Configuring a custom homepage for TM1 Web

You can configure a custom homepage for IBM® TM1® Web to display a websheet, cube view, or a URL after users have successfully logged into IBM TM1 Web. This homepage can provide users with a starting point for accessing and working with TM1 data.

A homepage can be configured globally for all IBM TM1 Web users or assigned individually for different users or sets of users. For example, if you configure the homepage option to display an HTML file or other type of web page, then you can provide users with instructions, tasks, links, or any other content that can be displayed in a web page.

If a homepage is configured, it displays on the first tab in IBM TM1 Web and cannot be closed by users. When configured, a Home link is displayed in the header area of IBM TM1 Web that allows users to easily return to the homepage.

The homepage requires a stable path for the system name. Certain actions, such as updating a published sheet in IBM Planning Analytics for Microsoft Excel, results in a new file name and changes the path. References to the file name must be updated. For instance, when the file name is used as a TM1 Web homepage.

An IBM TM1 Web homepage can be configured in one of the following two ways:

Different homepage for different IBM TM1 Web users: Use the Client Settings dialog in TM1 Architect and Server Explorer to configure a startup homepage for different clients (users) of IBM TM1 Web.
Global homepage for all IBM TM1 Web users: Use the HomePageObject parameter in the tm1web_config.xml file to configure a homepage that applies globally to all IBM TM1 Web users.

Note: Any homepage assignment you make with the Client Settings dialog can override the global setting in the tm1web_config.xml file if you set AllowOverwrite=true in the HomePageObject parameter of the tm1web_config.xml file.