IBM Cognos TM1 The Official Guide

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Cognos TM1 Building Blocks: Cubes, Dimensions, Elements

In Chapter 4 we talked about the architecture of a Cognos TM1 environment and about the software tools you can use to develop a Cognos TM1 solution. Now we will have a look inside the Cognos TM1 Server. In this chapter we explain the building blocks of a Cognos TM1 solution and how they work together. First we will talk about the primary building blocks:

•  Cubes

•  Dimensions

•  Elements

•  Rules

•  TurboIntegrator processes

These building blocks are used to develop the data model and the business logic, which is the foundation of a Cognos TM1 solution. Rules and TurboIntegrator ...