Types of References
IBM® Cognos® TM1® applications
can contain references to any of the following items:
- TM1 objects - An application can
contain references to any type of TM1 object
except for rules and replications.
You can reference TM1 objects on the same IBM Cognos TM1 server containing the application or any other TM1 server to which you have access.
- Files - An application can reference any type of file,
such as an Excel spreadsheet, a Word document, or any other file.
Any Excel file can be referenced, regardless of whether the file contains TM1 slices, functions, or other TM1 features.
You can reference both external and uploaded files:
A reference to an external file provides a shortcut to a file that can exist in any shared directory on your network.
A reference to an uploaded file saves a copy of the original file on the TM1 server . However, changes to the original source file, outside of TM1 , are not automatically reflected in the uploaded copy of the file on the TM1 server . You must update the file on the server to make the changes available.
- URLs - An application can contain links to any web pages or resources that use the http or https protocol.