports, cut and paste data, apply filters, and summarize data.