BrightStar Partners, Inc. BSP Software LLC
The BSP Chronicles  
June 2012 - Edition 066
In This Issue
Services Offerings
Technical Tip 1
Technical Tip 2
Brain Teaser
Did You Know?
Quick Links
 


Packaged Service Offerings
Are you a long-time IBM Cognos user or new customer looking to get started on the right foot? Click here to see all pre-packaged services from BSP!
IBM Cognos Insight Webinar and Free Trial!

Join us on June 27th as we present a "Deep-Dive" into IBM Cognos Insight. Don't miss this free opportunity to learn and try Cognos Insight!
 
 
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Greetings!

Summer is in full force and things around BSP are heating up.  This month's newsletter brings hot technical tips, a new web design for the new season, a special presentation on Cognos Insight and more.
MetaManager's New Look, and New Mascot!
Since its version 1.0 release in 2006, MetaManager has grown to over 26 modules full of productivity tools for maintaining a clean, healthy and effective IBM Cognos BI environment.

With a change in seasons, we decided it was time to release MetaManager's new mascot and provide a streamlined product tour with all new content and videos.  Visit our new product site and let us know what you think!
Regression Testing with Lifecycle Manager
BSP's Ted Reilly was asked to review proven practices for utilizing IBM Cognos Lifecycle Manager with a focus on testing an object in its native environment compared to its target environment.  

Click here to read the full article and download the free Lifecycle Manager product to build upon Ted's findings. 
Adding Report Column Filters
BSP's Ed Gonzalez shares how with just a few lines of code you can add a column filter to any Cognos report.

This example uses Cognos 10 and a JavaScript Library named jQuery. jQuery provides the ability to create a filter with less code. For step by step instructions on how to download the jQuery library and implement this technique, please click here
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Brain Teaser #37: Heads Up, Tails Down
You have 50 quarters on the table in front of you. You are blindfolded and cannot discern whether a coin is heads up or tails up by feeling it. You are told that x coins are heads up, where 0 < x < 50. You are asked to separate the coins into two piles in such a way that the number of heads up coins in both piles is the same at the end. You may flip any coin over as many times as you want. How will you do it?

Click here to see the answer!
Did You Know?
That BSP has a full library of podcasts and past webinars on IBM Cognos Tips, Tricks and Techniques, as well as our BSP Software Portfolio?

View our latest recordings...  
  • Using Layout Components in our IBM Cognos Environment
  • Setting up the IBM Cognos Audit database and sample reports
now in the podcast library!