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IBM Cognos 8 Platform => COGNOS 8 => Report Studio => Topic started by: cogcurious on 10 Aug 2012 10:03:05 AM

Title: Drill up Drill down vs Drill thorugh
Post by: cogcurious on 10 Aug 2012 10:03:05 AM
I have a requirement where my report has Country and the Sales in those countries. If i click on the country then first column should show all regions under that country and the corresponding sales numbers. Should i use drill though or Drill up & down. What are the pros and cons
Title: Re: Drill up Drill down vs Drill thorugh
Post by: jmills on 10 Aug 2012 11:02:38 AM
Depending on your data source, this could be simple to implement, or more complex.

If your data is dimensional (resides in a cube), then Drill Up/down would be the obvious choice.

If your data is relational, it's harder to mock the funtionality of a drill report, however can be done via drill through.

The real difference is that drill through links to another report or child report, whereas drill up/down is inherent on the same report.