Differences between IBM TM1 Perspectives and IBM Planning Analytics for Microsoft Excel

Learn about the differences between IBM® TM1® Perspectives and IBM Planning Analytics for Microsoft Excel.

Differences in connecting to a database
There are some differences between TM1 Perspectives and Planning Analytics for Microsoft Excel when it comes to connecting to a database.
Differences in implementation for TM1 Perspectives features
TM1 Perspectives is TM1-native API based, whereas Planning Analytics for Microsoft Excel is REST API and MDX based. This difference affects how some of the features are implemented.
TM1 Perspectives features not implemented in Planning Analytics for Microsoft Excel
There are some features in TM1 Perspectives that are not implemented in Planning Analytics for Microsoft Excel.

Parent topic: Moving from IBM TM1 Perspectives to IBM Planning Analytics for Microsoft Excel