Index
A
- A-Table
- A-Tableabout / Allocation Table (A-Table)
- A-Tablecreating / Creating the A-Table
- A-Tableallocation items / Allocation items
- A-Tabletarget items, creating from D-List / Creating the source or target items from a D-List
- A-Tabletarget items, creating from delimited ASCII file / Creating the source or target items from a delimited ASCII file
- A-Tabletarget items, creating from mapped ASCII file / Creating the source or target items from a mapped ASCII file
- A-Tabletarget items, creating from ODBC data source / Creating the source or target items from an ODBC data source
- access levels, Cognos Planning
- access table
- access tabledefining / Defining Access Table
- access tablecreating, manually / Creating Access Table manually
- access tableimporting / Importing Access Table
- access tableapplying / Applying Access Table cautiously
- access table, creating manually
- access table, creating manuallyAccess Table interface / Access Table interface
- access table, creating manuallyrule based access table, creating / Creating a rule based Access Table
- Accumulation D-Links
- Accumulation D-Linkscreating / Creating an Accumulation D-Link
- administration links, data importing in Contributor application
- administration links, data importing in Contributor applicationtop panel / Creating Administration Links
- administration links, data importing in Contributor applicationtop panel, new / Creating Administration Links
- administration links, data importing in Contributor applicationtop panel, edit / Creating Administration Links
- administration links, data importing in Contributor applicationtop panel, execute / Creating Administration Links
- administration links, data importing in Contributor applicationtop panel, validate / Creating Administration Links
- administration links, data importing in Contributor applicationtop panel, import/export / Creating Administration Links
- administration links, data importing in Contributor applicationbottom panel, new / Creating Administration Links
- administration links, data importing in Contributor applicationbottom panel, edit / Creating Administration Links
- administration links, data importing in Contributor applicationbottom panel, move up/move down / Creating Administration Links
- administration links, data importing in Contributor applicationcreating / Creating Administration Links
- administration links, data importing in Contributor applicationMap Source to Target screen, automatically map / Creating Administration Links
- administration links, data importing in Contributor applicationMap Source to Target screen, manually map / Creating Administration Links
- administration links, data importing in Contributor applicationrunning / Running Administration Links
- administration tools
- administration toolsindex files, rebuilding / Rebuild the index file
- administration toolsreferences, refreshing / Refresh references
- administration toolsD-Lists, validating / Validate D-Lists
- administration toolsODBC sources, locating / Locate ODBC sources
- administration toolsbuilt-in functions, locating / Locate Built-in Functions
- Analyst
- Analystshortcuts / Using Analyst shortcuts
- Analystnavigational commands / Navigating within Analyst
- Analyst, configuring
- Analyst, configuringpath, changing to Filesys.ini / Changing the path to the Filesys.ini
- analyst, IBM Cognos Planning
- panda garden scenario / Panda Garden Scenario
- Analyst, shortcuts
- Analyst, shortcutsactive object, saving / Using Analyst shortcuts
- Analyst, shortcutsobject Summary Info, opening / Using Analyst shortcuts
- Analyst, shortcutsnew D-List, creating / Using Analyst shortcuts
- Analyst, shortcutsD-List, opening / Using Analyst shortcuts
- Analyst, shortcutsnew D-Cube, creating / Using Analyst shortcuts
- Analyst, shortcutsD-Cube, opening / Using Analyst shortcuts
- Analyst, shortcutsD-Cube, reselecting / Using Analyst shortcuts
- Analyst, shortcutsnew view od D-Cube, opening / Using Analyst shortcuts
- Analyst, shortcutsD-Cube, transposing / Using Analyst shortcuts
- Analyst, shortcutsD-Cube, updating / Using Analyst shortcuts
- Analyst, shortcutsdata source, drills down to / Using Analyst shortcuts
- Analyst, shortcutsD-Link, creating / Using Analyst shortcuts
- Analyst, shortcutsD-Link, opening / Using Analyst shortcuts
- Analyst, shortcutsD-Link, executing / Using Analyst shortcuts
- Analyst, shortcutsnew File Map, creating / Using Analyst shortcuts
- Analyst, shortcutsFile Map, opening / Using Analyst shortcuts
- Analyst, shortcutsnew A-Table, creating / Using Analyst shortcuts
- Analyst, shortcutsA-Table, opening / Using Analyst shortcuts
- Analyst, shortcutsnew macro, creating / Using Analyst shortcuts
- Analyst, shortcutsmacro, opening / Using Analyst shortcuts
- Analyst, shortcutsmacro, executing / Using Analyst shortcuts
- Analyst, shortcutspublishing / Using Analyst shortcuts
- Analyst, shortcutsundo last action / Using Analyst shortcuts
- Analyst, shortcutsredo last action / Using Analyst shortcuts
- Analyst <> Cognos Finance D-Links
- Analyst <> Cognos Finance D-Linkscreating / Analyst <> Cognos Finance D-Links
- Analyst libraries
- Analyst librariesaccess, managing / Managing access to Analyst libraries
- Analyst macros
- Analyst macrostypes / Types of Analyst macros
- Analyst macroscreating, by recording macro / Recording a macro
- Analyst macrostypical tasks, automating / Automating typical tasks
- Analyst macrosdata, importing / Importing and exporting data using macros
- Analyst macrosDLinkExecute macro creating, macro wizard used / Importing and exporting data using macros
- Analyst macrosmacro, creating / Running a series of macros
- Analyst macrosseries of macros, creating / Running a series of macros
- Analyst macrosmacro creating, macro wizard used / Running a series of macros
- Analyst macros, scheduling
- Analyst macros, schedulingbatch job creating, Analyst batch utility wizard used / Creating a batch job using the Analyst batch utility wizard
- Analyst macros, schedulingbatch job, scheduling / Scheduling a batch job
- Analyst mode, Contributor application
- Analyst mode, Contributor applicationabout / Analyst model
- Analyst model
- Analyst modelbuilding blocks / The building blocks of an Analyst model
- Analyst objects
- Analyst objectsaccessing / Accessing Analyst objects
- Analyst objectssingle object, accessing / Accessing Analyst objects
- Analyst objectsmultiple objects, accessing / Accessing Analyst objects
- Analyst planning model
- Analyst planning modelplanning cycles / Planning cycles and horizons
- Analyst security
- Analyst securityassigning, at object level / Assigning security at object level
- Analyst securityassigning, at item level / Assigning security at item level
- Analyst to Contributor D-Links, data importing in Contributor application
