Course description: IBM Cognos TM1: Manage Planning Applications for Existing TM1 Users (V9.5) SPVC

PLEASE DO NOT MAKE TRAVEL ARRANGEMENT FOR THIS SELF PACED VIRTUAL COURSE (SPVC). ONCE YOU ARE ENROLLED IN THIS COURSE, YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO CANCEL YOUR ENROLLMENT.

After you receive confirmation that you are enrolled, you will be sent further instructions to access your course material and remote labs. You will then have a 30 day window in which to complete your course. Within this 30 days, you will have 336 hours of elab time. The self-paced format gives you the opportunity to complete the course at your convenience, at any location, and at your own pace. The course is available 24 hours a day, but lab system access is allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. When you are not using the elab system, ensure that you suspend your elab to maximize your hours available to use the elab system. Once you have accessed the course, help is available Monday through Friday; questions will be responded to within 24 hours.

NO EXTENSIONS FOR THIS COURSE WILL BE GRANTED.

This is the self paced training version of "IBM Cognos TM1: Manage Planning Applications for Existing TM1 Users (V9.5)" classroom course. IBM Cognos TM1: Manage Planning Applications for Existing TM1 Users (V9.5) is a one-day, self paced course designed to teach existing TM1 modelers how to create managed planning applications in TM1 9.5 that will allow multiple users to review, edit and contribute plans on the Web using built-in workflow. Through hands-on exercises, participants will create and deploy managed planning applications, set up security, define workflow for these applications, examine modeling considerations for creating these applications, and explore new features in TM1 9.5 that apply to all TM1 clients.

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Roadmaps that contain this course are:

• IBM Cognos TM1 9.5 – Modeler Role

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This course is intended for modelers.

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You should have:

• Significant modeling experience using a previous version of TM1 (including the ability to write Rules in TM1)
• Understanding of the metrics and drivers of your business
• Knowledge of your business requirements
• Experience using the Windows operating system and a Web browser

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Please refer to Course Overview for description information.

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Introduction to Managed Planning Applications

• Understand the purpose and benefits of Managed Planning applications
• Review supported platforms

Contribute Data to Managed Planning Applications

• Examine the reviewer and contributor roles
• Use built-in workflow to manage the status of the plan (examine workflow states)
• Modify how data appears in the Web grid
• Enter, submit and reject data
• Explore data entry methods in Contributor
• Examine data coloring in Contributor

Create and Deploy Planning Applications to the Web

• Select views for the application
• Define an approval hierarchy
• Deploy the application
• Apply security to the application
• Manage existing applications
• Examine proven practices for building models for use with these applications

New Features

• Examine the new Undo/Redo capabilities
• Use Picklists to control data entry
• Create Sandboxes for on demand personal scenarios
• Explore the new look and feel for Web Cube Viewer
• Examine enhanced Websheet Performance

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Minimum Requirements (for PC) to use SPVC

• Windows 2000, XP, Vista, and 7
• Firefox, including V3.6.6
• Internet Explorer, including V8
• browser settings include:
• Java Runtime Environment must be installed and enabled in the web browser
• Web browser must be set to enable/allow JavaScript
• Web browser Pop-up blocking mechanisms must be set to allow pop-ups from elearn.ihost.com
• Cookies must be enabled
• Flash-enabled
• CITRIX, for the remote lab (instructions to install included with the SPVC)

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