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Moving a model from Classic to Polaris

Author: Mike Henderson is a Principal Solution Architect at Anaplan. There is growing interest in taking existing models that operate in the classic (Hyperblock) engine to Polaris. There are a variety…

The beauty of simplicity: any level of selection in a hierarchy

Author: Hanwen Chen is a Certified Master Anaplanner and Professional Services Sr. Manager at Anaplan. Use case This is an interesting use case. One of our customers wanted to be able to include/exclu…

Adjusting CloudWorks Integration Schedules for Daylight Saving Time (DST) Using Postman

Intended Audience Level of Difficulty: Intermediate Requires familiarity with APIs and Postman Resources Required: Internal Expertise: IT Developer / API User Tools Needed: Postman, CloudWorks Acce…

Adjusting CloudWorks Integration Schedules for Daylight Saving Time (DST) Using Python

Intended Audience Level of Difficulty: Intermediate Requires familiarity with APIs and python scripting Resources Required: Internal Expertise: Python Developer / API Expert Tools Needed: Python, Clou…

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Convert list to text
Is there a function to change a list value to a text? I want to use the & operator with list values, but it only accepts text. When I try just using the list-formatted line items, I get the error belo…
Invalid Parent when Importing into List
Hi! I have this list called Strategic Customer. I have a module based off this list called Strategic Customer Details. the parent hierarchy of this list is Strategic Account Owners. In the module, I h…
How to convert text to date
Hi , I have a text formatted line item which is a date .I want to convert it to Date format . I tried to break it into three Year ,Month and day using Value(RIGHT(Line item,4)) Value(Mid(Line item,4,2…
When not to use Numbered Lists?
Given how flexible numbered lists are, is there a reason why I should not make all lists in a model 'numbered'?
How to estimate the size of a model
Hello, I would like to find an app to estimate the size of a model I can't find it on the App Anaplan Agile THank you for your help
Ragged to Balanced Hierarchy
Please can someone give the step by step points in an easy way to convert a Ragged Hierarchy to Balanced Hierarchy in Anaplan. Thanks!
Model Open Analysis vs Model Performance Analysis
Hi! I reckon there are two reports we can ask Anaplan to run for the models to gauge its performance. Wanted to know a bit more about Model Open Analysis and Performance Analysis reports - what do the…