- Analyst to Contributor D-Links, data importing in Contributor applicationrunning / Creating and running Analyst to Contributor D-Links
- annotations, Contributor web client
- adding, to cell / Annotationsdata, Contributor web clientBreakback
- viewing / Annotationsdata, Contributor web clientBreakback
- application access
- application accesseList / Understanding e.List dimensions
- application accessrights, securing / Securing an application with Rights
- application data
- application dataaccess tables / Understanding access tables
- application performance, improving
- application performance, improvingcut-down options, selecting / Selecting cut-down options
B
- batch files
- batch filesContributor macros, scheduling / Scheduling Contributor macros using batch files
- batch job
- batch jobcreating, Analyst batch utility wizard used / Creating a batch job using the Analyst batch utility wizard
- batch jobscheduling / Scheduling a batch job
- BiF
- BiFlocating / Locate Built-in Functions
- Breakback, D-Cube
- Breakback, D-Cubeon hierarchies / Breakback on hierarchies
C
- client extensions, Contributor extensions
- client extensions, Contributor extensionsPrint to Excel extension / Print to Excel
- client extensions, Contributor extensionsExport to Excel extension / Export to Excel
- client extensions, Contributor extensionsdata, importing / Get data
- Cognos Business Intelligent (BI) tools
- Cognos Finance <> Analyst D-Link
- Cognos Finance <> Analyst D-Linkcreating / Analyst <> Cognos Finance D-Links
- Cognos package
- Cognos packagedata, importing from / Importing from IBM Cognos Package
- Cognos packageusing, as source / Importing from IBM Cognos Package
- Cognos Planning
- Cognos Planningabout / Introducing IBM Cognos Planning
- Cognos Planningbenefits / Benefits of IBM Cognos Planning
- Cognos Planningaccess levels / Understanding access tables
- Cognos Planningdata validation feature / Terminology
- Cognos Planning System, Contributor Administration Console
- Cognos Planning System, Contributor Administration Consoleworking, steps / IBM Cognos Planning System settings
- Cognos Planning System, Contributor Administration Consolesettings / IBM Cognos Planning System settings
- Cognos Planning System, Contributor Administration Consoledata stores, Console Tree location / DataStores
- Console Tree location, Contributor Administration Console
- Console Tree location, Contributor Administration Consoleplanning store / Planning Store
- Console Tree location, Contributor Administration Consoleaccess rights / Access Rights
- Console Tree location, Contributor Administration Consoledata stores / DataStores
- Console Tree location, Contributor Administration Consolejobs / Jobs, Job Servers, and Job Server Clusters
- Console Tree location, Contributor Administration Consolejob servers / Jobs, Job Servers, and Job Server Clusters
- Console Tree location, Contributor Administration Consolejob server cluster / Jobs, Job Servers, and Job Server Clusters
- Console Tree location, Contributor Administration Consoledata stores/containers, publishing / Application and Publish DataStores/Containers
- Console Tree location, Contributor Administration Consoleapplication folders / Application folders
- Console Tree location, Contributor Administration Consolemacros / Macros
- Console Tree location, Contributor Administration Consoleadministration links / Administration links
- Console Tree location, Contributor Administration Consoleconsole, montoring / Monitor console
- Contributor
- using, in Excel / Using Contributor with Excel
- contributor administration, IBM Cognos Planning
- panda garden scenario / Panda Garden scenario
- Contributor Administration Console
- Contributor Administration ConsoleToolbar location / Using the Contributor Administration Console program
- Contributor Administration Consoleinterface / Using the Contributor Administration Console program
- Contributor Administration ConsoleCognos Planning System, settings / IBM Cognos Planning System settings
- Contributor Administration Consoletypical operations, list / Typical operations that can be assigned rights
- Contributor Administration Consoleaccess rights, assigning / Assigning Access Rights
- Contributor Administration Consoleroles, adding / Adding groups and roles
- Contributor Administration Consoleaccess rights, assigning to roles / Assigning Access Rights to the group or role
- Contributor Administration Consolerights, cascading / Cascading rights
- Contributor application
- Contributor applicationcreating, prerequisites / Determining the Contributor application prerequisites
- Contributor applicationcreating, steps / Creating the Contributor application—the process
- Contributor applicationpost application creation, steps / Understanding the post application creation steps, The application's development and production areas
- Contributor applicationconfiguring, for user web interface / Configuring the Contributor application for the user web interface
- Contributor applicationuncommonly used options / Understanding uncommonly used options
- Contributor applicationsynchronizing, steps / Synchronizing the Contributor application—steps
- Contributor applicationdata, publishing from / Publishing data from a Contributor application
- Contributor applicationaccess, assigning / Controlling access to the Contributor application
- Contributor application, commonly used options
- Contributor application, commonly used optionsconfiguring / Configuring commonly used options
- Contributor application, commonly used optionsnavigation option / Navigation
- Contributor application, commonly used optionsorientation option / Orientation
- Contributor application, commonly used optionsBreakback (Grid) option / Breakback (Grid options)
- Contributor application, commonly used optionsMulti-view option / Multi-view
- Contributor application, commonly used optionsslice and dice option / Slice and dice
- Contributor application, commonly used optionsmultiple owner option / Multiple owner
- Contributor application, commonly used optionsplanner only cubes option / Planner Only cubes
- Contributor application, data importing methods
- Contributor application, data importing methodsdata, importing from external files/databases / Importing data
- Contributor application, data importing methodsadministration links used / Administration Links
- Contributor application, data importing methodsadministration links, creating / Creating Administration Links
- Contributor application, data importing methodssystems links, creating / Creating System Links
- Contributor application, deploying
- Contributor application, deployingGTP, executing / Executing the GTP—the process
- Contributor application, post application creation steps
