Esri Maps for IBM Cognos Tips and Tricks

Esri Maps for IBM Cognos Tips and Tricks Shirley Baffoe Eddie Koehn

Esri Maps for IBM Cognos Tips and Tricks • Configure App’s look and feel • Performance improvement • Edit layer • Style layer • Where to get help

DEMO

Configure application’s look & feel Esri Maps for IBM Cognos Tips & tricks • Turn tools on/off • Configure units and defaults for tools • Configure data formats • Specify a default theme or configure custom theme - Template for organization • Specify default map configuration • Demonstrate effect of different user privileges on availability of tools Save as a template for organization

Improve the performance of your Cognos Report Esri Maps for IBM Cognos Tips & tricks • Store the coordinates in BI system… - also avoids unnecessary credit usage • Install Microsoft Silverlight 5. x to improve rendering in Internet Explorer • Upgrade map specifications from previous versions • Remove unnecessary fields IE Quirks vs Silverlight

Style layer tips Esri Maps for IBM Cognos Tips & Tricks • Visualize data in different ways to discover trends • Create custom classification breaks and rename groups • Prevent invalid or null data from showing up as ‘others’ category in legend • Use multiple styles rather than add the same layer multiple times …more than simple “dots on a map”

Where to get help Esri Maps for IBM Cognos Tips & Tricks • Online Help - • http: //doc. arcgis. com/en/maps-for-cognos/ Geonet - https: //geonet. esri. com/groups/location-analytics • Videos - • http: //video. arcgis. com/series/216/maps-for-ibm-cognos/ Esri Support: - support. esri. com

Please take our Survey Your feedback allows us to help maintain high standards and to help presenters Find your event in the Esri Events App Find the session you want to review Scroll down to the bottom of the session Answer survey questions and submit