Wellington IBM Cognos TM1 User Group
When: 11am-12:30pm Monday 12th December 2011
What: Independent user group for users of TM1/Cognos Express.
The aim of the group is to improve TM1’s profile in Wellington and share technical knowledge among TM1 professionals.
Every couple of months we will have two presentations at least one will suit entry – medium level TM1 users.
For more information join the linkedin group or email me
Where: Boardroom, Lvl 12, New Zealand Post House, 7 Waterloo Quay, Wellington
Report to reception on level 12 and ask for TM1 Usergroup Conference.
Cost: Free
But please RSVP to james webber / the linkedin event to ensure we have enough Lebkuchen (traditional German Christmas cookies).
Big thanks to NZ Post for hosting us.
Agenda
11:00
Short Intro /Networking over Tea and Coffee
11:10
IBM TM1 Roadmap – Intro TM1 Level – Joe Kristo (IBM)
TM1 and Cognos Express product roadmap from IBM.
This was the most requested topic from our last user group
About Joe - ANZ Technical Professionals Manager, Business Analytics at IBM
Joe has worked in the business intelligence space (and now business analytics) since the mid 90's. An accessible leader committed to driving both success and opportunities for growth in those he leads. Passionate about business analytics as well as evolving technologies in the areas of social business, collaborative decision making and mobile solutions.
11:40
TI Tips and Tricks – Advanced TM1 Level – Jie Li (NZ Post)
TI (Turbo Integrator) processes is an IBM Cognos TM1 ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) tool. TI can be used to define meta-data (dimensions), create cubes, copy and transform data from cube to cube, and most importantly load data from various data sources. Along with the TM1 Rules engine, TI is one of the most fundamental building blocks of model and systems development in TM1.
In this short session, Jie will provide an overview on what TI processes can do, when you should use them and some best practise guidelines on how to use them effectively. The agenda for the TI session is:
• What TI processes can do.
• TI vs Rules: when to use TI rather than rules.
• Applicability of TI in model development.
• Best practise on good TI programming.
• Real life NZ Post examples.
• Any other questions you may have on TI.
About Jie:
Jie has over 6 years of experience in the development of TM1 systems, finance models and financial performance management.
He is an IBM Certified TM1 data analyst and IBM Certified TM1 developer. He has worked for Cortell and is currently managing the TM1 team at NZ Post Group in a strategic systems management role.
Jie is a keen runner, golfer and amateur indoor football star.
12:10
TI Process Discussion
We will be sure to allocate some time to discuss TI processes questions you might have.
It would be helpful if you email your questions/point for discussions prior to the user group
12:30
Feedback / Networking and Any Other Business
Perhaps goto Trade Kitchen or somewhere else for lunch if people are interested?
RSVP to james webber / the linkedin event
Please forward this invite to anyone you think would be interested, everyone is welcome.
I welcome any other suggestions for user group topics / offers to help facilitate / any other feedback
Attached is the summarised feedback from the last session.
Other News:
• IBM Information on Demand Conference occurred in Las Vegas in late October, some interviews are available here
http://www.livestream.com/ibmsoftware/ some slide decks were available for download here
http://portal.iod2011.alliancetech.com/
Particularly check out Business Insight from the Keynote
http://www.livestream.com/ibmsoftware/v ... m=ui-thumb from 1:18:00 – Thanks Michael Mackie for pointing this one out
• IBM Cognos TM1 Developers Certification guide: RAW book and eBook released
http://www.packtpub.com/ibm-cognos-tm1- ... guide/book
• Free TM1 Doukumentor tool (I haven’t personally tired)
http://www.tm1forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=6322
Please also let me know if you do not wish to receive any more emails from me regarding this group.
James Webber