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Author: Andrew Barnett is a Certified Master Anaplanner and Director at Allitix. The Planual serves as our guide for building things the right way in Anaplan. But let's face it, the real world can sometimes be a bit messier. Anaplan environments often consist of a series of models shaped over time by different people with…
Just in time for International Women’s Day, today’s Journey podcast features two outstanding women in the Anaplan ecosystem: host Kas Gengadaren (@KasG), Anaplan’s APAC Ecosystem Manager, and Silvia Di Feliciantonio (@SilviaDiF), Anaplan Certified Model Builder and Manager at Deloitte Consulting. Silvia is an experienced…
Author: Aaron Overfors is a Certified Master Anaplanner and Principal Architect at Spaulding Ridge. In any Anaplan implementation, there is always a compelling event for the work to be done. There is some value to be realized, challenge to be overcome, and/or some process to be improved in part with the technology. Behind…
Author: Soumya Bhattacharya is a Certified Master Anaplanner and technology consultant at Accenture. Hello Anaplan Community! This ‘How I Built It’ tutorial represents one of the benefits of a Number list and how we can use it to dynamically update the module line-item description. This function helps to build a dynamic…
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Author: Rob Marshall, Director of Architecture and Performance at Anaplan, Operational Excellence Group (OEG). Prior to the February 2024, users were not allowed to use aggregation functions (SUM, ALL, ANY, AVERAGE, FIRSTNONBLANK, LASTNONBLANK, MAX, MIN, RANK) when having the Users list in a module because the system could…
Author: Sai Bandaru is a Certified Master Anaplanner with six years of experience architecting Anaplan models. Hello Anaplanners! In today's fast-paced business environment, having accurate and up-to-date information is crucial for making informed decisions. In this ‘How I Built It’ tutorial, I'll explore a practical and…
Author: Kay Kuang is a Certified Master Anaplanner and Principal Data and Insights Architect at Anaplan. Actively managing the users list to keep the list small and to keep only users who need access to the model will make the model go a long way. The users list can have a big impact on the model's performance — especially…
A data integration schema describes the integration and flow of data across systems. It will typically consist of a combination of diagrams, tables, and other visual components that provide the ability to quickly understand the flow of data. In an Anaplan context, a data integration schema outlines the movement of data…
In cloud-based business planning, the ability to swiftly and effectively upload large datasets is an important aspect of maintaining up-to-date planning. This post introduces the concept of multithreading to enhance data upload speeds to Anaplan significantly. This approach, however, is specifically tailored for data…
Author: Einas Ibrahim, Finance and SPM Consultant and Certified Master Anaplanner. Anaplan's Workflow feature leads the way in revolutionizing sales operations, particularly with its group approval functionality. This comprehensive tool simplifies the approval chain by defining clear responsibilities for each step in…
Author: Noah Jackson is a Certified Master Anaplanner and Principal Data and Insights Architect at Anaplan. Hello Anaplan Community! I’m excited to share this ‘How I Built It’ video with you. In this tutorial, I walk you through two types of actions that you can add to your Anaplan processes to improve your data access…
If you're diving into integrating with the Anaplan REST API using an Anaplan Certificate, you'll need to know certain requirements. This post is a step-by-step guide to ensure a seamless connection using Python. If you'd prefer to avoid a programmatic approach to using your certificate, then please check out the CA…
Welcome to the Anaplan modeling experience (MX)! The Anaplan functionality you know and love, with a modern look and feel and simplified, intuitive navigation. In February 2023, the updated model experience became the default for all users. In April 2024 the ability to toggle back to the old classic experience will be…
The Cloud Works scheduling tool requires both a start time and an end time. Times cannot be in the past. For a continuous hourly frequency, the start time must be set as 00:10 or some other start time between 00:00 and 00:59. It is therefore impossible to start a continuous process at say 18:10, and for it to run…
Ability to generate user listing report which show the following: User ID User name User model roles User workspace access User SSO Additional user field to input company employee ID User creation date User last login date User deactivation date The above are minimal user information required to meet general Enterprise…
SOX requirement to retain system audit logs for minimum period of 1 year. Currently Anaplan only retain the logs for 30 days which makes the system non-SOX compliant. Hence it would be good if Anaplan is able to extend this retention period. Also it would be good if we can filter the audit log report so that we can lookup…
Description: As a WSA, If i need to delete some 200 users from 1000 users list. I can upload the file with users list list for deletion and delete only those users available in the uploaded file. Solution: Each users have unique id assigned internally, we refer the unique id and delete the particular users by mapping…
My idea is to have the category column of a page of an app show up in the pages menu e.g. page, category, app….. columns This makes it easier to identify pages related to each category without having to explore each page by clicking on it. Very useful, especially when there are lots of app pages.
