•  Introduction 
  •  Cognos 8 Planning - Contributor 
    •  Contributor Fundamentals 
      •  The Workflow Screen 
      •  The Contributor Workbook 
      •  The Contributor Excel Toolbar 
  •  Contributor for Microsoft Excel 
    •  View Contributor Data in Excel 
      •  Modifying the View 
      •  Viewing Multiple Worksheets or Workbooks 
      •  Manual Update Options to Improve Performance and Allow Unsynchronized Views 
      •  View Data Using Saved Templates 
    •  Entering Data 
      •  Validate Data 
      •  Importing and Exporting Data 
    •  Calculated Cells, Breakbacks and Holds 
      •  Apply or Release a Hold 
    •  Apply or Release a Hold 
    •  Cells Formatted as Text 
    •  Remove Error Checking for Numerical Items in a Text Cell 
    •  Link Contributor Data to the Excel Zone 
    •  Link Excel Data to the Contributor Zone 
      •  Populate Multiple Cells in the Contributor Zone 
    •  Update Data in Cells Containing Contributor Excel Formulas 
    •  Quick Commands 
      •  Copy Commands 
      •  Data Entry Commands 
    •  Commentary 
      •  Annotations 
      •  Add Links to Annotations 
      •  Attach Documents 
    •  Adding Charts and Graphs 
    •  Save Data 
      •  Work with Locally Saved Workbooks 
      •  Save Templates 
      •  Reset Data 
    •  Print Data 
    •  Submit Data for Review 
    •  Review Data 
  •  Get Data 
    •  Local Links 
    •  System Links 
    •  Link States 
    •  Local Links 
      •  Create a Local Link 
      •  Rename Rows or Columns 
      •  Split a Column 
      •  Merge Dimensions 
      •  Map Dimensions 
      •  View Items in a Dimension 
      •  Remove Dimensions 
      •  Filtering Dimension Items by Characters 
      •  Filter Dimension Items by Substrings 
      •  Unmapped Dimensions 
      •  Add an Existing Link Definition 
      •  Share a Link Definition 
      •  Run a Local Link 
      •  Quick Load 
      •  Run a System Link 
  •  Export Contributor Data to Excel 
    •  Selections 
  •  Best Practice 
    •  Working with Saved Drafts in Excel Workbooks 
      •  Opening a Saved Excel Workbook and Disconnected Mode 
      •  Logging on to the Contributor Web Site and Connected Mode 
    •  Templates, Formatting and Formulas 
      •  Use Separate Worksheets for Personal Planning Data Linked into Contributor Cells 
      •  Keeping Excel-based Templates Flexible With a Contributor Planning Model 
      •  Custom Formatting Contributor Cells 
    •  Visual Basic and Macros 
    •  Secure Website Access 
  •  Troubleshooting 
    •  An Extension Does Not Download 
    •  Get Data Troubleshooting 
      •  Cannot Access an Item in the Target Dimension 
      •  Cannot Access a Dimension Item In the Target Cube 
      •  Extra Source Dimension in a Contributor-To-Contributor Load 
      •  Item Removed from the Target Dimension 
      •  An Extra Target Dimension Exists 
      •  Missing Source Dimension in a Contributor-To-Contributor Load 
      •  Additional Source Dimension Exists in a Contributor-To-Contributor Load 
      •  Target Cube is Read-Only 
    •  Export for Excel Troubleshooting 
      •  Structural Differences 
      •  Laminations 
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