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Anaplan Polaris – Populated Space
This article is part of a series on Polaris best practices. Click here for more Community content or visit Anapedia for detailed technical guidance. This article introduces the idea of Populated vs Empty Space and outlines why it is a key factor to keep in mind when building in the Polaris engine. Populated Space defined…
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Anaplan Polaris – Natural Dimensionality
This article is part of a series on Polaris best practices. Click here for more Community content or visit Anapedia for detailed technical guidance. Natural dimensionality defined Natural dimensionality can be defined as the inherent and most appropriate number of dimensions (aka “lists”) needed to accurately represent a…
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Create a Formula to Reference a User's Model Role
Dynamic cell access can be extremely challenging with long user lists, especially if you want a user's read/write abilities to be dependent on their model role. If we were able to reference a user's model role via a formula, we could create role specific criteria for dynamic cell access.
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Pages with 2 models as a source has issues with Actions. A major problem
We have a new page with 2 model sources, and an action button from each source. When we select the first model 'CyT - DATA HUB', we see the 'UPDATE SUPPLY CHAIN' action greyed out as expected, as it is from another Model, and cannot be pressed. The action info is correct (highlighted) for the DATA HUB 'IMPORT ORDER'…
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3.3.12 Activity: Create Product Replenishment UX Page
Hi, I'm creating Product Replenishment UX page and have some problems with Suggested Order Request (can't taggle boolean) and Override Shipping Method (boolean is missing.) Can you help me? This is view from UX page: and this is **** saved view looks like:
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Level 2 1.5.2 Activity: Import data into Beginning Inventory
Hi, I have problems importing the beginning inventory into DAT 01 module. Mapping looks like this. There is an extra column with numbers. What should I do with this column and how should it be mapped? I assume the beginning inventory and this extra column should be together, so that the first line should have a beginning…
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Ability to exclude time dimension from an export
A description of the enhancement requested: When you export a module, in the Labels tab you have the option to remove any labels for a list dimension on rows and therefore effectively remove it from the export. This cannot be done with time and the customer would like it to be. A story for why they want the enhancement…
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Ability to Reorder Users
It will be very helpful if there is an option to reorder the names in the Users list. Since we can use users as a dimension now, some of our use cases need users in alphabetic orders or to have all users in one role together. This will help in user administration as well.
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Bug when creating a delete list action
Hi there, not sure if this is just me but I noticed a possible bug when trying to create a delete action from list using selection for a while now. Specifically, when I'm trying to choose the specific list to delete from using the list dropdown, and start typing the first few letters of the list, it keeps jumping to other…
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Anaplan Workspace Request
Hi Team, I just got the Anaplan Way Course Certificate, I fulfill all the requisites as well, but the request to join the Talent Builder Independent Program was declined. I have submitted my issue to Support. I want to develop my skill set in Anaplan, thereby want to enroll for Level 1 Training and get certified for job…
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Enhancement Request for the ability to assign list items to a subset using a formula
I would like the ability to populate a subset based on a line item attribute in another import module that contains the full list.
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Most Recent Duration (MS) is different for each User Same Import
In a Level 2, looking at the Actions panel, noticing the Most Recent Duration (MS) is different for each Model Builder in class. How is this number determined?
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Saved views
We have a number of saved views across various modules in our model, does the number of saved views impact model performance at all?
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Save UX pivot settings
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: We are encouraging our users to stay within the Anaplan environment as much as possible when manipulating data. Analysis requirements…
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Formatting time: Period instead of month
Would be great if a customer could choose how to format the months not just Jan 21 but P01 21 or P1 21 or P1 FY21. Now the period notation is only possible when selecting "13 4-week periods", but not if a customer selects any of the other option, like a month model or a week model with 4-4-5.
