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Polaris: Line Item Subsets cause severe size leakage
We have discovered that Line Item Subsets cause unexpected behaviour in Polaris: their mere existence adds significantly to model size and calculation demand. This overhead is undocumented (it appears in neither Anapedia nor the Planual) and is not visible to the model builder during building. The only way to detect it is…
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Designing explainable models: Making complex allocations transparent in Anaplan
A practical design guide for model builders who want allocation models to answer not only what changed, but why it changed. Author: Sripriya Rao is a Tech Lead at Prudential Financial and an Anaplan Solution Architect. Audience: Model Builders, Solution Architects, CoE Teams Quick takeaway: Accurate allocation results are…
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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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Make Time Ranges Production Data
In order to support varied testing and especially split-model deployments (same dev model with different data sets/time periods), it would be useful to have Time Ranges be Production Data. This will provide value in allowing all deployed models linked to the development model to be configured independently and save on…
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Support “Approval from All Assignees” for Dynamically Assigned Approvers in Decision Tasks
Currently, when approvers are assigned dynamically from a module line item, a Decision Task proceeds as soon as any one of the assigned users approves it. Please extend the “Require approval from all assignees” option, which is currently available for manually selected approvers, to dynamically assigned approvers as well.…
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Would you trust an AI agent to build your next Anaplan module?
If an AI agent could build your next Anaplan module from a plain-language prompt, would you trust it, or would you still rebuild it yourself line by line? Curious to hear how comfortable people would be with AI-generated Anaplan models and what level of validation you would expect before using the output.
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What's the #1 bottleneck in your Anaplan build cycle?
What's the #1 bottleneck in your Anaplan build cycle right now? A. Model documentation B. Onboarding new builders C. Optimizing slow formulas Curious which one takes the most time for your team and how you're currently addressing it.
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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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3.4.3 Activity: Create Country Summary Module
Hi All, I am stuck in this exercise almost 2 hour, not able to proceed further. Can anyone please help? I have added line item "Country Made in" SYS08 SKU details module. Now i know that the formula in Safety stock flag count would be 'INV01 Inventory Ordering'.Safety Stock Exception Count[SUM: 'SYS08 SKU Details'.Country…
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Anaplan AI: Give it full model context to stop invalid formula suggestions
Problem: Co-modeler often suggests formulas that don't work - invalid syntax, or timeouts requiring manual copy/paste that still fails. This forces users to debug the suggestion and explain the model's structure back to the tool (often having to leverage another AI like Chat or Claude) instead of just applying a working…
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Eu4 Server Discussion
Hi All, Is anyone else experiencing difficulties accessing Anaplan models or encountering issues where models become unresponsive or remain in a "Model Busy" state for an extended period? Thanks
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Anaplan Analyst across multiple models/workspaces — how do you manage context?
Has anyone deployed Anaplan Analyst across multiple connected apps or workspaces? How do you handle context switching so the agent doesn’t mix up assumptions or hierarchies between models?
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Intermittent Anaplan Interface Error Message
Hello, Former Anaplan Support member here. I was just about to create a Support Ticket for this intermittent error message, I wanted to see if there were others who have run into this message before? 1) I am checking to see if other users are facing this issue. 2) This is not model or workspace specific. I have already…
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Multi-level bill of materials explosion or breakdown
Author: Alexandru Pavel is a Certified Master Anaplanner and Solution Architect at Keyrus. In manufacturing, supply chain planning, and production management, it is often necessary to determine the quantities of raw materials required to produce a finished good. This process, commonly referred to as BOM (Bill of Materials)…
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2.3.9.3 Update Historic Volumes for Baseline Forecast
Hello everyone, I encounter a problem concerning the formula of "Offset Volumes for 1st Forecast Year" . I wrote the formula that seems logical to me but it doesn't work. Can someone help me correcting it ? Thanks in advance. N.B : The first image represents hints for the formula and the second image is the formula that i…
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Current Date and Time
It would be great to have a function to get current date and time. Timezone settings could be common for all users and maintained in the settings section
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One model, many countries: The template and the reality
Author: Daniel Badura is a Certified Master Anaplanner and Solution Architect at Dr. Oetker. A consistent, transparent planning approach offers many benefits, but applying it across an international organization is no small task. Markets differ in priorities and business practices: customer preferences and buying habits,…
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"Failed to retrieve field list" error when importing saved view across models
Hi everyone, Has anyone run into this issue before? I am trying to import data into a Marketing model list using a saved view (Update B3 Product Dist in Mktg) from a source model (FinancialPlanning_Dev_Polaris). However, when I try to set up the import action, I get the following error: Select SourceFailed to retrieve…
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Workspace model oversize
Hi, I received an error msg regarding the workspace exceeding the size limit when I wanted to add more lists into “Applies to” as I added an additional context/page selector and needed to add up the figures with an additional criteria in the formula bar using the sum function Is there a way to resolve this issue? Kindly…
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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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Custom Version Implementation
Hello everyone, Working with a client on a model which (due to workspace constraints) is utilizing primarily snapshot versions. After a recent increase in space (pending finalization), we’re looking to incorporate custom versions to all of the modules feeding the P&L for the upcoming budget cycle. Today all inputs, calcs…
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Add an Option to Change the Module Name “Style” for Better Visibility
It would be helpful if we could change the Module Name “Style” setting to improve visibility, similar to the Line Item “Style” setting.
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Add Time Scale Selection When Creating a New Module
It would be helpful if users could select the time scale (e.g., Year, Quarter, Month, Day) when creating a new module.
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Dynamic Time Filters and Dynamic Line-Item Filters
Author: Hanwen Chen: Certified Master Anaplanner and Professional Services Sr. Manager at Anaplan. Dynamic Time Filters and Dynamic Line-Item Filters are common features in Anaplan models that provide users with greater flexibility when viewing reports. Dynamic Time Filter A Dynamic Time Filter allows users to select the…
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Case Study: Anaplan model performance and size optimization
Author: Pranjal Agrawal is a Certified Master Anaplanner and a Senior Anaplan Consultant at Hinduja Global Solutions Limited (HGS). The challenge I was working for a client who at the start of their fiscal year introduced some new functionalities in Anaplan. They initially estimated that the additional data flowing in for…
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How I Built It: Classic vs. Polaris — a dimensions-first approach to module design
Author: Valeria Sicuro is a Certified Master Anaplanner and Professional Service Consultant at Bedford Consulting. In this ‘How I Built It’ video, I demonstrate how dimensionality decisions impact model design in Anaplan, and how the same business requirement can lead to different implementations depending on whether you…
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Summing over time period and list item
Hi, I am struggling to return any values and wondering whether this is even possible? I have created a fake Period End list and can determine according to the day in the time module (ACC04) what the Period End should be. I then created another module dimensioned by Period End and summed Day in Office but its coming up as…
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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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Allow the end-user to set their own language preference for a model within their settings.
Description of the enhancement required: Allow for Workspace Admins to configure the Platform in English but support alias tables that allow end-users to switch between different languages (i.e. English to French, etc.) An example of the enhancement: Allow the end-user to set their own language preference within their…
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Model to Model Import Issue
I have two actions one that pulls a list, using code, from model A to model B and then a second that pulls data associated with that list. The first one works perfectly - every item with it's associated parent is there but on the 2nd action some of the data points don't get pulled across. I've cleared the list a couple of…