January Q&A Challenge — share your reflections for a chance to win!
In the Anaplan Community, we believe that growth comes from connecting, collaborating, and sharing knowledge. Every day we see our members coming together to share ideas, solve problems, and support one another in forum discussions, blog posts, and beyond. As we start the new year, we’re taking a moment to reflect on the amazing milestones we achieved in 2024 and continue to celebrate the incredible contributions of our Community members.
This past November, the Anaplan Community reached a major milestone: 100,000 members! This accomplishment reflects the energy, growth, and dedication of everyone here. Let’s keep that momentum going in 2025 as we look back on our favorite features from the past year and recognize the individuals who have made a difference.
Introducing our January Reflection & Appreciation Q&A Challenge! This challenge is your chance to look back on 2024 and share your favorite feature, while also taking a moment to recognize a fellow Community member who has made an impact on you.
Questions for the Q&A Challenge:
- What was your favorite Anaplan feature released in 2024 and why? Please keep your response focused on one feature.
- Nominate a fellow Community member you want to recognize — whether for solving a tough issue or offering support or knowledge in the Community, we want to hear who has made an impact on you!
We can’t wait to hear your reflections and see your nominations!
How to participate:
- The challenge begins on January 7, 2025 and concludes January 20, 2025.
- Provide a response to the Q&A Challenge questions by commenting below: 1) What was your favorite Anaplan feature released in 2024 and why, 2) Nominate a fellow Community member you want to recognize — whether for solving a tough issue or offering support in the Community.
What’s in it for you?
- Community badge: All Community members who contribute a response will receive a special participant badge to highlight your involvement.
- Community swag: Participants will have a chance to win a fun Community water bottle not only for themselves but also for the Community member they nominate!
Community swag winners:
For those who participate in this Challenge, we’ll be randomly selecting multiple participants and their nominations to receive a Community water bottle. Those who get selected will hear from our team by the end of the month.
Are you ready to reflect on the past year and show your appreciation for your peers? We hope you’ll participate in the January Reflection & Appreciation Q&A Challenge by commenting below and supporting your favorite nominations. Let’s continue building on the positive energy and growth in our Community!
For a full outline of our challenge rules and restrictions, read our full Terms & Conditions here.
Comments
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Hello Community,
I wish you all a Happy New Year.
I have mentioned so many times that NUX functionalities has come up a long way; the feature & flexibility it is offering for us to build and showcase it to users, and benefits that users are getting from these features are high. I'm so glad to be able to use most of the recent features that NUX has offered.
But my favorite feature which we got is Anaplan Workflow and it is obvious. Because it has given an upper hand for the users to get to know their responsibilities in the process flow. I remember building a huge functionality just to provide approvals capabilities for the users in their business process time to time. It would've been much easier and efficient if I had this workflow feature there in Anaplan :D.
I would like to nominate @Pooja for her immense support in solving complex problem statements, sharing her views and helping me providing the better Output for the users.
Happy Planning :)
Thanks,
Puneeth HPSuccess is the Intersection of Dreams and Hardwork!
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My favourite feature for 24' is a golden oldie back from January, and an example that it's the 'little things' that can make a big difference. Action Button Icon Alignment might sound simple to some, but the amount of queries I had from users when navigating dashboards was greatly reduced by the simple relocation of an arrow icon on my nav buttons. So while this is a 'little thing', it's easily my favourite change from the year!
My shoutout goes to @jan_sypkens for always keeping me up to date over with the new and fancy things that are coming to the platform, and dealing with my random questions.
Happy New Year all & all the best for 2025.
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Hello Anaplan Community,
My favorite release of 2024 is Hierarchy Cards. They have made communication easier, especially in the foundation phase of the projects while determining hierarchies. They offer a lot of flexibility for demonstration purposes.
A big shoutout to @muratakkas for always being willing to help.
Wishing everyone a successful and joyful 2025!
Seyma Tas🌷🙂
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My favourite feature for 24' is ADO is probably the biggest update of 2024. With this tool, solution architects and model builders can re-visualize the data foundations behind almost every model and transform it into a more user-friendly and intuitive data management tool without the need to design and build a model specifically to house data.Key advantages to using ADO include: the ability to validate and transform form data, more efficient storage of data, flow of data, and the reduced need for experienced model builders to set up and maintain data in ADO. ADO provides a centralized hub for data management, eliminating the need for manual processes and reducing errors. Its user-friendly interface enables seamless collaboration among data analysts and business users.
