Slice Ribbon Toolbar Reference
Slice Ribbon Toolbar Reference
The Slice Ribbon provides quick access to all key functions. Below is a complete reference of every button and its purpose.
Exporting a View to Excel as a Slice
In the Slice Explorer, open a view from the General Ledger cube.
Press the Export button and select Export Slice.
Select New Workbook and click OK.
The view is exported into Excel with TM1 formulas:
Data area → contains
DBRWformulasTitle area → contains
SUBNMformulas
Ribbon Button Reference
Button | Action | Shortcut |
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Slice Explorer | Opens the Slice Explorer | – |
Refresh TM1 Servers | Refreshes the connection to TM1 servers | – |
Upload Workbook | Uploads the workbook to the TM1 Server application folder | – |
Calculate Sheet | Recalculates TM1 formulas on the active sheet |
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Rebuild Active Form | Rebuilds the Active Form / Dynamic report on the active sheet |
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Calculate All Sheets | Recalculates all sheets in the workbook |
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Rebuild All Active Forms | Rebuilds all Active Forms in the workbook | – |
Burst Report | Exports the report to single or multiple Excel/PDF files by cycling through a subset | – |
Paste Range | Copies a set of values and pastes them over DBRW/DBR formulas to upload data to TM1 | – |
Refresh DBS | Refreshes DBS formulas that send data to the TM1 server | – |
Remove TM1 Functions | Removes TM1 functions and converts them to values, retaining only Excel functions | – |
Delete Active Form Rows | Deletes Active Form rows (sheet or workbook level) | – |
Toggle Format Area | Shows or hides the Active Form format area | – |
Add Action Button | Adds an Action Button to calculate the workbook, execute a process, or open a workbook from the TM1 application folder | – |
Edit Action Button | Edits an existing Action Button | – |
Upgrade Perspectives Buttons | Upgrades Perspectives action buttons for use in IBM Planning Analytics for Excel | – |
Copy Button | Copies an existing selected button | – |
Sandbox | Selects, creates, deletes, resets a sandbox, or commits sandbox data to the base | – |
Statistics | Displays statistics about the file, including the number of TM1 formulas | – |
Licence Type | Displays the current licence type | – |
Settings | Sets the TM1 Server connection and features such as manual/auto calculation mode | – |
Action Log | Shows a log of all actions taken by Slice | – |
Version | Displays the current version of Slice | – |
Tip: Recalculation Behaviour
By default, Slice disables Excel's automatic recalculation. After inserting a formula, click Calculate Sheet (SHIFT+F9) to see updated results.