IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: Using Attributes
Did you know that element attributes in TM1 and IBM Planning Analytics can be used for more than just making report aliases? They can be utilized by the system itself to better manage data flow, and to make it easier to trace…
September 4, 2018
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: String Feeders
Did you know feeding based on string values can be tricky? Anyone that has developed in TM1/IBM Planning Analytics before knows full well the importance of a well-written feeder statement. An example of this is when we have a cube with string…
August 28, 2018
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks
Working With Windows Directory Junctions in IBM Planning Analytics & TM1
This is a guest post from Revelwood's Shane Bethea. Did you know you can create a new path to an existing Windows folder without breaking the original path when working in IBM Planning Analytics and TM1? An example of this is when you…
August 21, 2018
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: Creating a Simple Dashboard in Planning Analytics Workspace
Did you know it's easy to create a simple dashboard in IBM Planning Analytics Workspace? IBM Planning Analytics Workspace dashboards allow you to provide quick and effective information to the end user. The following steps demonstrate how to create a simple dashboard.…
August 14, 2018
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: Workarounds for Unsupported Excel Functions in TM1 Web
Did you know there are a number of workarounds for unsupported Excel functions in TM1 Web? Have you ever published a TM1 Web report, only to see repeating #NAME errors when you access the report online? These are typically caused by unsupported…
August 7, 2018
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: Three Reserved Local Variables in TurboIntegrator
This is a guest post from Revelwood's Jay Apwah. Did you know that there are reserved local variables that you can use in TurboIntegrator scripts? Reserved local variables are variables that do not need to be defined and are destroyed when the…
July 3, 2018
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: TM1 Web Writeback Protection
This is a guest post from Revelwood's Shane Bethea. Did you know that you can prevent data entry to TM1 in TM1 Web websheets? Here are a couple of different ways to do this. The first approach can be used for input…
June 26, 2018
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: Planning Analytics for Microsoft Excel (PAx) VBA API Calls
This is a guest post from Revelwood's Shane Bethea. Did you know IBM Planning Analytics lets you make API calls through VBA in Planning Analytics for Microsoft Excel (PAx)? You probably know that action buttons can be used to refresh or rebuild…
June 19, 2018
Tech Bulletin: PAx Incompatibility Caused by Latest Microsoft Office Update
This is a technical bulletin from Revelwood's Steve Ellis. Did you know that the latest version of Microsoft Office 365 caused Planning Analytics for Microsoft Excel (PAx) to become unusable? I will show you how to determine if you have been impacted…