Upcoming change notification - Planning Analytics for Microsoft Excel to default to WebView2

IBM® Planning Analytics for Microsoft Excel will default to using Microsoft Edge WebView2 in an upcoming release. WebView2 allows Planning Analytics for Excel to be compatible with newer web standards and technologies.

With the move to WebView2, components in Planning Analytics for Excel such as the cube viewer, set editor, drill through, and content store will also default to using Carbon Design principles.

The upgrade to WebView2 requires installation of Microsoft Edge WebView2 runtime. Planning Analytics for Excel will look for WebView2 when launching webview. If you do not have WebView2 installed on your computer, you will see the following error prompting you to install the WebView2 runtime component.

Error displays if WebView2 is not installed

Note: WebView2 runtime might already be installed on your computer. To check if you have WebView2 runtime installed, go to Apps & features (Start > Settings > Apps) and search for WebView2.

Support for WebView2 runtime was first introduced in Planning Analytics for Excel 2.0.74 with the authentication flow and was later extended to other components.