Category: Product

  • Pulse v6.6 is now available

    Pulse v6.6 is now available

    New Navigation Menu Pulse v6.6.0 introduces a new way to navigate between features and environments/instances. It is now easier to switch between features and to find your TM1 instances. Pulse Monitor Optimizations (on-premise customer only) Starting with v6.6.0, the Pulse Monitor now comprises of two files, monitor.exe and monitor-cmd.exe. The monitor.exe file is the main…

  • Arc and Slice v4.6 is now available

    Arc and Slice v4.6 is now available

    The Arc Assistant is now powered by WatsonX Arc Assistant is now powered by Watson X or any OpenAI compatible service. This new feature allows you to use any OpenAI compatible service to power the Arc Assistant. This feature is great to use the Arc Assistant with your own AI service or with any other…

  • Arc and Slice v4.5.2 is now available

    Arc and Slice v4.5.2 is now available

    With IBM announcing the sunsetting of Perspectives, Slice is getting some serious attention. And with that, we’re getting some great feedback from customers.  Now is a perfect time to suggest Slice to new & existing customers. Remember Slice’s mission statement is to correctly open all legacy Perspectives reports, so if you find an edge case with…

  • Updating the Pulse Opensearch JVM maximum memory

    Updating the Pulse Opensearch JVM maximum memory

    This article explains how to update the Pulse Opensearch maximum memory. To see how much memory the Pulse Opensearch service is using, open Task Manager and look for pulse-opensearch.exe (in the example below it is currently using 697,644K): The minimum memory should be 1 GB. This value can be overwritten when installing Pulse. Updating the Pulse Opensearch…

  • Migrating cube data

    Migrating cube data

    Starting with Pulse v6.5.1, cube data can be migrated using the Live option. It means that you can migrate cube data between two TM1 instances without having to restart the instance. Option to include cube data When creating a new migration package, the option Include Cube Data needs to be ticked as below: Then after…

  • Code Validation in IBM Planning Analytics

    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…

  • How to Meet IT Best Practices Using Pulse

    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.

  • How to Install the PowerConnect License

    How to Install the PowerConnect License

    The PowerConnect connector does not need a license. Only the PowerConnect service requires a license. To install the PowerConnect service license, just go to the conf folder where the PowerConnect service is installed and put the License.xml file there: Then you just need to restart the PowerConnect Service.

  • Pushing Pulse VCS folder into a remote GIT

    Pushing Pulse VCS folder into a remote GIT

    Pulse is constantly tracking changes made by IBM Planning Analytics (TM1) developers. These changes are stored in a local vcs folder. It is possible to send these changes into a remote GIT repository. To do that, a script is available inside the vcs folder: About the aunthentication: GitRemotePush uses the windows credential helper of git,…

  • Monitor the status of any service

    Monitor the status of any service

    Starting with v6.5.1, the Pulse Monitor can now monitor the status of any service on a server. A new parameter externalservicestomonitor has been added into the monitor.yml file to list down the Windows Services it needs to further monitor. It should contain the Windows Service Name (not the display name). As an example, to monitor…