Category: Blog

  • Pulse v6.2 is now available

    Pulse v6.2 is now available

    Pulse v6.2 comes with many optimizations in the logic to determine the status of the TM1 instances. The main new feature is the connection with Arc.

  • Create Dynamic Asynchronous Views with MDX

    Create Dynamic Asynchronous Views with MDX

    Everyone who works with IBM Planning Analytics / TM1 is familiar with a cube view that you can create using a cube viewer.

  • Making it Easier to Write and Test MDX Queries with Arc

    Making it Easier to Write and Test MDX Queries with Arc

    As we explained in a previous article, MDX is becoming more and more important in the IBM Planning Analytics / TM1 community and it is one of the key skills that any TM1 developer needs to have in order to make the most of the software.

  • How to Get the Most out of MDX Forms with Slice

    How to Get the Most out of MDX Forms with Slice

    MDX forms are an incredibly powerful add-on to the existing Excel reports in IBM Planning Analytics (TM1) and they offer a tremendous level of flexibility and customization to get you the results that you need. In this article, we’re going to go deeper into some of the more advanced use cases, so if you’d like…

  • Applying your own naming conventions for parameters and variables in Arc

    Applying your own naming conventions for parameters and variables in Arc

    Process naming is used by Arc when adding prefixes to new parameters and variables. It is also used for matching variables against dimension in CELLGET and CELLPUT functions. For example a variable called vAccount will automatically be inserted into a CELLGET (using auto-complete) if it has a dimension named Account.

  • Pulse Transforms Cold Migration in TM1

    Pulse Transforms Cold Migration in TM1

    We’ve all had that moment where we complete a migration of IBM Planning Analytics (TM1) objects and then when we start the TM1 instance, we realize that we forgot a dimension, an attribute cube, or a picklist cube. This can be very frustrating as it means that you have to stop everything and restart the…

  • The Benefits of Using Slice for Arc Developers

    The Benefits of Using Slice for Arc Developers

    The most popular way to access Arc is through a web browser but did you know that you can actually access Arc directly from inside Microsoft Excel?

  • Cubewise EDU’s November Newsletter

    Cubewise EDU’s November Newsletter

    Horizon, the biggest knowledge-sharing event dedicated to IBM PA/TM1wrapped on the 19th of October. – 120+ presentations over 25 hours!– Dedicated sessions in English, French and Mandarin– 108 Presenters from around the world– Attendees from 32 countries– AMAZING knowledge sharing event! As always, our presenters did an outstanding job of sharing their expertise. Well done…

  • Code Formatting for TM1 with Arc

    Code Formatting for TM1 with Arc

    We’ve all faced the struggles that can come with trying to read and make sense of someone else’s code. Perhaps you’ve had to spend tons of time cleaning someone else’s code in order to make it usable.  Or even worse, many of us have had to do that for our code… The truth is that…

  • Troubleshoot Faster by Analysing the tm1server.log in Pulse

    Troubleshoot Faster by Analysing the tm1server.log in Pulse

    Every IBM Planning Analytics (TM1) developer will be familiar with the tm1server.log – a file that contains important details about activity including executed processes, chores, loaded cubes, and much more…