Now you can learn the basics of IBM Cognos TM1 at your own pace, and in the privacy of your home or office. I have developed a series of 24 TM1 training videos that take you through the model building process, step-by-step.

 

In my course “Introduction to TM1”, I will show you how to create dimensions, cubes, rules, Turbo Integrator processes, and much more. 

 

Here are the 24 videos:

 

1- Introduction

2- Creating a New Server in TM1

3 - Using TM1 Architect

4 - Demo Data for this Course

5 - Using Dimensions in TM1

6 - Creating the Sales Measures Dimension

7 - Creating the Months Dimension

8 - Using Turbo Integrator to Create Dimensions

9 - Creating the Locations Dimension

10 - Creating the Sales Forecast Cube

11 – Loading Data with Turbo Integrator

12 – Clearing Cube Data with Turbo Integrator

13 – Creating a Process to Save Data with Turbo Integrator

14 – Adding Business Rules

15 – Creating the Department Expenses Cube

16 – Using Data Spreading

17 – Creating the Income Statement Cube

18 – Creating Rules for the Income Statement Cube

19 – Formatting Elements in the Income Statement Dimension

20 – Creating Applications

21 – Setting Up Security

22 – Using Excel with TM1

23 – TM1 Contributor

24 – Converting Cognos Planning Models to TM1

 

The videos are from one to seven minutes in length.

 

To enroll in this course, click here:

 

https://mitchpaioffuniversity.globalclassroom.us/cirrus/

 

For free previews of this course, click on any one of these:

Feel free to contact me with any questions.

 

Mitch Paioff

IBM Certified Developer – Cognos TM1

www.mitchpaioff.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Having worked with both Cognos Planning and TM1, here are the advantages and disadvantages as I see them:

Advantages:

1. TM1 stores data in RAM on the application server versus reading and writing data to a database. This results in faster processing of data.
2. There are no limitations with cube size in TM1.
3. Because of the unlimited cube sizes, TM1 models generally have fewer cubes than Cognos Planning models.
4. No more “Go To Production” or “Synchronization” processes - changes are updated instantly.
5. Publishing data - The built-in reporting that comes with Cognos TM1 reads directly off of the data in the TM1 cubes. There is no need to publish the data first. TM1 cubes can be selected directly as data sources in Framework Manager providing closer to real-time reporting.
6. Contributor applications - You will probably have fewer models in TM1, with no admin links or system links to maintain.

Disadvantages:

1. The biggest disadvantage to using TM1 is in the model design functions. TM1 is very keyboard oriented, as opposed to Cognos Planning, which is mouse oriented. For instance, when creating d-links in Cognos Planning, you can visually see the dimensions being matched up. In TM1, however, a rules engine is used to bring data from one cube to another. The rules resemble lines of code that programmers use. Using rules instead of d-links requires a lot more work to understand the logic that brings in data from one cube to another.
2. Customers who convert to TM1 will most likely become more dependent on outside consultants to design and maintain their models. In addition, accountants and financial analysts who administered their own Cognos Planning models will probably need more assistance from their IT departments with TM1.

Questions? Feel free to call me.

Mitch Paioff
(303) 807-6663