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  • Retrieve a list of elements from a subset

    Retrieve a list of elements from a subset

    The objective is to create and then to show in your Canvas a list of elements from TM1 that you can use for your reports. Below is a simple table that you will be able to create after going through this tutorial:

  • SMTP (Email) Settings

    SMTP (Email) Settings

    Canvas allows you to send email alerts, to do this it needs to access an SMTP server. For most corporate networks the SMTP server will accept any email send requests from servers in the same network. You need to provide Canvas the following information as a minimum: You update the SMTP settings in Canvas in…

  • Server Memory Management

    Server Memory Management

    The Java application server (cwas.exe) which runs in the background has a default memory allocation of 1024 MB.

  • Update admin console password

    Update admin console password

    Each Canvas application has its own admin console. You can access the admin console via the following URL:

  • Parameters in the instances.json file

    Parameters in the instances.json file

    To link a Canvas application to a TM1 instance, you will have to update the instances.json file. Each Canvas application has its own WEB-INFinstances.json file. For the samples application, the instances.json file is located in the following folder C:CWASwebappssamplesWEB-INF: 

  • How to add Canvas extensions to Visual Studio Code

    How to add Canvas extensions to Visual Studio Code

    You can use any text editors to update a HTML page but we recommend to use Visual Studio Code. We have created two Visual Studio extensions which will help you to use Canvas:

  • Setting up SSO with CAM and Canvas

    Setting up SSO with CAM and Canvas

    This document will guide you to configure Single Sign On with CAM Security. Before proceeding, ensure that the user is able to go to http://<host>:<port>/ibmcognos using his/her PC, without being prompt for a username and password. Note also this only works with Internet Explorer and Chrome due to security configuration.

  • Enabling TM1 Web Integration with Canvas

    Enabling TM1 Web Integration with Canvas

    This article list down the configurations that you need to do first, before you can view your TM1 Web sheets and/or Cube Views within Canvas:

  • Disable Cache

    Disable Cache

    By default your web browser will keep the cache. If you make a change in your html code, it might not appear in your browser.

  • Define Cubewise Application Server port number

    Define Cubewise Application Server port number

    Canvas uses a Tomcat server called Cubewise Software Application Server, the port number is defined in the C:CWASconfserver.xml file: