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IBM Cognos TM1 Performance Modeler – Startup

As a seasoned Cognos TM1 architect, it is exciting to see the possibilities delivered with IBM Cognos TM1 Performance Modeler! With this tool, you can perform TM1 model prototyping with little or no programming experience.

With performance modeler you can:

  • Create applications – based on the objects contained in your model for use in Cognos TM1 Applications
  • Create cubes based on the dimensions that exist in the model
  • Use links to make connections between the cubes
  • Include views in an application to define the way it is presented to an end user
  • Set up a workflow to determine how contributors will interact with the application
  • Define the default presentation of the application, including layout and languages to be used
  • Set up group-based security to define the actions that group members can take within an application. You can use either IBM Cognos Access Manager (CAM) security or Cognos TM1 security
  • Create rules (let PM generate them or create them yourself) and feeder scripts from the logic in the formulas and links
  • Load data into applications by importing data and creating TurboIntegrator processes
  • Much more!

Accessing Performance Modeler

To access performance modeler, you need to install it! It is not part of the “default” TM1 installation, so you may need to re-run the installation (and just select that component).

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Once the installation is completed, you’ll notice that the installation process did not create a desktop shortcut or start menu item for it. That is because Performance Modeler is designed to be accessed through the TM1 Applications Portal (is the web-based client and portal used to run planning applications built using IBM Cognos TM1 data).

If you haven’t tried this, you can:

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Get the Guide

Open a web browser and go to http://servername:9510/pmpsvc) (on my laptop the Servername can be “localhost”).

Log in.

Click on the “performance modeler” icon:

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Performance Modeler launches and asks you to select a server:

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Trick

Now, if you ask IBM, they’ll share this neat trick.

The first time you launch Performance Modeler, a file (provagent.cogrcp.modeler) is downloaded. If you save this file to your desktop, you can double-click it and launch Performance Modeler directly from there (without accessing the portal (as I described here). Sweet!

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Next time I’ll share the basics of building a simple TM1 planning model using this tool. Stay Tuned!

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Jim Miller

Mr. Miller is an IBM certified and accomplished Senior Project Leader and Application/System Architect-Developer with over 30 years of extensive applications and system design and development experience. His current role is National FPM Practice Leader. His experience includes BI, Web architecture & design, systems analysis, GUI design and testing, Database modeling and systems analysis, design, and development of Client/Server, Web and Mainframe applications and systems utilizing: Applix TM1 (including TM1 rules, TI, TM1Web and Planning Manager), dynaSight - ArcPlan, ASP, DHTML, XML, IIS, MS Visual Basic and VBA, Visual Studio, PERL, Websuite, MS SQL Server, ORACLE, SYBASE SQL Server, etc. His Responsibilities have included all aspects of Windows and SQL solution development and design including: analysis; GUI (and Web site) design; data modeling; table, screen/form and script development; SQL (and remote stored procedures and triggers) development and testing; test preparation and management and training of programming staff. Other experience includes development of ETL infrastructure such as data transfer automation between mainframe (DB2, Lawson, Great Plains, etc.) systems and client/server SQL server and Web based applications and integration of enterprise applications and data sources. In addition, Mr. Miller has acted as Internet Applications Development Manager responsible for the design, development, QA and delivery of multiple Web Sites including online trading applications, warehouse process control and scheduling systems and administrative and control applications. Mr. Miller also was responsible for the design, development and administration of a Web based financial reporting system for a 450 million dollar organization, reporting directly to the CFO and his executive team. Mr. Miller has also been responsible for managing and directing multiple resources in various management roles including project and team leader, lead developer and applications development director. Specialties Include: Cognos/TM1 Design and Development, Cognos Planning, IBM SPSS and Modeler, OLAP, Visual Basic, SQL Server, Forecasting and Planning; International Application Development, Business Intelligence, Project Development. IBM Certified Developer - Cognos TM1 (perfect score 100% on exam) IBM Certified Business Analyst - Cognos TM1

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