COGNOS

Cognos Financial Planning has been implemented as part of the wider Business Intelligence (BI) Project.

Cognos Financial Planning is used for financial planning, budgeting and forecasting. Access to Contributor for the preparation of financial plans is limited to specific licence holders. Reports can be run on the financial data in Contributor if you have been assigned a reporting licence.

Help

The following user guides describe how to use the financial planning functions within the Cognos BI system.

• Guide: financial planning in Cognos
  
• User guide: non-pay plan
  
• User guide: staffing plan
• User guide: research plan
  
• User guide: teaching plan
• User guide: consolidated plan
• Guide: reporting on planning data
  

Report a problem

If you have any problems relating to this system then please contact the Academic Services Helpdesk by:

• Email to helpdesk@exeter.ac.uk.
• Phone on 01392 263934 (3934 from a University internal phone)
• Using the e-Support System

In all cases please provide the Helpdesk with the following information to expedite your support:

• Your name
• Your full location
• Your University IT username
• Your contact telephone number
• The nature of your problem
• Your availability (if you are likely to be out of contact)