Main difference between Cognos Reportnet and Impromptu

[vsudaya]

Hi,

1)Can anybody give me main differences between reportnet and impromptu?
2)Can we call reportnet as OLAP tool?

Thanks in advance
vsudaya

[BIsrik]

Reportnet is ofcourse an OLAP tool.

When talking abt impromptu and reportnet..reportnet is completely a web based tool whereas impro is not like that. When u take the security issue RN just depends on the existing ones whereas in impro u have cognos series admin. though impro catalog is ur framework mgr, framework mgr has lots of flexiblity while handling the modelling issues.

Srik

[Merri]

Apart from those mentioned by BIsrik, differences include:

• Much more flexibility in report layout in Report Studio
• Easier extensions in Report Studio, eg HTML object allows you to include javascript and links to other applications
• Server-based report development in ReportNet gives you more control over access to the tool and easier management of users
• Impromptu client application is stand alone
• Report Studio is zero-footprint for the user
• ReportNet provides no authentication application, but can use LDAP, Access Manager, Active Directory, etc; or you can write your own Java application

ReportNet is not really OLAP. It provides a dimensional "view" of data, but does not provide OLAP analysis in the same way as PowerPlay. The next version will, however.