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Workspace Planning Analytics
Created by Guest
Created on Nov 5, 2019

PAW created/edited TI processes are backward compatible with Architect

I used Planning Analytics Workspace to make a change in a TI that used a cube datasource.  I did a save as, so I could ask a co-worker about a change and not overwrite the original.   My co-worker was using architect when he opened the TI and made a small change and saved, then he was prompted saying the process was not valid.   On the variable tab in architect all the data types were set to ignore.

After some research we found the following differences with PAW TI processes that are created or edited when architect was later used:

  1. On new data source columns - Variable names and variables types are not transferred to architect.  If the variables are updated in architect, they show correctly in PAW.  
  2. On changed data source columns - Changes in data types or names of variables are not transferred back to architect, but values originally set in architect are still there, and if saved will reset PAW changes.
  3. PAW does not create the "#‌Begin Auto Generated Code" and the "#‌End Auto Generated Code" on MetaData and Data tab/section.   If you put code on lines 1 and 2 and save it in PAW, then open it in architect, it will add the auto generated comments and wipe out any code on lines 1 and 2.

Workarounds: If you build a process in PAW, at a later point edit it with architect and manually set values.  If you need to change variables/types do it in architect.

 

We have people on the team with different levels of comfort with PAW vs Architect,  allowing people to use either tool for support is of value.  When PAW is down allowing support to continue using architect is another benefit.   

  • Guest
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    Feb 6, 2020

    UPDATE - As of PAW 2.0.48, the three issues above have been fixed.   

     

  • Guest
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    Nov 18, 2019

    The process was not valid, because all the variables were set to ignore.   Rest API TI creation process (use by PAW) does not set all the values that are needed by Architect.  The REST API process does not keep the same variable name or whether they are set to a data type or ignore.   When a process created in PAW is first opened in Architect all the variables are set to ignore.

  • Guest
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    Nov 15, 2019

    "opened the TI and made a small change and saved, then he was prompted saying the process was not valid"

    In our experience this seemed to be related to the processes that TM1 undertakes at the end of the Prolog tab. The last row of the Prolog must not be blank. By inserting a comment on the very last line of the Prolog tab, the error prompt stopped displaying. A comment on the second last row still fails. We have been unable to reproduce the issue consistently in order to report a bug.

  • Guest
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    Nov 7, 2019

    IBM has indicated that these need to be enhancements.

  • Guest
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    Nov 6, 2019

    This looks like a number of bugs to me

  • Guest
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    Nov 6, 2019

    Yes, it will be useful.