Category: Blog
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Code Validation in IBM Planning Analytics
In the world of IBM Planning Analytics (TM1), code validation plays a crucial role in ensuring the accuracy, efficiency, and reliability of your TM1 models. Whether you’re a seasoned developer or just starting with TM1, validating your code can help you avoid common pitfalls, ensure your rules and processes are optimized, and make troubleshooting much…
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How to Meet IT Best Practices Using Pulse
Navigating the realm of IT best practices can be a complex journey, especially when it involves change tracking and repository management. This blog delves into how Pulse can seamlessly integrate with your IT standard procedures, particularly in the context of using IBM Planning Analytics (TM1) with a remote GIT repositories such as BitBucket, GitHub, or GitLab. The Challenge of Integrating GIT with TM1 Integrating GIT into your TM1 development process might seem straightforward but is often fraught with pitfalls. Typically, IT best practices require the following steps: However, this process is easier said than done. There are several potential issues: How Pulse Can Help Pulse is designed to address these challenges head-on, streamlining your processes and ensuring adherence to IT best practices: The Benefits of using Pulse Using Pulse to integrate your TM1 development with GIT offers numerous advantages: Using Pulse not only ensures compliance with IT best practices but also enhances the efficiency and reliability of your TM1 development process. Embrace Pulse, and watch as your integration challenges become a thing of the past.
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Arc and Slice v4.5 is now available
Highlight unsupported TM1 functions in v12 In the Process Editor, a new button has been added to underline in red unsupported TM1 functions in v12 Generate Pulse flow diagram From a cube view, process editor and a rule editor, a new button has been added to generate the Pulse flow diagram for the selected object.…
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PowerConnect Hands-on
The objective of this hands-on manual is to help you getting started with Cubewise PowerConnect, the complete Power BI Connector for IBM Planning Analytics (TM1). PowerConnect helps you getting your data, metadata and security from TM1 into Power BI. In this user manual you will learn: This manual is available to download for free by…
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Pulse v6.5 is now available
Pulse v6.5 includes new exciting features such as live migration of cube data and monitoring any Windows service. Live migration of cube data It is now possible to migrate data from one instance to another in real-time. With this new option in the Pulse Live Migration feature, you can move cube data from one TM1…
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Dynamic Planning Template with Slice: A Simple Practical Guide
In this article, we explored how to create dynamic asynchronous views using MDX. This approach enhances data visibility by allowing unique element combinations in each row and column. Now, we’ll expand on this by demonstrating a practical example. The value of MDX Forms MDX Forms, available through the Slice add-on in Excel, provide a powerful…
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5 Reasons to Switch from Perspectives to Slice
Transitioning from IBM Perspectives to Slice might seem daunting, but the benefits make it a worthwhile endeavor. Here are five compelling reasons why you should consider making the switch: End of Life of Perspectives IBM has announced the end of life for Perspectives meaning it will no longer receive updates, support, or improvements. Continuing to…
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Simplifying TM1 Reporting with Slice
Slice offers innovative features that simplify your workflow, making it easier to manage, analyse, and present data from your IBM Planning Analytics (TM1) applications. In today’s fast-paced business environment, efficient reporting is crucial. Here’s how SLICE can streamline your reporting with elegance and ease. Slice integrates seamlessly with Excel in a TM1 Perspectives like style,…
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Syncing hierarchies: TM1 and Power BI
A fundamental and very powerful feature of IBM Planning Analytics (TM1) is the use of hierarchies/consolidations, which play a crucial role in organizing and analyzing complex data sets in your model. Hierarchies are structured ways to organize data into different levels of granularity. They allow users to drill down into data, providing insights at various…
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Arc and Slice v4.4 is now available
Connecting to IBM Planning Analytics cloud on MCSP (TM1 v12) Arc and Slice can now connect to TM1 instances running on IBM Cloud MCSP. To connect to a TM1 instance running on MCSP, you just need to generate your API key and use the URL provided by IBM. Test coverage in IBM Planning Analytics Farewell,…