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Author: Vinzenz Klass is a Senior Data Engineer at valantic. Hey everyone, I wanted to share the Anaplan Python SDK with you. It's a Python Library that wraps all Anaplan APIs and makes it easier to interact with Anaplan programmatically. It is mostly designed with Data Integration Scenarios in mind, but it does support…
We’re excited to launch our September 2025 Community Challenge, focusing on one of the most critical aspects of Anaplan success: data integrations. Whether you’re just getting started with CloudWorks or Anaplan Connect, or you have built advanced orchestrations using APIs and Anaplan Data Orchestrator, integrations are at…
Author: Noah Jackson is a Certified Master Anaplanner and Principal Data and Insights Architect at Anaplan. Hello Anaplan Community! Since the release of the “unlink revisions” feature, it is possible to do branched development within Anaplan ALM. This is most useful when you are beginning work on a larger change or new…
Author: Clarissa Hassfurder is a Certified Master Anaplanner and CEO at Double10 Consulting. In many cases, when a team member departs a company, there is an ability to complete hand off with one or multiple team members. But what if your Center of Excellence (CoE) is a team of one? What if there are no other people with…
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Author: Dave Waller, Principal Product Manager at Anaplan. Discover how Anaplan Workflow streamlines and simplifies complex approval processes with our set of short demo videos. Each video highlights a real-world use case — budget submission, capex submission, headcount allocation, and compensation plans — showing how…
Check out the latest Anaplan feature updates and enhancements in our August 2025 official release notes. The information below offers supplemental information to that post. Planning experience Multi-browser tab syncing When changing context or data on a UX page, you can now view real-time data updates across up to five…
Author: Arjun Gandhi, Certified Master Anaplanner with over a decade of experience leading enterprise Anaplan implementations across industries. ———- “If your dashboard doesn’t tell users what to do within 10 seconds, it’s already failed.” 🧭 Introduction: Why UX design in Anaplan matters Anaplan’s UX is more than just the…
Author: Waleed Hakim is a Sr. Anaplan consultant. Hi everyone! I’m Waleed — a Senior Consultant working with enterprise clients to transform their planning processes through Anaplan. I've been in the Anaplan ecosystem for just under four years now, and while most of my time is spent solving complex business problems, I’ve…
Author: Evgeny Seledkov is a Certified Master Anaplanner and Sr. Consultant at Keyrus. Hello, I’m Evgeny, and I’ve been part of the Anaplan community for nearly ten years. Over the years, I’ve taken quite a journey — seeing this world from both sides: as part of a customer Center of Excellence, where I helped stakeholders…
Author: James Cannon is a Certified Master Anaplaner, Solution Architect, and Senior Manager at Ernst & Young. In any enterprise Anaplan implementation, regular maintenance windows are essential for model stability, performance optimization, and ongoing business value. However, without proper structure, communication, and…
Author: Jeffrey Glazner is a Manager, FP&A Systems at ResMed. Hello folks! I’m happy to share my ‘How I Built It’ tutorial with you all. This video shows a simple way to set up timestamps in Anaplan leveraging Anaplan Data Orchestrator (ADO) and Workflow, without the need for any additional scripting. While not…
Are you a seasoned Anaplanner ready to harness the power of Polaris? You’re in the right place. Polaris, Anaplan’s next-generation calculation engine, is designed for fast, highly dimensioned calculation at scale. While the model building experience remains fundamentally similar to Classic, Polaris introduces key…
Description: In the Anaplan UX, scroll bars—especially in grids and dashboards—can be difficult to see and interact with. The current scroll bars are thin and often blend into the background, making navigation cumbersome. Suggested Enhancement: Increase the default width of scroll bars across the platform. Improve contrast…
In as much detail as possible, describe the problem or experience related to your idea. Please provide the context of what you were trying to do and include specific examples or workarounds: Below table is an example from a fictional Position Planning application. The left column shows items of a dimension called Position.…
We have recently identified a potential issue in the Anaplan platform related to workflow deletion not being captured in the Tenant Audit Logs. While the creation and modification of workflows are being appropriately logged, we have observed that deletion events are missing from the audit trail entirely. This gap poses a…
In as much detail as possible, describe the problem or experience related to your idea. Please provide the context of what you were trying to do and include specific examples or workarounds: In Anaplan UX, when building grids or cards for end users, the current "Edit cell data" setting applies to the entire card. This…
In as much detail as possible, describe the problem or experience related to your idea. Please provide the context of what you were trying to do and include specific examples or workarounds: It is not possible to export the modules view from the new modules experience. It is possible, but fiddly, to highlight and copy,…
In as much detail as possible, describe the problem or experience related to your idea. Please provide the context of what you were trying to do and include specific examples or workarounds: The Anaplan Color pallet should be consistent across all forms. Text Pallet is different Action Icon Default Colors, and different…
In as much detail as possible, describe the problem or experience related to your idea. Please provide the context of what you were trying to do and include specific examples or workarounds: Currently a workflow ends if a decision task is rejected and it is not possible to add workflow steps after the rejection. I want to…
In as much detail as possible, describe the problem or experience related to your idea. Please provide the context of what you were trying to do and include specific examples or workarounds: The current Anaplan XL add in is not available on Mac OS systems which hinders few users from leveraging its benefits. How often is…
When a user clicks the ellipsis in a grid card they should be able to see the name of the source module. This empowers end users with the ability to connect to the source data they see in the UX to the module in the backend. It also enables end users to pull the data into Google Sheets or Excel.