- Contributor application, post application creation stepsdevelopment area / The application's development and production areas
- Contributor application, post application creation stepsproduction area / The application's development and production areas
- Contributor application, prerequisites
- Contributor application, prerequisitesAnalyst mode / Analyst model
- Contributor application, prerequisitestechnical environment / Technical environment
- Contributor application, prerequisitese.List / e.List
- Contributor application, updating
- Contributor application, updatingmacro, creating / Updating a Contributor application
- Contributor application, updatingmacro steps, adding to macro / Updating a Contributor application
- Contributor application, updatingAnalyst Model, updating / Updating a Contributor application
- Contributor application, updatingapplication, synchronizing / Updating a Contributor application
- Contributor application, updatingdata, importing into application / Updating a Contributor application
- Contributor application, updatingGo to Production, running for application / Updating a Contributor application
- contributor client, IBM Cognos
- panda garden scenario / Panda Garden scenario
- Contributor extensions
- Contributor extensionsabout / Enabling Contributor extensions
- Contributor extensionsadmin extensions / Configuring admin extensions
- Contributor extensionsclient extensions / Configuring client extensions
- Contributor macros
- Contributor macrosused, for automating tasks / Automating tasks using Contributor macros
- Contributor macrostypes / Types of Contributor macros
- Contributor macrosmacro security / Macro security
- Contributor macroscreating / Creating, executing, and editing macros
- Contributor macrosexecuting / Executing a macro
- Contributor macrosediting / Editing a macro
- Contributor macrosdeleting / Deleting a macro
- Contributor macrosmacros and macro steps, transferring / Transferring macros and macro steps
- Contributor macrosContributor application, updating / Updating a Contributor application
- Contributor macrosContributor application, data publishing from / Publishing data from a Contributor application
- Contributor macrosexecuting, ways / Running and scheduling Contributor macros
- Contributor macrosscheduling, batch files used / Scheduling Contributor macros using batch files
- Contributor program
- Contributor programextensions / Enabling Contributor extensions
- Contributor security
- Contributor securityaccess rights / Access Rights
- Contributor securityaccess rights, assigning to group / Access Rights
- Contributor securitymacro security / Macro security
- Contributor securityaccess, controlling to contributor application / Controlling access to the Contributor application
- Contributor web client
- exploring / Exploring the Contributor Web Client
- Workflow states / Workflow states
- application grid, opening for inputting data / Opening the application grid for inputting data
- menu bar / The menu bar and its buttons
- data, editing / Editing and saving data
- data, saving / Editing data using shortcutsContributor web clientdata, saving
- copy commands / Copy commandsdata, Contributor web clientediting, shortcuts used
- data entry commands / Data entry commands
- Contributor data, exporting / Exporting Contributor data
- offline, working / Working offline
- Contributor, using with Excel / Using Contributor with Excel
- new / The new Contributor Web Client
- Contributor web client, new
- new interface / The new interface
- new features / New features
- Contributor web view, customizing / Customization of the Contributor web view
- dimensions, nesting / Nesting dimensions, Freeze PanesContributor web client, newdimensions, nesting
- multiple tabs, viewing in one view / Collapsing or expanding dimension hierarchiesContributor web client, newmultiple tabs, viewing in one view
- dimension hierarchies, expanding / Collapsing or expanding dimension hierarchiesContributor web client, newmultiple tabs, viewing in one view
- dimension items, hiding / Hiding dimension items
- dimension items, sorting / Sorting dimension items
- tabs and grids, resetting to original state / Resetting tabs and grids to their original state
- Contributor Web Client application
- Contributor Web Client applicationapplication access, securing / Securing application access
- Contributor Web Client applicationapplication data, securing / Securing the application data
- Contributor Web Client applicationcut-down feature / Improving the application performance: The cut-down feature
- Contributor Web Client applicationapplication performance, improving / Understanding cut-down feature
- Contributor Web user interface
- Contributor Web user interfaceplans, reviewing / Entering and reviewing plans in the Contributor Web user interface
- Contributor workflow
- Contributor workflow screen
- CPM
- CPMabout / Corporate Performance Management
- cut-down feature
- cut-down featureabout / Understanding cut-down feature
- cut-down featureconfiguring, options / Cut-down configuration options
- cut-down featureconfiguration, steps / Cutting-down an application
- cut-down featureapplying / Applying the cut-down feature carefully
D
- D-Cube
- D-Cubeabout / D-Cube, Overview of the D-Cube
- D-Cubecreating, steps / Creating a D-Cube
- D-Cubeworking with / Working with the D-Cube
- D-Cubeformatting, steps / Formatting data using the D-Cube Format
- D-Cubedata, exporting from / Exporting data from the D-Cube
- D-CubeBreakback feature / Breakback
- D-Cubeoptions, configuring / Configuring D-Cube options
- D-Cubedata, entering / Entering data into D-Cubes
- D-CubeD-Link, creating / Creating a D-Link between two D-Cubes
- D-Cubeusing, as allocation table / Using a D-Cube as an allocation table
- D-Cubestructure, updating / Updating a D-Cube structure using macros
- D-Cubedata updating, macros used / Updating D-Cube data using macros
- D-Cube, creating
- D-Cube, creatingsteps / Creating a D-Cube
- D-Cube, creatingdimensions, order / Order of dimensions
- D-Cube, creatingsize considerations / Size considerations
- D-Cube, working with
- D-Cube, working withfull view, opening / Opening a full view of the D-Cube
- D-Cube, working withviewing, ways / Viewing different slices of the D-Cube
- D-Cube, working withviews, modifying / Viewing different slices of the D-Cube
- D-Cube, working withselection, saving / Saving a selection
- D-Cube, working withsaved selection, opening / Opening the saved selection
- D-Cube, working withdimensions, restructuring / Restructuring dimensions of a D-Cube
- D-Cube, working withdimension, reordering / Reordering D-Cube dimensions
- D-Cube, working withformatting, steps / Formatting data using the D-Cube Format
- D-Cube, working withnumeric format, applying / Numeric
- D-Cube, working withdate format, applying / Date format
- D-Cube, working withtext format, applying / Text format
