Query and Analysis Studio Advantages and Disadvantages ?

[sanchoniathon]

Hello,

Can someone please give me a brief resume of the advantages and disadvantages of Query and Analysis Studio ?

Thanks in advance !

[david.stachon]

Query Studio is the reporting tool for creating simple queries and reports in IBM Cognos 8. A casual or novice user can use Query Studio to create self-serve reports that answer simple business questions.

With minimal steps, you can view data, author basic reports, change the report layout, filter and sort data, add formatting, and create charts.

When you use Query Studio, you interact directly with your data.



Managers and analysts use Analysis Studio to better understand their business and to get answers to questions that they have about their business. Users can quickly and easily perform analysis to get to the what and why behind an event or action so that they can improve business performance.

With analysis, it is possible to see trends and understand anomalies or variances that may not be evident with other types of reporting. Analysis Studio users can easily focus on what is important even with large volumes of dimensional data.

When you use Analysis Studio, you interact directly with visible data.