IBM Planning Analytics: Design and Develop Models in Architect (v2.0) SPVC

Please refer to course overview.

Understanding of the metrics and drivers of your business
• Significant experience with Microsoft Excel spreadsheets (functions, macros, etc.)
• Basic knowledge of OLAP and IBM Planning Analytics
To gain this knowledge, visit the following websites:
• IBM Planning Analytics Learning Center at https://developer.ibm.com/clouddataservices/docs/ibm-planning-analytics/how-to
• IBM Planning Analytics YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGYcFhVXoA29v8kSbspLudA/featured
• IBM Planning Analytics Community at https://www.ibm.com/communities/analytics/planning-analytics/

Modelers

1: Overview of IBM Planning Analytics
• Review financial performance management
• Identify the IBM Planning Analytics position in a performance management system
• Describe the IBM Planning Analytics components and architecture
• Describe TM1 server fundamentals
• Describe fundamental modeling concepts
2: Create dimensions
• Describe cubes and dimensions
• Create dimensions manually
• Edit dimensions
• Create dimensions using TurboIntegrator
3: Build cubes and views
• Describe cubes and data points
• Create cubes
• Construct views of data in cubes
• Create and use a pick list
4: Load and maintain data
• Identify data sources
• Create processes to load data
• Create processes to delete data in a cube
• Create processes to update and maintain the model
5: Add business rules
• Describe a rule
• Construct rules for elements or consolidations
• Use functions in rules
• Optimize rule performance
• Describe rules in a rule worksheet
6: Optimize rule performance
• Describe consolidations and sparsity
• Enhance consolidation performance using SKIPCHECK
• Use FEEDERS to optimize aggregations
• Check the accuracy of rules and feeders
7: Transfer data into the model
• Describe the Advanced tabs in TurboIntegrator
• Load custom data into a cube
• Add a subset to a dimension
• Use logic in scripts
• Export data to ASCII
• Move data between versions
• Construct chores
8: Customize drill paths
• View related data
• Create a drill process
• Create a drill assignment rule
• Edit a drill process
9: Using rules for advanced modeling
• Describe virtual cubes
• List uses for lookup cubes
• Create and use a spread profiles cube
• Implement moving balances in a cube
10: Convert currencies
• Describe currency challenges
• Create a currency dimension
• Create a currency cube
• Create rules for currency conversion
11: Model for different fiscal requirements
• Identify time considerations
• Use discrete time dimensions
• Implement a continuous time dimension model
12: Deploy IBM Planning Analytics applications
• Explain the application types
• Access an IBM Planning Analytics application
• Create a new application
• Set the available clients
• Apply security in the application
• Activate and deactivate an application
Appendix A: Optimize and tune models
• Identify characteristics of large models
• Describe strategies to improve model performance
Appendix B: Identify common data structures
• Identify characteristics of operational and reporting databases
• Discuss Online Analytical Processing (OLAP)
• Examine core model design principles
• Identify the basic tasks required to create an IBM Planning Analytics model and deploy it