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Changes in functions of rules and TIs from TM1 10.2 to PA
Overview of changes in functions when upgrading to PA IBM support on TM1 version 10.2.2 will be discontinued from 30th September 2019. Awareness around the decisions for the interface, additional available functionality and what to consider for the installation and configuration have already been covered. The decisions can be found in the decision tree in the blog post Upgrade TM1…
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A Detailed Look at Planning Analytics Workspace
What is Planning Analytics Workspace (PAW)? IBM Planning Analytics Workspace (PAW) is a web-based interface for IBM Cognos TM1. It brings new exciting possibilities in terms of visualization of your TM1 data. IBM succeeded in expanding the TM1 interface options with a user-friendly and attractive experience aimed at a wide user community. It is a…
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Enabling hierarchies, how does it affect your current model?
Welcome to this instalment of our series on upgrading to Planning Analytics. If you’re here then you probably know about the new features that PA brings such as Workspace, hierarchies and multi-threaded feeders, but you’re hesitant about whether to implement the new features due to concerns about the impact on your current mature implementation. If this describes…
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An unintended benefit of hierarchies
The Leaves hierarchy When an alternate hierarchy is added to a dimension in TM1 for the first time a Leaves hierarchy is also automatically created in the background. The Leaves hierarchy has some special properties as it contains only leaf elements (inserting consolidations is not possible). The maintenance task of inserting new elements into the…
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PAL Installation Guide
Once you have gone through the PA decision tree and technical implications articles and decided to upgrade to Planning Analytics, the next important question you must ask yourself is “how do I technically do it?”. Many people are afraid of the upgrade, because of the general perception that this is a very complicated process, more time consuming than ever…
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Converting Perspectives Reports to PAx
Conversion steps to PAx Moving to an upgrade where an update is required on workbooks can easily be addressed by making use of the additional functionality provided within the Planning Analytics software. The Planning Analytics for Excel add-in has an option to Upgrade Action Buttons. Follow these steps to convert your Perspective workbooks to be…
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Technical implications when moving to PAL: A TM1 upgrade checklist
With just under one year left of IBM supporting TM1 version 10.2.2, it can be assumed that most TM1 customers have at least started preparations for an upgrade to Planning Analytics (PA). The support aspect appears to be an underlying driver for the version upgrade, particularly if corporate policy prohibits the use of unsupported software.…
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The (increased) importance of attributes in Planning Analytics
The importance of attributes in PA Attributes have always been very useful when developing a TM1 model but until now have never been an essential component of development. With Planning Analytics this changes. This is a forgotten or little known point that all TM1 developers should be aware of and is relevant for anyone with…
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Upgrade from TM1 10.x to Planning Analytics
Upgrade TM1 to Planning Analytics Planning Analytics (PA) is the next step to provide a complete planning solution on the powerful, multi-dimensional technology of TM1. With PA available in the cloud and on-premise, including various new front ends – the upgrade could seem daunting. Make use of the above roadmap to find the most suitable…