- D-Cube, working withD-List format, applying / D-List format
- D-Cube, working withformat, priority / Format priority
- D-Cube, working withdata, exporting / Exporting data from the D-Cube
- D-Cube, working withgroups / Groups
- D-Cube, working withsingle vs. multiple columns / Single vs. multiple columns
- D-Cube, working withformat section / Format
- D-Cube Macros
- D-Cube Macroslist / Types of Analyst macros
- D-Cube options
- D-Cube optionswidths / Widths
- D-Cube optionslines / Lines
- D-Cube optionszeros / Zeros
- D-Cube optionsbreak-back / Breakback
- D-Cube optionsstored copy / Stored Copy
- D-Cube optionsshow Det/Tot / Show Det/Tot
- D-Cube optionsAutoSum / AutoSum
- D-Link
- D-Linkabout / D-Link, Overview of a D-Link
- D-Linkcreating / Creating a D-Link
- D-Linkcreating, between two D-cubes / Creating a D-Link between two D-Cubes
- D-Linkcreating, File Map used as source / Creating a D-Link using File Map as a source
- D-Linkcreating, ODBC data source name used as source / Creating an ODBC data source name
- D-Linkexecuting, D-Cube Update used / Running several D-Links into a single target D-Cube
- D-Linkbatch of D-Links, executing / Executing a batch of D-Links
- D-Linkdimension items allocating, matched description used / Allocating dimension items using Matched Description
- D-Linkperiods dimensions, matching by descriptions / Allocating dimension items using Matched Description
- D-Linkitems, selecting from unpaired dimensions / Selecting items from unpaired dimensions
- D-Linkdump options / Dump option
- D-Linkdata, importing from Contributor application to Analyst D-Cube / Analyst <> Contributor links
- D-LinkAnalyst to Contributor D-Link, creating / Analyst <> Contributor links
- D-LinkContributor to Analyst D-Link, creating / Analyst <> Contributor links
- D-LinkContributor to Contributor D-Link, creating / Analyst <> Contributor links
- D-Linkdata, importing from Cognos package / Importing from IBM Cognos Package
- D-Linkdata, importing from Cognos Finance to Analyst D-Cube / Analyst <> Cognos Finance D-Links
- D-Link dialog box, sections
- D-Link dialog box, sectionsupper section / The D-Link dialog box
- D-Links
- D-Linksabout / Controlling data flow: D-Links
- D-List
- D-Listand dimensions / Determining dimensions: D-List
- D-Listabout / D-List, Overview of D-List
- D-Listvalidating / Validate D-Lists
- D-Listprofit and loss, example / Overview of D-List
- D-Listcreating / Creating the D-List
- D-Listformulas, entering / Entering formulas in a D-List
- D-Listusing, as target / Creating the source or target items from a D-List
- D-Listusing from D-Cube, as target / Creating the source or target items from a D-List
- D-List, creating
- D-List, creatingitems, typing manually / Manually typing the D-List Items
- D-List, creatingitems, importing from ASCII file / Importing D-List items from an ASCII file
- D-List, creatingitems, importing from ODBC source / Importing the D-List items from an ODBC source
- D-List, creatingimport parameters, setting / Setting the import parameters
- D-List, creatingimport parameters, modifying / Modifying the import parameters
- D-List, creatingD-List, updating / Updating the D-List
- D-List, creatingD-List item names, updating from data source / Updating D-List item names from a data source
- D-List, creatingnew items, adding / Adding new items to a D-List
- D-List, creatingitems, deleting / Deleting D-List items
- D-List, creatingchanges, implementing / Implementing D-List changes
- D-List, creatingnon-permissible characters / Non-permissible characters in a D-List
- D-List, creatingItem ID (IID) / Item ID (IID) in a D-List
- D-List, creatingItem ID (IID), viewing / Item ID (IID) in a D-List
- D-List, formulas
- D-List, formulasentering, steps / Entering formulas in a D-List
- D-List, formulaswriting / How formulas are written
- D-List, formulaswriting, paste function used / Using the Paste function when writing formulas
- D-List, formulasconditional statements, writing / Writing conditional statements
- D-List, formulascalculation, conflicts / Conflicts in calculation
- D-List, formulasD-List priority option, using / Using the D-List priority option
- D-List, formulasBuilt-in function (BIF) / Built-in functions
- D-List, formulasBIF, inserting in D-List item / Inserting a BiF into a D-List Item
- D-List item
- D-List itemtyping, maually / Manually typing the D-List Items
- D-List itemimporting, from ASCII file / Importing D-List items from an ASCII file
- D-List itemimporting, from file map / Importing the D-List items from a File Map
- D-List itemimporting, from ODBC source / Importing the D-List items from an ODBC source
- D-List itemimporting, from data in D-Cube / Importing the D-List items from data in a D-Cube
- D-List itemimporting, from another D-List / Importing the D-List Items from another D-List
- D-List itemdeleting / Deleting D-List items
- D-List itemreordering / Reordering D-List Items
- D-List itemformatting / Formatting D-List items
- D-List item, formatting
- D-List item, formattingnumeric format / Numeric format
- D-List item, formattingdate format / Date format
- D-List item, formattingdate format, dates in formulas / Dates in formulas
- D-List item, formattingtext format / Text format
- D-List item, formattingD-List format, applying steps / D-List format
- D-List item, formattingD-List formatted item, using in calculations / Using D-List formatted items in calculations
- D-List item, formattingcalc option, setting / Calc option
- D-List item, formattingD-Lists, categorizing / Categorizing D-Lists
- D-List item, formattingeList / The e.List
- D-Lists, categorizing
- D-Lists, categorizingtimescale / Categorizing D-Lists
- D-Lists, categorizingaggregation / Categorizing D-Lists
- D-Lists, categorizingcalculation / Categorizing D-Lists
- D-Lists, categorizingnon-calculating / Categorizing D-Lists
- D-Lists, categorizingcontrol / Categorizing D-Lists
- data, Contributor web client
- editing / Editing and saving data
- saving / Editing data using shortcutsContributor web clientdata, saving
- editing, shortcuts used / Copy commandsdata, Contributor web clientediting, shortcuts used
- copy commands / Copy commandsdata, Contributor web clientediting, shortcuts used
- validating / Validating data
- Breakback / Breakback, Annotationsdata, Contributor web clientBreakback
- annotations / Annotationsdata, Contributor web clientBreakback
- documents, adding / Adding documents
- data, entering into D-Cube
- data, entering into D-Cubedata color conventions / Data color conventions
- data, entering into D-Cubedata entry commands / Data entry commands
- data, entering into D-Cubekeyboard characters used / Entering data using the keyboard characters
- data, entering into D-Cubemathematical operations, applying / Applying mathematical operations
