Does anyone have any links to information on Modeling books - why use them, how to use etc?
The option is available when creating and saving a new book.

Not sure if they tie in with Applications and Plans but the documentation does not seem to mention anything.

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George Tonkin
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Hi,
I questioned this at the "Ask My Anything" meeting.  The Modeling books are designed to go straight to the database objects when opened so if you are doing development it saves you a few clicks.

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Scott Brown
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Thanks Scott - will try it out as much of what I am doing right now is more development related trying to get views, processes, attributes etc.that relate to a specific work stream in one book - Modeling books may help here then.

Will play  around and feedback anything useful I find for the benefit of others.

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George Tonkin
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Original Message:
Sent: Mon November 30, 2020 10:49 AM
From: Scott Brown
Subject: PAW Book vs Modeling Book

Hi,
I questioned this at the "Ask My Anything" meeting.  The Modeling books are designed to go straight to the database objects when opened so if you are doing development it saves you a few clicks.

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Scott Brown
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What I noticed was when we set the book as a Modelling book, we can no more assign that as an asset when setting the Plan under Plans and Applications... The asset no more appears in the list to select it. Never understood the rational behind that.

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Amin Mohammed
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Original Message:
Sent: Mon November 30, 2020 10:49 AM
From: Scott Brown
Subject: PAW Book vs Modeling Book

Hi,
I questioned this at the "Ask My Anything" meeting.  The Modeling books are designed to go straight to the database objects when opened so if you are doing development it saves you a few clicks.

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Scott Brown
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What I use Modeling books for is my development work, this way I do have to worry about someone using the book before it is finished.  Once development is complete I then save as and deselect the save as modeling book.

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Glen Banks
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A modelling book is simply a regular book that is tagged to be filtered out of the report and analysis and plans and apps. The idea is those books should be used  to setup modelling widgets (dim editor, TI editor etc.). They are not available in report and analysis as they are created by users with modeller or admin role, and differ (conceptually not technically) from the regular exploration/chart/action buttons functionality present on a regular PAW book. In plans and apps, modeling books are not shown as the concept is that the assets there are for planning activities like "verify actuals", "input expenses", etc. and not something like "run a ti". That is of course debatable.

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Julian
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Thanks Julian - that clears it up nicely.  I have started using them for exactly what you have said i.e. more development type situations than user facing.

As Glen points out, easy enough to Save As after some clean up and move to a user area.

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George Tonkin
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Original Message:
Sent: Wed December 02, 2020 09:37 AM
From: Julian
Subject: PAW Book vs Modeling Book

A modelling book is simply a regular book that is tagged to be filtered out of the report and analysis and plans and apps. The idea is those books should be used  to setup modelling widgets (dim editor, TI editor etc.). They are not available in report and analysis as they are created by users with modeller or admin role, and differ (conceptually not technically) from the regular exploration/chart/action buttons functionality present on a regular PAW book. In plans and apps, modeling books are not shown as the concept is that the assets there are for planning activities like "verify actuals", "input expenses", etc. and not something like "run a ti". That is of course debatable.

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Julian
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