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Agenda

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Standard Promotion Process

Plan

Determine migration requirements

Develop migration components (if needed)

Create migration plan

Develop test plan

Develop migration checklist

Migrate

Verify destination environment

Create backups

Perform migration

Verify migration scripts completed successfully

Validate

Review migration checklist

Test affected components

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Key Steps & ChallengesStepsPlan

- Identify Objects for Migration- Partial or Full- Dependencies (Yes/No)

Challenges

- No simple way to compare- Time consuming & error prone- File timestamps are incomplete

- May have valid changes on destination- Could delete data- Access to server directory?

Migrate- Manual vs Scripted- Ad-hoc vs Planned- Hot vs Cold

Validate- Metadata & Data

- Disposable “single use” scripts- Requires testing itself- Can’t always shutdown server?- Admins may not be TM1 Savvy

- Again comparison issue

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TM1Compare is a utility for visually comparing, auditing and synchronizing TM1 objects across servers. That is designed to dramatically streamline and simplify the process.

What is TM1 Compare?

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TM1Compare offersVisual Comparisons• Dimensions

• Hierarchies / Elements • Attributes• Subsets

• Cubes • Dimensionality• Rules• Views• Data

• TI Processes

• Chores

• Application Folders

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TM1Compare offersAutomated Migrations

- Dynamically via GUI

- Migration Packages- Created via GUI (No Scripting Required)

- Selected Objects or Complete Server

- Pre-Migration Report

- Pre-Validation to ensure no data loss

- Bi-Directional

- Verify Visually Post Process

- Cloud Friendly

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TM1Compare offersSnapshots

- A snapshot is a xml file that is a complete representation of TM1 objects that allows you to:

- Compare server back to a point in time (“snapshot”)

- Compare and restore individual objects or a complete server

- Preserve cube views when dimensionality changes

- Manage versioning and build management by integration with your source control system

- Keep an audit trail of system changes over time for each of your servers

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Benefits of TM1CompareSaves significant time and money!

- Automates comparison of TM1 objects

- Visual - Allows you to quickly analyze differences. Allows you to see what’s different not just the fact that it’s different.

- Automatically creates the required code to migrate objects

- Flexible to Change, custom TM1 processes would have to be updated manually.

- Reduces disposable development effort

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Benefits of TM1Compare- Offers both Forward & Backward Migration

- Encapsulates years of best practice

- Reduces Risk

- Tested

- Consistent process

- Visual comparisons allow you to ensure what changes will be made.

- Enhances your teams TM1 skills & capabilities

- Easy to Use - Graphical UI

- Can be used by less technical users.

- Users don’t have to know how to write TI processes

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http://www.TM1Compare.com

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