IBM Cognos TM1 10.2.2 Fix Pack 7 release notes

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Downloading and installing

See the following document for instructions about downloading and upgrading to IBM Cognos TM1 10.2.2 Fix Pack 7: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24043388

See the following document for instructions about downloading and upgrading to IBM Cognos Insight Standard Edition 10.2.2 Fix Pack 7: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24043389

See the following document for instructions about downloading the IBM Cognos Connection Installer for Cognos Insight 10.2.2 Fix Pack 7: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24043431

See the following document for instructions about downloading and upgrading to IBM Cognos Analysis for Microsoft Excel 10.2.2 Fix Pack 7: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24043390

Critical installation, configuration, and usage issues

See the following document for a list of critical issues for IBM Cognos TM1 10.2.2 Fix Pack 7: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27049492

Previous TM1 10.2.2 Release Notes

The full release notes for the initial TM1 10.2.2 release can be viewed at: http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SS9RXT_10.2.2/com.ibm.swg.ba.cognos.tm1_rdm.10.2.2.doc/c_relnotes_new_tm1_10_2_2.html

The release notes for TM1 10.2.2 Fix Pack 1 can be viewed at: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27043217

The release notes for TM1 10.2.2 Fix Pack 2 can be viewed at: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27044315

The release notes for TM1 10.2.2 Fix Pack 3 can be viewed at: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27045404

The release notes for TM1 10.2.2 Fix Pack 4 can be viewed at: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27046394

The release notes for TM1 10.2.2 Fix Pack 5 can be viewed at: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27047517

The release notes for TM1 10.2.2 Fix Pack 6 can be viewed at: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27048163

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Fix lists


To view a list of known Cognos TM1 issues that were addressed in this release, see the fix list at: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27041360#tab_1022FP7

To view a list of known Cognos Analysis for Microsoft Excel issues that were addressed in this release, see the fix list at: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27041505#tab_1022FP7

To view a list of known Cognos Insight issues that were addressed in this release, see the fix list at: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27041144#tab_1022FP7

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Software environments

TM1 10.2.2 Fix Pack 7 supports Microsoft Windows 10.

To review an up-to-date report of all environments supported by IBM Cognos TM1 10.2.2 Fix Pack 7, such as operating systems, patches, browsers, web servers, directory servers, database servers, and application servers:

1. Go to http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27040698.
2. Click the report you want to view, such as Operating Systems or Software.
3. When the report is generated, select 10.2.2.7 maintenance level from the Available Reports list to view details for TM1 10.2.2 Fix Pack 7.

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Known issues and the Support portal

To view known issues and their workarounds, see the IBM Support portal: http://www.ibm.com/support

For information about using the Support portal, see the IBM Support portal assistance:http://www.ibm.com/software/support/portal/sp-help.html

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Documentation updates and new functionality

The following documentation updates, including descriptions of new functionality, apply to Cognos TM1 10.2.2 and associated fix packs.

Updates applicable to 10.2.2 Fix Pack 7

New TM1 server configuration parameters let you prevent automatic TM1 server shutdowns when network issues block access to transaction logs -

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27049567

The TurboIntegrator Debugger tool is supported on TM1 10.2.2 Fix Pack 7 - http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27049516

You can use query strings to pass admin host and TM1 server name in TM1 Web URLs - http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27049513

The TM1 Web cube viewer supports hidden dimensions - http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27049519

Row and column headers are highlighted when you select a cell in Cognos Insight - http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27049528

'Export to' and 'Freeze panes' options are available from the right-click menu in the Cognos Insight grid - http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27049529

Updates applicable to 10.2.2 Fix Pack 6

When pasting negative values into TM1 Web, values must be formatted with a leading minus sign, such as -1234. http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27048593

IBM Cognos Insight includes two new features as of 10.2.2 Fix Pack 6:

• You can now delete comments that you added to cells after a workspace is published.
• The right-click menu on cells now includes options to Suppress empty cells and to Autofit cell contents.

For details on the new features, see
http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSVJ22_10.2.2/com.ibm.swg.ba.cognos.dsk_ug.10.2.2.doc/c_data_tiprocess_10226.html.

