Official Cognos Report Process

Validation

Three step validation process:

  • Validate logic with IRA team mate
  • Validate data with requester (if applicable)
  • Validate with SME

Identification

Data Page:

  • Page heading table: one column, three rows
  • Text and table left aligned
  • Padding: top and bottom 3 px  (pixels) each
    • Cell 1: <Report Title>
      • Font: Size 20, Underline, and Bold
    • Cell 2
      • Text: **Analytics Official Report**
      • OR: **Analytics Official Variant Report**
        • Font: Size 14, Bold, Underlined
    • Cell 3: run date

Title Page:

Table: One column, maximum width

  • Text Centered
  • Padding: top and bottom 3 px (pixels) each
  • Cell 1 
    • Text: Northeast Community College
    • Font: Size 16
  • Cell 2: <Report Title>
    • Font: Size 20, Underline, and Bold
  • Cell 3
    • Text: **Analytics Offiffial Report**
    • OR: **Analytics Official Variant Report
    • Font: Size 14 and Bold
  • Cell 4: text bow including a space
  • Cell 5: run date
  • Cell 6: text box including a space
  • Cell 7 - X

List all report details included hard-coded filters and prompt choices

  • Cell X+1: text box including a space
    • Size 50
  • Cell X+2: Text: Report version information:
    • Font: Underline and Bold
  • Cell X+3
    • Text: Official report type: ORIGINAL
    • OR Official report type: VARIANT
  • Cell X+4
    • Text: Official report as of <date>
  • Cell X+5
    • Text: Latest edits by: <Report writer> on <date>
  • Cell x+6 (For use only if report type is a VARIANT)
    • Text: Original report: <Name of original report>
  • Cell X+7
    • Please contact The Analytics Department with any question ro concerns via ira@northeast.edu.
    • Uploaded Image (Thumbnail)

Logging

Document the official report in the excel file: Report Change Log

  • Located in Teams
    • Institutional Research and Analytics> General > Cognos Documentation
    • Save a report view to Team content > NECC Reports > Private Analytics > A.A. Official Reports