Modelling Best Practices

As a parting gift, check out these 3 latest videos showing how to model:

Time in a flexible way
Different sign conventions
Alternative Hierarchies

https://community.anaplan.com/t5/Best-Practices/Modeling-Best-Practices-Video-Series-1-Flexible-Time-Mapping/tac-p/93477

https://community.anaplan.com/t5/Best-Practices/Modeling-Best-Practices-Video-Series-2-Signage-Convention/ta-p/93236

https://community.anaplan.com/t5/Best-Practices/Modeling-Best-Practices-Video-Series-3-Alternate-Hierarchies/ta-p/93237

Happy Modelling

David

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ReshmaR

Thanks @DavidSmith - the alternative hierarchies is a particularly interesting one. Especially for organisations looking to flex the way they are structured in view of recent market challenges.

andrewtye

Really like the flexible time one particularly around the rolling forecast element; and of course can really go to town on the phasing sets for getting days to weeks to months based on proper calendars

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