rave (rapidly adaptive visualization engine) - cognos user group meeting presentation by ccg
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Convergence Consulting Group presents RAVE, Rapidly Adaptive Visualization Engine at the IBM Cognos Central Florida User Group Meeting. What is RAVE? How do I use RAVE Visualizations? How do I install RAVE Visualizations? How do I modify an existing RAVE Visualization? Demos include: Active Reports with RAVE Visualizations, Building a report in Cognos Workspace with RAVE, Visualization objects, Importing a RAVE Visualization into, Cognos and using it in a report and Updating an existing RAVE VisualizationTRANSCRIPT
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IBM RAVE – Rapidly Adaptive Visualization Engine
Cognos User Group DiscussionPresented by Scott Fairbanks
April 24th, 2014
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• The Value of Data Visualizations
• Overview of RAVE• What is it? • How do I use RAVE Visualizations?• How do I install RAVE Visualizations?• How do I modify an existing RAVE Visualization?
• Demos• Active Reports with RAVE Visualizations• Building a report in Cognos Workspace with RAVE Visualization
objects• Importing a RAVE Visualization into Cognos and using it in a report• Updating an existing RAVE Visualization
Agenda
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Anscombe’s Quartet was constructed by statistician Francis Anscombe in 1973
How do I interpret this data?
Statistical Properties:• Mean• Variance• Correlation• Linear Regression
* Anscombe, F. J. (1973). "Graphs in Statistical Analysis". American Statistician
The same across all four datasets!
Value of Data Visualizations
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* Anscombe, F. J. (1973). "Graphs in Statistical Analysis". American Statistician
Value of Data Visualizations
Anscombe’s Quartet
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Value of Data Visualizations
• Graphs should be telling a story that people understand
• Choose the best way to convey the message of the story
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Value of Data Visualizations
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Value of Data Visualizations
Here’s an example of a real life situation explained by a visualization:
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Value of Data Visualizations
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Value of Data Visualizations
• Wordle.net was created by Jonathon Feinberg, which he now owns and operates for non-commercial purposes
• “a toy for generating ‘word clouds’ from text that you provide.”
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Value of Data Visualizations
RAVE Visualization created using Cognos
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Overview of RAVE
What is RAVE?
• RAVE stands for Rapidly Adaptive Visualization Engine, which is an IBM technology that drives data visualizations using a JavaScript grammar based language called JSON
• JavaScript Object Notation• Simpler than XML• Better suited to data-interchange• Lightweight, less grammar
What is JSON?
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Overview of RAVE
• The Visualization object became available with Cognos version 10.2 • New chart types• Updates to existing chart types• Improved animation and interactivity• Visualization customizer application• Charts can be added into solution without waiting for Cognos release
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How do I use Visualizations?
• From a user’s perspective, RAVE Visualizations are seamlessly integrated into Cognos Reports (show comparisons)
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From a developer’s perspective, using a Visualizations is simply picking another tool in the toolbox
How do I use Visualizations?
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How do I use Visualizations?
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How do I use Visualizations?
Functionality is similar to standard chart object
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How do I use Visualizations?
Demo: Look at Visualization object in Report Studio
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How do I install Visualizations?
Download new visualizations from AnalyticsZone.com
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• New Library tab in the Admin panel (Cognos 10.2)
How do I install Visualizations?
• New “Library Administrators” role
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How do I install Visualizations?
From Library tab, click “Import Visualizations…” and browse for the file
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How do I install Visualizations?
Now the new Visualization is available for the developer.
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How do I update a Visualization?
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How do I update a Visualization?
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How do I update a Visualization?
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How do I update a Visualization?
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How do I update a Visualization?
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Demo: Updating a visualization in the editor
How do I update a Visualization?