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Hello Everybody! The OCBIG will be
conducting it’s very first ever OCBIG
Report
Challenge!!! Why Have a CompetitionThis is a friendly
competition between members of the OCBIG user group to demonstrate their
technical/creative wizardry. The
objectives of this competition are: a)
To see creative ways in
which other developers are using the Cognos products. b)
To see how other
developers solved tricky technical problems. c)
To get ideas how we could
improve our own reports / reporting environments either technically or visually. d)
To get peer recognition
for great ideas. e)
To have a little fun at
work, without getting caught. f)
To win cooool prizes. How does the Report Challenge Work?The concept is
simple but, at the same time, too tricky to be structured rigorously.
Hence, there is a lot of flexibility. Here is how it will
work: 1)
You find something that
you are especially proud of. It
could be: a)
a report b)
dashboard c)
technique d)
architecture e)
report layout f)
other It could be in any
Cognos product, Cognos component, or script/technique related to a Cognos
implementation. 2)
Produce screen prints of
any screens and/or gather scripts. 3)
Delete/edit any
confidential data and get approval to release the information, if necessary -
you need to be careful. 4)
Write a document
describing all, or some, of the following points (Remember, this is a friendly
challenge not a formal examination of your documentation style so don’t kill
yourself over this.): a.
The
Why: Description
of the Challenge/Need of the report/code. b.
The
Where: Description
of where the information was coming from (more focused on the architecture and
if multiple databases were being used). c.
The
What: Description
of the importance of the report and what it provides.
The unique advantages of the code (the “cool” part of it).
This could be a difficult problem that was solved or a great report
display. d.
The
Who: Who the
report/code is being used by. e.
The
How: How
the goal was achieved? You can
include any headaches that cropped up that you needed to solve. f.
The
Enhancements: Ideas of how it could be improved in the future (if you had
unlimited time and budget) or how it could work in a different environment. g.
The
Gotcha’s: Lessons learned. Click here to download a Submission Form Template. 5)
Zip the files together and
submit them to the following email address:
JudgingJudging will be
performed by the OCBIG executive members. PrizesPrizes will
include: a)
The top three winners
will receive 1 of 3 iPodTM Touch (donated by Cognos) b)
Gift certificates Rules1)
Open to any member of the
OCBIG user group. 2)
Please remember that this
is a friendly completion. We
expect that all the submissions will display exceptional talent but, for the
sake of competition, not everyone will necessarily win. 3)
No kicking or biting the
competition (unless the judges are watching J).
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