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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