Recover report lineage
Trace selected reports to packages, models and data connections. Identify prompts, calculations and distribution rules that affect the result.
IBM Cognos Support & Modernization
The report is only useful when people can trust it.
A missing refresh or a changed calculation can unsettle an entire reporting cycle. AIONDATA helps trace the Cognos models, schedules and data connections behind the numbers your business uses.
Keep the work moving
Start with the part
your business relies on.
BI owners, finance reporting teams and IT leads maintaining an established Cognos estate.
Teams inherit hundreds of reports without knowing which are still used or how the important totals are defined. Moving to a newer reporting tool before recovering those definitions simply moves the uncertainty.
Repair dependable delivery
Investigate failed schedules, access issues and changed outputs. Reproduce the issue with the report owner and agree validation criteria.
Prepare a controlled transition
Inventory what to keep, retire or rebuild. Rehearse an upgrade or selected report migration with source-to-output comparisons.
What useful progress looks like
A weekly margin report with an explainable total.
Finance receives different totals after a data or model change and cannot identify where they diverged.
Illustrative engagement. Scope and acceptance criteria are agreed for your environment.
- Trace the report’s filters, model and source query.
- Compare a controlled sample using agreed business definitions.
- Correct the scoped issue and verify scheduled delivery.
The acceptance checkThe report owner can reconcile the selected totals and confirm recipients receive the expected output with appropriate access.
Choose the change that earns its place
Keep, improve
or move forward.
Where AI could help
A narrative can summarize approved report results with links to the underlying report. Keep metric definitions and access controls outside the model’s discretion.
AI is an optional improvement, assessed against a specific task and measurable outcome.
When to retain and improve
Retain valuable models and reports where the environment is maintainable and the definitions remain useful.
When to consider modernization
Upgrade or migrate when release compatibility, distribution needs or maintainability justify it, using an explicit report acceptance set.
A concrete first engagement
Know what you have.
Know what comes next.
A reporting continuity review of a critical report pack, its source models, permissions, schedules and reconciliation rules.
A paid assessment with scope, access and fee agreed before work starts. You receive findings, an ownership map, prioritized options and a proposed next phase.
Discuss an assessmentUseful details to bring
- Cognos release and content-store setup
- Critical reports, packages and schedules
- Examples of a correct and incorrect output
Missing details are part of the assessment. Please start with what you know about the system and the business problem.
Tell us where the work gets stuck
Bring the problem.
We’ll work through the options.
A recurring error, an integration that needs attention or an application without an owner. Tell us what is happening and what needs to work next.
We confirm delivery fit and responsibilities for your version, module and environment before proposing work. Ongoing care specifies covered systems, working hours, response targets and escalation.
Independent engineering does not extend manufacturer support or replace vendor licensing. Please do not include credentials or customer records.
info@aiondata.ioDiscuss IBM Cognos
You do not need all the technical details to start.
Before we begin
Questions worth asking.
Can you move our reports to another BI tool?
We can assess selected reports, recover their definitions and scope a transition. Visual similarity does not establish numerical equivalence; reconciled results and permissions belong in acceptance.
Should every old report be migrated?
No. Identify actual owners and use before investing in a rebuild. Some reports should be consolidated or retired with the business owner’s agreement.
AIONDATA provides independent engineering services. Product names identify the systems discussed and do not imply vendor endorsement.