IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: Popular Posts, Part 2

May 30, 2023

Earlier this month we shared three of our most popular IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks blog posts. Since we publish these tips & tricks posts every Tuesday, we have plenty of tips you might have missed. Here are three more of our most popular posts over the last 12 months.

IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: Edit Action Button

Action buttons in IBM Planning Analytics are a great utility that allows users to recalculate a sheet, navigate to another location, or run a TurboIntegrator process. As your models evolve, you may need to periodically revise your templates to maintain their functionality. This sometimes include the action buttons. Read this post to learn how to quickly edit all of your action buttons at the same time instead of having to navigate through your workbook and search for each button.

IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: Adding a New Entry to Index Cube via Dynamic Report

If your IBM Planning Analytics model contains a cube that uses an index or slot dimension, you may encounter a situation where you’ll need to create a template that will allow your users to add data to an unused index. Read this post to see how to add a new entry in the index of a staffing cube.

IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: When to Build Multiple Cubes

We’ve had clients ask about the approach of building one cube for a model versus building multiple cubes for a model. A cube consists of a single table/database of data, whereas a model consists of a series of cubes that are linked together.

Planning Analytics (TM1) is designed to quickly and efficiently link a series of small cubes together. This style of thinking contradicts the approach that you may be used to with Excel. Read this post to learn more about building one cube versus multiple cubes.

IBM Planning Analytics, which TM1 is the engine for, is full of new features and functionality. Not sure where to start? Our team here at Revelwood can help. Contact us for more information at info@revelwood.com. And stay tuned for more Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks weekly in our Knowledge Center and in upcoming newsletters!

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