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Planning Analytics

Improve string filtering options and distinguish lexicographical comparisons in PAW Cube Data Export

Dear team, Description When exporting data from a cube in Planning Analytics Workspace (PAW), the Cube Data Export dialog provides comparison operators for string-based values that are primarily associated with numeric comparisons. Lexicographical...
1 day ago in Planning Analytics Submitted

Improve configuration guidance and diagnostic feedback for Workflow and Data Accountability

Dear team, Description Current behavior When configuring Data Accountability and Workflow features in Planning Analytics Workspace, several UI actions may remain disabled without providing any explanation to the user. Examples include: Data Acco...
12 days ago in Planning Analytics Submitted

Option to set explicit numerical column widths in PAW CubeViews (similar to Excel)

Current Behavior: In Planning Analytics Workspace (PAW), setting column widths in CubeViews relies on manual dragging or auto-fitting content. When placing multiple CubeViews on the same sheet/tab, aligning column widths consistently across all ta...
18 days ago in Planning Analytics Submitted

Drive Explorer SSO Enablement Using IBMid

Current Issue Drive Explorer currently relies on a generic account with a shared static password to perform file transfers between environments. As multiple team members use the same credentials, it is difficult to determine who initiated or compl...
8 days ago in Planning Analytics Submitted

Native Hover & Click Feedback for PAW Action Button

User Story As a PAW Modeller, I want the native Action Button properties to be extended with hover and click feedback as defined by the Carbon Design System, so that I can give buttons visual feedback like any other Carbon-conformant IBM applicati...
27 days ago in Planning Analytics Submitted

Option to collapse/hide the tab navigation bar in PAW books

Current Behavior: Planning Analytics Workspace (PAW) allows report authors to set the tab navigation bar orientation to top, bottom, left, or right. Positioning the tabs on the left side is ergonomically ideal for navigating books with many sheets...
18 days ago in Planning Analytics Submitted

Provide configurable output options for PAW Burst Export instances

Dear team, Background Planning Analytics Workspace allows users to burst a Book based on synchronized hierarchies. The current Burst Export functionality allows users to select an export format such as PDF / Powerpoint or ZIP. However, the way ind...
6 days ago in Planning Analytics Submitted

Self-service daily backup status visibility for Planning Analytics Cloud

Hi IBM team, We are looking for IBM to provide a customer-accessible way to confirm daily backup status at the data tier, without having to open a support case. At minimum, administrators should be able to see, per Agent and per TM1 database: last...
22 days ago in Planning Analytics Submitted

Allow custom display labels / aliases for dimension selector headers in PAW CubeViews

In Planning Analytics Workspace (PAW) CubeViews, context selector tiles and headers always display the technical name of the underlying TM1 dimension. In many enterprise environments, databases follow strict technical naming conventions. Changing ...
18 days ago in Planning Analytics Submitted

Add an overview mode in the Formatting Manager's "Hierarchy" tab (similar to the "Member" tab)

Current Behavior: The Formatting Manager in PAW consists of three tabs: "Display", "Hierarchy" and "Member". In the Member tab, users have access to an overview/summary view that shows all applied member formatings simultaneously in one place. How...
18 days ago in Planning Analytics Submitted