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  • Override the default number format

    Override the default number format

    Canvas includes the accounting.js library. With accounting.js you can do advance formatting for number, money and currency.

  • Canvas for TM1 at IBM Vision

    Canvas for TM1 at IBM Vision

    This year at IBM Vision in Orlando, there will be two great examples of Canvas applications presented by Jabil Circuit and Apliqo C3.

  • Index.ftl structure

    Index.ftl structure

    Canvas is a single page application SPA. Each Canvas application has a single web page which swaps and loads its different contents, depending on what the user click. All HTML pages are loaded in the container (blue). A single page (red) is loaded, that is why you see a “#” between the URL and the…

  • Schedule jobs to send PDF reports

    Schedule jobs to send PDF reports

    With Canvas v1.2, you can now print your Canvas page into a PDF report and schedule a job to send it by email at a specific day or time. This article describes the steps how to create a job scheduler.

  • Update the URL before printing a page

    Update the URL before printing a page

    With Canvas v1.2, you can now print and schedule a report. Canvas uses the page URL to print a report in PDF. If you do not update the URL, Canvas will always print the report with the default criteria.

  • Create a new page using Page Creator

    Create a new page using Page Creator

    To create a new page, it is recommended to use the Page Creator which you can find in the Admin section. Each Canvas application has its own Admin section. In the following example, our application name is training. You can access the Admin section of the training application via the following URL:

  • Query an external database from Canvas

    Query an external database from Canvas

    With Canvas you can display data coming from your TM1 server and also from an external database. An example can be found in the samples:

  • Change the default colors of a chart

    Change the default colors of a chart

    There are 3 different ways to update charts colors in Canvas:

  • Debug a Canvas page (Controllers and Debugger)

    Debug a Canvas page (Controllers and Debugger)

    Each browser has each of its own debugging tools to help you troubleshoot your web application. And each tool gives you different views and helpful information about your HTML page. On this article, we will be using Chrome as the browser and how we can debug by enabling breakpoints.

  • Create a table from a MDX statements

    Create a table from a MDX statements

    MDX is a powerful query language similar in structure of standard SQL. Where it differs is it ability to deal with multidimensional data as opposed to the flat structure of a table in a relational database.