Lesson 1: Analytics Platform and Data Foundations

This lesson develops practical understanding of analytics platform and data foundations for the IBM Cognos Analytics Complete Training.

Topics Covered

• Platform architecture, interfaces, roles, content, and analytics workflow
• Connecting data sources, importing data, data types, and quality checks
• Metadata, dimensions, measures, relationships, and reusable data structures
• Navigation, security, permissions, and environment setup
• Creating and validating a basic analytics workspace

Lesson Outcome

Learners complete this lesson with the ability to explain, apply, validate, and troubleshoot the covered analytics workflow.