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IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: How to Make an MDX Statement Dynamic

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Did you know we have a number of resources available to learn more about MDX? We hosted a two-part series on How to Use MDX in Your IBM Planning Analytics Series. We also published a blog post, IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: MDX Syntax Explained, to accompany part 1 of the webinar series. 

In part 2 of our MDX webinar series, we demonstrate how to make an MDX dynamic by using the power of Excel.

You’ll see we start with a basic Excel report, generated out of IBM Planning Analytics for Excel (PAx). We then take the static, base MDX and turn it into a concatenation of parts of the index statement and the cell reference. In turn, that enables us to change the root account, thereby changing the data that shows in the report.

Watch the full webinar to learn more about working with MDX.

Revelwood has worked with IBM Planning Analytics / TM1 for more than 27 years. We’ve partnered with hundreds of companies on the design, development, maintenance and updates of IBM Planning Analytics applications, across every industry. Have a challenge with Planning Analytics / TM1? We can help you!

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IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: An Approach to Strengthening your MDX Skills

IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: Using MDX to Compare Dimension Hierarchies

IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: Making Default Cube Views Dynamic with MDX

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IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: Approaches in Planning Analytics’ New Set Editor

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In Revelwood’s latest IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks video, Lee Lazarow demonstrates three different ways to change a drop-down menu in Planning Analytics’ new set editor.

Watch this video to learn the three approaches:

1. Change the drop-down by doubling clicking the dimension, which opens the set editor

2. Click on the three dots on the right side to open the set editor

3. Click on the drop-down to see the elements currently in the set (note: you need to enable this when you are creating your Exploration)

Revelwood has worked with IBM Planning Analytics / TM1 for more than 27 years. We’ve partnered with hundreds of companies on the design, development, maintenance and updates of IBM Planning Analytics applications, across every industry. Have a challenge with Planning Analytics / TM1? We can help you!

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IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: 2022’s Top 3 Tips & Tricks Videos

IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: How to Set Up Action Buttons in Planning Analytics for Excel

IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: How to Set Up Synchronizations in IBM Planning Analytics Workspace

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IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: Charts in Planning Analytics Workspace, Part 1

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Did you know IBM Planning Analytics Workspace (PAW) gives you many options for showing data in charts? Here are some tips and tricks for working with charts in PAW.

Scatter Chart vs Bubble Chart

A scatter chart is used to show relationships within your data. This type of chart is great to see patterns and groupings over a large set of values. A bubble chart is also used to show relationships and it is also great to see patterns. So what is the difference between the two types of charts? 

In this blog post, we explain the difference between the two types of charts. As you’ll learn, the type of chart makes a difference when reviewing your data. How to decide which chart to use? It’s simple – ask yourself how many details you want to see at once. 

The Waterfall Chart

PAW includes various visualizations that can be used to view your data. One of these visualizations entails a chart called a waterfall chart. This type of chart will help you show the components of a summarized number. It is very helpful in determining which values are beneficial to the total and which values are detrimental.

This blog post shows an exploration in PAW and its corresponding waterfall chart. 

Lines vs Area for Multiple Elements

A line chart is typically used to show values over time. This type of chart is great to see trends with your data. An area chart is also used to show values over time and is sometimes referenced as a line chart with the area below the line filled. While this is the case in PAW for a chart that contains a single line, it is not the case for a chart with multiple lines. 

Read this blog post to learn about a line chart versus an area chart. 

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!

Read more IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks:

IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: DefineCalc

IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: Top 3 Blog Posts of 2022

IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: 2022’s Top 3 Tips & Tricks Videos

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IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: Top 3 Blog Posts of 2022

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What was your favorite IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks blog post in 2022? We did some analysis and determined the three most popular PA Tips & Tricks blog posts. They are:

1. IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: Dynamic Subsets Based on a Cube

Read Dillon Rossman’s blog post to learn how to use MDX to create dynamic subsets based on cube values.

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

This post presents an interesting situation. If your Planning Analytics model contains a cube that uses an index or slot dimension, you will need to create a template that allows your users to add data to an unused index.

3. IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: Pax – Rebuild Book vs Recreate Book

In this post, Lee Lazarow explains the difference between the “Rebuild Book” button and the “Recreate Book” button in Planning Analytics for Excel (Pax).

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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!

Read more IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks:

IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: 2022’s Top 3 Tips & Tricks Videos

IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: Excel TEXTBEFORE & TEXTAFTER

IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: How to Set Up Action Buttons in Planning Analytics for Excel

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IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: 2022’s Top 3 Tips & Tricks Videos

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The Revelwood team has created many IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks videos. Which ones made it into the top 3 with the most views on YouTube? [Drumroll please!]

They are (in order of the most views):

1. Shortcuts in PAW Models

In this video, we demonstrate how to save time when creating dimensions, cubes, processes and chores. We explain how to use a shortcut to create the components in your model. In legacy tools, such as Architect, you had to create these components piece by piece. With Planning Analytics you can create multiple components without having to navigate back and forth.

2. Color in Planning Analytics Workspace Charts

This video shows you how to add color to your multidimensional charts in IBM Planning Analytics Workspace (PAW). We demonstrate how to do this using an Exploration. You’ll learn how to easily add/change colors to make your charts easier to read and understand.

