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Planning Analytics

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PAW Exploration Sorting Sticks when changing dimensions

When using a PAW exploration, it is possible to apply sorting to elements on the rows and columns. Currently, if sorting is applied to a column element, and then the set / level / hierarchy / dimension on the rows is swapped, the column element so...
over 5 years ago in Planning Analytics 0 Not under consideration

Options for row/column dimension synchronize behaviour

To control what elements are shown on rows or columns of a cube view (without having to open set editor), it is already possible to drag the dimension outside the view and synchronize the cube view for that dimension. However, the synchronize func...
almost 4 years ago in Planning Analytics 0 Not under consideration

exporting report the PA uses as default an existing open excel file

User to open a new workbook before the view is created / downloaded
almost 4 years ago in Planning Analytics 1 Not under consideration

Sorting Hierarchy based on Colour

After exporting planning analytics view to snapshot, hierarchy of elements appears in same format, where we cannot differentiate between parent and child/levels. Please add format to each N level either by using "spaces" or "colours", so that user...
almost 2 years ago in Planning Analytics 1 Future consideration

Mutli-cube table

(Please refer to the file for detailed screenshots) In the following example, we want to create a book in which end-user can define a mapping for an allocation. We wish here to allocate Shared Adv & Marketing Expenses (from Europe Mkt services...
almost 2 years ago in Planning Analytics 0 Future consideration

Need TI functions to determine the number of hierarchies in a dimension and hierarchy name by index.

Currently, there are not TI functions to determine the number of hierarchies in a dimension and/or given an index the name of the hierarchy.
almost 4 years ago in Planning Analytics 4 Not under consideration

Pause Refresh

In Analysis there is a “Pause Refresh” button that is useful when building a report. This report stops the system from refreshing the data as you are busy making your field selection which saves time when building a report. Is there something ...
almost 6 years ago in Planning Analytics 1 Not under consideration

Consistent Spreading behavior among different Viewers and Client

IBM Planning Analytics For Excel Users are not able to input value in rule-driven consolidated cell in Exploration. However it works from Viewer. Rules defined: [revenue]=N:[volume]*[price]; [price]=C:[revenue]\[volume]; This behavior creates conf...
almost 4 years ago in Planning Analytics 0 Not under consideration

PAW - Share private subsets between users

(See attached file for more information) Idea Details: Use a real-life scenario to explain the problem statement/pain points, End-users use private subsets all the time. For example, they track the progress of their top products by saving them int...
almost 2 years ago in Planning Analytics 1 Not under consideration

PAW - "Remove" calculation in set editor should remove calculation from the query and not only from the current set

(See attached file for more details) Idea Details: Use a real-life scenario to explain the problem statement/pain points, End-users create calculation all the time in PAW views. When they don’t use it anymore, they simply remove the calculation fr...
almost 2 years ago in Planning Analytics 1 Not under consideration