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Single Sign On(SSO) with new workflow method
Hi everyone, A question about how SSO works with new workflow method - since the new workflow method will enable an automatic notification email which contains the URL linking to the dashboards that the users need to update, how does it work with SSO? For instance, if an user doesn't have Anaplan logged in at the moment,…
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Dynamic Cell Access or line items with formula
I have a module with imported data. Some line items need to be editable and some do not. to make a line item not editable It seems there are two ways to do this... 1. create extra line item that references, and then hide the line item i don't want to be editable 2. use dynamic cell access I'm wondering folks opinions of…
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Retaining display names as item names when change a numbered list to unnumbered?
A list which has been used to dimension many input line items was incorrectly made a numbered list when it should have been a normal unnumbered list. I can change it to unnumbered but am left with the expected #123 number as the item name. What I now want to do is replace the #123 with the display name but so far I have…
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PREVIOUSVERSION(Data) not showing prior forecast actual data - please help!
Anaplanners - I am using PREVIOUSVERSION(Data) to pull the previous forecast's data (formula in first pic). It's not pulling actuals before the current month as you can see in the second pic for May 2018. It seems to be working fine prospectively for June 2018 and pulling in the previous forecast's values for future…
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TIME as a Line Item/Bulk copy time
Hi All I have a few modules which are being used to capture settings/variables which the users will select via a dashboard. The modules include the TIME dimension using the Quarter timescale as they want to potentially have different settings for each quarter. I want to give them the ability to copy the settings from one…
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Dynamic changes on List Item
Hi Team, I am trying to do the currency conversion where countries will be reported in 3 currencies USD,Euro,LC Now if the country is suppose France then only Euro and USD should appear in the drop down list as Euro is the LC i.e. LC in the above list should dis appear. e.g. For France Only Euro and USD should appear…
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Blank for numbers
Hi all, Perhaps a straightforward question, however I cannot find a direct answer. I would like to have a BLANK formula for numbers, so IF ... THEN BLANK. Currently I have IF ... THEN 0 ELSE ... , however it has to be blank instead of zero. Is there a certain formula that works for numbers? Kind regards, Mickel
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charting with generic week numbers
I need to chart multiple years with one line for each year and the axis showing the week numbers. I've been looking off and on, through the forum, for about four months and no luck finding a solution. Please help. Thanks.
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Need help with SUM and/or LOOKUP functions
I'll be using 'Formulas and functions' app as a base for this. We have 'Transaction Values' module: I created 'adv prod' list and 'T: map' module. It's goal is to assign basic products to advanced products: Any product can be assigned to no advanced product, to one or many. My goal is to write a formula for this simple…
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Boolean true by default?
Is there a way to set a boolen line item as true by default, allowing the user to de-select items rather than select them? The module has a large number of dimensions - and is accessed on different dashboards - and so setting each of them to true isn't really practicle (even with the space bar trick) Thanks,
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Monte Carlo Simulations
Dear Anaplanners, I would like to know if Monte Carlo Simulations are possible on the Anaplan platform ? I would appreciate to any kind of help pertaining to this topic. Thanks a lot. regards, Krishna Veera
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field missing
. I have two modules with the same dimensions. I’m bring fields into the calculation module from the import module. I’m bring fields into the calculation module from the import module. This works fine for tons but not for percentage distribution. I created a test field and change time scale to year and the values show up…
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Time Scale changes
Hello, Please do let me know if there a way to rename the Time period Label of Year? For eg FY2015, FY2016 etc. to 2015 or CY2015. Thanks, Suneesh
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'Formula' sum for 'list'-formatted line item
Hi all, This article ( https://help.anaplan.com/anapedia/Content/Modeling/Build%20Models/Summary_Methods.html ) claims that list formatted line items can have 'formula' as summary type. In reality it does not work for me. If I try to set summary type to formula - system tells me to enter formula first. I do that and try…
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Lookup between list formatted line item value in one module and list property in another module
Hi All, This is around a Top-Down allocation functionality being built for Demand adjustment. Based on the available capacity & resources the demand needs to be adjusted but instead of adjusting at the lowest level (Devices) the idea is to adjustment at another higher level(Packages) and the % adjustment flown down to the…
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Compounding across a list
Hi. I've a question as to how values can be compounded across a list. i.e. If I was to have a 'Driver list' of 3 items. Each driver item improves sales by 10%, the total improvement to sales is 1.1*1.1*1.1=1.331 or 33.1%. It is similar to how a product fucntion would work in Execl. Checking the Anaplan v Excel…
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Top Level on the Users List?
