Example - Specifying A Named Range For A Spreadsheet Database - IBM Cognos User Manual

For this crosstab, the following ranges were named, and these range names
automatically become the columns in the model.
For a model requiring only the Division, Quarter, Expense, and Expense Amount
columns, Cognos Transformer reads all the expense types and expense amounts for
each quarter and for each division.
In your Cognos Transformer model, under Glassware, the Data Sources list shows
the columns Expense Amount, Expense, Income, Net Income, and Quarter.
Example - Specifying a Named Range for a Spreadsheet
Database
You have a simple spreadsheet database that has a single named range.
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Row A
2
3 Income-Net
Sales
4 Expenses-
Salary
5 Expenses-
Rent
6 Expenses-
Advertising
7 Expenses-
Production
8 Net Income
Name Range
Division A1
Quarter B1 .. E1
Income B3 .. E3
Division Quarter
Glassware Q1
Glassware Q2
Glassware Q3
Glassware Q4
Glassware Q1
Glassware Q3
Row A
1 EMP_NO
2 0256
3 0141
4 0724
B C
10,000 10,000
2,000 2,000
800 800
600 700
1,500 1,500
5,100 5,000
Name
Expense
Expense Amount
Net Income
Expense
Expenses-Salary
Expenses-Salary
Expenses-Salary
Expenses-Salary
Production
Production
B C
NAME DEPT
Wilson TECHW
Barnes DESIGN
Paul DESIGN
D E
15,000 20,000
2,500 2,500
800 800
600 600
2,000 4,000
9,100 12,000
Range
A4 .. A7
B4 .. E7
B8 .. E8
Expense Amount
2,000
2,000
2,500
2,000
1,500
1,500
D
SALARY
50,000
60,000
70,000