Clarity uses Component Object Model (COM) objects to handle all the server-side operations. This includes querying, saving, configuring and more. For a variety of reasons, the COM objects can get confused. Often times, the system can go right back to normal if the COM objects are restarted. There are a couple of ways to do [...]
Versioning is a tool in Clarity enabling users to copy data from a set of source dimension elements to a set of target dimension elements. The most common implementation of it gives users a selection for a source (scenario, year) combination and a target (scenario, year) combination. The tool itself looks clear and straightforward, but [...]
With the release of Cognos TM1 10.2.2, there are a number of updates users should try out. Here is a quick look at some of the ones I recommend checking out. CAFE (Cognos Analysis For Excel) This tool has been around for a while, but has some noticeable improvements in this release. For anyone trying [...]
Both IBM Clarity and IBM Cognos TM1 support the MultiDimension eXpression (MDX) query language through snippets. Snippets are single MDX phrases that can be evaluated as part of an MDX query. At first glance, it can seem intimidating, but starting with a few key functions, it’s easier to start using it to put together advanced [...]
One of the best things about IBM Clarity7 and IBM Cognos TM1 is their flexibility and empowerment to build templates fast. This quick development time introduces a natural challenge... did we break something? Here are some examples of simple things that break old code. Common Challenges That Break Old Code Adding new children under [...]
Once you start building a TM1 solution, you'll quickly notice a lack of email components or tools... That's because there aren't any out of the box. Don't sweat it though. There are several good sites that describe how to use a VBscript file to send out an email. VBscript is fine and works well, but [...]
In IBM Clarity, hierarchy security is the security layer that controls who can see which dimension elements in a particular cube. Hierarchy security is just one component of the security profile. Here are some key definitions we need before discussing this further. Users - These are the individual users or logins for the Clarity application [...]
When saving from a template, you may see the following error message: This program is attempting to save ....xml to your hard drive.Are you sure you want to save ....xml to your hard drive? While in development, this is slightly annoying. The simple workaround is to just click 'Yes' and move on. As [...]
When Is It Useful? Clarity is a budgeting and planning tool. As a budget deadline approaches, system usage skyrockets. Everyone has left their budget entry until the last possible moment. For that one day, when everyone is furiously trying to finish updating and approving their budgets, some systems grind to a half. Heavy save [...]
Overview When building applications on Cognos TM1, there is often a need to filter something by data in another cube for a user. In regular database applications, this would some form of a JOIN clause (INNER, LEFT OUTER, RIGHT OUTER). TM1 does not have those constructs, but not to worry. This can be done just [...]