- data, entering into D-Cubemathematical operations, applying on range of cells / Applying mathematical operations
- data, entering into D-Cubemathematical operations, applying on D-Cube selection / Applying mathematical operations
- data, entering into D-Cubecells, protecting / Locking, protecting, and holding cells
- data, entering into D-CubeD-Cube selection, protecting / Locking, protecting, and holding cells
- data, exporting from D-Cube
- data, exporting from D-Cubegroups, single column / Groups
- data, exporting from web client
- about / Exporting Contributor data
- data, importing in Contributor application
- data, importing in Contributor applicationassumption cubes in Analyst, updating / Updating assumption cubes in Analyst
- data, importing in Contributor applicationassumption cubes in Contributor application, updating / Updating assumption cubes in Analyst
- data, importing in Contributor applicationdata, importing from external files/databases / Importing data from external files/databases, Understanding the import process—concepts, Importing data
- data, importing in Contributor applicationimporting data steps, by passing / Bypassing importing data steps
- data, importing in Contributor applicationadministration links used / Administration Links
- data, importing in Contributor applicationadministration links, creating / Creating Administration Links
- data, importing in Contributor applicationadministration links, running / Running Administration Links
- data, importing in Contributor applicationAnalyst to Contributor D-Links used / Analyst to Contributor D-Links
- data, importing in Contributor applicationAnalyst to Contributor D-Links, running / Creating and running Analyst to Contributor D-Links
- data, importing in Contributor applicationsystems links, creating / Creating System Links
- data, importing in Contributor applicationsystems links, running / Running System Links
- data, importing in Contributor applicationlocal links used / Local Links
- data, importing to web client
- data importing from external files/databases, in Contributor application
- data importing from external files/databases, in Contributor applicationsteps / Understanding the import process—concepts
- data importing from external files/databases, in Contributor applicationcopy / Understanding the import process—concepts
- data importing from external files/databases, in Contributor applicationload / Understanding the import process—concepts
- data importing from external files/databases, in Contributor applicationprepare / Understanding the import process—concepts
- data sources, connecting to
- data sources, connecting tomethods / Connecting to external data sources
- data sources, connecting toODBC connection used / ODBC connection
- data sources, connecting toA-Table used / Allocation tables (A-Table)
- data validations feature, Cognos Planning
- data validations feature, Cognos Planningabout / Understanding the Data Validations feature
- data validations feature, Cognos Planningdata validation rule / Terminology
- data validations feature, Cognos Planningvalidation rule scope / Terminology
- data validations feature, Cognos Planningrule sets / Terminology
- data validations feature, Cognos PlanningeList Assignment / Terminology
- data validations feature, Cognos Planningconfiguring / Configuring the Data Validations feature
- data validations feature, configuring
- data validations feature, configuringvalidate or not to validate / Deciding to validate or not to validate
- data validations feature, configuringvalidation rules, defining / Defining the validation rules
- data validations feature, configuringrule sets, defining / Defining the Rule Sets
- data validations feature, configuringrule set to eList items, defining / Assigning the Rule Set to e.List items
- data validations feature, configuringvalidation rule, applying on Contributor Web client / Applying the validation rule on the Contributor Web Client
- delimited ASCII file
- delimited ASCII filetarget item, creating / Creating the source or target items from a delimited ASCII file
- dimension, D-Cube
- dimension, D-Cubeadding / Adding a dimension
- dimension, D-Cubedeleting / Deleting a dimension
- dimension, D-Cubesubstituting / Substituting a dimension
- dimension, D-Cubereordering / Reordering D-Cube dimensions
- dimensions
- dimensionsdata store, building / Building the datastore: D-Cubes
- dimensions order, D-Cube
- dimensions order, D-Cubecalculation D-List / Order of dimensions
- dimensions order, D-Cubeaggregation D-List / Order of dimensions
- dimensions order, D-Cubenon-calculating D-List / Order of dimensions
- dimensions order, D-Cubetimescale D-List / Order of dimensions
- dispatchers
- dispatchersservices, planning / Planning Dispatchers or Servers
- documents, Contributor web client
- adding / Adding documents
E
- e.List
- eList
- eListabout / Building the Contributor application
- eListplaceholder dimension / Understanding e.List dimensions
- eListownership, determining / Determining the e.List ownership
- eListcreating / Creating and maintaining an e.List
- eListpreparing / Preparing an e.List file
- eListfile, importing / Importing an e.List file
- eListimpact, on reconciliation job / Impact on reconciliation job
- eListchanging, manually / Changing e.List manually
- eListchanges / e.List changes
- eList file, importing
- eList file, importingimport and export / Importing an e.List file
- eList file, importingimport and delete / Importing an e.List file
- eList file, importingarrows / Importing an e.List file
- eList file, importingsearch / Importing an e.List file
- eList file, importingpreview / Importing an e.List file
- eList file, importingrights summary / Importing an e.List file
- eList file, importingdelete undefined items / Importing an e.List file
- eList file, importingtrim leading and trailing whitespace / Importing an e.List file
- eList file, importingquoted strings / Importing an e.List file
- eList file, importingescape character / Importing an e.List file
- eList file, importingfile type / Importing an e.List file
- eList file, preparing
- eList file, preparingEListItemName / Preparing an e.List file
- eList file, preparingEListItemParentName / Preparing an e.List file
- eList file, preparingEListItemCaption / Preparing an e.List file
- eList file, preparingEListItemOrder / Preparing an e.List file
- eList file, preparingEListItemViewDepth / Preparing an e.List file
- eList file, preparingEListItemIsPublished / Preparing an e.List file
- export function, D-Cube
- export function, D-Cubetabs / Exporting data from the D-Cube
- export function, D-Cubeexport option / Export
- export function, D-Cubeheader/footer option / Header/Footer
- export function, D-Cubezeros option / Zeros
- export function, D-Cubeshow Det/Tot option / Show Det/Tot