As of TM1 10.2.2 FP6, the default communications security protocol has been upgraded to Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.2. This change may require configuration modifications for some components in specific circumstances. For details, see http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27048164

The new CubeDimensionCountGet TurboIntegrator function returns the number of dimension in a specified cube - http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27048310

You can now use the TM1RunTI utility to execute TurboIntegrator chores as well as processes - http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27048305

As of TM1 10.2.2 Fix Pack 6 (FP6), multi-threaded query (MTQ) is used by default to execute a view extract as a data source in a TurboIntegrator process. For details, see http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27048366.

Updates applicable to 10.2.2 Fix Pack 5 and later fix packs

If you have uncommitted data in a Cognos Insight sandbox server, you can now update the Cognos TM1 server with this data automatically. You can choose to update the server before or after an IBM Cognos TM1 TurboIntegrator process executes. http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSVJ22_10.2.2/com.ibm.swg.ba.cognos.dsk_ug.10.2.2.doc/c_data_tiprocess_10225.html

The new CreateNewCAMClients server configuration parameter determines how the TM1 server handles an attempt to log on to the server with CAM credentials in the absence of a corresponding TM1 client. http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27047657

The IBM Cognos TM1 REST API documentation is now available on IBM Knowledge Center. The TM1 REST API provides an Open Data Protocol (OData) Version 4 compliant interface to an IBM Cognos TM1 server, which allows clients to query and update data sources that are hosted by the IBM Cognos TM1 Server. http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SS9RXT_10.2.2/com.ibm.swg.ba.cognos.tm1_rest_api.10.2.2.doc/dg_tm1_odata_overview.html

Updates applicable to 10.2.2 Fix Pack 4 and later fix packs

TM1 Top utility restored to TM1 server installation - http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27046383

Applying data spreading to rule-derived consolidated values in IBM Cognos Insight - http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27046396

SubsetCreate, SubsetCreateByMDX, and ViewCreate TurboIntegrator functions can now create temporary objects - http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27046436

New Tm1s.cfg parameter, MDXSelectCalculatedMemberInputs, determines how calculated members in MDX expressions are handled when zero suppression is enabled - http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27044704

New ActionButtonFullRecalculationEnabled parameter in tm1web_config.xml determines level of recalculation for Action Buttons - http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27046457

New DisableAdminHostEntry parameter in Tm1p.ini controls the ability to set the Admin Host in TM1 Architect and Perspectives - http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27046515

Updates applicable to 10.2.2 Fix Pack 3 and later fix packs

IBM Cognos Insight documentation updates for 10.2.2 FP3 - http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21697969

Pick list behavior in TM1 Web and TM1 Application Web - http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27045518

New ViewExtractSkipConsolidatedStringsSet TurboIntegrator function sets an option to exclude strings on consolidated values - http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21701954

Updates applicable to 10.2.2 Fix Pack 2 and later fix packs

Hard-locking widgets in TM1 Performance Modeler - http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21704256

Updates applicable to 10.2.2 Fix Pack 1 and later fix packs

Adding commentary at the cell level in TM1 Web - http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21701286

Updates applicable to 10.2.2 and all later fix packs:

New LogOutput TurboIntegrator function - http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27047744

TurboIntegrator ASCII local variables limitations - http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27047551

ViewConsolidationOptimizationMethod Tm1s.cfg parameter - http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27044309

Localizing your model - http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27044065

Incorrect values for pWorkflowAction listed in Performance Modeler Guide - http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21686252

Time Average function in TM1 Performance Modeler - http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27043781

Hiding members in Performance Modeler - http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21688630

Adding commentary at the cell level in TM1 Application Web - http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21688743

Cube-to-cube drill process in TM1 Application Web not working - http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21675680

Displaying translated element names in the TM1 Web and TM1 Application Web cube viewer - http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27043977

Editing Subsets in TM1 Web - http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21689661

Configuring Integrated Login for Cognos TM1 Web using Kerberos - corrected configuration file name - http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27044052

Sending email alerts using Cognos TM1 Operations Console and Logback - http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27044446

Prompt limitations when importing Cognos reports into Cognos Insight - http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21690812