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Group option in RANK Function
Hi, I have a module with 3 or more lists, and Value and Rank line item. I want to rank Value for each combination of items in those 3 lists. However, I find that RANK function can only accommodate 1 list in the Group option. How can this be done? Regards, Andre
Schedule Module as Report
Beginner Question: Is there a functionality to schedule the export of the current view of a module to a specified user?
Show Total in Module even after applying filters
Hi All, In one of my moduel having a column "Rebate Payment Amount" which has values, and also we set the show TOTAL on Above for giving total aggregated values as single value, it works only if we didn't apply any filters on the remaining columns in the module. How to show the 'Total' i.e. sum of all rows for the column…
Ruler in design mode
Hi everyone, I think it would be useful to have a ruler on the top of the window in dashboard design mode. that ruler would help us positionning dashboard differents elements and make dashboard designing easier and fun. have a nice day Regards Patrick
Single Sign On(SSO) with new workflow method
Hi everyone, A question about how SSO works with new workflow method - since the new workflow method will enable an automatic notification email which contains the URL linking to the dashboards that the users need to update, how does it work with SSO? For instance, if an user doesn't have Anaplan logged in at the moment,…
Dynamic Cell Access or line items with formula
I have a module with imported data. Some line items need to be editable and some do not. to make a line item not editable It seems there are two ways to do this... 1. create extra line item that references, and then hide the line item i don't want to be editable 2. use dynamic cell access I'm wondering folks opinions of…
Retaining display names as item names when change a numbered list to unnumbered?
A list which has been used to dimension many input line items was incorrectly made a numbered list when it should have been a normal unnumbered list. I can change it to unnumbered but am left with the expected #123 number as the item name. What I now want to do is replace the #123 with the display name but so far I have…
PREVIOUSVERSION(Data) not showing prior forecast actual data - please help!
Anaplanners - I am using PREVIOUSVERSION(Data) to pull the previous forecast's data (formula in first pic). It's not pulling actuals before the current month as you can see in the second pic for May 2018. It seems to be working fine prospectively for June 2018 and pulling in the previous forecast's values for future…
TIME as a Line Item/Bulk copy time
Hi All I have a few modules which are being used to capture settings/variables which the users will select via a dashboard. The modules include the TIME dimension using the Quarter timescale as they want to potentially have different settings for each quarter. I want to give them the ability to copy the settings from one…
Dynamic changes on List Item
Hi Team, I am trying to do the currency conversion where countries will be reported in 3 currencies USD,Euro,LC Now if the country is suppose France then only Euro and USD should appear in the drop down list as Euro is the LC i.e. LC in the above list should dis appear. e.g. For France Only Euro and USD should appear…
Blank for numbers
Hi all, Perhaps a straightforward question, however I cannot find a direct answer. I would like to have a BLANK formula for numbers, so IF ... THEN BLANK. Currently I have IF ... THEN 0 ELSE ... , however it has to be blank instead of zero. Is there a certain formula that works for numbers? Kind regards, Mickel
charting with generic week numbers
I need to chart multiple years with one line for each year and the axis showing the week numbers. I've been looking off and on, through the forum, for about four months and no luck finding a solution. Please help. Thanks.
Need help with SUM and/or LOOKUP functions
I'll be using 'Formulas and functions' app as a base for this. We have 'Transaction Values' module: I created 'adv prod' list and 'T: map' module. It's goal is to assign basic products to advanced products: Any product can be assigned to no advanced product, to one or many. My goal is to write a formula for this simple…
Ability to scroll down in the Module Blueprint view (after adding Version Formulae)
As a Model builder, I will like to have the ability to scroll down in the Module Blueprint View. What is happening currently (refer screenshots attached) is that after we added 20 odd Version Formulae in our module, we're not able to see the Line items at all since the Verion Formula is only visible on screen. Its only…
Boolean true by default?
