Cognos planning - how to start

[madhancog]

Hi Gurus
  I am new to cognos planning,I need to know what are the steps we need to do work on cognos planning.
  I mean in cognos BI we will design the model and package in FM and publish the package and we will use that source in report studio like wise what all the things we need to do work on cognos planning?
Pls let me know


Thanks in advance,
K.M

[SanderH]

Hi,

Roughly, this is the process:

* Analyst
Create library (to store the objects in)
Create D-lists (dimensions), e.g. timedimension, producthierarchy, versions
Set formatting and calculations etc on D-list items
Create D-cubes (cubes)
Optional: create D-links (to copy data between cubes)

* Contributor
Create the application (based on the Analyst library)
Set application options (navigation, orientation)
Define E-list (hierarchy for data entry) and access rights
Run Go To Production (GTP) to bring the application online

[madhancog]

Thanks a lot Sandarh,
  I start in the way you specified,can u pls tell me What type of model and pkg i need create in FM(is it is similar to normar BI FM modeling?).

  Can i know what is TM1,is it related to Cognos planning?If so how it differs and what is the use of it?


KRs,
K.M

[UseCog]

TM1 is basically a budgeting and forecasting tool which provides a real-time approach to consolidating, viewing, and editing enormous volumes of multidimensional data. You can create different cubes and even users can edit the cube budgeting data from the excel sheet based on rules.

please see the UG for more info...