IBM Cognos TM1:Design and Develop Modes in Performance Modeler (V10.2) Training

IBM Cognos TM1:Design and Develop Modes in Performance Modeler (V10.2) training explains how to develop a complete model inTM1 using the Performance Modeler tool. Under the mentorship of an experience trainer, the participants will get hands on experience on numerous essential concepts, including the creation and customization of dimensions, and cubes. How to import and link data along with building and maintaining the applications is explained during the learning sessions. Focus is also led to modeling techniques with the objective to provide improved performance.

On the completion of this training, you will exhibit the following skillset:

• Understand IBM Cognos TM1 components, architecture, environment, applications
• Determine the TM! Position in financial performance management system and performance management system
• Create and customize dimensions and cubes
• Work on model development process, create objects, and use related tools
• Build, provide security, implement business logic, and add other features to the IBM Cognos TM1 application
• Work on currency conversion and use TM1 techniques to reduce maintenance
• Define model to resolve different fiscal requirements

Target audience

The professionals working as Modelers are the ideal candidates for this training.

Prerequisites

• Basic knowledge of TM1 and OLAP
• Working knowledge with functions, macros on Excel spreadsheets
• Sound understanding of the drivers and metrics of your business
• IBM Cognos TM1: Interact with Data (V10.2)  (Recommended)

1. Overview of IBM Cognos TM1

• Review financial performance management
• Identify the TM1 position in a performance management system
• Describe the IBM Cognos TM1 components and architecture
• Explore IBM Cognos TM1 applications
• Explore the IBM Cognos TM1 environment
• Manage and organize a model

2. Create and Customize Dimensions

• Review cubes, dimensions, and elements
• Create dimensions manually
• Import dimensions
• Edit dimensions
• Create dimension calculations
• Use guided Import to create a dimension

3. Create and Customize Cubes

• Construct a new cube
• Discuss cube properties
• Edit a cube structure
• Review and use a pick list
• Create cube calculations

4. Import Data

• Identify data sources
• Create processes to load data
• Create a process to delete data in a cube
• Create processes to update and maintain the model

5. Share Data Across Cubes with Links

• Discuss and list types of links
• Create and modify links
• Review rule-based and process-based links

6. Complete the Income Statement Model

• Discuss the model development process
• Complete objects for the model
• Review tools to aid in model development

7. Create Applications

• Explain the application types
• Access an IBM Cognos TM1 application
• Create a new application
• Set the available clients
• Apply security in the application
• Activate and de-activate an application

8. Additional Modeling Techniques

• Create dynamic subsets
• Use dimension functions
• Implement business logic
• Improve cube performance
• Use TM1 utilities

9. Convert Currencies

• Discuss currency challenges
• Review control cubes
• Create rules for currency conversion
• Use TM1 techniques to reduce maintenance

10. Model Data with Architect

• Describe IBM Cognos TM1 Architect
• Record MDX queries
• Customize drill-through paths

11. Model for Different Fiscal Requirements

• Discuss time considerations
• Use discrete time dimensions
• Implement a continuous time dimension model

12. Contribute to Planning Applications (Optional)

13. Integrate with IBM Cognos BI (Optional)

14. Administer IBM Cognos Insight (Optional)

15. Additional Workshop (Optional)

16. Optimize and Tune Models (Optional)

17. Identify Common Data Structures (Optional)

18. Customize Business Rules (Optional)

19. Optimize Rule Performance (Optional)