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Integrating your Oracle data: The Anaplan connector
Author: Kira Wagner is a Product Owner at Anaplan. The Oracle connector further expands Anaplan’s integration capabilities by bridging your Oracle database with the Anaplan Data Orchestrator (ADO). This connection makes your data readily available for downstream processing in your Anaplan models, supporting accurate,…
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Polaris Building and Debugging Tactics
Author: Dana Evernden is a Principal Solution Architect at Anaplan, pioneering the Anaplan Delivery Assurance Program. Polaris Building and Debugging Tactics Tired of sluggish models and performance bottlenecks in Polaris? Ever feel like you're just one tweak away from unlocking lightning-fast speed? You've found the…
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Anaplan Polaris — Tips & Tricks
This article is part of a series on Polaris best practices. Click here for more Community content or visit Anapedia for detailed technical guidance. Here at Anaplan, we're always looking for ways to help you get the most out of our platform. We know that sometimes the smallest adjustments can make the biggest difference in…
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Anaplan Optimizer Guidelines
OverviewThis guide provides clear rules for building Anaplan modules to work with the Optimizer. Follow these steps for reliable models and organized sections, guided by seven essential rules. The 7 Core RulesRule 1: Naming Conventions (recommendation) We recommend assigning specific naming patterns with descriptive…
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On-Demand Calculation in Polaris
Author: Dave Smith is a Senior Product Manager at Anaplan. We are thrilled to announce the rollout of On-Demand Calculation in Polaris, a feature that significantly enhances performance and efficiency for our users. On-Demand Calculation is designed to compute values only when they are needed, leading to a more optimized…
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Anaplan Polaris: A deeper dive into the Polaris Engine and model building techniques
This article is part of a series on Polaris best practices. Click here for more Community content or visit Anapedia for detailed technical guidance. Polaris is Anaplan's next-generation calculation engine, designed for highly dimensioned calculation at scale. It represents a paradigm shift in the ability to model business…
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[Start here] Modeling Experience
If you are an experienced model builder, you are already familiar with the power and flexibility that the Anaplan platform provides when solving your teams' planning needs. In February 2023, we made the enhanced Modeling Experience (MX) the default experience for our users, and from April 2024, the old classic interface…
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Under the hood: A deep dive into the Anaplan FCR Consolidation Engine
Author: Grégory Ponce is a Senior Principal Product Manager at Anaplan. Ever wondered what really happens when you click "Run ALL" in Anaplan's Financial Consolidation and Reporting (FCR) solution? It’s more than just a single action; it’s a precisely orchestrated sequence of procedures that work together to transform raw…
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How to build a Polaris reporting model in less than two weeks
Author: Hanwen Chen is a Certified Master Anaplanner and Professional Services Sr. Manager at Anaplan. Over the past nine months, I have been involved in multiple Classic-to-Polaris conversion projects. One consistent requirement across these engagements is the need for scalable reporting solutions that support multiple…
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How to quickly duplicate documents and roll forward data in Disclosure Management
Author: Veronica Pietrobon is a Product Manager at Anaplan. Need to kickstart a new report based on an existing one? Our Copy feature on the home page makes duplicating your Disclosure Management documents incredibly simple and efficient. When you copy a document, it intelligently replicates everything — the complete…
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Cracking the Mystery of Infeasible Models 🕵️♂️
You've spent days carefully crafting your model, eagerly awaiting that satisfying moment when the optimal solution appears, only to be met with the dreaded message: infeasible 😱 The excitement turns into a classic plot twist worthy of a detective novel. But don't worry! Here we have 3 practical tips to help you figure out…
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A beginner's guide to headers and footers in Anaplan Disclosure Management
Author: Veronica Pietrobon is a Product Manager at Anaplan. You can enhance your Anaplan Disclosure Management Word documents by using headers and footers, which work just as they do in Microsoft Office. To get them just right, it’s helpful to understand how both Word and Anaplan DM handle these elements. This guide will…
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Did you know about Anaplan FCR's Drillthrough feature?
Author: Werner Priels is Product Manager at Anaplan, focusing on Financial Consolidation. When managing multiple data interactions in Anaplan FCR, having a clear and transparent audit trail is not just a nice-to-have; it's a necessity. The out-of-the-box drillthrough feature is a powerful tool that provides deep insight…
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Automate Optimizer process using API
In the last post, we showed how to retrieve logs using our API. Today, we will also show how to automate an Optimizer process using our API. That way, you can schedule the solving of an Optimizer action using code. You can also use Anaplan Connect to automate the request, and soon you will be able to use Workflow as well.…
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Speeding up ADO data syncs with Workflow
Author: Mark Warren is the Architecture and Performance Director at Anaplan. Anaplan Data Orchestrator (ADO) is used to connect, transform, and manage data from various sources to be used in Anaplan models. It is a data management system that enhances integration, efficiency, and data governance within the Anaplan…
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How to be frugal when building inventory rollover
Author: Vinay Varadaraj Mirajkar is a Certified Master Anaplanner and Senior Solution Architect at Anaplan. Imagine you are modeling inventory projection in the classic engine with below assumptions: Large number of products and locations Planning horizon with daily buckets (let’s say 60 days) This is very common in use…
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Anaplan Data Orchestrator (ADO) outbound connectivity
Author: Reena Sethy is a Principal Product Manager at Anaplan. In Anaplan Data Orchestrator, you can manage data integrations, prepare and transform data before you load it into Anaplan models. It automates data loads into Anaplan, and transforms raw source data into a format that matches Anaplan’s import requirements…
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Cooking the P&L like a Blanquette: Robust Models in Anaplan
When you start modeling a P&L in Anaplan, there’s a universal temptation: “Let’s just add one more line item, it’ll be faster!” OH NO ! And yes, in the short term, it often is. But after a few iterations, you end up with a model that works… but looks like a stew that’s been cooking too long: too many layers, hard to…
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Forecaster - How to manage NULL values?
In real-world forecasting applications, it's common for data to have null values. These values are missing values for certain points in time. There can be multiple reasons for the presence of missing values. For example, a transaction may not have occurred, or a device or service that monitors data may have malfunctioned.…
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Anaplan XL Reporting: Effective use cases and practical recommendations
Anaplan XL Reporting (AXL) is a powerful solution bridging the robust planning capabilities of the Anaplan platform with the familiar flexibility of Microsoft Excel. It allows you to interact with your Anaplan data dynamically, right from your desktop. To use its power effectively, it's important to understand how to use…