ADO Can be used for both inbound and outbound integrations between Anaplan to External systems.
A big thanks to @manchiravi for support and helping me to providing the better Output for the users.
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My favorite Anaplan feature released in 2024 is the Anaplan Data Orchestrator (ADO). The ADO has revolutionized the way we manage and integrate data by simplifying and accelerating the entire process. The ability to connect seamlessly with third-party applications using a no-code interface is a game-changer, especially for someone like me who values efficiency in data integration.
What I find particularly valuable is the ability to store source data in a centralized location, which eliminates redundancy and ensures consistency when distributing data across multiple models. Transformations within ADO are intuitive, reusable, and automated, saving significant time while preparing data for Anaplan models. The visual data lineage feature is another standout—it offers a clear, end-to-end map of the data journey from source to Anaplan, including all transformations. This not only enhances transparency but also makes troubleshooting and optimization much easier. Overall, ADO empowers users to streamline complex data workflows, enabling faster and more reliable decision-making within the Anaplan ecosystem. I would like to nominate @Taryn for sharing her views.
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Picking your favorite feature feels a little like picking your favorite child!
If I had to choose one, it was great to see User List enhancements raised through the Community Idea Exchange come to reality! While maybe not an earth shattering change, the ability to assign top levels and subsets on the helps avoid the need for workarounds to support user centric needs.
I'd like to recognize @seymatas1 who has been a rock star enabling other members of our Community! Thank you Seyma for all the brilliant suggestions and the time you have put in to provide precise instructions including amazing screenshots to help explain!
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Hello Community,
Picking a favorite feature from 2024 is no small task, but one that truly stood out for me was the ability to reorder categories and pages in the NUX app. This small yet impactful update has significantly reduced the manual effort required for organizing pages. Previously, we had to rely on alphanumeric naming conventions to sequence pages, which was both time-consuming and unintuitive. Now, with the simple drag-and-drop functionality, we can effortlessly rearrange pages to suit user needs without unnecessary sequencing. It’s a subtle enhancement, but one that brings a cleaner, more user-friendly presentation to our apps—definitely a game-changer for builders and end users alike!
My shoutout goes to @Dikshant for his functionality-focused answers, which are always insightful and practical, making a significant impact by solving complex issues.
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One of the most noteworthy advancements in the Anaplan ecosystem in 2024 was the introduction of ADO (Anaplan Data Orchestrator).
Beyond the obvious benefits of enhanced direct integrations with various sources and data transformation capabilities, I’d like to highlight three smaller yet significant challenges that ADO effectively addressed
1. Data sources often contain duplicate rows, which was always challenging. It was always a pain if a file contained duplicated rows and if was needed to make additional transformations in Anaplan before updating the final destination objects (list, modules). With ADO, all rows are imported as they are, and any necessary transformations for Anaplan's final objects (lists or modules) can be performed directly after the import in ADO.
2. In ADO there is HASH function that transforms any combination/concatenation of columns in a consistent Key that does not exceed 60 characters. This is very helpful as the concatenated key needed in Anaplan could often exceed 60 characters. This is a very simple way to solve this challenge.
3. The inclusion of the CURRENTTIMESTAMP and CURRENTDATE functions in ADO addresses the need to have the exact current date or timestamp within an Anaplan model, eliminating the necessity of developing external scripts for this purpose.
My shoutout goes to @KirillKuznetsov for keeping us informed with the new features using all channels 😊.
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Hello Community,
Wishing you all a Happy New Year!
ADO is likely the biggest update of 2024, and it’s my favourite feature. I have completed six out of nine lessons in the Anaplan Data Orchestrator (ADO) course. Unfortunately, due to access restrictions, I could not complete hands-on practice, but I believe it will be a game changer.
I would like to nominate @rob_marshall, @Arnab116 , @Dikshant and @PulkitChawla for offering their support.
Regards,
Adam S.2 -
Favorite Anaplan feature released in 2024
I firmly believe that small things can create a big impact. This is a great opportunity to highlight features that may seem small but have created a big impact in my opinion.
- Commenting on worksheet pages
- Conditional navigation actions
- End user Show/Hide enhancements
- Top-level and subsets for the users list
- Dynamic bulk copy action
- Reordering categories and pages in an app
- Manage Access page has been updated to be more intuitive
- Role-based landing pages
- Model switch update: The selected model in pages that support multiple models is now persisted when you navigate across pages
- Restore a deleted App page
- Fine Grain History Search
I would like to nominate @AryaGupta098
3 - Commenting on worksheet pages
