Using Bulk Load Mode

Bulk Load mode enables TM1® to run in a special optimized single-user or single chore/process mode. This mode can maximize performance for dedicated tasks during times when little or no other activity is expected.

Some examples of using Bulk Load mode include:

An administrator that needs to manually perform maintenance operations.
A night-time window to load large amounts of data.

TM1 typically runs in a multi-user mode where multiple users, chores and processes can all run concurrently accessing data. In Bulk Load mode, the TM1 server prevents concurrent activity by temporarily suspending other users, chores and processes and eliminates the overhead required by a multi-user environment.

Bulk Load mode doesn't actually log out users, but only suspends their interaction with TM1 . As soon as Bulk Load mode is done, any users that were previously logged in are reactivated and user-interaction with TM1 resumes.

You can enable Bulk Load mode directly within a TI process or with the TM1 API. In either case, you use commands to enter and leave Bulk Load mode.