December 2011 Meeting

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Next meeting scheduled for Wed December 7, 2011

Location: PPG

Meeting will be mostly about Cognos Event Studio with an overview, tips and tricks. Full details will be posted shortly.

Please register for the meeting as room is limited.

September 2011 Meeting

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Meeting scheduled for September 9th

Hosted by Heinz.
Location: Heinz 57 Center.

357 6th Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222

Cost: We will collect a $10.00 fee at the door per our usual meeting fees.

Please RSVP By Sept 7th as seating is limited Meeting Registration Here

Agenda:

12:30 – 1:30 Lunch
1:30 – 1:45 General Welcome and Introductions
1:45 – 2:45 Presentation Brad Brockman of IBM will give a product overview with Q&A session on TM1. IBM Cognos® TM1® provides a complete planning, budgeting and analysis environment for critical company-wide performance management activities driven by Finance. Cognos TM1 supports a full range of business requirements: from high-performance, financial analytics and flexible modeling to enterprise contribution for a broad range of users—from manufacturing, sales and service to human resources and marketing.
2:45 – 3:00 Break
3:00 – 4:00 Presentation – TM1 vs. PowerPlay – Brian Wolfe of IBM
4:00 – 4:30 Closing remarks and additional discussion

Directions:

Located on 6th Avenue between Smithfield Street and Wood Street

 

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June 2011 Meeting

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Meeting scheduled for June 3rd, 2011

Hosted by PPG Industries

Location:
PPG Industries Headquarters

One PPG Place
Pittsburgh, PA 15272

Please RSVP by Wednesday, June 1, 2011 to reserve your place at the meeting as space is limited.
Meeting Registration Here

Meeting Details

During our meeting in March there were was much discussion regarding the use of the audit database within Cognos 8.  Those in attendance asked CBIG members share examples of how they use the audit database. Share any custom reports your organization has developed to manage reports, jobs, users or the environment using the Cognos 8 audit database.

We will also have a general open discussion where any and all topics are welcome. Bring questions, tips or any other knowledge to share.

Agenda:

12:30 – 1:30 Lunch
1:30 – 1:45 General Welcome and Introductions
1:45 – 3:00 Presentation of custom Auditing reporting by members of the group.
3:00 – 3:15 Break
3:15 – 4:00 Open Discussion

There is a $10 fee for attending the meeting to cover costs.

 

Directions:

One PPG Place is located between Third and Fourth Avenues and Stanwix Street.  Use the East Lobby plaza entrance.

Parking at PPG

PPG Place Parking Garage

Third Avenue entrance

Take the elevator for One PPG place –first floor

Nearby Pittsburgh Parking Authority Garages

Third Avenue Garage – entrances on both Third and Fourth Avenues
Wood Allies Garage – entrance on the Blvd of the Allies

 

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March 2011 Meeting

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Meeting scheduled for Mar 4, 2011

Hosted by University of Pittsburgh
Lunch sponsored by University of Pittsburgh

Location:

University of Pittsburgh
Kurtzman Room
William Pitt Union (Orange Brick Building across the street from the Cathedral of Learning)
4200 Fifth Avenue (Oakland)
Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Parking
It is suggested that you park at Soldiers and Sailors Hall across the street from the William Pitt Union.(parking limited)

Nearby Pittsburgh Parking Authority Garages
Third Avenue Garage – entrances on both Third and Fourth Avenues
Wood Allies Garage – entrance on the Blvd of the Allies

Cost: We will collect a $10.00 fee at the door per our usual meeting fees.
Space is limited so please register for the event by Wed Mar 2, 2011.

Details:

This meeting will be devoted to small group discussions on a variety of Cognos related topics by
subject area. Attendees will be divided into groups of eight participants with similar interests
such as Report Development, Administration, etc. We will use the time to discuss any question,
issue or technique posed to the group. After the break all meeting attendees will reconvene to
share the highlights of their group discussions.

Agenda:

12:30 – 1:30 pm Lunch
1:30 – 1:45 pm General Welcome and Introductions
1:45 -3:00 pm Small group discussions
3:00 – 3:15 pm Break
3:15 – 4:00pm Review of highlights of group discussions. Future topics
4:15 – 4:30 pm Closing remarks.

As with all CBIG events space is limited so please register for the event so we can make sure you have a seat.

December 2010 Meeting

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Meeting scheduled for Dec 3, 2010

Hosted by Highmark
Lunch sponsored by IBM

Location:

Fifth Avenue Place
120 Fifth Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15222

Parking
Fifth Avenue Place
120 Fifth Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15222
(parking limited)

Nearby Pittsburgh Parking Authority Garages
Local Parking Map

Cost: We will collect a $10.00 fee at the door per our usual meeting fees.
Space is limited so please register for the event by Tues Nov 30, 2010.

