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IBM Planning Analytics with Watson - February Newsletter

By NICK PLOWDEN posted Fri February 18, 2022 12:07 PM

  
 
 
 
News

Planning Analytics ranked #1!
Ventana Research classifies IBM Planning Analytics with Watson as an Exemplary Vendor, and a Value Index Leader in the Capability, Usability and TCO/ROI categories in their 2022 Value Index for Business Planning.  Review the assessment here.

Deprecation Notice for Planning Analytics Workspace 'Classic' Experience on Cloud. We wanted to let our PA on Cloud community know that as of the July 2022 release of Planning Analytics Workspace, we will only be supporting the New Experience (NE) and deprecating the Classic Experience (CE) for all users. Get the details here.



Security Bulletin: IBM Planning Analytics 2.0, only the Workspace component is affected by the security vulnerability: Apache log4j Vulnerability (CVE-2021-45046 & CVE-2021-45105). This issue is categorized as Critical Severity. Apache Log4j is used by IBM Planning Analytics as part of its logging infrastructure. This bulletin addresses the exposure to the Apache Log4j (CVE-2021-45046 & CVE-2021-45105) vulnerability. IBM Planning Analytics Workspace has upgraded Apache Log4j to v2.17. Please note that this update also addresses CVE-2021-44228. Stay abreast of the latest remediation and fixes here.  You can also raise a support ticket here if you need assistance. 

Security Bulletin: IBM Cognos Controller 10.4.2 IF16: Apache Log4j vulnerability (CVE-2021-45046). Clients using all versions of 10.4.2 should download the most recent security update here.

Get notified about future security bulletins by subscribing to My Notifications. This will notify you of important product support alerts like the above.

Workspace Classic to be sunset July 2022.  The IBM Planning Analytics team intends to remove the capability to remain on the classic experience and preview the new experience during the July 2022 Planning Analytics Workspace update.  You can read about that in this blog post and also in this technote.

IBM Planning Analytics Releases

IBM Planning Analytics v2.0 - Planning Analytics for Microsoft Excel Release 73 (2.0.73) is now available on Fix Central for supported customers for download. Details here.

IBM Planning Analytics with Watson 2.0.9.11 is now available for cloud deployments. Details here.

Deprecation notice: IBM Planning Analytics TM1 Web 2.0.69 and higher no longer supports the Workspace Classic Experience. It will not support embedded Websheets in Planning Analytics Workspace (PAW) books without the PAW New Experience. Review the details in this Technote.
 
News

Timeline for IBM Planning Analytics with Watson Releases. Here is a list of IBM Planning Analytics component releases as of the end of each month. 

Events

Webinar: Ask Me Anything Planning Analytics with Watson,  March  2022 Edition. Mar 10
  
Quebit: Automating Forecasting Processes. Join this webinar to learn how to approach the planning process in new ways that can improve speed and scale without sacrificing accuracy or collaboration. Mar 10

Cubewise: Virtual Roundtable: Enhanced Observability for PA SaaS. What is observability and why should Planning Analytics and TM1 people care about it? Please participate in this interactive roundtable discussion to find out. Feb 23

Tech Corner

Help shape the future of Planning Analytics by submitting ideas that matter to you the most. Post ideas and enhancement requests. You can also take a look at ideas others have posted and upvote them if they matter to you. Submit your ideas here.
 


Succeedium: TeamOne Google Sheets add-on for IBM Planning Analytics. Even with the power of Planning Analytics, users still use spreadsheets to prepare and upload their data to TM1. They export data from TM1 and use spreadsheets to rearrange, massage and format it.  In this article Vlad Didenko, Analytics Consultant, explains the benefits of adding TeamOne to Planning Analytics with Watson.
 
Sustainability Reporting Model - This sustainability accelerator was created by the IBM Spain Sales division to help companies manage their sustainability data, set up their targets, create and track their ESG initiatives, analyze, and report.  Download it from the Accelerator Catalog.   
  
Spitfire Analytics: Creating a Latitude/Longitude Map Chart in Planning Analytics. Declan Rodger, Technical Director, walks through a simple method that allows you to display your data as points on a map. Checkout the video here.
  
New UI and functional improvements for Lifecycle Management. Lifecycle Management is a powerful tool that helps administrators to manage and protect important assets. Significant usability and functional improvements to Lifecycle Management are included as of the Planning Analytics Workspace 2.0.71 release, which you can review here. It's a best practice to use Lifecycle Management to export the most important assets for your organization regularly and save the snapshot backups locally.
 
 
Tech Corner

From MCI Consultants: Not an administrator but need access to TM1Process Error Logs and other files? In this blog, George Tonkin from MCI consultants shows us a solution for a non-administrator to review error logs and other files in the logs, import and backup folders. Read the article here.

Case Study



Customer story: How Novolex contains its timelines. By embarking on this analytics journey, Novolex, a food packaging leader, managed to navigate this turbulent year with ease. Novolex worked with their business partner, Converge to resolve process bottlenecks, standardize metrics and ensure the optimal system design for deployment and adoption. Read the case study here.

Recommended Resources



The annual BARC Planning Survey 22 for Business Analytics is currently open, and we are looking for your support of IBM Planning Analytics with Watson. The BARC report helps decision-makers choose solutions that best align with their organization.  Your participation helps support UNICEF and you could win a $50 Amazon gift certificate.  
 
Tune in to the Planning Analytics Radio Podcast Series featuring our very own Bill Primerano, Worldwide Technical leader for Planning Analytics. Check out the latest episode on using the new cube viewer in Planning Analytics Workspace release 71 onward.  Subscribe to the podcast series here.

Complete a Trust Radius review of Planning Analytics with Watson and get a $25.00 Amazon gift card once your review is accepted.

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