If you are in the market for a budgeting and forecasting application like IBM Planning Analytics and you are curious about the architecture and components within Planning Analytics, then read on.
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The Planning Analytics (TM1) function LogOutput has been around since TM1 version 10.2. This function allows developers to write custom messages to the tm1server.log file when a certain condition occurs in your TurboIntegrator (TI) Process. Let’s explore the functionality and usage of the LogOutput function.
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Have you ever thought it would be nice to be able to add or update some piece of data and have it reflected in your Cognos Analytics Dashboard and/or Reports? Well, now you can, with the IBM TM1 REST API and some Cognos Analytics Custom Controls! The IBM TM1 REST API allows you to create, read, update, and delete TM1 data, as well as interact with your TM1 Server in other ways (that’s a different article).
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The technology that eventually became TM1 was first developed in 1983 and, after a few acquisitions through the decades, it was purchased by its current owner, IBM, in 2009. Around 2014-2015, IBM began developing a major overhaul to the application in order to keep up with changing trends in the way we use technology and the changing landscape of business analytics.
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There are a number of reporting options included “in the box” with Planning Analytics, but knowing what to use for what purpose can be confusing. This post looks at PAW, PAX and TM1Web at a high level to help you understand which tool to use for which purpose.
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