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Upgrade Planning TM1 10.2 to Planning Analytics Local IBM Confidential 1 Upgrade Program Overview • Planning Improvements to TM1’s existing functionalities • Differences between TM1 and Planning Analytics • High level architecture of Planning Analytics Program • Overview & Highlights of Planning Analytics Workspace & Planning Analytics for Excel functionality Goals • Installation considerations & Conformance review • Upgrade Check list Program Goals • Quickly get started with upgrade planning • Implement upgrade best practice • Successful upgrade IBM Confidential 2 Why upgrade? 1. Standard Support for IBM Cognos TM1 10.2.x ends on September 30, 2019 • No more fixes will be provided for TM1 10.2.x or its client interfaces • See details here 2. Planning Analytics = TM1 version 11 • Newer development, compatibility and conformance are being focused with Planning Analytics • See what else is included in Planning Analytics: https://www.ibm.com/products/planning-analytics 3. It is simple to upgrade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Install Planning Copy TM1 Install Client Validate Go Live! Analytics Database(s) Interfaces See the top 5 reasons why you want to upgrade here Improvements with TM1 Server and TM1 Web TM1 Server has added: TM1 Web Performance improved: • Multiple hierarchy support • Superior scrolling performance • Multithreaded cube load, multithreaded • WAN performance improvements feeder load • Dynamic merged cells consistent with Excel • Many features to reduce lock contention: • Selection through freeze panes • VersionedListControl • Auto-sizing row height for wrapped cells on • ReduceCubeLockingOnMetadataChange edit • RunProcess allows TI processes to be executed in parallel • More TM1 Rest API options And more… 4 Planning Analytics and TM1 Product TM1 10.2.x PA Local Additional Information Planning Analytics encompasses the entire product offering that includes: TM1 Server x x Core database engine Legacy Excel add-in • TM1 Server TM1 Perspectives x x Most functionality is in PA • TM1 Web for Excel • PA Workspace Replaced with PA for • PA for Excel (replaces CAFÉ) CAFE x • and other legacy interfaces Excel New look, faster and TM1 Web x x PA introduces improved methods and improved stability tools, but all existing TM1 sheets and TM1 Applications x x applications will function in PA as is with no additional effort TM1 Mobile Contributor x Not supported in PA Local Replaced with PAA PA follows the version scheme of 2.0.x Operation Console x (Planning Analytics with a quarterly release cycle (example Administration) 2.0.7) Planning Analytics Workspace x New web based interface PA Workspace and PA for Excel follow the Planning Analytics for Excel x New Excel add-in version scheme of 2.0.xx with a 4-6 week Cognos Command Center x Task orchestration release cycle (example 2.0.42) Cognos Integration Server x Data extract automation 5 Planning Analytics Architecture PROD OPTIONAL DOCKER CLUSTER Data Tier Docker Manager Docker Worker 1 TM1 Adminhost PA Workspace PA Workspace TM1 Database PA Administration PA Administration Docker Worker 2 Docker Worker 3 PA Workspace PA Workspace Authentication PA Administration PA Administration LDAP Web Tier TM1 Web App Workspace needs to be installed to Data Source use PA for via ODBC / flat NON PROD Excel files USER / ADMIN Data Tier TM1 Adminhost TM1 Database Architect Web browser Web browser PA for Excel Web Tier TM1 Web App 6 Planning Analytics Workspace New web-based interface for Planning Analytics Covers functionalities (replacing legacy clients) • Write back and reporting (TM1Web) • Administration (Architect) • Modeling (Architect, Performance Modeler) • Monitoring (Operation Console) • Work with websheets (TM1Web) • Create visualizations and dashboards • Use snap commands • Hierarchies for more flexible modeling Note: • Required to use Planning Analytics for Excel • Installation requires Docker 7 Planning Analytics for Excel New Microsoft Excel add-in for TM1 database replacing CAFÉ. • Superior performance over WAN driven by REST API meaning no Citrix needed • Shares components with PA Workspace • TM1 functions based reports, Active Forms and Flex Views • Publishes reports to TM1 Web and PA Workspace as websheets • Support new Hierarchies features Four different report types • Exploration - slice/dice/pivot analysis • Quick Reports - fast worksheet design • Dynamic Reports - row interactivity (zero suppression, expand, collapse) • Custom Reports - highly formatted forms and reports 8 Compatibility and hardware requirement Supported Environments You can create a Software Product Compatibility Report which will help to answer your questions: 1. Detailed system requirements. It will provide information on supported operating systems, related software, hypervisors, and hardware requirements. 