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Talent builder program - Formulas and functions model
Hello everyone, Has anyone (from talent builder program) been able to be granted page builder role and download the formulas and functions app ? Cannot and I would love too. Thanks a lot
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Level 3 - Ask the Stakeholders - Designating Sales Reps to Accounts Process Questions
Level 3 - Ask the Stakeholders Designating Sales Reps to Accounts Process Questions This forum is for asking the stakeholders of the Unicorn Candy Company questions about the Designating Sales Reps to Accounts Process. The Anaplan Academy team will be monitoring this forum during US Central standard business hours. Please…
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Level 3 - Ask the Stakeholders - Establishing Sales Targets
Level 3 - Ask the Stakeholders Establishing Sales Targets Process Questions This forum is for asking the stakeholders of the Unicorn Candy Company questions about the Establishing Sales Targets Process. The Anaplan Academy team will be monitoring this forum during US Central standard business hours. Please allow up to 3…
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The model lifecycle: Managing Anaplan workspaces for long-term success
Author: Chandresh Lad is a Product Manager at Anaplan. Building a great model is a significant achievement. Keeping it effective, reliable, and easy to manage as the business evolves is a different challenge. Many Anaplan implementations begin with a clear objective: deliver a planning solution that meets an immediate…
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Expand/collapse for hierarchies on columns and line items
The new expand/collapse functionality for hierarchies on rows is a great improvement! It would be helpful to have the same functionality when a hierarchy is pivoted to the columns. This would give users more flexibility in how they structure a view while still being able to hide or show detail. It would also be useful to…
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Collapse / Expand Hierarchy Functionality in Modules and UX Grids
In current standard grid modules and UX Grids you can't Collapse & Expand hierarchies of Lists/Line Items/Sublist like you can do in Excel (see below). Considering that sometimes hierarchies can be huge or you want to Collapse one part but Expand another - it would be good to have such functionality
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The hidden valley: Auditing Anaplan solutions for adoption and value
Author: Avirup Sen is a Certified Master Anaplanner and a senior consultant and solution architect at EyeOn. A key reason for Anaplan’s global success story is how it is adopted easily across organizations for its ease of business adoption. Users globally love the platform, not only for the performance and scale of…
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Register for our July 29 platform release webinar!
Anaplan's next quarterly platform release webinar will be held July 29, 2026 at 8 a.m. Pacific Time. During this session, we will explore the latest features so you can optimize your Anaplan experience. Our expert-led session will equip you with a practical guide and live demonstrations to help you get the most out of new…
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Default today's date on UX with ADO
Hi everyone, I am trying to make a UX Page with today's date as default. That means, everyday when I enter in my UX page, I will see today's date (so the date will change everyday) and the figures related to the date, will change accordingly. Any ideas or tips&tricks? I need to men tion that I need to use ADO and not…
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Failed to retrieve field list from the selected data source. Please check your import settings and
Hi I'm received this error and it took a while to work out what it was. In the "Source Models" it was pointing to the wrong environment, this is confusing because I could still see the "Saved Views" to click on, it would bail out straight after that with the error. The complete error is: "Failed to retrieve field list from…
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new module experience
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: It is not possible to export the modules view from the new modules experience. It is possible, but fiddly, to highlight and copy,…
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Anaplan History Extraction based on Specific Criteria
Hi Anaplan Team, We now only have one option for extracting history: selecting a date range. It will benefit all model builders and Anaplan workspace admin users who truly take part in model development if we can offer more options, filters, or criteria. History Extraction Options along with Data Range: based on a specific…
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Line items
Hi Anaplan Team, Model builders could work more quickly and efficiently if we could display the list of filters and import actions. When we attempt to delete a line item, Anaplan shows the referenced line items, but it does not indicate which line items that specific line item is using in filters and import actions.
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1.5.8 Activity: Create Saved View for Import
I am trying to create the exact replicate of the screenshot; however, it is not going well. For DAT03 Historic Volumes, I have the following Blueprint view, where the Summary = None, and Time Scale = Week: I also have only this filter setting: These give me the following table: Meanwhile, my only Time range is And the…
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allow users in model view to see where other users are in the model
when multiple users open a sharepoint file, sharepoint has avatars at the top right showing: who's in the file/location where in the file they are and whether they are making changes, or just have it open it looks something like this: anaplan should also have this function. when multiple model builders are working thru the…
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Native function for Date & TimeStamp
Hi, is there in Anaplan the possibility to retrieve current time (date and time)? I know that now this is possibile only via integrations, but I will need to know if there is a native function.
