IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: How to Download IBM Software
IBM has recommended a new IBM Planning Analytics Workspace patch to address the recently discovered Apache log4j vulnerability. Many of our clients have asked questions about how to download their software from IBM. Here are the basic steps you can take to download…
December 28, 2021
BPM Pulse Survey 2021: 96% of Respondents Say Performance Management Solutions Met or Exceeded Expectations
Every year BPM Partners surveys finance and other leaders from end user organizations for their views on the state of performance management (also called business performance management or corporate performance management). This year’s study looked at a number of aspects of performance management, such…
December 22, 2021
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: Converting an Alias Back to the Element Name in TurboIntegrator
Have you ever needed to convert an alias back to the original element name within an IBM Planning Analytics TurboIntegrator script? Maybe you have a data source where the value entails an alias but further logic references the element code. You can…
December 21, 2021
Technical Bulletin: Update to Log4j Vulnerability’s Impact on IBM Planning Analytics
Updated December 21, 2021 Summary Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered involving Apache Log4j. This was originally known as CVE-2021-44228, but it has been expanded to also include both CVE-2021-45046 and CVE-2021-45105. Apache Log4j is used by IBM Planning Analytics Workspace as part of its…
December 21, 2021
FP&A Done Right: The Office of Finance’s Powerplay — Activity-Based Planning
This is a guest blog post from Christopher Howard, senior channel manager at Workday Adaptive Planning. “I want to skate to where the puck is going, not where it has been.” – Wayne Gretzky Disruption in business means the puck is no longer where…
December 17, 2021
Financial Close & Consolidation
Prepaid Expenses Account Reconciliation in BlackLine
In today’s Quick Take video, Adam Riskin demonstrates how to create and certify a prepaid expense account in BlackLine. Prepaid expenses can be a time consuming and tedious task when doing reconciliations in Excel. BlackLine provides a streamlined and efficient process for this through…
December 16, 2021
Technical Bulletin: Apache Log4j Vulnerability Impact on IBM Planning Analytics Models
Summary A vulnerability has been discovered involving Apache Log4j (CVE-2021-44228). Apache Log4j is used by IBM Planning Analytics Workspace as part of its logging infrastructure. This may have a significant impact on your existing models. Details This issue impacts all users currently…
December 15, 2021
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: PAW Maps
IBM Planning Analytics Workspace (PAW) version 69 introduced a new map visualization for your charts. In addition to improving the identification of the geography elements, this new visualization introduces additional features such as … The ability to search for locations within the…
December 14, 2021
Financial Close & Consolidation
Accrued Account Reconciliation in BlackLine
We’ve launched a new video series – Quick Takes of features and tips on BlackLine’s cloud-based modern accounting platform. Watch this short video from Adam Riskin to learn how quick and easy it is to complete an accrual account reconciliation in BlackLine. Accrual account reconciliations can…