The smart search in Cognos provides a quick and easy way to find your reports, dashboards, stories, data, files, folders, packages and other items. It returns results as you type, similar to the Google search page.
Log in to Cognos Analytics at http://reporting.northwestern.edu.
Using Search
The Search (magnifying glass) icon in the top right. When you click it and begin typing, any objects that meet your criteria will begin to populate the window.
Note: The default search operator used is "AND". For example, when you search for the phrase "GA101 Proposal Detail", only results that include "GA101" AND "Proposal" AND "Detail" will appear.
You can select an object from the pull down menu or hit the Enter key to return all related objects.
Note: Icons next to objects indicate if they are packages/data sets, folders, reports/report views, or other objects.
There are different tab options that allow you to search specifically in My Content, Team Content or All Content.
Saving a Search
The Save and Filter buttons appear in the top right after you perform a search.
The Save button allows you to Save searches that you may use often. When you Save a search the next time you return to the Search window your Saved searches will appear under the Search field (see image above).
Best Practices
Search Feature for Reports Run Occasionally:
You can use the Saved searches feature to quickly find those reports that you need to access/run occasionally, i.e. monthly, quarterly, yearly. Using the Report Name as a saved search is an easy way to find and retrieve reports used less often.
Narrow Your Search with Filters
The Filter button allows you to refine your search. In this example Folders are selected, so reports will not appear in the Results window.