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Conditional Formatting on Booleans
As a model Builder I would like to use Booleans as a Basis for Conditional formatting. For example. I have a Boolean/ Checkbox which indicates that not all fields in a new Item/ setting has been filled. I would like to be able to use that boolean directly instead of reverting to a number. The advantage would be to save on…
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Recommended Design for Determining Whether a Source Combination Exists in a Target List
Hello Anaplanners, I'm looking for advice on the best modeling approach for a DCA use case. Scenario I have an input module called "CC-Account Activation". It is dimensioned by: Cost Center (CC) Account Users can select an Activate? boolean to indicate that a Cost Center / Account combination should be activated. I have a…
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Dependent Dropdowns
Hi I have set up a Property on a list so that I can filter the list for only certain items in a user filter. I have successfully done this on another list but for the one I am currently working on, the dependent box is unable to be selected. Can anyone guide me as to why this checkbox could be greyed out? Thanks in advance.
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Combined grids with the same module
I would like a combined grid with Customer-Products, Sales history up top the current week and and Forecast data for the future weeks. The Sales History and the Forecast are in the same module, dimensioned by Customer-Product and weeks. I can filter the columns in grid2 and grid3 to show past and future weeks as required,…
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Modules - Beta Version
I have a question regarding the new Beta module creation experience. In the current UX, when creating a new module, we have the option to create a new Functional Area directly from the module creation screen. However, in the Beta version of module creation, I no longer see the option to create a new Functional Area. I do…
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1.6.3 Activity: Create Distribution Center Parameters Module issue
Hi While importing the data into the module the data is getting ignored instead of updating. I cannot clear this issue can u help regarding this. it is getting as ignoredmy mapping result no data
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How to replace YEARVALUE() in Polaris?
I' am migrating data from Classic to Polaris. I have a metric at the intersection of Market, Item, and Division that is calculated as Current Amount / Annual Amount. I obtain the annual amount using YEARVALUE(Current Amount). In Polaris, I cannot use this formula as a summary, so when data rolls up to higher hierarchy…
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Dynamic Summary Method
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: Ability to enable/disable summary method for each individual dimensions in a module. As of today, summary methods can be set/unset…
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How to approach a user story?
Author: Devrath Ahuja is a Certified Master Anaplanner with over six years of experience in implementing and delivering global Anaplan solutions. As someone starting out on their Anaplan journey, sometimes user stories and the build can feel overwhelming. Have you ever looked at a user story and wondered, “Where should I…
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Setting formula summary method on a ragged hierarchy to display on org charts
Authors: Upali Wickramasinghe, Certified Master Anaplanner and Principal Solution Architect at Zooss Consulting in Australia; co-authored by Andrew Petersen, Senior Consultant at Deloitte Australia. We were presented with a use-case to utilize the Anaplan Hierarchy Charts to display an organizational structure with some…
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Need clarification on DCA and guarding line items in Polaris Sprint 3
Hi everyone, I'm currently working through Level 2 Model Building (Polaris) – Sprint 3 and I'm having trouble understanding how the Final Shipment Amount line item in the INV01 Inventory Ordering module is protected. I'm confused about the different mechanisms involved, such as: IF THEN ELSE logic Dynamic Cell Access…
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Techniques for Anaplan model optimization (performance + sizing)
Author: Bhanu Chalotra is a Certified Master Anaplanner working with Anaplan community and designing different solutions around FP&A, headcount planning, and ICM. Anaplan is not just about how a model is built — it’s also about how efficiently it runs. This article shares proven optimization techniques to improve model…
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Level 1 Model Exam Activity 5
In Activity 5 of the model building exam, it asks to adjust formulas for EMP02 Employee Expenses module for the Bonus, Car Costs, and medical expenses to reference driver data in EMP03 Employee Drivers by Role module. I have no idea what that means, can you help me?
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REP02 SIZE MARGIN REPORT VALUES NOT APPEARING
Hello Everyone, The values for 'Revenue and Cost of sales' are not appearing in the REP02 Size Margin Report Module. Please find attached screenshots for your reference. Please help me.