2. Hardware requirements. Find out the required hardware for a product you are interested in. 3. End of service. Find out the end of service dates for the products you have in mind. Supported Operating System • RHEL – PA Workspace and TM1 Server only • Windows 2016 and 2019 (PA Workspace NOT supported on Windows 2019) PA Workspace Minimum Hardware: • 4 core / 8 GB RAM / 200 GB hard disk (minimum of 3 for PAW distributed) Recommended Hardware: • 8 core / 16 GB RAM / 200 GB hard disk (minimum of 3 for PAW distributed) Money is no object hardware • 8 core+ / 16 GB RAM + / 200 GB+ hard disk (6 recommended for PAW distributed) 9 Project Phase Copy TM1 Install Validate Assess Provision Install PA database Clients Cut Over & Go Live q Identify stakeholders q Check cores, q Uninstall all TM1 q Disable PA Workspace Validate q Create project plan memory and software and clean chores q Install PA q Functional q Review software environment and hard disk space all the files if q Stop TM1 Workspace test compatibility report q Install updates reusing existing database q Configure q Performance q Identify the dependencies with and features server, then reboot q Compress all with URIs test other source database (OS patches, q Install PA software the directories and q User q Create testing specification .NET, services) including TM1 (excluding authenticati Acceptance q Set go live date q Update the server and the logs) and copy on mode test virus scan admin tools over Determine software q Implement q Uncompress PA for Excel Cut Over q Check and authentication q Install PA q Client software to install (TM1Web, the directories update the (CAM if the sec for Excel in Go Live PA Workspace, PA for Excel) in the target firewall as mode = 5) user PC q Install location (existing, new) environment needed q Compare all q Add q Determine the deployment (single q Modify the q Check the configuration connections computer, distributed) config network (TM1s, TM1Web), to target q Number of environments (prod, qa, (tm1s.cfg) for validate and TM1 dev) adminhost, change as needed q Modify the q Hardware and specification port numbers, q Create ODBC config q Authentication method (TM1 native, CAM URIs connections to CAM) q Start TM1 other database as q Distribution method of PA for Excel database needed to users (manual, remote) q Enable chores 10 Installation & Configuration IBM Confidential 11 Base Product Installation & Configuration Planning your installation Installing Planning Analytics Local on a single- computer You can decide how to install and configure IBM Planning Analytics Local to provide the best possible This type of installation puts Planning Analytics on a performance. The installation and configuration choices single computer running the Microsoft Windows that you make depend on your requirements, resources, operating system and using default settings. Use this and preferences. kind of installation to get up and running quickly with Planning Analytics or to install a test or evaluation Planning Analytics Local architecture environment. To understand the architecture of the major IBM Installing Planning Analytics Local Data Tier Planning Analytics Local components, you should be familiar with your information technology infrastructure You can install Data Tier components using the IBM and with the business needs of people in your Planning Analytics Local installation program. organization who will use Planning Analytics Local. Installing Planning Analytics Local Web Tier Deploying Planning Analytics Local You can install Web Tier components using the IBM You can install and deploy components on a single Planning Analytics Local installation program. computer or across multiple computers. Installing Planning Analytics Local Rich Tier Upgrading Planning Analytics Local You can install Rich Tier components using the IBM You should upgrade an earlier version of IBM Cognos Planning Analytics Local installation program or the TM1 TM1 to the current version of IBM Planning Analytics in client installation program. stages. Follow these basic steps to upgrade. IBM Confidential 12 PA for Workspace Installation & Configuration Prerequisites Connect Planning Analytics Workspace Local to Cognos TM1 and authentication servers Before you install IBM Planning Analytics Workspace, you must install IBM Planning Analytics Local 2.0.0 or You must use the Planning Analytics Workspace later. administration tool to configure the Cognos® TM1® URIs that point to the Cognos TM1 servers and authentication servers. Install Docker Planning Analytics Workspace Local runs in a Docker Configure Planning Analytics Workspace Local container. You must install the version of Docker that is parameters supported by your operating system. You