Is there a way to set a boolen line item as true by default, allowing the user to de-select items rather than select them? The module has a large number of dimensions - and is accessed on different dashboards - and so setting each of them to true isn't really practicle (even with the space bar trick) Thanks,
Monte Carlo Simulations
Dear Anaplanners, I would like to know if Monte Carlo Simulations are possible on the Anaplan platform ? I would appreciate to any kind of help pertaining to this topic. Thanks a lot. regards, Krishna Veera
field missing
. I have two modules with the same dimensions. I’m bring fields into the calculation module from the import module. I’m bring fields into the calculation module from the import module. This works fine for tons but not for percentage distribution. I created a test field and change time scale to year and the values show up…
Time Scale changes
Hello, Please do let me know if there a way to rename the Time period Label of Year? For eg FY2015, FY2016 etc. to 2015 or CY2015. Thanks, Suneesh
'Formula' sum for 'list'-formatted line item
Hi all, This article ( https://help.anaplan.com/anapedia/Content/Modeling/Build%20Models/Summary_Methods.html ) claims that list formatted line items can have 'formula' as summary type. In reality it does not work for me. If I try to set summary type to formula - system tells me to enter formula first. I do that and try…
Hotkeys for copy across/down
A detailed description of the enhancement that is being requested: can the copy down/across function be added as hot keys (combination of keys on computer keyboard) How you hope the enhancement would assist in your business process(es)?: Some of our end users do use these functions pretty often. The enhancement is pretty…
Lookup between list formatted line item value in one module and list property in another module
Hi All, This is around a Top-Down allocation functionality being built for Demand adjustment. Based on the available capacity & resources the demand needs to be adjusted but instead of adjusting at the lowest level (Devices) the idea is to adjustment at another higher level(Packages) and the % adjustment flown down to the…
Compounding across a list
Hi. I've a question as to how values can be compounded across a list. i.e. If I was to have a 'Driver list' of 3 items. Each driver item improves sales by 10%, the total improvement to sales is 1.1*1.1*1.1=1.331 or 33.1%. It is similar to how a product fucntion would work in Execl. Checking the Anaplan v Excel…
Top Level on the Users List?
Hello, Is there any way to get around not having a top level on the users list, other than creating a "fake" users list with selective access?
PREVIOUSVERSION(Data) not showing prior forecast actual data - please help!
Anaplanners - I am using PREVIOUSVERSION(Data) to pull the previous forecast's data (formula in first pic). It's not pulling actuals before the current month I.t seems to be working fine prospectively for future months and pulling in the previous forecast's values for future months. I tried the following formula but to no…
How to write an IF function so the boolean applies to more than one month
I am writing an IF Function (IF START()>CURRENTPERIOD() THEN TRUE ELSE FALSE) the result will be a Boolean. How do I make it apply to the next 6 Months or PERIODS? Thank you
Can not import with Anaplan Connect
I've tried to install the Anaplan Connect following the video tutorial, but every time I end up with the following message: INFO: I/O exception (java.net.SocketException) caught when connecting to {s}->https://api.anaplan.com:443: Connection reset Then after the batch file has retried several times and failed, I get this…
PREVIOUS() for line items in a module not involving time dimension
I am working on a module in which have two related line items (L1 & L2)& a dimension "Period." For Period A is L2=0, Period B L2 = Period A L1 and so on. I am trying to figure out a calculation for the Non-time series module. Example of module given below: Period A/Period B/Period C/Period D/Period E L1 13/15/16/18/19 L2…
How to create allocation key based on last forecast data
Hi, I want to create allocation key which allocates an annual budget data to each month based on last forecast data. Budget and Forecast are two separate version (of course) in my module but I can not find a way to calculate it. thank for your help Jérôme.
Dynamic line item
Hi Team I have a line item Existing Product formated as a List of Products. The value is being picked from another module. I am creating a new line item New Product again formated as a List of Products. I need to have this list as a dynamic list where the value from the Existing Products is removed. Since Product lists is…
Increase the number of characters in a non numbered list
It would help the overall design principles, if the number of characters in a non numbered list is increased from 60 to 100. The reason to bring this point is becasue of the fact that the non numbered lists are losing its sheen over a period because of various number of reasons and Numbered lists are not the ideal…

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