Cognos Express Xcelerator Performance Issue

[dan.kelleher]

After installing the Xcelerator client on Vista Excel 2007, connecting to the TM1 Server causes Excel to run extremely slowly.

Moving from cell to cell takes 1/2 a second.

The client residing on the server is performing fine, as is TM1 Web accessed from a client machine.

I have installed the latest fixpack 1 for CE and have installed SP2 for Excel.

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Dan

[dan.kelleher]

Update: Architect is absolutely fine. Server Explorer through Excel is the only issue.

[Michel Zijlema]

Hi Dan,

There is a problem with the TM1 ribbon in Excel 2007 slowing down Perspectives. If you switch of the ribbon I assume performance will be better.
You can do a search on Ribbon on the forum to find more info on this.

Michel

[dan.kelleher]

Update: tm1s.cfg below:

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[TM1S]
CAMPortalVariableFile = portal/variables_TM1.xml
ServerCAMURI = http://upf-vm-min04:19300/p2pd/servlet/dispatch
Language = ENG
IntegratedSecurityMode = 1
ClientMessagePortNumber = 19307
#DataBaseDirectory = C:/Program Files (x86)/IBM/Cognos Express/Xcelerator/Custom/TM1Data/CXMD
UseSSL = F
ClientCAMURI = http://upf-vm-min04:19300/p2pd/servlet/dispatch
#PortNumber = 19306
PortNumber = 12345
ClientPingCAMPassport = 900
#LoggingDirectory = C:\Program Files (x86)\IBM\Cognos Express\logs\express
ServerName = MIN_UniquK
DataBaseDirectory="\\upf-vm-Min04\E$\Data_Tm1\Database\MIN_Uniquk"
LoggingDirectory="\\upf-vm-Min04\E$\Data_Tm1\Archive\MIN_Uniquk\Logs"
AdminHost=upf-vm-Min04
#SaveTime=00:22:00
AllowseparateNandCrules = T
#UserDefinedCalculations=T
#ViewConsolidationOptimization=T
#IdleConnectionTimeOutSeconds=3600
DisableWorksheetView = F
ProgressMessage=F
LockPagesInMemory=T

[dan.kelleher]

If I disable the ribbon by renaming it, is there an easy way to allow users to connect to the TM1 Server etc without having to create my own add-in?

[Mike Cowie]

If I disable the ribbon by renaming it, is there an easy way to allow users to connect to the TM1 Server etc without having to create my own add-in?

Dan,

You should not need to create your own add-in. When the TM1 ribbon tab is disabled all of the Excel 2003 TM1 toolbar buttons/menus will appear on the AddIns ribbon tab in Excel 2007. As long as you instruct your users to look there, they'll have all the same buttons/commands that they had on the ribbon. Not ideal, but it works (without the lag you saw with the ribbon loaded).

Regards,
Mike

[dan.kelleher]

If I deactivate the TM1 ribbon, the TM1 ribbon disappears but I have no Add-Ins ribbon.

If I then open another add-in (as in the 2nd screenshot), the Add-ins ribbon appears, however there is no TM1 menu in the Add-in.

Screenshot of Excel Ribbon

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[Mike Cowie]

Dan:

I'm confused by your screenshot. You say the ribbon is disabled, but I still see a TM1 tab there. How are you disabling the TM1 ribbon add-in? Typically I just rename the tm1pRibbonX.xlam file so that TM1 won't be able to find it when loading TM1P.XLA in Excel. If the TM1P.XLA add-in can't find the ribbon add-in (tm1pRibbonX.xlam), that is when it populates various items on the Add-Ins tab (assuming macros are enabled and all that).

Regards,
Mike