Cognos TM1 10.2.2. will reach End of Support on 2019-09-30.There is still time to plan your upgrade to its re-branded successor, IBM Planning Analytics but here are other reasons to do it.
Why upgrade from IBM Cognos TM1 to IBM Planning Analytics?
 

Workspace
Workspace is the new user interface of the Cognos TM1/IBM Planning Analytics solution. Workspace is highly visual and data rich. You can combine data from any cube from any Cognos TM1 database into a single view, using a new viewer, websheets, charts, or cell widgets. Workspace coordinates three forms of data selectors–tile, list and slider–so you can intuitively filter your data rich “Books,” using buttons that allow them to navigate across content, carrying context with them as appropriate.
Workspace supports analysis, reporting, and writeback. With the highly interactive viewer, it’s easy to navigate a multidimensional cube and convert “data exploration” into a chart. Then, you can use this chart to present and share results with others. It’s also easy for business users – both report authors and consumers—to create highly interactive Workspace Books. Finally, Workspace is mobile, so you can work with Workspace Books on your iPad.

 

Multi-threaded feeders
Improve the performance of bulk feeder construction and cube feeder updates by leveraging the amount of available CPU cores.

Hierarchies
With the new Hierarchies capability, you’re not limited to the traditional definition of your cubes for analysis. Leveraging attribute data in the form of ”virtual dimensions” you can see the intersections of several Hierarchies of the same dimension. Allowing you to drill into the data to find data points never before possible.

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IBM Planning Analytics for Excel (PAx)
With the IBM Planning Analytics for Excel (PAx) feature, you get Microsoft Excel access to the TM1 database with superior performance over wide-area networks. PAx has several integration points with Workspace and both environments share a common user experience, Cube Viewer, and Set Editor. PAx has four models of interaction to satisfy all Excel user modes:
•    Exploration for slice/dice/pivot analysis
•    Quick Reports for fast worksheet design
•    Dynamic Reports for row interactivity (zero suppression, expand, collapse)
•    Custom Report for highly formatted forms and reports.
Also, all the reports you create in PAx can be published for websheet consumption in Workspace

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Cognos TM1 TurboIntegrator Debugger 
Cognos TM1 developers who design TurboIntegrator processes will be excited about its quality breakpoints and variable analysis

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Whether you just want to upgrade your current TM1 functionality to stay on a supported version, or unlock the full power and potential of the new Planning Analytics components, contact us for a tailor made service contact our team of experts now.