Determining authorized users on Planning Analytics Local
To examine users and groups in a Planning Analytics database, the you must have a Modeler role in Planning Analytics Workspace and Administrator role on the Planning Analytics database.
You can track authorized users in Planning Analytics Workspace by examining the members in the }Clients control dimension for a specific Planning Analytics database. The }Clients dimension provides a list of users on the Planning Analytics database. The list in the }Clients dimension doesn't tell you if a user is in compliance with their license type or what license type the user is intended to have. You must track that detail manually.
- Open a modeling workbench in Planning Analytics Workspace.
- On the Databases tree, expand the database where you want to review authorized users.
- Click Control objects > Dimensions.
- Right-click the }Clients control dimension, then click Edit dimension to review the members of the dimension.
Authorized users of Planning Analytics Local must have one of the following license entitlements.
For Planning Analytics Advanced:
- IBM Planning Analytics Advanced
- IBM Performance Management Advanced
For Planning Analytics Local:
- IBM Planning Analytics Local Modeler (required)
- IBM Planning Analytics Local User
- IBM Planning Analytics Local Explorer
- IBM Performance Management User
- IBM Cognos Enterprise Planning TM1 Explorer
For Planning Analytics Express:
- IBM Planning Analytics Express Administrator (required)
- IBM Planning Analytics Express User
- IBM Cognos Express User
- IBM Planning Analytics Express TM1 User
- IBM Cognos Express Performance Management User
Users of Planning Analytics Advanced, Planning Analytics Local, and Planning Analytics Express cannot exist in the same environment. These three programs cannot share users, data, or servers. Each of the three must remain separate and distinct.
Access to cubes, administration and modeling capabilities, and Planning Analytics Workspace varies by license entitlement.
| Read cubes | Write cubes | Administration and Modeling | Planning Analytics Workspace | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Analytics Advanced | ||||
| IBM Planning Analytics Advanced | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| IBM Performance Management Advanced | Yes | Yes | Yes | Modeling Workbench and Planning Analytics Administration only. Add-on required for full access. |
| Planning Analytics Local | ||||
| IBM Planning Analytics Local Modeler | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| IBM Planning Analytics Local User | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| IBM Planning Analytics Local Explorer | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| IBM Performance Management User | Yes | Yes | No | No. Add-on required. |
| IBM Cognos Enterprise Planning TM1 Explorer | Yes | No | No | No. Add-on required. |
| Planning Analytics Express | ||||
| IBM Planning Analytics Express Administrator | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| IBM Planning Analytics Express User | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| IBM Cognos Express User | Yes | Yes | No | No. Add-on required. |
| IBM Planning Analytics Express TM1 User | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| IBM Cognos Express Performance Management User | Yes | Yes | No | No. Add-on required. |
- Do not assign users without administrator access to any of the administrator roles in the Planning Analytics database.
- Do not allow users without a license type that permits write access to belong to a group in the Planning Analytics database that provides write access to any cubes.