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番号付きリスト表での判別
下記のような、番号付きリストをディメンションにもつデータがあります。Answerの式を作りたいです。 まず、CheckにXがあるものを対象に、PRDとLineを確認し,さらにPRD-Line-Vesionがいくつあるか確認します。 例えば、A-1は、A-1-A2の1個しかないので、Answerは1とします。 A-2は、A-2-A2と、A-2-A3となります。この場合、1つめのA-2-A2には1,2つめのA-A2-A3には11とします。 さらに、FlgがTRUEなら、12とします。 お知恵をお貸しください
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Multiple header (in different line) for same column
Expected output where each column has two header i.e account (in 1st line- green) and Description (in 2nd line - yellow) To achieve desire, result in Anaplan I have created two separate list account and description. It is giving me the expected result, but this module will be referred by multiple models. I will have to use…
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Alternate Hierarchies - Use Cases
Hi All The topic of Alternate Hierarchies is very interesting for me, as we are exploring this topic as a future development for the product We are looking to build functionality that will allow multiple parents off a single child member and specify which hierarchies should be used in which part of the model This will…
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Error on importing data onto employee details module
Hi, I am trying to import data onto employee details module. It is a numbered module. I have attached three screen shots, 1. How it should be. 2. How it is and 3. the mapping which I have done. Please can anyone help?
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Can I rename an Action used in Anaplan Connect
Hello, I have multiple actions used in Anaplan Connect that we would like to rename… Do you know if renaming has an impact on good operation of my API ? If so, do you have best practices to share ? Thank you !
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SSO on different Tenant
Dear Community, I need your help, in my group some users need access to a Model hosted in a different Tenant, let's say Tenant 2. On Tenant 1, users are in SSO and it works perfectly fine. On Tenant 2, users are in non-SSO and it works. However, I am challenged by security team to switch for SSO and I do not know how to do…
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How I Built It: Upload Anaplan data — account hierarchy and key accounts
Author: Saikrishna Bandaru is a Certified Master Anaplanner and Sr. Anaplan consultant. In this video, I demonstrate how to create a user-friendly Anaplan UX page that allows end users to upload or update specific data directly into Anaplan. The example covers account mapping, enabling users to mark accounts as "strategic"…
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Possibility to make formatting options more flexible
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: UX limitations – lacks flexibility, constrained by predefined rules, and formatting is not easy (line items need to be formatted one…
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How to create a user in Anaplan to be able to access export APIs?
How to create a user in Anaplan to be able to access export APIs? I didn't find out any information about how to create a user in the documentation. is it something which needs to be done by Anaplan?
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Timesum check
I want to do a timesum for a value from first month of current year to last month of current but it is not returning value. I have used logic as TIMESUM(Amount,First month of CY, Last month of CY,SUM) Where amount is value, first month of CY is Jan 25 and last month of CY is Dec25. Amount line item has time on whereas for…
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UX formatting
Hello everyone, Is there a way to format within a UX page so that a user selection (boolean based) will make a chart and/or grid visible to the end user? I would like certain grids and charts to be visible to the end user for their planning based on their boolean selection of planning method, and other grids and charts to…
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Completed The Anaplan Way but No Access to Level 1 Model Building Course
I recently completed The Anaplan Way course and also received access to the Anaplan workspace also. However, I haven’t yet received access to the Level 1 Model Building course. Could anyone please help me understand the next steps or let me know how I can get access to the Level 1 course? Thanks in advance for your support!
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Model Calendar vs Time Ranges
Hi, My model calendar is currently using FY time with start period being Jul-June. For another module I need a time range that uses Calendar Year, Jan-Dec. I am not sure if it's possible. I tried the Time range function, but it defaults to Jul as a start period. Is there a way to accomplish this?
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Line Items not Showing for 'Create Shipping Export' in the Level 2 Conclusion
Hi - I know this is a frequently asked question but I believe there's something missing in all of this that I can't spot. I've been dwelling on this for days and this is due tomorrow. Can anyone help spot the issue(s) I'm encountering? All Modules: INV01 Table View: INV01 Blueprint View: INV05 Line Formula: TRA01 Grid…
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Request for making Anaplan be able to accept various forms of date formats in CSV import.
Excel opens CSVs and changes CSV's date formats depending on users' PC regional setting whereas Anaplan only accepts single date format in importing CSVs. When users import CSV files to Anaplan, they edit source CSVs in Excel. However, in case of apps for multinational users, depending on regions of users date formats vary…