IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: Application Websheet Folders
As you migrate from IBM Planning Analytics’ TM1Web to Planning Analytics Workspace (PAW), you may be asking yourself if you can still create folders to organize your websheets. The answer is yes! Name change Planning Analytics no longer refers to the folders…
March 18, 2025
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: Rename Views in PAfE
Have you ever been in a situation where you saved a view and then realized that you want to change the name in IBM Planning Analytics for Excel (PAfE, formerly PAx)? Maybe you had a typo or maybe you referenced a date…
March 4, 2025
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IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: PAW Export Data
While IBM Planning Analytics is an excellent database that allows you to easily slice and dice your data, there may be situations where you want to export data from the model. Maybe you want to share information with someone who uses different…
January 14, 2025
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IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: PAW Export Dim Structure
Have you ever wanted to export a dimensional structure to an ASCII based text file in IBM Planning Analytics Workspace (PAW)? PAW version 99 introduced the ability to export a dimension with a single click. To export a dimension, right-click on the…
December 17, 2024
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IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: PAW Selector Menu
You may already know that you can create a selector widget in IBM Planning Analytics Workspace (PAW) by simply dragging a context dimension outside your existing view. Once synchronized, this approach provides an easy way to create independent selectors that can be…
December 10, 2024
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: PAW Thumb Cell Formatting
Have you ever created an exploration in IBM Planning Analytics Workspace (PAW) and noticed the arrows at the beginning of your rows and columns? These are called thumb cells and are used as the equivalent of a “select all” button. For example,…
December 3, 2024
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IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: PAW Exploration Icons
Have you ever been in a situation where you wanted your users to reference an exploration or chart on your IBM Planning Analytics Workspace (PAW) page, but you didn’t want to give them full access to make changes? You can do this…
November 26, 2024
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IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: PAW Explorations and MDX
Have you wanted to learn how to use MDX to create a VIEW, but are not sure where to start? A great way to learn is by looking deeper into one of your PAW explorations. The “Edit MDX” button can be used…
October 22, 2024
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IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: PAW Process Indent Script Button
One of my favorite development quotes is from a man names Martin Fowler. He said, “Any fool can write code that a computer can understand. Good programmers write code that humans can understand.” There are many ways to approach the definition of…