The Financial Reporting Strategy course will provide an overview of the software and tools used at CU for reporting financial data. This course will not provide instruction for creating reports, but will instead lay the foundation for understanding the strengths of each tool and how each supports specific reporting requirements. Topics will include Cognos m-Fin reports, PeopleSoft FIN 9.2 WorkCenter, PeopleSoft Query, PeopleSoft Reports, Cognos Query Studio, and PeopleSoft nVision.
Program Level: Basic
Prerequisites: None
Advanced Preparation: N/A
Instructional Method: Group-Live
Instructor: Calvin Anderson and Carl Sorenson
Recommended CPE Credit: 1 Hour
Field of Study: Computer Software and Applications
Course Objectives:
At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Describe the purpose and significant strengths of each reporting software technology;
- Identify which technology is behind a given report;
- Select the appropriate reporting tool that should be used for various business scenarios; and,
- Describe the skills required to use and create reports with each tool.
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