Configuring a Cognos TM1 Server to work with Cognos TM1 Applications

Before using the IBM® Cognos® TM1® Server with IBM Cognos TM1 Applications, edit the server's configuration file to include the required parameters and values.

About this task

The following configuration parameters in the Cognos TM1 Server Tm1s.cfg file support different subcomponents of Cognos TM1 Applications.

  • AllowSeparateNandCRules parameter - supports Cognos TM1 Performance Modeler with Cognos TM1 Applications.

    See AllowSeparateNandCRules.

  • DistributedPlanningOutputDir parameter - supports Cognos Insight - Distributed client with Cognos TM1 Applications.

    See DistributedPlanningOutputDir.

  • ForceReevaluationOfFeedersForFedCellsOnDataChange parameter - supports Cognos TM1 Performance Modeler with Cognos TM1 Applications. When this parameter is set, a feeder statement is forced to be re-evaluated when data changes.

    See ForceReevaluationOfFeedersForFedCellsOnDataChange.

Procedure

  1. Open the Cognos TM1 Server configuration file, Tm1s.cfg.
  2. To support Cognos TM1 Performance Modeler, edit or add the following line:

    AllowSeparateNandCRules=T

  3. To support the Cognos Insight – Distributed client, edit or add the following line:

    DistributedPlanningOutputDir=.\tunit

  4. Edit or add the ForceReevaluationOfFeedersForFedCellsOnDataChange parameter.
  5. Save the Tm1s.cfg.
  6. Restart the Cognos TM1 Server.
  7. Repeat these steps for any other Cognos TM1 Server you want to use with Cognos TM1 Applications.
Parent topic: Cognos TM1 Applications installation