How Do I Edit Consolidated Cells in IBM Planning Analytics?

IBM Planning Analytics – Editing Consolidated Cells TM1/Planning Analytics users should not be able to write to consolidated cells, with two exceptions: If the element in the last dimension is a String (that is, text) type; or If you are doing a Data Spreading Clear function. If you’re trying to prevent input into consolidated string…

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How Do I Insert Spacer Rows and Columns in an Exploration View in PAW?

Inserting Spacer Rows and Columns in an Exploration View With the release of Planning Analytics Workspace version 2.0.90 the ability to add spacer rows and columns has been added. This feature is useful for customizing the presentation of views within books by separating data presentation and improving readability. As of writing, spacer rows and columns…

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How Do Custom Synchronization Groups Work in Planning Analytics Workspace (PAW)?

Custom Synchronization Groups With the release of Planning Analytics Workspace version 2.0.88 an additional option for synchronizing widgets within PAW has been added. In addition to Sheet and Book level synchronization, custom synchronization groups can be created and used to fine tune widget synchronization within PAW books. Custom synchronization groups can span an entire PAW…

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How Do I Disable Specific Data Spreading Options in IBM Planning Analytics?

Disable Select Data Spreading Options in Planning Analytics Workspace With the release of Planning Analytics Workspace version 2.0.86 the ability to disable certain data spreading options available to users has been added. This allows administrators to disable data spreading options that could unintentionally populate a large number of cells when spread to all cells under…

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How Do I Debug a TurboIntegrator Process in IBM Planning Analytics?

Debugging a TurboIntegrator Process What is TurboIntegrator? Planning Analytics/TM1 TurboIntegrator lets you create processes that automate work such as data importation, metadata management, and other tasks. Each process is a “script object” that consists of: A Data Source description (of an ODBC source, ASCII file, OLAP multi-dimensional source TM1cube view or, TM1 dimension subset) A Set of Variables that…

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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…

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How 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…

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