TM1 CAFE Manual
Contents
Software installation ............................................................................................................................... 2
Setup excel add-in ................................................................................................................................... 3
Launch ACDR in TM1 CAFE ...................................................................................................................... 5
Start using default views in TM1 CAFE .................................................................................................... 6
Change language in TM1 CAFE ................................................................................................................ 7
Software installation
Download TM1 CAFÉ with this link (or contact Merlijn Jansen [email protected] +3170-3337477)
Unpack the TM1CAFE.tar file with rar or 7-zip at random location
Go to win32 directory and start issetup.exe (as administrator)
Select your language
Go through the installation and install TM1 CAFE
After finishing the installation, (re)launch excel
Check if the excel add-in IBM Cognos is visible in the menu
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Setup excel add-in
Click IBM Cognos
Click IBM Cognos Analysis
Relaunch Excel
Click IBM Cognos again and go to options
Click add and fill in the following in the popup window:
Select IBM Cognos TM1
System URL: http://tm1.autobinck.com/
Name: TM1 Server
Click Test connection and ensure successful connection
Click save
Click on IBM Cognos Analysis o Enable preserve user formulas o Increase row limit to 500000 by adding “000” o Click OK
Installation and setup is finished and TM1 CAFÉ is ready for use
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Launch ACDR in TM1 CAFE
Start Excel, go to IBM Cognos menu
Click IBM Cognos
Click IBM Cognos Analysis
Open Package
select Autobinck and logon with your TM1 login
Select ACDR and click OK
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Start using default views in TM1 CAFE
Launch ACDR in TM1 Café (previous chapter)
Double click views
Click on Create a new crosstab
Click on a default view (for example “1 Forecast P&L per department”)
Drag the view to the crosstab and release in the white window
Change the dimensions in the context pane to your likes (Company, Costcenter, etc)
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Change language in TM1 CAFE
Close excel (or ensure it is not started)
Go to Start in the windows desktop where you would to change the language of your TM1 CAFÉ app
Type ‘region’ (or ‘language’ or the key-word in your language..)
Select ‘Region and Language’
In the first tab of the popup window you can change the format
Select the dropdown box and select the language to your likes (Czech, Hungarian, English, Slovenian, etc)
Select ‘Apply’
Click ‘OK’
Start Excel
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