For those like me who like visual aids, I put together a diagram of when to use sum vs lookup in a formula. Hope this helps if you are struggling when to use each.
@MCRIST thanks for sharing this.
Would you mind if I borrowed this for my L1 training course? I'm teaching several new Anaplan modelers and this diagram would be awesome!
Please feel free to share!
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