The Sample Outdoors Company
You can also use them for experimenting with and sharing report design techniques and for troubleshooting. As you use the samples, you can connect to features in the product.
For examples related to different kinds of businesses, see the product blueprints on the IBM® Cognos® Information Centers (http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/cogic/v1r0m0/index.jsp).
For information about Mobile samples, see the IBM Cognos Mobile Installation and Administration Guide.
The Sample Outdoors Company, or GO Sales, or any variation of the Sample Outdoors name, is the name of a fictitious business operation whose sample data is used to develop sample applications for IBM and IBM customers. Its fictitious records include sample data for sales transactions, product distribution, finance, and human resources. Any resemblance to actual names, addresses, contact numbers, or transaction values, is coincidental. Unauthorized duplication is prohibited.
Where to find the samples
The samples are included with the product and the samples for each studio are described in the related user guide and online help. To use the samples, you must install, set up, and configure them or contact your administrator to find out where they are installed.
For instructions on how to install the samples, see the IBM Cognos Business Intelligence Installation and Configuration Guide. For instructions on how to set up and configure samples, see the IBM Cognos Business Intelligence Administration and Security Guide or the IBM Cognos Business Intelligence Installation and Configuration Guide.
Samples outline
The samples consist of the following:
- Two databases that contain all corporate data, and the related sample models for query and analysis
- Five samples cubes and the related models
- A metrics data source including associated metrics and a strategy map for the consolidated company, and a model for Metric extracts.
- Reports, queries, query templates, and workspaces
To run interactive reports, scripts are required. To see all the reports included in the samples packages, copy the files from the samples content installation into deployment folder and then import the deployments into the IBM Cognos Business Intelligence product.
Security
Samples are available to all users.
To implement security, see the IBM Cognos Business Intelligence Installation and Configuration Guide.