What to do when you have a bug with Cognos/TM1

Use the following link for detailed instructions:

https://www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?mynp=OCSSPURP&mync=R&uid=swg21389775&myns=swgimgmt

TM1 Active Reports - Alternative Row shading

Alternative row shading is a good techniques for visual reporting.
With Active forms you can easily achieve it by using a formula in column A such as:

=IF(TM1RPTELISCONSOLIDATED($B$20,$B20),"C",MOD(ROW(),2))

This formula will then return a result of C, 1 or 0 and your format range just needs to cater for these with 1 and 0 being different shading.

Cognos Express 95 Online Mnauals

Useful to keep in your bookmarks:

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/cx/v9r5m0/index.jsp

TM1 952 Parallel Interaction

TM1 952 introduces and exciting new feature called Parallel Interaction which massively improves the locking around multiple writers to cubes.

There is a good IBM tech note here to read:

https://www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?mynp=OCSS9RXT&mync=R&uid=swg21460595&myns=swgimgmt

TM1 Cube Dependency

Cube dependency has become an important aspect admins should be aware of within their models.
There is a good overview describing what it is and how to cater for it here:

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/ctm1/v9r5m0/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.swg.im.cognos.tm1_op.9.5.2.doc/tm1_op_id3833CubeDepenedcy_MN4002.html