2.0.65 - Feature updates, June 18, 2021

IBM® Planning Analytics for Microsoft Excel was refreshed on June 18, 2021 to include the following features and notices.

Updates to each version of Planning Analytics for Microsoft Excel are cumulative. To see what was new in previous releases, see What's new in Planning Analytics for Microsoft Excel.

New installation method

You can now install and launch Planning Analytics for Microsoft Excel using the Planning Analytics for Microsoft Excel add-in.

In previous versions of Planning Analytics for Microsoft Excel, the installation was performed using a bundled installer. Starting in Planning Analytics for Microsoft Excel version 2.0.65, users can install and launch Planning Analytics for Microsoft Excel with the Planning Analytics for Microsoft Excel add-in.

The new add-in installation method allows users to quickly upgrade multiple instances of Planning Analytics for Microsoft Excel without the having to run an installer for each instance or uninstall the previous version of Planning Analytics for Microsoft Excel.

For more information, see Single .xll add-in install.

Reinstated compatibility between Cognos for Microsoft Office and Planning Analytics for Excel

With the release of IBM Cognos for Microsoft Office 11.0.1 Fix Pack 1 IF4, compatibility with Planning Analytics for Microsoft Excel is reinstated for all releases moving forward, starting with release 2.0.65.

Earlier releases of Planning Analytics for Microsoft Excel are not compatible with IBM Cognos for Microsoft Office 11.0.1 Fix Pack 1 IF4.

For more information about downloading and installing Cognos for Microsoft Office 11.0.1 Fix Pack 1 IF4, see this document (www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6465507).