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1、Cognos8 Business IntelligenceTRANSFORMERUSER GUIDEProduct InformationThis document applies to Cognos8 Version 8.3 and may also apply to subsequent releases. To check for newer versions of this document, visit the Cognos Global Customer Services Web site (http:/).CopyrightCopyright 2007 Cognos Incorp
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8、is software/documentation may be copied, photocopied, reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, transmitted in any form or by any means, or translated into another language without the prior written consent of Cognos Incorporated.Table of ContentsIntroduction11Chapter 1: Whats New?15New Features in
9、Version 8.3 15 Transformer 8.3 on All Cognos 8.3 Business Intelligence Supported Platforms 15 Transformer 8.3 Installation Download 15 Integration with Cognos 8.3 Business Intelligence Security 15 Upgrade User Class Views to Transformer 8.3 Custom Views 16 Support for Multiple Namespaces 16 Integrat
10、ion with Cognos 8 Version 8.3 Business Intelligence Data Sources 16 Using OLAP Packages 17 Unicode Support 17 Series 7 IQD Bridge 17 Composite Source Packages 18 Publishing Integration with Cognos Connection 18 Cube Update Utility 18 Changed Features in Version 8.3 18 Enabling Multi-processing 18 Co
11、gnos 8 Configuration Manager 19 Cognos 8 Installation Location 19 One Version of Transformer 19 Transformer 8.3 Online Help 19 Deprecated Features in Version 8.3 20 .pyi Files 20 Data Source Types 20 Client/Server Functionality 20 OLE Automation 20 Customized Menu Options 21 Compressed PowerCubes 21
12、 Cognos 8 Transformer Expression Editor Functions 21Chapter 2: Planning Your Model23Dimensional Modeling Workflow 23 Analyzing Your Requirements and Source Data 24 Recommendation - Presort, Clean, or Consolidate Your Data 25 Building a Prototype 26 Refining Your Model 28 Recommendation - Diagnose an
13、d Resolve Any Design Problems 30 Upgrade a Series 7 Model 32Chapter 3: Data Sources for Your Model35Techniques for Designing Data Sources 35 Data Source Types 36 Cognos Package or Report 36User Guide 3Impromptu Query Definition File 38 Delimited-field Text with Column Titles 38 Delimited-field Text
14、38 Access Table 39 Access Query 39 Excel crosstab 39 Excel Database 39 PowerHouse Portable Subfile 39 Fixed-field Text 40 Fixed Field and Record Without CR LF 40 Data Source Limitations 40 Cognos 8 Package or Report Data Source Limitations 40 IQD Data Source Limitations 41 Series 7 Security 42 Desig
15、ning Successful Cognos 8 PowerCubes 42 Conformed Dimensions 42 Cognos 8 Business Keys 42 Member Unique Names 43 Recommendation - Resolve Uniqueness Problems in Your Data Source 44 Create a Model 45 Edit Existing Prompts in Cognos 8 Reports and Packages 49 Generate a File of Prompt Values for Use in
16、the Command Line 50 Change a Data Source Type 51 Create Dimensions from the Dimension Map Using OLAP and DMR Packages 52 Add a Data Source to an Existing Model 53 Add Additional Queries to Existing Cognos 8 Data Sources 55 Synchronize Columns with Your Data Source 56 Connecting to an IQD Data Source 56 Isolation Levels for an IQD Data Source 57 Modify the SQL Query in an IQD Data Source 58 Character Sets Used with Delimited Text Data Sources 59 Named Ranges 59 Example -
