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Cognos Impromptu
Delivered Managed Reporting

Cognos Impromptu® delivers managed reporting for consistent, fact-based decision-making. Managed reporting enables report authors to create reports drawn from any data source. These reports can then be delivered to report consumers.

Cognos managed reporting is delivered through two components:

Impromptu . Report authors use Impromptu to create business-context reports. Report authors can author virtually any report using Impromptu's superior frame-based reporting interface. Report data can come from any source, and reports can be deployed to Impromptu users across LANs and WANs, as well as to mobile users.

Impromptu Web Reports (IWR) . Using reports created in Impromptu, Impromptu Web Reports delivers managed, print-ready reports across the Web for large groups of report consumers. Users can subscribe to published reports, and customize them to meet their specific needs.


Cognos introduced new reporting software, Cognos ReportNet™, in 2003. As part of its comprehensive BI offering, Cognos continues to support and develop Cognos BI Series 7 capabilities such as Impromptu and Impromptu Web Reports.