Viewing Information about Objects on the Server

The Server Explorer window is divided into two re-sizable panes.

Tree pane (left pane) - presents hierarchical lists of cubes, dimensions, processes, chores, and related objects that are available on the servers.
Properties pane (right pane) - displays the properties of the TM1® objects, which include cubes, dimensions, processes, chores, and related objects. Click View, Properties Window to display or hide the Properties pane.

Note: All screen shots in this guide include the Properties pane.

To access the list of available servers, double-click TM1 in the Tree pane. In the following example, there are three servers: local, sales, and inventory. The plus sign (+) next to local and inventory indicate that you are logged on to these servers.

With TM1 selected, the Properties pane shows the current data directory and network address for all TM1 servers available on your network. The Properties pane also shows your current login ID for all servers to which you are connected.

Use the following steps to see the tree of cubes, views, dimensions, subsets, and other objects that are available on the local server.

Procedure

In the Tree, select the local server.
Click View, Expand All Children.
You can also expand the tree one level at a time:
Click the plus sign (+) next to local.
A collapsed tree of TM1 objects displays.

Use Applications objects to organize other objects into logical groupings. For more information, see the IBM® Cognos® TM1 Developer Guide.

Use Process objects to import data into TM1 .

Use Chores to schedule processes and replications for automatic execution. You use the Replication functionality to copy cubes between servers. For more information, see Opening a Cube View in TM1 Web.
To see the list of cubes, click the plus sign (+) next to Cubes.
To see the complete list of dimensions on the local server, click the plus sign (+) next to Dimensions.
In the following example of a Tree pane, you see lists of cubes, dimensions, views, and subsets on a local server. The SalesCube is expanded to display the dimensions that comprise the cube and the saved views associated with the cube.