I would like the function to identify all saved views which filters are broken(error).
I have always difficulty identifying line items that are NOT referenced by any other line items/modules but used in actions or dashboard filters. During model cleanup, we often encounter line items that appear unreferenced but may still be actively used as filters in dashboards or within actions. These usages are not…
In Dec 19 the headcount in the training displays 9. I have 8 in my version because Eveline Nicholls who started on the 1 Dec 2019 in not present. She is present in Jan 20. Does anyone know what has caused this discrepancy? It looks like 12/01/2019 = 1 Dec 2019 the import into SYS08 was DD/MM/YYYY It does seem 12/01/2019 is…
Hi Anaplan Community, I'm facing an issue while importing data (text details) into a module that has two dimensions: "Unique Line ID" and "Organization x Site". The source file is based on a numbered list. It includes text-formatted columns (line items) that contain the names of the "Unique Line ID" and "Organization x…
Hi all, Is there any way I can replicate this in Anaplan XL Reporting? I have 2 modules, the first one contains the numerical data on projects and region dimensions. The second one has the project property, which is the area each project is applied to. In the module view, I can nest the region, project, and filter to only…
Hello, I am receiving an 'Anaplan Upload Failed' Status Description when testing my integration with a Big Query dataset. The integration imports data from BQ to our Anaplan model. No other details given in the error log. I suspect that Cloudworks is not even picking up the file but am not sure what we did wrong on the set…
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 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
Users may encounter error and warning messages in PlanIQ. The table below includes descriptions of the messages and details what should be done in order to address them, where applicable. Message types: * Errors will fail the relevant PlanIQ step. Users will have to follow the instructions in order to avoid the errors. *…
Join the next Anaplan Live! Spotlight on April 28 at 11:00 a.m. (SGT) to hear from Metro North Hospital and Health Service, an Anaplan customer, about why it's critical to start with the business process when designing a new application. See a demo of their app and model and hear how their very intentional approach in…
This item has been identified as an outstanding known issue. Issue Setting a current page filter or sort and then exporting this data to file, will apply the current page filter/sort to all pages of the data. Workaround Remove all filters/sorts, export the data, and apply the filters/sorts in Excel --- Internal Reference:…
These resources delve into best practices for modeling in Polaris to help you build more efficiently and effectively.
Join us for a discussion and discover how Anaplan’s new Combined Grids feature brings data from multiple modules into a single, unified view. Hear directly from our UX experts on what makes this capability powerful, and from Anaplan customers who are already using it to simplify planning, and make faster, more confident…
An event for CoE Program members to connect, explore available learning paths, and gain inspiration from Autodesk’s journey in evolving its CoE to drive greater impact. What to Expect: 🤝 Virtual Networking – Connect with fellow CoE Program members 🎓 Learning Spotlight – Becky O’Connor will walk through Anaplan Academy…
Get ready to experience the future of Anaplan Support! On October 15 at 11:00 AM EDT, our Customer Support team will share what’s changing and how it will benefit you. Learn why the Customer Support Portal is becoming your go-to place for case management, explore its key features, and confirm the steps you’ll need to take…