Set up a governance around adding and maintaining images. Limiting access, approval flow, etc. to manage that the correct and the same images are use across all models. Trace where the images are used. With a large number of models and apps it is difficult to check the usage. For maintaining the list and preserving the…
Can Anaplan product team add this requirement in their product road map? Generate .csv export for number formatted line item without zero in the csv export file? Currently, line item with 'Blank' Zero Format shows '0' in the csv file export when the same data displays correctly as Blank in NUX/UX. This is to ensure Anaplan…
I would like the ability to set certain rows or columns on UX pages as "frozen" by default. As of 2023 end users can select certain columns or rows to freeze, but it would be a major improvement to be able to have those frozen panes apply to all users.
In general, data write action is a great thing, but it would be even more helpful, if the option could be set to behave the following way: When in the page context, a summary item in a hierarchy is selected, that the data write action could also be performed on that level, writing the value in all child elements underneath…
Greetings Model Builders, I would like to suggest an idea/enhancement to the current modeling approach that we are doing it for CF's. We need an option to select a line item from different module (that has same dimensions as target) but not only in the current module while applying a CF. I feel through this we can ignore…
If the horizon for a data collection is changed, is it needed to: re-run the data assembly? retrain the forecast model? Or create a new data collection?
Hi there, I am looking for sample screenshots of Dashboard reporting for ICT Investment and Cost Management. Appreciate if you can point the links and resources. Thanks!
Hi Everyone, Wondering if anyone if using the Tableau direct connector for Anaplan. I know there are some pitfalls and not a lot of flexibility with the current connector, but does anyone know if the new release mentioned in the link has occurred already/what changed with the new release? It's been a while since I have…
We are looking for Anaplan end-users to provide feedback on their experiences with the Excel add-in. Interested individuals will respond to this 5-minute survey to help us understand personal needs and behavior when using the add-in. The feedback provided by survey takers is essential to the roadmap of Anaplan's products.…
Anaplan's User Experience Research team is looking for model builders with experience using the App Hub to participate in an upcoming research study. In this study, you will discuss your experiences with App Hub and Partner Based Solutions. This study will take place between February 7th and February 11th, and the sessions…
Hi all, Bit of a complex one here. The application use case is calculating the Minimum Variance Efficient Portfolio for those familiar with Finance / Portfolio Management. The Anaplan question to be solved in simple terms, is how can I combine these two charts to display as two different "lines" within the same chart (in…
Hi Ananplanners, Would like to know if any one of you have experience working on Anaplan -Web transfer(SMFT URL) integration.? If yes. Could you Pls. share the integration process ? Thanks in Advance. ~Abhi
0I wish to upload a file using Anaplan APIs but as mentioned in the API docs here is that Note: To upload a file using the API that file must exist in Anaplan. If the file has not been previously uploaded, you must upload it initially using the Anaplan user interface. You can then carry out subsequent uploads of that file…
Anaplan Champions! The Community team just posted this announcement that certification badges may not be showing up on your profile probably until next year. Rest assured, you will get credit once you complete and pass the exams. https://community.anaplan.com/t5/Blog/Badges-Back-Soon/ba-p/123385