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IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: The Planning Analytics Workspace Rule Editor, Part 2
This is a guest post from Shane Bethea. Did you know there are new features in the IBM Planning Analytics Workspace (PAW) Rule editor that were not in the TM1 Rule editor? Even if you are familiar with writing rules in TM1,…
June 4, 2019
Revelwood’s Insights on Adaptive Live 2019
In late May, Revelwood team members were among 1,600 finance professionals, Adaptive Insights team members, and Adaptive Insights partners and sponsors (Revelwood was a Bronze sponsor) attending Adaptive Live 2019 in Las Vegas. The two-day conference included keynotes, featured speakers, training, breakout…
June 3, 2019
FP&A Done Right: Creating a Shared Vision Between Finance and IT
I have seen the extremes of the Finance/IT relationship during my career as an FP&A professional. When I first started navigating the Finance space, any and all systems were ‘owned’ by IT. That’s simply how it was. There was this love/hate relationship…
May 31, 2019
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: The Planning Analytics Workspace Rule Editor, Part 1
This is a guest post from Shane Bethea. Did you know that most TM1/Planning Analytics development can now be done in Planning Analytics Workspace (PAW)? PAW has a lot of development capabilities and allows modelers to do most development that would have…
May 28, 2019
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: Snap Commands – Spelling
Did you know IBM Planning Analytics' snap commands can serve as a spellcheck for you? In today’s Twitter and text based world, misspellings (or abbreviations, as some people call them) have become a way of life. It’s virtually impossible to make it…
May 21, 2019
FP&A Done Right: Why, Why, Why, Why? – the Hallmark of a Great FP&A Practitioner
“Why?” “Why?” “Why?” “Why?” “Why?” It’s maddening, right? We’ve all been there. Every time you answer a question, another one is immediately fired back. Thankfully, my two sons have grown out of that stage. I, however, have not. If you were to ask…
May 17, 2019
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: Snap Commands – Sorting
Did you know IBM Planning Analytics has snap commands that allow you to use natural language wording to perform simple tasks? One example of this entails the use of sorting data within a view. We can start with a simple view that…
May 14, 2019
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: PAW Template Styles
Many of you know that Planning Analytics Workspace books allow you utilize templates, but did you know there is a difference between the options that show a solid frame vs. the options that show a dotted frame? Creating a new PAW book…
May 7, 2019
FP&A Done Right: How to Improve Cross-team Collaboration
This is a guest blog post from our partner Adaptive Insights. When it comes to business, collaboration is vital. After all, no single department can do its job for long without the other departments pulling their own weight. Sales is no good if shipping…