Cognos Scheduler can execute Transformer as a batch process at specified times. With Reporter, the heart of the PowerPlay package, you can build interactive and automated reports in a variety of formats. PowerPlay supports pie, bar, line, simple point, and correlation graphs. With Reporter, you select only the specific subset of data you need to work with, without having to deal with a complete answer set from the database. Each report includes a dimension line that shows what dimensions are available in your extract and the levels of detail you can access in each dimension.
Developers can include ad hoc calculations to derive new data from values in the database extract.
You can create data filters, and rank and format the data for custom reports. One feature that differentiates PowerPlay from the kind of report-writing packages that have been around for years is its interactive nature. When you want more detail, you just double-click on a category button to drill down. To show data as a graph, you simply click on the appropriate PowerBar button. This interactive capability lets developers distribute reports that end users can continue to explore and interact with to get information they need.