IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: PAW Visualization Value Labels
Do you know how to add value labels for Planning Analytics Workspace (PAW) visualizations? On the column visualization below, you can see the bars but you cannot see the exact amount of each column. To enable value labels, ensure that you are…
April 26, 2022
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: Refresh PAW Visualizations Automatically
Did you know that you can have IBM Planning Analytics Workspace (PAW) visualizations refresh automatically? To enable this setting, first make sure you are in “Edit” mode within your PAW book. You can then click on your visualization then click “Properties” in the…
March 29, 2022
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: Modeling Books
Did you know IBM Planning Analytics Workspace (PAW) update 57 introduced a new type of PAW book? This new type of book is called a “Modeling Book.” A modeling book can be created by selecting the “Data and Models” tile at the…
January 18, 2022
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: TM1PRIMARYDBNAME
Did you know there is a function to dynamically retrieve your database server name in IBM Planning Analytics for Excel (PAx)? When creating reports and input templates in Planning Analytics for Excel you must reference the TM1 server name you are pulling/pushing…
January 4, 2022
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: Accessing Books
Did you know that there are now two ways to access books in IBM Planning Analytics Workspace (PAW)? Previously, you could access books via the “Shared", “Personal”, and “Users” folders in the bottom section of the home page. This option still…
June 8, 2021
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: Home Page Refresh
Did you know that the home page has received a major refresh in IBM Planning Analytics Workspace (PAW) update 57? Previous versions of PAW contained a lot of unused space and the look and feel changed as you moved from the…
April 27, 2021
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: Database Administration
Did you know that database administration page has been updated in IBM Planning Analytics Workspace (PAW)? In previous versions of PAW you would click on a database and it would present detailed information as seen below. With the “Database Settings” button…
April 13, 2021
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: Administration Page Layout
Did you know that the administration page layout has changed in IBM Planning Analytics Workspace (PAW) update 57? In previous versions of PAW, the administration page used a tabbed approach that separated each component into its own tab. This required administrators to…
March 23, 2021
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: Subset Control Dimension
Did you know that dimensions exist within IBM Planning Analytics that display your model’s public subsets? A dimension called }Subsets_<Dimension Name> is automatically created when a dimension is created. The elements of this new dimension are dynamically updated as permanent public subsets…