August 2025 platform releases and what’s next
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 visible browser tabs without refreshing, streamlining workflows and improving planning efficiency. This feature must be enabled by page builders in the Edit Selectors section under the Overview tab.
Multi-browser tab sync gif (page builder):
Multi-browser tab sync gif (end user):
Modeling and scalability
* New functions in Polaris
IRR (Internal Rate of Return) and NPV (Net Present Value) functions are available in Polaris, further increasing the breadth of domain-specific calculation capabilities available to users. ITEMLEVEL and HIERARCHYLEVEL, two new functions exclusive to the Polaris engine, have also been introduced, which will allow modelers to determine the level within a hierarchy of an item or list members. Modelers can easily use this information within their formulas, avoiding the need for more complex modeling constructs.
* UX Page dependency data
In the modules view beta experience, model builders can now see which UX pages are linked to each module, improving visibility into dependencies and reducing the risk of unintended changes.
* Page List enhancements
The Pages Inventory has been enhanced to provide a more seamless and unified experience, aligning closely with the functionality of the New Modules Inventory. This includes a compact toolbar, page deletion, editable table columns, enhanced column sorting and arrangement, modules attribute column, and persistent right-hand panel tabs.
Data management and integrations
* Export to CSV in ADO
Inventory pages for connections, source data, and links can now be exported to CSV, along with datasets (both source datasets and those derived from transformation views). The files are exported in 500MB segments. Download is currently limited to only the first segment, which would typically be more than 1 million rows.
What's next?
Please note: The information here is subject to change right up to release go-live time. This post is not a commitment to provide any features by a certain time frame and enhancements to the product may change before release.
Enterprise experience
* Combined Grids
We’re soon introducing Combined Grids, a new capability that lets page builders display multiple modules on a shared row axis within a single grid view. With Combined Grids, you can bring together data from multiple modules into one clear, unified grid. This means your teams can see the full picture in a single view, compare scenarios side by side, and make faster, more confident planning decisions - without the hassle of switching between modules.
* Card settings enhancements
We are adding new options to Grid, Chart, Action, and KPI Cards that allow Page Builders to hide the maximize and comment features when not needed. This streamlines the user experience by showing only relevant settings, making pages cleaner and easier to navigate.
* Undo for paste and delete actions
Users will be able to undo paste and delete actions directly in the grid using familiar keyboard shortcuts (Ctrl + Z for Windows, Cmd + Z for Mac). This reduces accidental data loss and boosts confidence and speed when making edits, as users can quickly revert changes without manual re-entry.
Anaplan Data Orchestrator (ADO)
* Dataspaces
The first release of Dataspaces enables users to segment ADO objects into separate partitions with user-level access controls. Integration Administrators can create private Dataspaces and share access selectively, enhancing security and governance. All current objects remain in the default Dataspace. Future releases will add dataset sharing and object copying between Dataspaces, improving collaboration and flexibility.
* Improved Core Integration
The latest updates enhance scalability and performance for syncing data between Core planning models and ADO. It introduces support for referencing Saved Views (with specific dimensional requirements) when importing data, removing the need for action creation in models, which simplifies workflows. To leverage these improvements, users must define new source Datasets and Model Links, enabling more efficient and accurate data integration.
* SFTP Connector
Available soon, this read-only connector supports secure file ingestion from SFTP using SSH key authentication. It handles CSV files with customizable separators, delimiters, and header configurations, supporting full, append, or incremental loads based on key columns or update timestamps. This flexibility allows customers to automate data loads from external systems efficiently.
* Redshift Connector
Coming soon, the Redshift connector provides a secure, read-only connection to load data from Redshift tables and views using basic authentication. Similar to the SFTP connector, it supports full, append, or incremental loads with delta handling via cursor columns, helping customers streamline data integration from their cloud data warehouse.
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Predefaulting A Feild in ANAPLAN
Hello Anaplan Community,
I have a special requirement from a customer and would appreciate your input. Let me explain the situation:
We have a hierarchy with three levels: Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3.
Screen 1: Creation of Level 1 Items
On this screen, the user selects a team. Based on their selection, an action runs to create new Level 1 elements in a table. Several line items are automatically prefilled based on the selected team's properties. This part works well.
Screen 2: Creation of Level 2 Items
Thanks to Anaplan's native context, when a user selects a Level 1 item on Screen 1, the context carries over to Screen 2. So on Screen 2, only the Level 2 items associated with the previously selected Level 1 are shown. This is also working as expected.
The issue arises when the user wants to create a new Level 2 item. To do this, they must select the parent Level 1 item in a field.
However, the customer does not want the user to have to select the parent each time. They want this field to be automatically prefilled based on the Level 1 context selected on Screen 1.
I know that using the "Create Form" action from the UX would allow predefining the parent based on context, but unfortunately, I can’t use this method. That’s because, upon creating a Level 2 item, I also need to prefill multiple fields such as Code (following a specific structure), Description, Created By, Year, etc. and these need to be editable on the table
I appreciate your help!
Noura
