Written by Mike Bernaiche, November 3rd 2022
It is that time to discuss what is new in Planning Analytics Workspace version 80 and 81! Planning Analytics Workspace (PAw) 80 was released in September and version 81 was released at the end of October. IBM has been releasing updates roughly every 30 days and continues to enhance PAw with many new features. Please remember, that each update includes all the other fixes and enhancements in previous updates. If you are on version 70 and install version 81 you will get all the features, enhancements and fixes included in version 71 through 81! I highly recommend upgrading to Planning Analytics Workspace version 80 and 81.
PAw Version 80
Reporting
Member Unique Names in set editor – you are now able to see member unique names when you hover over members in the available member pane. A member unique name is used to locate a member in the data source and includes the member name and its ancestry.
Search the Set List in Set Editor – A new search bar lets you search a set list.
Drag a View to Replace the Current Visualization - You can now drag a cube or a cube view from the data tree onto an existing visualization to replace the visualization. The visualization updates based on the view you drop.
Zoom Bar is Line, Area and Bar Visualizations - Use the Enable zoom bar property to add the zoom bar to your visualization. Drag a handle on the bar to zoom and focus on an area in the visualization. The area of focus changes as you drag the handle.
Modeling
New Experience Set Editor on Modeling Bench - Set editors that are opened or created from the Databases tree on the modeling workbench now use the new experience interface. Previously, the new set editor was available only through the new experience view. Sets that were opened or created from the Databases tree used the classic interface.
Updated Chore Editor – The chore editor has been updated to Carbon Design.
Updated Reorder Dimensions – The reorder dimension option has been updated to Carbon Design.
Check Feeders in an Exploration on a Modeling Workbench - If a cube contains a rule with SKIPCHECK and FEEDERS statements, you can use the Check Feeders option to check that Planning Analytics properly feeds the components of a consolidation.
Depreciation Notices
Chore editor removed from books, available only on workbenches as of Planning Analytics Workspace 2.0.80 - Starting with Planning Analytics Workspace 2.0.80, chores must be created and edited on a modeling workbench.
Set editor in a widget to be removed from books as of Planning Analytics Workspace 2.0.81 - The ability to add a set editor in a widget from the data tree in Books will be depreciated in Planning Analytics Workspace 2.0.81. Currently, when you select Edit Set from the data tree, the classic experience set editor opens in a widget.
PAw Version 81
Reporting
Single Cell Widget is now Visualization Type - The single cell widget is now a visualization type and has several new capabilities. You can create a single cell visualization and convert it to a view (exploration) or another visualization and vice versa.
Align Cells and Headers - In explorations, you can align text in data cells and headers either vertically or horizontally. You can align a row or column of data cells, align a member in row and column headers, and align based on hierarchy.
Applications and Plans
Use Rich Text Formatting in Plan and Application Descriptions -
Task Flow View in Plans – On the plan task tab you can switch between the task list view and task flow view.
Modeling
Updated Import Member Procedure - Import members procedure for a dimension has been updated to use Carbon Design.
Snippets in the Process Editor - The process editor in Planning Analytics Workspace provides predefined code snippets that users can insert in the TurboIntegrator process. To use the snippets, on the Script tab in the process editor, click the snippet icon in the toolbar, as highlighted in the following image.
Administration
Include Plans and Applications when copy and deploy assets with Lifecycle Management.
Depreciation Notices
Set editor in a widget to be removed from books as of Planning Analytics Workspace 2.0.81 - The ability to add a set editor in a widget from the data tree in Books will be depreciated in Planning Analytics Workspace 2.0.81. Currently, when you select Edit set from the data tree, the classic experience set editor opens in a widget.
Summary
Planning Analytics Workspace version 80 and 81 continues to add amazing new features and enhancements to PAw. I believe it is very important to stay updated on the latest version. If you want to discuss in more detail or need help with your upgrades reach out to us at services@lodestarsolutions.com. We have some great update packages to help you stay up to date!