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The following updates are available in release 2.0.79 SC of Planning Analytics.
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The following feature notices apply to Planning Analytics Workspace.
Planning Analytics Workspace Classic on Cloud no longer available as of 2.0.79
The 'new experience' is a major update to the Planning Analytics Workspace user experience that was originally released as part of the 2.0.56 update in October 2020. The Planning Analytics Workspace new experience provides an updated look and feel, improved navigation, and better content management. It also introduces Applications and Plans, a dedicated modeling environment, and predictive forecasting capabilities.
The user experience in 2.0.55 and earlier releases is referred to as Planning Analytics Workspace Classic. Cloud environments provisioned before the 2.0.56 update could remain on Planning Analytics Workspace Classic, preview the new experience, or permanently switch to the new experience.
As previously and repeatedly announced in the monthly Planning Analytics Workspace Early Notification and in the monthly What's New topic on IBM Documentation, Planning Analytics Workspace on Cloud environments that use the Classic interface will automatically be updated to the new experience as part of the 2.0.79 update.
This announcement does not impact Planning Analytics on-premises deployments.
Process editor available only on modeling workbenches
You can click the Configuration icon to show or hide any of these panels in the Overview report. You can also click the handle next to the panel name to drag and drop a panel to a different location on the Overview report.
Set a start date for your tasks
Apply and retain formatting on a visualization axis
When you apply formatting to a visualization axis, the axis retains the format when you change the member on the axis or when synchronization automatically changes the member. The formats are also retained when you switch from one visualization to another or convert the visualization to an exploration and vice versa.
- Select the visualization and click Fields.
- Click the menu icon for the axis that you want to format and select Format values.
- Choose the format that you want to apply to the axis.
You can also right-click the axis title in a visualization and click Format values to select and apply a format to the axis.
Select multiple variables in the process editor
When multiple variables are selected, you can apply any option on the selected variables bar to multiple variables simultaneously.
Go to a specific line in the process editor
You can now jump to a specific line in the process editor with Go to line. This capability was previously available only in the rules editor through shortcut keys (Ctrl + L or Cmd + L). Now, you can click the Go to line icon in the process editor to quickly move up and down the script. This feature is especially useful if you encounter a process error that requires you to go to a specific section and line number.
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On the Script tab, click the Go to line icon.
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Select the section and enter the line number that you want to go to.
Note: If you enter a line number that does not exist in the section, an error displays which shows you how many lines are in that section.
- Click Go to. The cursor moves to the start of that line.
Wrap text in data cells
You can now format string cells in explorations (or views) to wrap text. You can wrap multi-line text in data cells with or without line breaks. Previously, you could wrap text only in headers.
Note: The wrap text feature is only supported for text that is entered in a cell while using the text editor (press F2 or click the pencil icon in the cell).
To wrap text, right-click a row or column, then click Formats and select how you want to wrap text for that row or column.
To unwrap text, right-click the row or column and select Unwrap text under Formats or go to Clear and click Formats.
Use the new Features and Configuration tile to administer you Planning Analytics Workspace on Cloud environment
The Features tile in Planning Analytics Administration on Cloud is renamed as Features and Configuration. When you click the Features and Configuration tile, you see two tabs: Features and Configuration.
Use the Features tab to manage how your users are exposed to new features that are subject to enablement by a Planning Analytics Workspace administrator, as described in Manage features.
Use the Configuration tab to configure various aspects of the Planning Analytics on Cloud environment. For example, you can use the Configuration tab to set an inactivity timeout for Planning Analytics for Excel and Planning Analytics Workspace users in your environment.
The Features tile name and capabilities remain unchanged in Planning Analytics Administration Local, but the interface has been updated to provide a user experience that is consistent with the rest of Planning Analytics Workspace.
Configure an inactivity timeout for Planning Analytics on Cloud
Planning Analytics Workspace on Cloud enforces an inactivity timeout. Previously, this inactivity period was set to 60 minutes for all users and could not be configured by a Planning Analytics administrator. As of Planning Analytics Workspace 2.0.79, the inactivity timeout is configurable.
When a user is inactive for the period of time specified by the Planning Analytics Workspace administrator, the user is disconnected from the Planning Analytics database. This inactivity timeout is mandatory and is applicable to all Planning Analytics Workspace on Cloud users, as well as Planning Analytics for Excel users.
To set an inactivity timeout:
- Click the Administration tile on the Planning Analytics Workspace home page.
- Click the Features and Configuration tile.
- Click the Configuration tab.
- Click the Inactivity timeout configuration parameter.
- Use the Hours and Minutes controls to set an inactivity timeout period. The minimum timeout period is 30 minutes and the maximum period is 24 hours.
For details on configuring timeouts in Planning Analytics Workspace Local, see Configuring parameters for Planning Analytics Workspace Local.
Use the new interface to manage chores involved with a specific process
- Right-click the process on the Databases tree in a modeling workbench.
- Click Edit related chores. If the process is not included in any chores, you receive notification and can cancel the procedure. Otherwise, continue to the next step.
- On the Edit chores window, select the chores you want to edit.
- Click Edit. Each of the chores you selected opens for editing on a separate tab on the modeling workbench.
- Right-click the process on the Databases tree in a modeling workbench.
- Click Remove from chores. If the process is not included in any chores, you receive notification and can cancel the procedure. Otherwise, continue to the next step.
- On the Remove chores window, select the chores from which you want to remove the process.
- Click Remove.
- Click Delete when prompted for confirmation of removal.
Deprecation notice - chore editor to be removed from books, available only on workbenches as of Planning Analytics Workspace 2.0.80
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03 October 2022
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