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Hello,
We are presently using Actuate along with MAXIMO 6.2.6. We have approximately 75 custom reports that we have developed using Actuate. We will be upgrading to MAXIMO 7.5 (or 8) sometime during fiscal year 2015. We are considering developing these reports using Cognos BI as opposed to BIRT.
Has anyone used Cognos along with MAXIMO 7? Will you please share your experience (pros and cons, strong/pain points, dependencies, user experience etc)?
One of the recommended approach suggested by Cognos is to execute these BI reports against the "Framework model" (as opposed to directly connecting to MAXIMO OLTP database).
Has anyone created similar framework model that can be used for Cognos reports?
I am fully aware that the actual report/s requirements dictate the structure of Cognos framework model and a particular framework model may not be suitable for everyone. However, for accommodating most of the reports presently delivered by BIRT, did anyone created Cognos framework model ?
Also, are you aware of any consulting company that can provide a similar service (e.g. a Cognos framework model that can be used for majority of reports for MAXIMO)? This way, we can take the base framework model and focus more on developing the reports using Cognos.
We will appreciate the feedback.
Thanks and regards
Pankaj
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