{"id":4479,"date":"2024-08-27T12:35:33","date_gmt":"2024-08-27T12:35:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quebit.com\/askquebit\/?p=4479"},"modified":"2026-01-16T15:42:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T15:42:33","slug":"common-paw-administrator-tasks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quebit.com\/askquebit\/common-paw-administrator-tasks\/","title":{"rendered":"What Are the Common Administration Tasks in IBM Planning Analytics Workspace (PAW) and How Do I Perform Them?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Common PAW Administrator Tasks<\/h2>\n

Administering\u00a0IBM Planning Analytics Workspace\u00a0includes managing users<\/em>, administering the database<\/em>, migrating assets<\/em>, as well as other \u201cadministrative type \u201dactions. You access the\u00a0Administration\u00a0page from the\u00a0Administration<\/strong>\u00a0tile<\/strong> on the\u00a0Planning Analytics Workspace\u00a0home page (shown below).\u00a0 If you are not<\/em> an administrator, you cannot see the\u00a0Administration<\/strong>\u00a0tile on the\u00a0Planning Analytics Workspace\u00a0home page.<\/p>\n

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Administration tile on the Planning Analytics Workspace home page<\/em><\/p>\n

The following is information on (or links to information on) each of those administration tasks.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Accessing PAW Administration<\/h2>\n

You access IBM Planning Analytics Workspace (PAW) locally or in the cloud (depending upon specific implementation) by opening a web browser on your computer and navigating to either https:\/\/www.planning-analytics.cloud.ibm.com<\/a> (for a local installation) or https:\/\/mycompanyname.planning-analytics.ibmcloud.com<\/a> (for a cloud hosted installation). There may be multiple URLs if you have multiple environments, such as production, QA and Development. Once you are authenticated (logged in), from the home page, click on the Administration tile<\/strong> (if you are not an administrator, you will not see the\u00a0Administration<\/strong>\u00a0tile<\/strong> on the\u00a0Planning Analytics Workspace\u00a0home page).<\/p>\n

<\/a>Managing Users<\/h2>\n

To administer users in\u00a0IBM Planning Analytics Workspace, you must be logged in to\u00a0Planning Analytics Workspace\u00a0as an\u00a0administrator<\/strong>. If you have the administrator role and meet all of the requirements, you can invite<\/strong> new users by following this procedure<\/a>. Note \u2013 this is the procedure to invite users into the Planning Analytics Workspace<\/em> environment; the user will still need to be established as a Planning Analytics user<\/em>.<\/p>\n

<\/a>Administering the Database<\/h2>\n

With IBM Planning Analytics Workspace, you have the ability to monitor and administer your Planning Analytics databases from the\u00a0Administration\u00a0page. The Databases tile<\/strong> (found on the Administration page) will show the databases name(s) in your environment, along with a status summary for each database. From here you can stop and restart the database. More importantly, you can also view a detailed report<\/em><\/a> of thread activity on any running database. Using the information available in the report, you can also cancel threads or disconnect users that are negatively affecting database performance.<\/p>\n

<\/a>Migrating Assets<\/h2>\n

In IBM Planning Analytics Workspace (PAW), administrators can migrate assets (such as books and views), from a source environment to a target environment using the Lifecycle Management <\/strong>feature. This is important since you should be in the practice of developing and\/or editing assets in a non-production environment and then, upon acceptance, migrate the asset(s) to a production environment. You can access this feature by clicking\u00a0Lifecycle Management<\/strong>\u00a0on the\u00a0Administration<\/strong>\u00a0page in\u00a0IBM Planning Analytics Workspace.<\/p>\n

<\/a>Other Administrative Actions – Unloading and reloading cubes from memory<\/h2>\n

If your PA model is very complex, it may naturally consume lots of memory or you may notice during peak usage periods, memory usage soars, causing diminished performance. To combat this, as an administrator, you can unload a cube from memory to temporarily<\/u> reduce RAM. Unloading a cube also unloads any views of the cube from memory<\/em> perhaps temporally improving performance (don\u2019t worry, when a cube is unloaded, any reference to or request for data in the cube will cause the cube to be automatically reloaded, maintaining availability). To unload a cube:<\/p>\n

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  1. Make sure that you are in edit mode.<\/li>\n
  2. In the Data tree, right-click the cube you want to unload, then click\u00a0Unload cube<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
  3. Click\u00a0OK<\/strong>when prompted for confirmation.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    If you want to you can also manually reload a cube into memory, by right clicking the cube, then clicking\u00a0Reload cube<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

    More Information<\/strong><\/p>\n

    For more information on these and other Planning Analytics Workspace\u00a0 Administration tasks, contact QueBIT, we\u2019d love to help!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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