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1.	What is the difference between macros and prompt?
	Macro Macro is set of instructions to run report. Prompt Prompts provide a way to dynamically change the reports.

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What is the difference between macros and prompt?

2.	What are the types of studio?
	Query Studio - is a very user-friendly ad hoc query tool that allows users to easily access information. With Query Studio, the user drags and drops fields to execute queries, and with multiple available options at a touch of the mouse, it can group data, create summaries, display charts, filter information and export data. An Author who has access to Querv Studio is referred to as a Business Author. Metrics Studio - is a powerful scorecard tool that allows for the creation and monitoring of goals through an organization. An Author who has access to Metrics Studio is a Business Manager. Analysis Studio - is the user-friendly tool used to quickly analyze summarized information with powerful dimension and variable crossing for complex analysis, discovery of trends and forecasting. An Author who has access to Analysis Studio is a Business Analyst. Report Studio - is the professional report-authoring tool. The tool allows for the development of pixel-perfect reports, such as invoices and statements, as well as very complex layouts, such as those required for enterprise dashboards. An Author who has access to Report Studio is a Professional Author. Event Studio - is a monitoring tool that allows for the definition of agents that will monitor certain user-defined events and will execute tasks accordingly. They can be saved to Cognos as "agents". Event Studio access is included for Professional Authors.

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What are the types of studio?

Query Studio - is a very user-friendly ad hoc query tool that allows users to easily access information. With Query Studio, the user drags and drops fields to execute queries, and with multiple available options at a touch of the mouse, it can group data, create summaries, display charts, filter information and export data. An Author who has access to Querv Studio is referred to as a Business Author.
Metrics Studio - is a powerful scorecard tool that allows for the creation and monitoring of goals through an organization. An Author who has access to Metrics Studio is a Business Manager.
Analysis Studio - is the user-friendly tool used to quickly analyze summarized information with powerful dimension and variable crossing for complex analysis, discovery of trends and forecasting. An Author who has access to Analysis Studio is a Business Analyst.
Report Studio - is the professional report-authoring tool. The tool allows for the development of pixel-perfect reports, such as invoices and statements, as well as very complex layouts, such as those required for enterprise dashboards. An Author who has access to Report Studio is a Professional Author.
Event Studio - is a monitoring tool that allows for the definition of agents that will monitor certain user-defined events and will execute tasks accordingly. They can be saved to Cognos as "agents". Event Studio access is included for Professional Authors.

3.	What is the difference between a cascading report and drillthrough report?
	Cascading prompt means to extract the data from one prompt to using values from another prompt. Drill through report means to extract the data by selecting a column in a report, means to get the detailed information by clicking that column data.

4.	What are phases the workflow process consists in Framework Manager?
	The workflow process consists of the following phases : Design and create project Prepare Metadata Prepare the Business View Create and Manger Packages Set Security Publish Manage the Project

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