F
- File Map
- File Mapabout / File Map, File Map
- File Mapcreating / File Map
- File Mapusing as source, to create D-Link / Creating a D-Link using File Map as a source
- Filesys.ini file path
- Filesys.ini file pathchanging / Changing the path to the Filesys.ini
- framework manager, IBM Cognos
- panda garden scenario / Panda Garden scenario
- Framework Manager model
- Framework Manager modelcreating, Framework Manager extension used / Creating a Framework Manager model using the Framework Manager extension
- Framework Manager modelpublish considerations / Publishing considerations
- Framework Manager modeloptions / Framework Manager considerations
- Framework Manager modelcreating / Creating the model
- Framework Manager modelexploring / Exploring the Framework Manager model
G
- GTP
- GTPabout / Understanding GTP
- GTPrunning, situations / Understanding GTP
- GTPexecuting / Executing the GTP—the process
I
- IBM Cognos
- scenario / Scenario
- Excel add-in for analyst and contributor / IBM Cognos Excel add-in for Analyst and Contributor
- metric designer / Metric Designer
- metric studio / Metric Studio
- reporting studios / IBM Cognos Reporting Studios
- framework manager / IBM Cognos Framework Manager
- event studio / IBM Cognos Event Studio
- connection web portal / IBM Cognos Connection web portal
- IBM Cognos 8 namepace, IBM Cognos Planning
- IBM Cognos 8 namepace, IBM Cognos Planningcontent, viewing / To view the contents of the IBM Cognos namespace
- IBM Cognos 8 namepace, IBM Cognos Planningroles, for planning / IBM Cognos 8 namespace planning roles
- IBM Cognos 8 namepace, IBM Cognos PlanningPlanning Rights Administrator role / Planning Rights Administrator
- IBM Cognos 8 namepace, IBM Cognos PlanningPlanning Contributor Users role / Planning Contributor Users
- IBM Cognos 8 namepace, IBM Cognos Planningcapabilities / Capabilities
- IBM Cognos Connection
- IBM Cognos ConnectionContributor macros, scheduling / Scheduling Contributor macros in IBM Cognos Connection
- IBM Cognos Packages, data importing in Contributor application
- IBM Cognos Packages, data importing in Contributor applicationused / Importing data using IBM Cognos packages
- IBM Cognos Packages, data importing in Contributor applicationFramework Manager (FM), used / Importing data using IBM Cognos packages
- IBM Cognos Planning
- analyst / IBM Cognos Planning — Analyst
- contributor / IBM Cognos Planning — Contributor, Contributor administration
- IBM Cognos Planningtechnical architecture / Understanding the IBM Cognos Planning technical architecture
- IBM Cognos Planning, components
- IBM Cognos Planning, componentsabout / Understanding IBM Cognos Planning components
- IBM Cognos Planning, componentsIBM Cognos Connection / IBM Cognos Connection
- IBM Cognos Planning, componentsContributor Web Client / IBM Cognos Planning - Contributor Web Client
- IBM Cognos Planning, componentsContributor Administration Console / IBM Cognos Planning - Contributor Administration Console
- IBM Cognos Planning, componentsContributor, for Microsoft Excel / IBM Cognos Planning - Contributor for Microsoft Excel
- IBM Cognos Planning, componentsAnalyst / IBM Cognos Planning - Analyst
- IBM Cognos Planning, componentsManager / IBM Cognos Planning - Manager
- IBM Cognos Planning, componentsAnalyst, for Microsoft Excel / IBM Cognos Planning - Analyst for Microsoft Excel
- IBM Cognos Planning, security
- IBM Cognos Planning, securityauthentication / Authentication
- IBM Cognos Planning, securityauthorization / Authorization
- IBM Cognos Planning, securityusers / Users
- IBM Cognos Planning, securitygroups / Groups
- IBM Cognos Planning, securityroles / Roles
- IBM Cognos Planning, securityIBM Cognos 8 namepace / IBM Cognos 8 namepace
- IBM Cognos Planning, technical architecture
- IBM Cognos Planning, technical architectureabout / Understanding the IBM Cognos Planning technical architecture
- IBM Cognos Planning, technical architectureWeb tier, tier 1 / Understanding the IBM Cognos Planning technical architecture, Tier 1: Web Server or Planning Gateway
- IBM Cognos Planning, technical architectureApplication tier, tier 2 / Tier 2: Application
- IBM Cognos Planning, technical architectureApplication tier, content manager / Content Manager
- IBM Cognos Planning, technical architectureApplication tier, dispatchers or servers planning / Planning Dispatchers or Servers
- IBM Cognos Planning, technical architectureData tier, content store / Content Store
- IBM Cognos Planning, technical architectureData tier, planning store / Planning Store
- IBM Cognos Planning, technical architectureData tier, application store / Application Store
- incremental publish
- incremental publishabout / Publishing data changes (incremental publish)
- index files
- index filesrebuilding / Rebuild the index file
- item level
- item levelsecurity, assigning at / Assigning security at item level
J
- job cluster
- job clusteradding / Adding a Job Cluster
- job clusterobjects, adding / Adding objects to a Job Cluster
- job clusterremoving / Removing Job Clusters
- Job Management screen
- Job Management screenjob, type / The Job Management screen
- Job Management screensucceeded / The Job Management screen
- Job Management screenestimated completion / The Job Management screen
- Job Management screenstart completion / The Job Management screen
- Job Management screenduration / The Job Management screen
- Job Management screendescription / The Job Management screen
- Job Management screenMonitoring Console / The Monitoring Console
- jobs
- jobsabout / Typical jobs
- jobsmonitoring / Monitoring jobs
- jobsJob Management screen / The Job Management screen
- job server
- job serveradding / Adding a Job Server
- job serverobjects, adding / Adding objects to a Job Server
- job serverremoving / Removing Job Servers
- job serverobjects, removing / Removing objects from a Job Cluster or Job Server
K
- keyboard layout
- keyboard layoutchanging / Changing keyboard layout
L
- libraries and users
- libraries and usersmanaging / Administering libraries and users, Managing access to Analyst libraries
- library
- libraryabout / Organizing objects by using libraries
- librarycreating / Creating a library
- librarydeleting / Deleting a library
- librarycreating, considerations / Considerations for creating libraries
- librarycommon library / Common library
- libraryarchive library / Archive library
- library functions
- library functionsscreen / Managing Analyst objects
- library functionsdrop-down boxes / Managing Analyst objects
- library functionsother maintenance tasks / Other maintenance tasks
- library functionsunused objects, highlighting / Highlighting unused objects
- library functionsD-List, previewing / Previewing D-List
- library functionsfile name, revealing / Reveal File Name
- library functionsaccess, defining / Defining Access
