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How Do I Remove Element-Level Security in IBM Planning Analytics?
Planning Analytics Security You can create and implement a security scheme in TM1\Planning Analytics to secure objects and data in your server by defining security groups and clients (users), assigning access permissions to those groups and then assigning users to one or more of the groups. A good security schema will typically consider controlling access…
Read MoreHow Do I Perform Step-By-Step Consolidations in IBM Planning Analytics?
Planning Analytics – Step by Step Consolidations What is Consolidation? In Planning Analytics/TM1, dimensional elements that represent aggregations are called “consolidated elements” or consolidations (business users may also refer to them as “groupings”). The following image shows three levels of consolidation for elements of a Period dimension. The months (200801) provide the lowest level of detail (or…
Read MoreHow Do I Synchronize Planning Analytics Database Groups with Planning Analytics Workspace Groups?
Synchronize Planning Analytics Database Groups with Planning Analytics Workspace Groups With the release of Planning Analytics Workspace version 2.0.89 the ability to synchronize user groups between Planning Analytics Workspace and Planning Analytics databases was added. This allows users with the ability to assign security access a method to quickly add users to PA groups based…
Read MoreHow Do I Access Process Error Logs in Planning Analytics Workspace?
Accessing Process Error Logs in Planning Analytics Workspace With the release of Planning Analytics Workspace version 2.0.88 an additional way to view process error logs has been added into the Planning Analytics Workbench. The addition of this method of viewing process error log files is a great quality of life improvement to troubleshooting process issues,…
Read MoreHow Do I Use Cell-Level Security in IBM Planning Analytics?
Cell Level Security Planning Analytics cell level security provides the ability to secure individual cells without the need for a complicated series of element-level security cubes, which sets control on cells in a cube identified by dimension elements. Cell-level security can add a more finite level of control to a cube but can also become…
Read MoreHow Do I Cancel Threads and Disconnect Users in Planning Analytics?
Canceling Threads and Disconnecting Users in Planning Analytics If you are new to IBM Planning Analytics or particularly to administrating with Planning Analytics Workspace, then the following information may be of interest. Keep in mind that we’re focusing here on just a few administrative tasks and functions, while there are plenty of others you’ll want…
Read MoreHow Do I Get Started with Rule and Feeder Optimization in IBM Planning Analytics?
Getting Started with Planning Analytics Rule and Feeder Optimization If you are new to IBM Planning Analytics or specifically new to the task of rule and feeder optimization, the following information may help in getting started. Keep in mind that these are some simple “strategies” or “guidelines” outlined here to provide general direction, with some…
Read MoreHow Can the Concept of “Geocaching” Help Me Explore and Search a Planning Analytics Model?
Geocaching with Planning Analytics Geocaching is an activity in which you use a global positioning system (GPS) as a tool to seek “geocaches” (something(s) desirable or important to the “geocacher”) at specific locations all over the world. This process promotes learning about a specific environment (which you are most likely not familiar with) and sometimes…
Read MoreHow Do Target Selection and Expand/Collapse Features Work in Planning Analytics Workspace (PAW)?
Target Selection and Expand&Collapse Features in PAW Two new buttons have been introduced to the toolbar of IBM Planning Analytics Workspace (PAW) since version 87. The first button is for the “Target Selection” feature and the second button is for the “Expand&Collapse Rows and Columns” feature. The new features make cube-view manipulation faster. They are…
Read MoreHow Do I Use the TurboIntegrator (TI) Process Debugger in Planning Analytics Workspace to Troubleshoot TI Scripts?
Planning Analytics Workspace TurboIntegrator Process Debugger The highly anticipated TurboIntegrator (TI) Process Debugger is now available in Planning Analytics Workspace. This valuable functionality is included in the 2.0.84 release update, opening new possibilities for developers to investigate, diagnose, and resolve issues within their TurboIntegrator processes. In this article, we will dive into the core functionality…
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