⚙️ Configuration and Maintenance

This section covers installing Slice, configuring it for your environment, and the day-to-day adjustments that keep it running smoothly across teams. Articles range from the first-time setup walkthrough to deeper references for enterprise rollouts.

What you'll find in this section

Getting Started with Slice — The first-time setup walkthrough — get from "Slice installed" to "Slice working with my TM1 instance" without trial and error.

Installation Guide — The detailed installation procedure for the Slice add-in; the canonical reference for new installations.

Slice Installation to Multiple Users and Silent Installation — How to roll Slice out across many users at once, including silent install for IT-managed environments. Essential for enterprise rollouts where manual per-user installation isn't realistic.

Configuring Slice Settings — Where Slice settings live and how to adjust them. Most "Slice doesn't do what I want" questions trace back to a setting.

Enabling the Arc Assistant in Slice — How to turn on and configure the Arc Assistant feature within Slice.

Language Settings — Configure Slice's interface language so it speaks the same language as the user.

Slice Dott/Comma manual override — Manually override Slice's decimal and thousands separator behaviour when regional defaults aren't right.

Changing working directory of Slice — Point Slice at a different working directory when the default conflicts with corporate IT policy or roaming profiles.

Features & How-To — A library of focused, feature-specific how-to articles; the right place to look when you're trying to do something specific.

Slice for TM1 — Best Practices (Authoritative Guide) — The authoritative best-practices reference for using Slice with TM1. Decisions made early on workbook structure, formula choices, and naming pay dividends or cost time for years.

Slice Time‑Out Parameters and Impact (Arc vs TM1 Configuration) — A deep dive into the time-out settings across Slice, Arc (settings.yml), and TM1 (tm1s.cfg), how they interact, recommended baselines, impact analysis, and a step-by-step tuning playbook to reduce unexpected disconnects.