Duration
5 days
Audience
This course is intended for Modelers.
Prerequisites
You should have:
- Experience using the Windows operating system and a Web browser
- Experience using Microsoft Excel
- Knowledge of your business requirements
Course Outline
Overview of IBM Cognos TM1
- explore IBM Cognos TM1 applications
- explore the IBM Cognos TM1 environment
- manage and organize a model
Identify Common Data Structures
- discuss Online Analytical Processing (OLAP)
- examine core model design principles
- identify the basic tasks required to create a TM1 model and deploy it
Import Data to Create Objects
- discuss guided import
- import data to create a dimension
- import data to create and populate a cube
Create and Customize Dimensions
- create dimensions manually
- import and edit dimensions
- create dimension calculations
Create and Customize Cubes
- construct a new cube
- discuss cube properties
- edit a cube structure
Import Data
- create processes to load data
- create a process to delete data in a cube
- create processes to update and maintain the model
Share Data Across Cubes with Links
- discuss and list types of links
- create and modify links
- review rule and process based links
Customize Business Rules
- discuss a rule
- review automatically generated rules
- discuss and re-order rule blocks
Optimize Rule Performance
- discuss consolidations and sparsity
- enhance consolidation performance
- modify automatically generated statements
Complete the Income Statement Model
- discuss the model development process
- complete objects for the model
- review tools to aid in model development
Create Applications
- explain the application types
- access an IBM Cognos TM1 application
- create a new application
Use Advanced Modeling Techniques
- Use dimension functions
- Implement moving balances in a cube
Model Data with IBM Cognos TM1 Architect
- Define drill-thru
- Use Rules Tracer
Convert Currencies
- Discuss currency challenges
- Model data for currency conversion
Contribute Data to Planning Applications (Optional)
Integrate with IBM Cognos Business Intelligence (Optional)
Optimize and Tune Models (Optional)
Define Workflow (Optional)
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