- library functionslibraries copying, copy wizard used / Using the Copy Wizard to Copy Libraries
- library level
- library levelsecurity, assigning at / Assigning security at the library level
- local links, Contributor web client
- about / Local linksdata, importing to web clientabout
- creating, steps / Local linksdata, importing to web clientabout
- local links, data importing in Contributor application
- local links, data importing in Contributor applicationused / Local Links
- Look-up D-Links
- Look-up D-Linkscreating / Creating a Look Up D-Link
M
- macros
- macrosabout / Macro
- macroscreating, wizard used / Creating a macro using the wizard
- macrosrecording, steps / Recording a macro
- macrosexecuting / Executing a macro
- macrosused, D-Cube structure updating / Updating a D-Cube structure using macros
- macrosused, D-Cube data updating / Updating D-Cube data using macros
- macrosdata, importing / Importing and exporting data using macros
- macroswizard, using to create DLinkExecute macro / Importing and exporting data using macros
- macrosseries, running / Running a series of macros
- macrosscheduling / Scheduling Analyst macros
- Manager
- Managerused, menus creating / Creating menus and flowcharts using Manager
- Managermenu items / Creating menus and flowcharts using Manager
- mapped ASCII file
- mapped ASCII filetarget item, creating / Creating the source or target items from a mapped ASCII file
- maximum workspace
- maximum workspacechanging / Changing the maximum workspace
- menu bars, Contributor web client
- icons / The menu bar and its buttons
- Menu location, Contributor Administration Console
- Menu location, Contributor Administration Consoleconsole, refreshing / Refresh console
- Menu location, Contributor Administration Consoleapplication, deploying / Deployment
- Menu location, Contributor Administration Consolelocal log files / Local log files
- menus
- menuscreating, Manager used / Creating menus and flowcharts using Manager
- metric studio, IBM Cognos
- panda garden scenario / Panda Garden scenario
- model
- modelchanges / Model changes
- Model Development Process
- Model Development Processabout / The process
- Model Development Processstakeholders / The process
- Model Development ProcessAnalyst modeler / The process
- Model Development Processsystem or contributor administrator / The process
- Model Development Processbusiness users / The process
- Model Development Processsupport team / The process
- Model Development ProcessAnalyst planning model, considerations / Considerations for building an Analyst planning model
- Model Development ProcessContributor application, building / Building the Contributor application
- Model Development ProcessContributor Web user interface, plans entering / Entering and reviewing plans in the Contributor Web user interface
- Model Development ProcessContributor Web user interface, plans reviewing / Entering and reviewing plans in the Contributor Web user interface
- Model Development Processplanning data, reporting / Publishing and reporting planning data
- Model Development Processplanning models, maintaining / Maintaining the planning models
- model library
- model libraryabout / Model library
- model template, Analyst
- model template, Analystdesigning / Designing the model template in Analyst
- Monitoring Console, Job Management screen
- Monitoring Console, Job Management screenapplication / The Monitoring Console
- Monitoring Console, Job Management screenjob server clusters / The Monitoring Console
- Monitoring Console, Job Management screenadministration links / The Monitoring Console
- Monitoring Console, Job Management screenmacros / The Monitoring Console
- Monitoring Console, Job Management screendeployments / The Monitoring Console
- multiple objects, Analyst objects
- multiple objects, Analyst objectsaccessing / Accessing Analyst objects
N
- navigational commands, Analyst
- navigational commands, AnalystTo copy / Navigating within Analyst
- navigational commands, AnalystTo cut / Navigating within Analyst
- navigational commands, AnalystTo paste / Navigating within Analyst
- navigational commands, AnalystTo find values / Navigating within Analyst
- navigational commands, AnalystTo tile cascade objects / Navigating within Analyst
- navigational commands, AnalystTo tile multiple objects vertically / Navigating within Analyst
- navigational commands, AnalystTo tile multiple objects horizontally / Navigating within Analyst
O
- object level
- object levelsecurity, assigning at / Assigning security at object level
- ODBC connection
- ODBC connectionODBC data source name, creating / Creating an ODBC data source name
- ODBC connectionusing as source, to create D-Link / Creating a D-Link using an ODBC connection as the source
- ODBC connectionD-Link, executing / Executing the D-Link, Executing a D-Link
- ODBC connectionseveral D-Links, running in single target D-Cube / Running several D-Links into a single target D-Cube
- ODBC connectionseveral D-Links executing, D-Cube Update used / Running several D-Links into a single target D-Cube
- ODBC connectionbatch of D-Links, executing / Executing a batch of D-Links
- ODBC connectiondimension items, allocating / Allocating dimension items
- ODBC connectiondimension items allocating, matched description used / Allocating dimension items using Matched Description
- ODBC connectioncut subcolumns option / Using Cut Sub-Columns
- ODBC connectiondimension items allocating, local allocation used / Allocating dimension items using a local allocation
- ODBC connectiondescriptions, matching in local allocation table / Matching descriptions within a local allocation table
- ODBC connectionitems, selecting from unpaired dimensions / Selecting items from unpaired dimensions
- ODBC connectionone to many allocation / Many to one and one to many allocations
- ODBC connectiondata copying from source to target, modes / Modes
- ODBC connectionFill mode / Modes
- ODBC connectionSubstitute mode / Modes
- ODBC connectionAdd mode / Modes
- ODBC connectionSubtract mode / Modes
- ODBC connectionignore, dump option / Dump option
- ODBC connectionedit, dump option / Dump option
- ODBC connectionprint, dump option / Dump option
- ODBC connectionfile, dump option / Dump option
- ODBC connectionLook-up D-Links / Look Up D-Links
- ODBC connectionLook-up D-Links, creating / Creating a Look Up D-Link
- ODBC connectionAccumulation D-Links / Accumulation D-Links
- ODBC connectionAccumulation D-Links, creating / Creating an Accumulation D-Link
- ODBC data source
- ODBC data sourcetarget item, creating / Creating the source or target items from an ODBC data source
- ODBC sources
- ODBC sourceslocating / Locate ODBC sources
- offline mode
- working on / Working offline
- optimal model
- optimal modelabout / What makes an optimal model?
