3 tips about TM1 Performance Modeler you WON’T find in the product manuals. View the webinar video recording and download this deck: http://www.senturus.com/resources/leveraging-tm1-performance-modeler/. Performance Modeler is a graphical user interface (GUI) that works to make modeling more efficient and intuitive for Cognos TM1. Get insight to take full advantage of the latest features to streamline modeling and report building. Learn the following: 1) How to set up ragged and unbalanced hierarchies quickly and easily through the Performance Modeler GUI wizard, 2) A shortcut to copy data from an input cube to a reporting cube without manually coding, 3) How to move beyond PowerPlay with an alternative way to execute TM1 cube design for integration with Cognos BI. Senturus, a business analytics consulting firm, has a resource library with hundreds of free recorded webinars, trainings, demos and unbiased product reviews. Take a look and share them with your colleagues and friends: http://www.senturus.com/resources/.

1. 3 Key Tips the Manual DOESN’T Tell You
TM1 PERFORMANCEMODELER

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3. Resource Library
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4. •Introductions
•TM1 Performance Modeler: 3 Key Tips the Manual Doesn’t Tell You
–Technique #1: Developing a Ragged Hierarchy
–Technique #2: Developing a Flexible Copy Process
–Technique #3: TM1 Cube Design Considerations for Reporting with Cognos BI
•Senturus Introduction
•Additional Resources
•Q & A
Today’s Agenda
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5. Greg Herrera
President & Co-Founder
Senturus
Introduction: Today’s Presenters
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Ken O’Boyle
Senior Planning Architect
Senturus

6. Developing a Ragged Hierarchy
TECHNIQUE#1

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8. TM1 Hierarchy Examples
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Ragged Hierarchy
Unbalanced Hierarchy
TM1 Ragged Hierarchy
All leaf-level values populated. Null or repeated strings at intermediate levels.
TM1 Unbalanced Hierarchy:
Null strings at lowest levels.

9. Guided Import > Dimensions
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Select Data Source (with a ragged hierarchy structure)

10. Guided Import > Dimensions
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Map Source Data to Dimension Structure
Note: Check ‘Ragged source data’, uncheck ‘Keep ragged structure’.

11. Dimension: Ragged Hierarchy
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Wizard Results
•Generated Process: Import_Ragged_Hierarchy
•New Dimension: Ragged Hierarchy
•Branches are variable length

12. Developing a Flexible Copy Process
TECHNIQUE#2

13. Copy Process
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Link Definition
Example: copy data from a calculation cube (rules) to a reporting cube (no/minimal rules, read-only)
•Link Implementation Type: Process

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Process Generation
•Right-click Link > Generate Process
•Parameter for each Dimension with Automatic Match
•Parameter Options
•Blank –Copy all elements
•Single element –limit copy to specified element
•subset:<subset name> -copy all elements in thesubset

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Execute Process
•Right-click Link > Execute Process
•Enter parameters

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Process Results
•Single element, ‘Budget version 1’, populated
•All ‘Europe’ subset elements populated

17. TM1 Cube Design
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Measures Reporting Dimension
•Cube property
•Required for reporting with BI
•Select dimension with fact/formatted elements

18. TM1 Cube Design Considerations for Reporting with Cognos BI
TECHNIQUE#3

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20. TM1 Cube Design
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Reporting Labels
•Primary/invariant name is default reporting label
•Alias attribute can be used for reporting labels
Example: Alias attribute can be used for
for time labels instead of codes

21. TM1 Cube Design
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Named Levels
•Level –generated attribute for Hierarchy dimension type
•Entering level name automatically populates all elements of the same level, upon Save
•Named levels are included in the BI package

22. TM1 Cube Design
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Framework Manager Package Settings –Select Locales
•Highlight each dimension
•Highlight an Alias for each
•Check the language for each

23. TM1 Cube Design
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BI Package –Measures Reporting Dimension
•All elements rendered as measures in BI

24. TM1 Cube Design
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BI Package –Reporting Labels / Alias
•Dimension Alias on Select Locales screen is used for reporting labels

25. TM1 Cube Design
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BI Package –Named Levels
•Named levels in TM1 are deployed as separate membersets, each with its own

26. Who we are
SENTURUSINTRODUCTION

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28. Senturus: Business Analytics Consultants
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Business
Intelligence
EnterprisePlanning
Predictive
Analytics
Our Team:
Business depth combined with technical expertise. Former CFOs, CIOs, Controllers, Directors

29. A Few of Our 800+ Clients
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30. ADDITIONALRESOURCES
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31. www.senturus.com
Upcoming Events
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32. *Custom, tailored training also available*
Cognos Training Options
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•Fully interactive course led by our IBM-certified experts with real world experience
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36. Thank You!
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