Hello, Is there any way to get around not having a top level on the users list, other than creating a "fake" users list with selective access?
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PREVIOUSVERSION(Data) not showing prior forecast actual data - please help!
Anaplanners - I am using PREVIOUSVERSION(Data) to pull the previous forecast's data (formula in first pic). It's not pulling actuals before the current month I.t seems to be working fine prospectively for future months and pulling in the previous forecast's values for future months. I tried the following formula but to no…
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How to write an IF function so the boolean applies to more than one month
I am writing an IF Function (IF START()>CURRENTPERIOD() THEN TRUE ELSE FALSE) the result will be a Boolean. How do I make it apply to the next 6 Months or PERIODS? Thank you
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Can not import with Anaplan Connect
I've tried to install the Anaplan Connect following the video tutorial, but every time I end up with the following message: INFO: I/O exception (java.net.SocketException) caught when connecting to {s}->https://api.anaplan.com:443: Connection reset Then after the batch file has retried several times and failed, I get this…
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PREVIOUS() for line items in a module not involving time dimension
I am working on a module in which have two related line items (L1 & L2)& a dimension "Period." For Period A is L2=0, Period B L2 = Period A L1 and so on. I am trying to figure out a calculation for the Non-time series module. Example of module given below: Period A/Period B/Period C/Period D/Period E L1 13/15/16/18/19 L2…
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How to create allocation key based on last forecast data
Hi, I want to create allocation key which allocates an annual budget data to each month based on last forecast data. Budget and Forecast are two separate version (of course) in my module but I can not find a way to calculate it. thank for your help Jérôme.
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Dynamic line item
Hi Team I have a line item Existing Product formated as a List of Products. The value is being picked from another module. I am creating a new line item New Product again formated as a List of Products. I need to have this list as a dynamic list where the value from the Existing Products is removed. Since Product lists is…
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Multiple hierarchies sharing same children
Is there a way that you can assign multiple parents for a list member? Or when you need to build an alternate hierarchy sharing the same children of primary hierarchy, you have to create a new 'child-list'? Thanks.
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A way to only see lowest level in dependent dropdowns?
When using dependent dropdowns, is there a way to make the module only show the lowest levels? Currenly the lowest levels are the only selectable options, but it still shows you the hiararchy above that - just greyed out - which can look a bit untidy when trying to make a simple dashboard for an end user. Thanks.
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Timeline Charts
Hi Please can somebody throw some light on timeline charts? Anapedia offers this....... "Ensure the data items are date-formatted line items displayed across columns." This seems a little vague, does anybody have an example or some guidleines please, as i have a project model and would like to show a timeline chart (as a…
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converting a list of postal codes into postal code ranges
Hi, I am trying to write an array formula in Anaplan which converts a list of postal codes into postal code ranges. He is the link for an Excel equivalent formulas. https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/excel-questions/411304-creating-zip-code-ranges-one-list-help.html Can anybody please help me to write this formula in Anaplan.
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Creation of General list for user data entry
Hi All I am trying to do some simple setup in Anaplan and need your help.I am trying to create a general list with few columns where user will enter data. We dont need any hierarchy here and we are trying to mimic the attached excel sheet format in this proposed Anaplan list. The idea is user will maintain the data in this…
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Guru hours?
I'm working on simplifying our model and introducing pretty straightforward Forecasting capabilities to the deployment. I've heard that we have access to guru hours. What are guru hours?
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Versions page selector for only the Prior Forecast column
Anaplanners: does someone what formulas would allow me to reference another forecast for the Prior Forecast column? I want to compare the most Current Forecast against whatever forecast the user chooses (April, May, etc). Would appreciate any guidance and thanks as usual.