In as much detail as possible, describe the problem or experience related to your idea. Please provide the context of what you were trying to do and include specific examples or workarounds:
One of the biggest challenges when maintaining large and complex Anaplan models is understanding the impact of changes made to line items that are used as filters in saved views.
Currently, if a model builder wants to clean up unused line items or change line items formulas, there is no straightforward way to identify whether that line item is being used as a filter in any saved view. As a result, the only option is to manually review saved views across multiple modules, which can be extremely time-consuming and error-prone in large-scale models.
The Blueprint view in a module should provide something similar to the "Referenced By" column, but for saved view filter dependencies - for example call it "Referenced by Filter in Saved Views" or "Referenced by Saved Views".
How often is this impacting your users?
Very often.
Who is this impacting? (ex. model builders, solution architects, partners, admins, integration experts, business/end users, executive-level business users)
Model builders.
What would your ideal solution be? How would it add value to your current experience?
Add a new dependency-tracking column in the module Blueprint view, such as:
"Referenced by Filter in Saved Views".
This column would display all saved views where the line item is used as a filter, similar to how the existing "Referenced By" functionality displays formula dependencies.
Benefits
- Simplified model cleanup and optimization activities.
- Reduced risk of unintentionally breaking downstream processes.
- Improved impact analysis before modifying or deleting line items.
- Greater transparency in large models with hundreds of modules and saved views.
- Reduced reliance on manual documentation, naming conventions, or notes, which are often incomplete or outdated.
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