Author: Manoj Upadhyay is a Certified Master Anaplanner and Anaplan Lead Consultant at Relanto.
Hello Community!
The true advantage for our end users is frictionless planning. When the UX is intuitive, users spend less time on figuring out the tool and more time driving business value. These enhancements are about creating a space where data feels accessible, navigation feels natural, and the interface actually supports the planner's flow.
Anaplan continues to improve the enhancement to the UX and platform every month. I have picked my top simple but impactful UX enhancements from each of the first five months of 2026.
January: Hierarchy chart pagination
January solved the headache of displaying deep, wide hierarchies. Previously, a hierarchy chart with 30+ child nodes would either crash the visual flow or become unreadable.
With hierarchy chart pagination, page builders can now toggle a setting that limits the initial view to the first few nodes (3) . Users can then "page" through the rest.
Why it’s a win: It keeps your Boards clean and professional while still allowing users to explore the full depth of an organization or product list.
February: The board insights panel
February brought the insights panel, a collapsible, dedicated space on the right side of any board. Before this, we had to waste valuable "above-the-fold" real estate on text cards for
instructions or navigation buttons.
Master tip: Move your 'how to use this page' instructions, additional info, and page navigations buttons into the insights panel. It creates a sleek, focused workspace where the data stays center-stage, but help is always just one click away.
March: Page-level comment toggles and dynamic navigation
March was a double-win for builders who care about workflow.
- Enable/disable comments: You can now turn commenting on or off for specific pages
rather than one by one for each card. This saves page builder time and reduces
frustration. - Module-driven navigation: You can now link buttons to URL-formatted line items.
This means you can build a "deep dive" button that takes a user to a different page based
on their specific selection in a grid. Most important it can navigate to any URL and not
only inside Anaplan apps.
April: MOVINGSUM on general lists (the non-time rolling total)
The standout update for April was the enhancement to the MOVINGSUM function. Previously, this could only be used with the Time dimension. Now, you can use MOVINGSUM across any general list.
May: Hierarchy chart filtering
Following January’s pagination update, May brought a quick way to user-specific filtering inside hierarchy charts. Users can now instantly search for and isolate specific branches/area without changing the global view for everyone by utilizing user specific filters based on any available line item. It gives planners a fast, personalized view of large structures in seconds.
Monthly release notes
I hope you've already discovered these improvements! Below are the links to the monthly release notes:
Don't wait for your next major model to rebuild to start using these. Specially, the insights panel and comment toggles are "low-hanging fruit" that you can retro-fit into your existing apps today to improve the user experience immediately.
Which of these simple updates has made your life as a builder easier? Share with me in the comments below!
