Cognos Reports vs Dashboards | Which to choose and why

Cognos reports vs dashboards is a common question from old and new developers. This Cognos Analytics training video highlights the strengths and weaknesses of each and provides a simple flow chart of when to choose reports vs dashboards in Cognos analytics.

Reports and dashboards share a lot of common elements and use cases, but each has a unique set of capabilities that lend it to a particular style of reports. Questions like content distribution, scheduling, offline access and level of interactivity will help guide your decision on when to choose a dashboard vs a report in Cognos analytics.

In this video you will learn:
- What are the strengths and weaknesses of reports and dashboards
- How to utilize each reporting feature appropriately
- When to choose reports vs dashboards

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0:00 Intro
0:31 Dashboards good and bad
5:17 Reports good and bad
11:46 Which to choose