Posts Tagged ‘Planning Analytics How To’s’
How 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 MoreWhat Is a Planning Analytics “Information Front Porch” and How Do I Build One to Surface Key Metrics?
Building a Planning Analytics “Information Front Porch” Exchanging Information Most enterprise PLANNING ANLAYTICS applications will have bidirectional exchanges of information with external systems and sources. With PLANNING ANLAYTICS’s TurboIntegrator, you can consume files of data and even connect directly to (supported) data sources to load information directly into PLANNING ANLAYTICS objects at scheduled…
Read MoreHow Do I Load Data to IBM Planning Analytics Using TM1py and Pandas? – Part 3
Title: Loading Data to IBM Planning Analytics using TM1Py and Pandas Part 3 Author(s): Paul Caggiano Application: Planning Analytics, Python Software Version: Planning Analytics Version 11.8.01300.1; Python 3.9.12 Keywords: TM1Py, Python, Planning Analytics, TM1, Pandas This article is Part 3 of the series exploring how to integrate TM1Py with your IBM Planning Analytics (PA) instance…
Read MoreHow Do I Integrate Data from FTP Sites into IBM Planning Analytics?
In other articles I’ve discussed the process of integrating data from various sources into IBM Planning Analytics. This time, I want to offer a simple strategy for automating the inflow of data “dropped onto” a File Transfer Protocol (or FTP) site. Since the File Transfer Protocol is a standard communication protocol commonly used for the…
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