Product:
Planning Analytics 2.0.8
Microsoft Windows 2016 server

Problem:
What is the requirements for the windows service account to run TM1 servers?

Solution (from IBM web):

User accounts for running TM1 services on Windows

https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSD29G_2.0.0/com.ibm.swg.ba.cognos.tm1_inst.2.0.0.doc/c_tm1serviceaccount_n701df.html

The account must have the following privileges on the local computer:

Act as part of the operating system

Bypass traverse checking

Increase quotas (Adjust memory quotas for a process)

Replace a process level token

Log on as a service

Have read and write privileges on the Windows Registry item

If you use “local system” you will not be able to use Kerberos, or have access to read csv files from external file shares.

https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSD29G_2.0.0/com.ibm.swg.ba.cognos.tm1_inst.2.0.0.doc/c_integratedlogin_nc0007.html#IntegratedLogin_NC0007

In integrated login mode (security mode 3), TM1 authentication compares the user’s domain-qualified Microsoft Windows login name to the contents of the UniqueID element of the }ClientProperties cube.

If there is a match, the user is authenticated to TM1. If Active Directory groups have been imported into the TM1 Server, Active Directory group memberships are honored.

If no match is found, TM1 displays an error message stating that the client name does not exist. TM1 Server does not prompt for login information.

Users who want to access TM1 data in a server that is configured for integrated login must authenticate to Microsoft Windows first and then use TM1 clients to access the TM1 Server.

https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSD29G_2.0.0/com.ibm.swg.ba.cognos.tm1_inst.2.0.0.doc/t_settingupintegratedloginmanually_nc0644.html

1. Run ETLDAP and import the user and group information from your LDAP server, as described in Running ETLDAP. Or update the }ClientProperties cube with other TI scripts.
   
2. Shut down the TM1 Server.
3. Edit the following parameters in the tm1s.cfg file located in your TM1 Server data directory:
   • Set the IntegratedSecurityMode parameter to 3.
   • Set the SecurityPackageName parameter to the security protocol you use for integrated login.

   In the following example, the server is configured to use Kerberos.

   [TM1S]
   SecurityPackagename=Kerberos
   IntegratedSecurityMode=3
   Servername=myserver
   DatabaseDirectory=datafiles

4. Save and close the tm1s.cfg file.
5. Restart the TM1 Server.
6. Optional: Configure the TM1 clients to use integrated login by setting the Use Integrated Login option in the associated user interface.

Follow the directions from IBM knowledge articles for most accurate information.

https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSD29G_2.0.0/com.ibm.swg.ba.cognos.tm1_inst.2.0.0.doc/c_parametersinthetm1s.cfgfile_n1503fe.html

More Information:

Enabling Cognos single signon to use Kerberos authentication with constrained delegation

https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSEP7J_11.0.0/com.ibm.swg.ba.cognos.inst_cr_winux.doc/t_inst_sso_active_drctry_constrained_del.html

You must configure the constrained delegation in the Active Directory Users and Computers administration tool. On the Delegation tab for all users (IISUser, CognosCMUser, and CognosATCUser), you must select Trust this user for delegation to specified services only and Use Kerberos only to use Kerberos with constrained delegation. Select Trust this user for delegation to specified services only and Use any authentication protocol if you are using the S4U Kerberos extension.

Product:
Planning Analytics 2.0.8  TM1_version=TM1-AW64-ML-RTM-11.0.8.37-0
Microsoft Windows 2016 server

Problem:
During installation of Planning Analytics on a new server, the server reboots.
Further investigation show that if you do not select to install “Performance Modeler” then the installation works. There are no errors in the Windows Event log for this issue.

Solution:
Remove McAfee virus software totally from server.

If you copy out the performance modeler msi file and only run installation of that you get this message from the anti-virus software.

You can create a cmd file with this content to run the installation;
msiexec /i “c:\temp\PerformanceModeler64.msi” /L*V “c:\temp\mypm.log” TARGETDIR=”c:\Program Files\pm” ALLUSERS=1

That will give a log file in folder c:\temp, that you can check for errors.

When you run new Planning Analytics Workspace installation on the same Windows server 2016, it will give this error if McAfee is installed.

The Start.ps1 file uses the file Debug-ContainerHost.ps1 to check for the program. The McAfee program need to be removed, not only stopped for the PAW installation to proceed.
if ($null -ne (Get-Process mcshield -ErrorAction Ignore) -Or (Get-WmiObject -class Win32_SystemDriver -Filter “DisplayName LIKE ‘%McAfee%'” | Where-Object -Property State -eq ‘Running’ | Measure-Object).Count -ne 0) ….

More Information:

https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSD29G_2.0.0/com.ibm.swg.ba.cognos.tm1_inst.2.0.0.doc/c_paw_install_prereq.html

https://docs.docker.com/engine/security/antivirus/

Product:
Planning Analytics for Excel 2.0.8
Microsoft Excel 365 ProPlus version 1902 (Build 11328.20480 Click-to-Run)
Windows 10

Problem:
New install of PAX to client computer with Excel. After login, some areas is blank, and you can not select the dimensions elements you want.

Suggested Solution:
Inside your excel program go to options.
Change the [General -> User Interface Options] setting in the Excel options to ‘Optimize for Compatibility’
Exit excel and start it again.

More Information:
https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/question/0D550000061n93lCAA/planning-analytics-for-excel-options-window-is-completely-blank?language=en_US

Product:
Planning Analytics 2.0.6
Microsoft Windows 2012 server

Problem:
How make a subset of a dimension, where i want all elements that start with BSA* and some other letters, like BSB and BSC?

