Cloudworks or Anaplan APIs: Automatic Archival Process

jpavia

As a Model Builder or Integration developer, I would like to have the ability to have an automated process via Cloud works or ALM APIs to archive production models on a specific time cadence. By either exposing this functionality through ALM APIs or via Cloudworks, it will remove the admin work to archive models on a per-month basis.

M.Kierepka

Hi, this is a good idea that has been already proposed few times, please consider upvoting the other ones:

https://community.anaplan.com/discussion/52906/expose-copy-and-archive-model-backups-in-api

https://community.anaplan.com/discussion/59053/schedule-copy-archive-backup-model

https://community.anaplan.com/discussion/135170/automate-model-management

https://community.anaplan.com/discussion/149376/model-archives-automation-tenant-administration

https://community.anaplan.com/discussion/143929/much-needed-alm-application-lifetime-management-front-end-enhancements

david.savarin

I d prefer through the alm api endpoint along with other model management methods (copy, change mode, delete, import...)

Joshua.Huilar

Hi all, the ability to automate copying and archiving models does not appear to be presently available in Anaplan.

This ability has been requested as far back as of October 2019.

I recommend folks "Upvote" the links below.

If a submission gets enough “Upvotes” then Anaplan prioritizes it for consideration on their roadmap.

119 Upvotes Automated backup of models — Anaplan Community

89 Upvotes Schedule "Copy & Archive" - Backup Model — Anaplan Community

50 Upvotes Expose Copy and Archive (Model Backups) in API — Anaplan Community

17 Upvotes Automate Model management — Anaplan Community

13 Upvotes Is it possible to use the Anaplan API to copy and archive models? — Anaplan Community

11 Upvotes Cloudworks or Anaplan APIs: Automatic Archival Process — Anaplan Community

7 Upvotes Model Archives : Automation & Tenant administration — Anaplan Community

david.savarin

This is sorely missing for an enterprise level solution.

With one or 2 models in the scope, Manual archival is feasible.

Beyond a 10th / 20th, this is a challenge.

Beyond it… ^^

david.savarin

I might add that adding the capacity to bulk delete models with the API instead of adding of the ability to copy / archive / change states and such with the API isnt really good as now you can delete stuff programmatically but cannot restore them the same way (using the 7 days grace periode during which deleted models can still be restored.)