- optimal modelbuilding, principles / Principles of model building
- optimal modelefficiency / Efficiency
- optimal modelperformance / Performance
- optimal modelmaintenance / Maintenance
P
- P&L model
- P&L modelcase study, ABC company / Example: ABC Company
- planner, Contributor workflow
- about / The planner
- Planner nodes
- Planner nodesabout / Understanding e.List dimensions
- planning
- planningbest practices / How technology enables planning best practices
- planning approaches
- planning approachesabout / Planning approaches
- planning approacheszero-based budgeting / Planning approaches
- planning approachesdriver based / Planning approaches
- planning approachestop down / Planning approaches
- planning approachesbottom down / Planning approaches
- planning cycles
- planning cyclesabout / Planning cycles and horizons
- planning data
- planning datareporting / Publishing and reporting planning data
- planning datapublished data / Publishing and reporting planning data
- planning dataaccessing / Accessing planning data
- planning functional models
- planning functional modelsabout / Planning functional models
- planning horizons
- planning horizonsabout / Planning cycles and horizons
- planning model
- planning modelabout / Designing the model template in Analyst
- planning modelmodel structure, flowcharting / Flowcharting the model structure
- planning modelmulti-dimensionality / The concept of multi dimensionality
- planning modelmaintaining / Maintaining the planning models
- planning modelmodel template, updating / Maintaining the planning models
- planning modelbusiness assumptions, updating / Maintaining the planning models
- planning process, issues
- planning process, issuesin dynamic business environment / Planning in a dynamic business environment
- planning process, issuesabout / Common problems with the planning process
- planning process, issuesoperating reality and financial plan, disconnecting between / Disconnect between operating reality and financial plan
- planning process, issuesconfrontational versus collaborative / Confrontational versus collaborative
- planning process, issuescycle times / Cycle times
- planning process, issuesOwnership and accountability / Ownership and accountability
- planning process, issuesspreadsheet-based planning / Spreadsheet-based planning
- planning process, issueslack of control / Lack of control
- planning process, issuesspreadsheet error / Spreadsheet error
- Planning tools
- publish containers
- publish containersTable-only Layout publish container / Storing published data
- publish containersView Layout publish container / Storing published data
- publish containerscreating, steps / Storing published data
- published data
- published datauses / Publish
- published datastoring / Storing published data
- published dataaccess rights / Who can publish?
- published datareporting, ways / Reporting from published data
- publishing
- publishingabout / Publish
- publishingrights / Who can publish?
- publishingTable-only layout used / Publishing using the Table-only layout
- publishingdata changes (incremental publish) / Publishing data changes (incremental publish)
- publishingjobs, automating / Automating publishing jobs
- publishingchanges, dimension / Dimension for publish changes
R
- real time reporting, options
- real time reporting, optionsapplication, publishing as package to IBM Cognos connection / Publish the application as a package to IBM Cognos Connection
- real time reporting, optionsCognos Planning Contributor, using as data source in Framework manager / Using IBM Cognos Planning Contributor as a data source in Framework Manager
- Reconciliation job
- Reconciliation jobabout / Understanding the Reconciliation job
- references
- referencesrefreshing / Refresh references
- reporting studios, IBM Cognos
- report studio / IBM Cognos Reporting Studios
- analysis studio / IBM Cognos Reporting Studios
- query studio / IBM Cognos Reporting Studios
- panda garden scenario / Panda Garden scenario
- Revenue cube
- Revenue cubeabout / Automating common tasks using Analyst macros and batch jobs
- reviewer, Contributor workflow
- about / The reviewer
- reviewers
- reviewersabout / Understanding e.List dimensions
- rights
- rightsassigning, for planner / Securing an application with Rights
- rightsassigning, to eList items / Assigning the Rights to e.List items
- rightsfile, preparing / Preparing the Rights file
- rightsfor users / Users, groups, and roles
- rightsfile, importing / Importing the Rights file
- rightsimport, process / Importing the Rights file
- rightschanging, manually / Changing Rights manually
- roll-up nodes
- roll-up nodesrights for / Securing an application with Rights
- rows and columns, Contributor web client
- swapping / Swapping rows and columns
S
- saved formats
- saved formatsabout / Saved Format
- saved selections
- saved selectionsabout / Saved Selection, Understanding saved selections
- saved selectionscreating, for access table / Creating saved selections for Access Table
- security
- securityIBM Cognos Planning / Overview of security in IBM Cognos Planning
- securityin Contributor / Contributor security
- security profiles, managing
- security profiles, managingAnalyst security / Analyst security
- security profiles, managingContributor security / Contributor security
- selection, D-Cube
- selection, D-Cubeopening / Opening a selection of the D-Cube
- selection, D-Cubesaving / Saving a selection
- selection, D-Cubesaved selection, opening / Opening the saved selection
- selection, D-Cubesaved selection, modifying / Modifying the saved selection
- single object, Analyst objects
- single object, Analyst objectsaccessing / Accessing Analyst objects
- special D-Links
- special D-Linksabout / Special D-Links
- special D-Linkslimitations / Limitations of special D-Links
- spreadsheet error, planning process
- spreadsheet error, planning processlack of transparncy / Lack of transparency
- staging library
- staging libraryabout / Staging library
- synchronization
- synchronizationabout / Understanding synchronization
- synchronizationsituations of Analyst model, Contributor application used / Understanding synchronization
- synchronizationof Contributor application, steps / Synchronizing the Contributor application—steps
- synchronization impact
- synchronization impacton model structure and data / Determining the synchronization impact
- synchronization impactdetermining / Determining the synchronization impact
- system links, Contributor web client
- running, steps / System links
- system links, data importing in Contributor application
- system links, data importing in Contributor applicationabout / System Links
- system links, data importing in Contributor applicationcreating / Creating System Links
- system links, data importing in Contributor applicationrunning / Running System Links
- system settings, Console Tree location
- system settings, Console Tree locationtypes / System settings
- system settings, Console Tree locationweb client settings / System settings
- system settings, Console Tree locationabout / System settings
T
- Table-only Layout
- Table-only Layoutused, for publishing / Publishing using the Table-only layout
- Table-only Layoutpublishing, steps / Publishing using the Table-only layout
- timescale D-List
- timescale D-Listconfiguring / Configuring a Timescale D-List
- timescale D-Listabout / Categorizing D-Lists
- Toolbar location, Contributor Administration Console
- Toolbar location, Contributor Administration Consolehelp, option / Help
- tree, Contributor workflow screen
U
- Undo/Redo feature
- Undo/Redo featureenabling / Changing the number of undos and redos
- users
- usersmaintaining / Maintain Libraries and Users
V
- version control
- version controlversus consolidation / Consolidation and version control
- View Layout
- View Layoutused, for publishing / Publishing using the View Layout
- View Layoutpublishing, steps / Publishing using the View Layout