3. Filtering in Planning Analytics Editor

In this video, we demonstrate some approaches to filtering your elements when defining a subset in the Planning Analytics editor. You’ll learn how to:

  • Filter dimensions
  • Use descriptors such as “contains,” “equal,” and “start.” This eliminates the need to use *ZYX.
  • Filter elements
  • Reset filters
  • Add a second filter

Want to learn more? Take a look at all our IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks videos. Get notified when we have a new video by subscribing to our Youtube channel.

Revelwood has worked with IBM Planning Analytics / TM1 for more than 27 years. We’ve partnered with hundreds of companies on the design, development, maintenance and updates of IBM Planning Analytics applications, across every industry. Have a challenge with Planning Analytics / TM1? We can help you!

Watch more IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks Videos:

IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: How to Set Up Action Buttons in Planning Analytics for Excel

IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: How to Set Up Synchronizations in IBM Planning Analytics Workspace

IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: Global Settings in Overview Area of Exploration

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IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: Excel TEXTBEFORE & TEXTAFTER

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A while back, I wrote a blog about using Excel to manipulate text. The functions in that blog allow you to rip text apart and put the pieces together so you can parse out pieces of your text strings. Since that writing, Microsoft has introduced two additional functions that can help you search for specific text values. These functions are TEXTBEFORE and TEXTAFTER.

  • TEXTBEFORE will return text before the characters you are searching for
  • TEXTAFTER will return text after the characters you are searching for

Both functions have two required parameters:

=TEXTBEFORE(text,delimiter)

=TEXTAFTER(text,delimiter)

  • The text parameter defines the string value you are searching for
  • The delimiter parameter defines the point after you want to extract

In addition, there are optional parameters that can be used to determine case sensitivity and what to do if no match if found.

The following example shows how to use these functions:

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This approach will simplify your searches by eliminating the need to merge functions such as FIND, and LEN and LEFT/RIGHT together.

Revelwood has worked with IBM Planning Analytics / TM1 for more than 27 years. We’ve partnered with hundreds of companies on the design, development, maintenance and updates of IBM Planning Analytics applications, across every industry. Have a challenge with Planning Analytics / TM1? We can help you!

Read more IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks:

IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: How to Set Up Action Buttons in Planning Analytics for Excel

IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: Excel SEQUENCE

IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: PAW Go To Line in Process

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IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: How to Set Up Action Buttons in Planning Analytics for Excel

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Revelwood’s latest IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks video features Dillon Rossman, a consultant with our IBM Planning Analytics practice, demonstrating how to set up action buttons in IBM Planning Analytics for Excel (Pax).

In this video, Dillon shows your three approaches: 

  • Default approach
  • Creating the action button in a different workbook or sheet
  • Run a process and then go to another worksheet

Revelwood has worked with IBM Planning Analytics / TM1 for more than 27 years. We’ve partnered with hundreds of companies on the design, development, maintenance and updates of IBM Planning Analytics applications, across every industry. Have a challenge with Planning Analytics / TM1? We can help you!

Watch more IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks:

IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: How to Set Up Synchronizations in IBM Planning Analytics Workspace

IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: Filtering in IBM Planning Analytics Editor

IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: Global Settings in Overview Area of Exploration

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IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: How to Set Up Synchronizations in IBM Planning Analytics Workspace

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Revelwood’s latest IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks video features Dillon Rossman, a consultant with our IBM Planning Analytics practice, demonstrating how to set up synchronizations in Planning Analytics Workspace (PAW).

In this video, Dillon walks you through how to:

  • Change an exploration to a pie chart
  • Edit the synchronization properties
  • Select the dimensions you want to be synchronized
  • Perform synchronizations on both a sheet and a book

Revelwood has worked with IBM Planning Analytics / TM1 for more than 27 years. We’ve partnered with hundreds of companies on the design, development, maintenance and updates of IBM Planning Analytics applications, across every industry. Have a challenge with Planning Analytics / TM1? We can help you!

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IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: Filtering in Planning Analytics

IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: Global Settings in Overview

IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: Color in Planning Analytics

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IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: Excel SEQUENCE

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Have you ever needed to quickly generate a list of numbers? Maybe you need to create a list from 1-100. Maybe you want to create a list of the first 100 even numbers. Maybe you want to create those same lists in descending order. Did you know that Excel has a function called SEQUENCE which allows you to quickly create these lists?

The SEQUENCE function is used to generate an array of sequential numbers.  The syntax of the function is:

=SEQUENCE (rows, [columns], [start], [step])

  • Rows (required)
    • This is the number of rows to be filled
  • Columns (optional)
    • This is the number of columns to be filled
    • If skipped, this defaults to 1
  • Start (optional)
    • This is the starting number in the sequence
    • If skipped, this defaults to 1
  • Step (optional)
    • This is the increment for each subsequent value
    • If skipped, this defaults to 1
    • This can be negative to provide a descending list

The following example shows a single column list from 1-10

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The same formula doubles the result when the column parameter is defined. Note that the results read from right to left (e.g., the entire row) and then goes down.

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Here is the same formula when adding both a starting value and an increment.

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Not only can this formula be used to quickly generate lists, but it can also be used as part of a combination:

  • With the DATE formula to define a calendar
  • With the TIME formula to create a daily schedule
  • With data from another column to create unique IDs for items like products or employees

Read more IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks:

IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: Creating Control Objects from the Modeling Workbench

IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: Shortcuts in PAW Models

IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: Customizing Background Colors for Data and Header Cells

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