Suggested Solution:
In your prolog section of the TI process, use UNION, similar to this:

sSubset=’export’;
pDim13=’company’;

StringMDX = ‘ (UNION(
(UNION (
{UNION( { TM1FILTERBYPATTERN( {TM1FILTERBYLEVEL( {TM1SUBSETALL( [ ‘ | pDim13 | ‘ ] )}, 0)}, “BSA*” ) } ,
{ TM1FILTERBYPATTERN( {TM1FILTERBYLEVEL( {TM1SUBSETALL( [ ‘ | pDim13 | ‘ ] )}, 0)}, “BSB*” ) } )} ,
{UNION( { TM1FILTERBYPATTERN( {TM1FILTERBYLEVEL( {TM1SUBSETALL( [ ‘ | pDim13 | ‘ ] )}, 0)}, “BSC*” ) } ,
{ TM1FILTERBYPATTERN( {TM1FILTERBYLEVEL( {TM1SUBSETALL( [ ‘ | pDim13 | ‘ ] )}, 0)}, “BSD*” ) } )} )) ,
(UNION (
{UNION( { TM1FILTERBYPATTERN( {TM1FILTERBYLEVEL( {TM1SUBSETALL( [ ‘ | pDim13 | ‘ ] )}, 0)}, “BSE*” ) } ,
{ TM1FILTERBYPATTERN( {TM1FILTERBYLEVEL( {TM1SUBSETALL( [ ‘ | pDim13 | ‘ ] )}, 0)}, “BSF*” ) } )} ,
{UNION( { TM1FILTERBYPATTERN( {TM1FILTERBYLEVEL( {TM1SUBSETALL( [ ‘ | pDim13 | ‘ ] )}, 0)}, “BSH*” ) } ,
{ TM1FILTERBYPATTERN( {TM1FILTERBYLEVEL( {TM1SUBSETALL( [ ‘ | pDim13 | ‘ ] )}, 0)}, “BSJ*” ) } )} ))
)) ‘;

SubsetCreatebyMDX( sSubset ,StringMDX);

This can be solved in other ways, this is only a suggestion.

More Information:

http://www.wimgielis.com/tm1_mdxstatements_EN.htm

https://www.bihints.com/book/export/html/68

https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SS9RXT_10.2.2/com.ibm.swg.ba.cognos.tm1_ref.10.2.2.doc/c_tm1-specificmdxfunctions_n20311.html

Product:
Planning Analytics 2.0.6
Microsoft Windows 2016 server
Planning Analytics Administration Agent version 1.0.36.736

Problem:
When starting the PAA Agent in windows after change from local system to a windows service account, you get a error. The service account works on the other IBM Cognos TM1 services, only the IBM Planning Analytics Administration Agent that does not start.

Error msg in Windows event log can be:
The IBM Planning Analytics Administration Agent service terminated with the following service-specific error:
Incorrect function.

Solution:
Check that the Windows Service account is local administrator on the Planning Analytics server.
The PA Agent needs more local rights to read the files in folder D:\Program Files\ibm\cognos\tm1_64\paa_agent, than the other IBM Cognos TM1 service does.

You can find the message.log file here D:\Program Files\ibm\cognos\tm1_64\paa_agent\wlp\usr\servers\kate-agent\logs, that can contain more error messages.

The python code that can give some of the message is in folder; d:\Program Files\ibm\cognos\tm1_64\paa_agent\wlp\usr\servers\kate-agent\kateagent\scripts\status.py

More information:

https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSD29G_2.0.0/com.ibm.swg.ba.cognos.tm1_inst.2.0.0.doc/c_install_paa_local_on_windows.html

Instructions to configure and start PAA Agent:

1. Open Windows “Services” desktop application
2. Stop “IBM Planning Analytics Administration Agent” service, if running
3. Navigate to <PA install directory>\paa_agent\wlp\usr\servers\kate-agent
4. Open the bootstrap.properties file in a text editor
5. Set the full path of directory containing TM1 databases data directories to SERVERS_DIR. Multiple paths must be separated by semicolon.
E.g. SERVERS_DIR=C:\tm1\samples\tm1\;C:\prod\servers\
6. Save and close the bootstrap.properties file
7. Start “IBM Planning Analytics Administration Agent” Windows service
8. PAA Agent is now ready to use

Product:
Cognos Analytics 11.1.3
Planning Analytics 2.0.6
Microsoft Windows 2016 server

Problem:
When run a CA11 report against a Tm1 Cube, you get this error;
XQE-MD-0007 Unable to establish a metadata connection to data source /content/package
DIM-ERR-1007 Det gick inte att efterfråga kubinformation för datakällan. Kontrollera anslutningssträngen och se till att servern är tillgänglig.

Solution:
The user who runs the CA11 report must have access to data in the TM1 cube.
Go in to TM1 Architect, and right click and select Rights – clients/groups dialog.
Check the user belongs to some of the security groups.
For a quick test, mark your user as ADMIN.
Click OK.
And log out from CA11 and in again, try the same report again.

If you get the below error when you run a Cognos Analytics 11 report;
QE-DEF-0157 The model or package /content/folder does not exist or you are not allowed to use if because of security settings.

Then it can be that the FM package is deleted.

Click on search icon on the left in Cognos 11, and search for the package name. If you find it, check that the user group the user belongs to have “run” rights, on the package.
More Information:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/dim-err-1007-failed-query-cube-information-data-source-when-using-planning-analytics-data-server-connection
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/dim-err-1007-failed-query-cube-information-data-source-tm1

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/package-permissions-errors-qe-def-0157