Grants: Part 2 - COGNOS Reporting PrerequisitesNew
Tue 9 Sep 2014
CANCELLED
Description
This course will concentrate on how to use the COGNOS reporting tool to help manage departmental research grants. These reports can be divided into three main categories:
- Summary financial information for Projects
- Detailed expenditure analysis
- Management reports for Grants due to close
In this course we will not access the Grants module in CUFS.
Target audience
Staff who manage departmental Grants
Prerequisites
- Users will need to bring their RAVEN ID and password with them and have completed the on-line introduction to Grants course.
- Please ensure that you complete the on-line Introduction to Grants course before you attend this course, link below:
http://www.training.cam.ac.uk/fin/event/1202505
Sessions
Number of sessions: 1
| # | Date | Time | Venue | Trainer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tue 9 Sep 2014 13:00 - 16:00 | 13:00 - 16:00 | Finance Division, Finance Training Room 1 - Not to be used | map | Becky Darlow |
Objectives
- Accessing COGNOS to run Grant reports in both PDF and Excel formats
- How to set up short cuts to ‘My Folders’
- Schedule reports to run in the future and email them to yourself and others
- Identify the various reports available and discuss the data that they show
- To explore what reports are available to PIs and what support administrators would need
Aims
To manage Grants efficiently and effectively by utilising COGNOS reports
Format
Demonstrations and practicals to consolidate learning
Duration
One half day session
Frequency
Every other month
Booking / availability