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  • Let’s talk about element and attribute naming

    This article isn’t about naming conventions. My opinion on naming conventions is that they are necessary both for end-users and developers to assist in making a system understandable and navigable. But I don’t have an opinion on what the best naming convention is other than it doesn’t exist. Whether a naming convention uses spaces, underscores,…

  • Moving from TM1 to Planning Analytics is NOT complicated

    First of all, Planning Analytics is just a new name for TM1. Over the last few months, a number of customers have started planning the upgrade to Planning Analytics Local. There seems to be the perception that this process is more complicated than any other upgrade done before with TM1. In this article, I try to…

  • Surveying Excel Hell – a New Approach to Manage Spreadsheet Proliferation

    Can we trust this Excel workbook to show the correct Numbers? Introduction In a previous article, Cubewise Technology Executive Manny Perez explained the reasons for Excel proliferation in an organisation and why there needs to be a fine balance between flexibility on the one hand and control on the other. In this article, I would like…

  • Freedom under the Law and the Functional Database Model

    Despite how obvious the benefits of the functional database seemed to me when I invented TM1 over 30 years ago, I have learned that these benefits are not immediately obvious to most people. What has become clear over the years, and now underscored during my time with Cubewise, is that most people don’t really understand the value of TM1 until they…

  • Summarised guide to the expiring TM1 SSL certificates issue and how to fix it

    The TM1 SSL certificates are expiring on November 24. This post is your definitive reference guide to choosing and applying the best solution for your environment. IBM has now released all available information/solutions to remedy the expiring TM1 SSL certificates issue. This post summarises all this information in a one-stop-shop. When do the default TM1…

  • Solutions to the expiring TM1 SSL certificates

    UPDATE 09/10/16 – IBM has now released the Interim Fix “Updaters” and the download link and instructions on how to apply these can be found through the link below:http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21991790 These updaters contain the v3 certificates that do not expire until 2026, and would place these certificates automatically on the correct directories upon install. Please note that…

  • IBM has released new TM1 SSL certificates that do not expire until 2026, and instructions on how to apply these certificates manually

    IBM has recently released new set of SSL certificates that do not expire until 2026. These certificates can be downloaded through this Link. According to the technote, these certificates can be applied to ALL versions of TM1 (i.e. 9.5.x, 10.1.x, 10.2.x). Please follow this Link for the instructions on how to apply these certificates on your…

  • Expiring TM1 SSL certificates – notes on Cognos BI and CDM

    UPDATE 28/09/2016 – IBM has now updated their technote confirming that they would be releasing an Interim Fix updater and documentation for CDM. UPDATE 26/09/2016 – We have managed to get Cognos BI to work after applying IBM’s method of updating TM1 SSL certificates to v2 by following these technotes:http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27041183http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21644290The post below has been updated accordingly. UPDATE 21/09/2016…

  • IBM technote on available options to update the expiring TM1 SSL certificates

    UPDATE 28/09/2016 – IBM has now updated their technote confirming that they would be releasing an Interim Fix updater and documentation for CDM and Cognos Express. Depending on the Cognos Express versions, some manual approaches might be required – but this will form part of the documentation.  UPDATE 21/09/2016 – IBM has stated that Cognos Express is under…