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Conditional Format in Total
Hello, Please help how can I apply a conditional format in my line item for total without putting a summary in the module blueprint. Please see attached picture. Thanks advance for the help. Tom
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Level 2 Model Building/ 2.4.7 Activity
Hi, Having a hard time figuring out how to write a formula for Line Item forecast cf in Module DEM03 Demand Forecast. The instructions are below. Write a formula for the line item: * If Initial Demand Forecast is EQUAL to the Final Forecast, set value of Forecast cf to 0. * If Initial Demand Forecast is NOT EQUAL to the…
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New Best Practices article: The Importance of Building and Maintaining a Clean Model
All, Just wanted to share a new Best Practices article on The Importance of Building and Maintaining a Clean Model and please make sure you download the attachment where it answers frequently asked questions and what to look for. Link Thanks, Rob
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Unable to Access L 2 Training
Hello, I started the L 1 training on the academy but then switched to an instructor led course for L 1. I completed the instructor led training. The L 2 training is currently grayed out, my guess is because it still shows I'm in the middle of L 1 training. Is there a way to access L 2? Thanks
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August 2020 release
Hi Anaplan Community, Where can I find information on the flexible time labeling which has been released on August 8th 2020? Flexible time labeling: Workspace Administrators can label the models they build out by calendar year (CY) or fiscal year (FY), to better inform end users about the timeframe certain models…
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Nested Sorting
Hello, I there a way/workaround in sorting a nested axis in Anaplan? Attached is the example module where I need to put the TOTAL LIST1 and TOTAL LIST2 at the start of each list. Thanks in advance for helping. Tom
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Need Formula help
Hi Please refer the screen shot attached. Within a parent,I want to sequence the column 'Structure Type' based on each unique Job Name.For example, for Job Name 318317,I have marked 1 and 2 for 317542. Need to know how to setup the formula for the column 'Structure Type' for this requirement. Thanks Regards Prabakaran
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Driver-based planning, connected to Finance app
Hey Anaplanners, I'm curious about best-practice for building connected, driver-based models. I have a an idea of how I'd do it, but not sure how others would accomplish the same objective. So, I'll present a very simple example to get the point across, with the objective of receiving feedback on how to correct / improve…
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Update Historic Volumes for Baseline Forecast
Hi Im trying to build the volumes for baseline forecast and below is my formula resulting in the following error IF 'SYS01 Time Settings By Week'.'1st Forecast Year?' THEN 'Offset Volumes for 1st Forecast Year' ELSE IF 'SYS01 Time Settings By Week'.'2nd Forecast Year?' THEN Offset('Offset Volumes for 1st Forecast…
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FX Conversion Help
Hi, I currently have a list of bank accounts in various currencies. I need to convert these currencies into the product currency. I am currently converting all bank balances into GBP using a FX module and then converting all back to the product currency. However, is there another way to do this? The excel file I'm trying…
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Formula assist
Hi, I have 2 lists: 1) LIst of Funds (P3) and 2) List of Fund entities (P4) whose Parent is P3. I also have a P3 details module that lists out the fund currency for P3 Funds. My issue is, I have a module (P4) which I'm trying to pull the fund currency from the P3 details module - i've tried using PARENT(ITEM etc, but…
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what is Hyper Model?
I read this news. https://community.anaplan.com/t5/Releases/Anaplan-HyperModel-Model-complex-problems-at-scale-and-adapt-to/ba-p/77929 In this article, many people comment that we can get more workspace 130GB to 700GB in Hyper Model. I don't understand what is Hyper Model. If we want to use Hyper Model, we have to pay…
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Line item formatting
Hi, Question please. Would like to ask if it is possible to have two formatting in one line item? for example (see ss below), the columns are line items and the rows are LIS. The GLA for 2018A and 2019B (9% & -3%) are percentage change variance while the Lease out rate formula is the difference of 2018A and 2019B (4p%ts &…
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DigitalCPX 2020: Expert Advice: Model Cleanliness with Rob Marshall
It’s not too late for Spring cleaning! In this session, review and follow guidelines to effectively clean-up your model and optimize it as you build. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vdrzgsbd3no We will focus on three key concepts: * Performance * Scalability * Maintenance Don't miss the Best Practice article and Guide to…
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DigitalCPX 2020: Expert Advice: Formula Optimization with Mark Warren
Curious to learn more about the calculation engine and how formula impact your model’s performance? In this session, discover techniques for improving calculation performance through formula optimization. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujnk0llnsZM We will focus on three key areas: * Golden Rules * Complexity * Text…
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Ratio formatting
Hi, Question please. I am trying to format the percentage change (in red box) with suffix of "pts" but when I click the percentage the suffix is disabled. I tried also using the Ratio in the Summary Method but still the same. How can I fix it? Thank you.
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Formula error - dimension issue
Hi, Can someone assist with a formula error I'm receiving? I currently have 3 modules (see attached), and in the third module, I'm trying to calculate the number of meetings by entity and product. The error message I receive is: Dimension of mapping used for aggregation doesn't match any dimension of the source. My formula…
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Optimiser Time out error
Hi, I am running an optimizer with Time out limit of 20000 seconds.However post 60 mins it throws the following error: "The solver was cancelled due to timeout, please increase the solver timeout value to solve the problem" Does Anaplan has the limitation of only 60 minutes? Not sure what is the issue. Can anyone please…
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To build formula which is like PREVIOUS() but references a list item instead of time
Hi All, found out a work around for this, until Anaplan creates an in built function to fetch previous or next values in a list, without referring to Time dimension. Hope this helps Link to Anaplan Idea Exchange: https://community.anaplan.com/t5/Idea-Exchange/PREVIOUSITEM-formula-which-is-like-PREVIOUS-but-refer... Other…
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Planual Explained - Day 38
"Rule 1.06-03": Article 1, Chapter 6, and Rule 3” Avoid single item subsets If possible, try and avoid single item subsets, if there is a top level in the list, a single item subset will always have two members Here is how it was done in Pre Planual Era. We used to create a subset which includes/houses just a single list…