Details:

Please note that at this meeting IBM will be discussing some of the new Cognos 10 features. This information may be of interest to others in your organization, and you are encouraged to invite them. However, seating is limited, so please register early.

Agenda:

12:30 – 1:00 pm Lunch
1:00 – 1:30 pm Introductions and general discussion on Cognos 10 and the IBM Business Analytics Forum. If you were in attendance we ask that you will share your thoughts on the conference.
1:30 – 2:30 pm Brian Wolf of IBM will present many of the new features of Cognos 10 to the group.
2:30 – 2:45 pm Q & A on Cognos 10.
2:45 – 3:00 pm Break
3:00 – 4:00 pm Open Discussion
4:00 pm Closing remarks.

As with all CBIG events space is limited so please register for the event so we can make sure you have a seat.

Sept 2010 Meeting

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Our next meeting is being hosted by American Eagle at their south side location on September 3, 2010 from 12:30 – 4:15 pm.

Please RSVP to membership@cbig-pittsburgh.com or register on-line at http://www.cbig-pittsburgh.com (use the Upcoming Events tab) by Wednesday, September 1, 2010 to reserve your place at the meeting.

Please note that at this meeting there will three presentations from members of the group. This information may be of interest to others in your organization, and you are encouraged to invite them. However, seating is limited, so please register early.

AGENDA

12:30 – 1:00
Lunch – Provided by SON Systems International

1:00 – 2:00
Scott Kramer of American Eagle will present two topics: Macro substitution in the framework model, which involves passing parameters down from the report to the query subject as a way to speed up queries. He will also discuss how to use the Audit database to monitor run / complete / success / fail status of triggered reports.

2:00 – 2:45
Linda Torquato, Manager of Business Intelligence at the Institute for Transfusion Medicine, will present a Metric Studio Scorecarding application that is being developed for senior management. This application will facilitate Business Performance Management by allowing decision makers to monitor and analyze their key performance indicators.

2:45 – 3:00
Break

3:00 – 4:00
Rich Nemeth of American Eagle will discuss the use of 8.4 to save report files to an output location. How to use Event Studio to call a web service that moves files from an output location to a new server location and emailing users that files have been moved.

How AE used the Cognos Upgrade Manager to help validate reports when moving from 8.1 to 8.4.

4:00 – 4:15
Closing Remarks

There is a $10 fee for attending the meeting to cover costs.

We welcome vendors to provide information regarding their Cognos related products and services. A table will be available to distribute these materials. If your organization would like to sponsor an upcoming CBIG meeting, please send an email to chairman@cbig-pittsburgh.com.

Address, Parking and Site Instructions

American Eagle – South Side location
77 Hot Metal Street
Pittsburgh, PA

Parking at American Eagle
In the gray American Eagle parking garage next door you can have your parking validated.

We would like to express our thanks to American Eagle for hosting this meeting, Eric Burling of SON Systems for providing the lunch, and to Rich Nemeth and Scott Kramer for making the arrangements.

June 2010 Meeting

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Meeting scheduled for June 4, 2010

Hosted by PPG Industries
Lunch sponsored by PPG Industries

Location:

PPG Headquarters
One PPG Place
Pittsburgh, PA 15272

 One PPG Place is located between Third and Fourth Avenues and Stanwix Street.  Use the East Lobby plaza entrance.

Parking at PPG
PPG Place Parking Garage
Third Avenue entrance
Take the elevator for One PPG place –first floor

Nearby Pittsburgh Parking Authority Garages
Third Avenue Garage – entrances on both Third and Fourth Avenues
Wood Allies Garage – entrance on the Blvd of the Allies

Cost: We will collect a $10.00 fee at the door per our usual meeting fees.
Space is limited so please register for the event by Wed June 2, 2010.

Details:

Please note that at this meeting there will two presentations from members of the group.  This information may be of interest to others in your organization, and you are encouraged to invite them.  However, seating is limited, so please register early.

Agenda:

12:30 – 1:30 pm Lunch
1:30 – 1:45 pm Welcome, Treasurer’s Report , other Misc assoc topics
1:45 -2:15 pm Mark Johnson and Josh Giesy of Jennmar will talk briefly about their Cognos environment and deployment but most importantly their recent upgrade experience.  They will cover the good and the bad they encountered going to Cognos 8.4.  If time permits they would like to also discuss new financial initiatives currently in progress.”
2:15 – 2:30 pm Break
2:30 – 3:00 pm John Torquato will discuss a series of DOS scripts created by the Cognos Administration team at Highmark that automate the management of the Cognos 8 environment. This process includes stopping and starting services, reboot of servers, clean up of unwanted files, and back up of log directories. These processes have become invaluable in the administration of the environment.
3:00 – 4:15 pm Discussion Groups (Any topics members want to discuss)
4:15 – 4:30 pm Closing remarks.

As with all CBIG events space is limited so please register for the event so we can make sure you have a seat.

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