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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

  1. In the Slice Explorer, open a view from the General Ledger cube.

  2. Press the Export button and select Export Slice.

  3. Select New Workbook and click OK.

The view is exported into Excel with TM1 formulas:

  • Data area → contains DBRW formulas

  • Title area → contains SUBNM formulas

Ribbon Button Reference

Button

Action

Shortcut

Slice Explorer

Opens the Slice Explorer

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Refresh TM1 Servers

Refreshes the connection to TM1 servers

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Upload Workbook

Uploads the workbook to the TM1 Server application folder

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Calculate Sheet

Recalculates TM1 formulas on the active sheet

SHIFT+F9

Rebuild Active Form

Rebuilds the Active Form / Dynamic report on the active sheet

ALT+F9

Calculate All Sheets

Recalculates all sheets in the workbook

F9

Rebuild All Active Forms

Rebuilds all Active Forms in the workbook

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Burst Report

Exports the report to single or multiple Excel/PDF files by cycling through a subset

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Paste Range

Copies a set of values and pastes them over DBRW/DBR formulas to upload data to TM1

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Refresh DBS

Refreshes DBS formulas that send data to the TM1 server

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Remove TM1 Functions

Removes TM1 functions and converts them to values, retaining only Excel functions

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Delete Active Form Rows

Deletes Active Form rows (sheet or workbook level)

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Toggle Format Area

Shows or hides the Active Form format area

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Add Action Button

Adds an Action Button to calculate the workbook, execute a process, or open a workbook from the TM1 application folder

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Edit Action Button

Edits an existing Action Button

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Upgrade Perspectives Buttons

Upgrades Perspectives action buttons for use in IBM Planning Analytics for Excel

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Copy Button

Copies an existing selected button

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Sandbox

Selects, creates, deletes, resets a sandbox, or commits sandbox data to the base

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Statistics

Displays statistics about the file, including the number of TM1 formulas

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Licence Type

Displays the current licence type

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Settings

Sets the TM1 Server connection and features such as manual/auto calculation mode

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Action Log

Shows a log of all actions taken by Slice

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Version

Displays the current version of Slice

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Tip: Recalculation Behaviour

By default, Slice disables Excel's automatic recalculation. After inserting a formula, click Calculate Sheet (SHIFT+F9) to see updated results.