Modeling

Calculating the difference between two dates is a common requirement and one that you will likely need to do at some point. Below you will find the best practice for calculating the difference between two days, and the best practice for calculating the difference between two months. While there are multiple ways to get to…

As a Model Builder, I would like to be able to stop the mistake research by using an action button. This processing can be very long when we are building an heavy model (5-10 minutes) and most of the time we already know where is the mistake (format, etc.). That's why we can save a lot of time if we could click to stop the…

So I want to change my module. But I want to know how much capacity before and after implement new changes. Current now I only knew that we only can see the capacity for a whole model. Please someone, could you tell me about this information? Thank you!! 😄 BR, Dian Suci

Hello, I need to get data from Aug 21 to Sept 21, but i dont want to use "Previous month", if not something like "current month -1", it´s possible? Thanks

In the Anaplan Community, we believe that success stems from members connecting, sharing, and helping one another. As we witness members supporting each other daily in forum discussions, sharing ideas and best practices, and showcasing their expertise across various content, we are excited to introduce a new challenge that…

When a new model is created why does Anaplan provide access to other users within that workspace by default. It would be great if this gets restricted to the user who creates the model and then users can be added incrementally.

As model builder I have to change format settings for each number-formatted line item individually when it's created. Would be nice if somewhere in the system I could setup default number format to be applied automatically when new line item is created. In example below you can see that once created a line item has the…

I need to create a line chart showing the monthly values for each of several fiscal years as a line chart. The user wants to be able to see lines comparing each month in each fiscal year. For example, on the X-axis would be each month in the fiscal year, January to December, and on the Y-axis would be each fiscal year,…

Much appreciate if someone can help with this one. Source module: monthly expense list: cost center & expense type Dimension: time (by month, with year total FY23); version (actual & forecast) Line item: expense Target module: Annual summary list: cost center & expense type Line item: expense, budget, variance, % NO TIME…

For Shipping Time weeks, below was the logic i applied and it went through, however the data i am getting is '0' 'TRA01 Shipping Metrics by Week'.'Shipping Time (Week)'[LOOKUP: 'SYS08 SKU Details'.Product, LOOKUP: Shipping Method] to further break down i searched for other modules for shipping method dimension but no…

Are you considering HyperModel for your ecosystem, or have you recently deployed it? Fantastic! We've compiled a shortlist of the top five tips to help make kicking off your HyperModel experience as smooth as possible. Check out these top five tips to improve your experience: 1. Recognize that the Hyperblock has not…

Hello, Is there a way to have more than three dimensions as rows or columns when pivoting a module? Maybe it is easier with an example, I have to create a report that requires 3 categories on top of the line items, but I am only able to add 2 categories, because the pivoting cannot exceed three dimensions in rows and…

similar to what we have in excel filtering…can we use page selectors to select multiple boolean formatted line items. Snapshot attached

The ability to put comment blocks and indents within your formulas, so as to allow model builders to better document and format their code within the models for readability and understanding purposes. This will help align Anaplan's language back to the basic features all other development languages used in an enterprise…

Disjointed manual spreadsheets are common pain points expressed by our higher ed clients. You may be able to consolidate all academic departments using the same templates on separate tabs, but what if you have a completely separate operating unit with an entirely different model? Or perhaps you have a legacy system in…

Hi All, I need some help here regarding the Final Shipping Time in Weeks and Final Shipping Method Graphics attached. When I run this using the default position of Road and a 2 week delivery time it works fin, irrespective of the week I place the order. However, when I choose to Override Shipping Method, pick, say, Air…

Pretty much everyone would agree that Gross Margin % (GM%) is a REALLY important metric when planning your business. It’s a key performance indicator for healthy past performance, and a key driver for future investment decisions and performance management. Employees are frequently bonused on revenue and margin goals – so…

Sandi Duffy is a Certified Master Anaplanner and Senior Finance Manager at Challenger Limited. With Anaplan, it is easy to run multiple scenarios within the same model by using optionality. A common use for this would be during the budget setting process. Say, for example, you have a budget model but would like to see what…

I added a time filter for this module expecting the card to populate in the UX. I only want FY23 and 24 as options for selection. It works on the model builder side but the card keeps populating FY22 in the UX despite me saving the view.

What is an Anaplan user license? Users get access to Anaplan based on the model role provided to that user. From an Anaplan commercial perspective, each Anaplan user is consuming one active Anaplan user license. On a high level, Anaplan has the following three types of user licenses: * Model builder * Contributor * Viewer…

Hi Anaplan, It would be great if we can get a functionality to check from the model as to which all New UX applications the Model is linked to. As if we are working on a MSP model, it gets really difficult to track as the model is linked to which all New UX Apps. Thanks, Shivankur 

Hi, I need some help in summing on the maturity period (quarters). Module 1: no time dimension, standing data showing loan amounts in various currencies, and maturities. Module 2 is dimensioned by time (quarters) and the loan amounts are converted at the quarterly FX rates. Module 3 is dimensioned by time (quarters) and I…

What is happening? The New Modeling Experience will become the default experience in February 2023. It is replacing the Classic Modeling Interface but not eliminating Classic Dashboards or forcing you to use the UX Apps and Pages. What does that mean? Simply, the modeling interface is getting an update to the look and feel…

I have a number of balance sheet accounts (e.g. Closing Receivables*) for which I need to calculate the average value. This should be calculated as follows: - Monthly: average between the current month and prior month value - Quarterly Total: average of the last 4 data points - Annual Total: average of the last 13 data…

BACKGROUND: We utilize ALM and have everything built out in Apps for End Users. We have Duplicate Apps for TEST and PROD. PROBLEM: This becomes a pain and time consuming maintaining the changes you make in both TEST and PROD. Currently we have to make a duplicate of each page edited, move it to the new app, then repoint…

Currently we only have a option to save card as template which is great. But there are many instances where I just need to duplicate a card/grid/etc and not need it saved as a template. Its cumbersome to have to either resetup the grid with specification or to create a template then use and delete it. Thanks!

Hi, my numbers on beginning inventory aren't changing from 13,000 below - Sharing the relevant screenshot incl SYS01 Time Settings By Week - any help would appreciated as why the numbers from beginning inventory are getting referenced prroperly… Also, to add, when I'm changing the formula to IF (…) from IF NOT (..)…

Looking to limit the values returned within a module, which I've made a start on the module showing in the right hand side , where limiting by currency. However, if I then also wanted to limit by say GL Category or GL code, how would I go about this? Any help would be welcomed on this