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Ability to mask or sanitize all of the Production Data within a model
I would like to be able to easily mask all Production Data within a model. Currently, this involves a lot of manual effort. For example, replacing all names with fake names, and all numbers with fake numbers. Being able to do this is useful for a couple of different purposes: * If I need to have Anaplan Support take a copy…
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ALM- How and why anaplan saves data in module after replacing list with new subset of same list?
My module contains 5 dimensions, and I am replacing one of the list subset by another list subset of the same list, I have tested it using ALM, but I would like to understand how anaplan ensures even after changing the list subset anaplan preserves input value in that module. I have updated list subset first in test…
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Data Related Training Classes
* Anaplan Connect (301) * Anaplan Data Integration Basics (303) * Creating a JAVA keystore for use with Anaplan Connect Overview This set of classes address how data is used and managed within an Anaplan model: Anaplan Connect (301) Anaplan Connect enables the Anaplan administrator to automate Anaplan imports of data and…
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Dev and PROD desynced following a backup restoration
Hello Everyone, I have taken over the Workspace Administrator responsibilities within the business and I am still learning about the basic model maintenance tasks. We've had a deployed PROD model synced with a DEV model to sync any structural changes and using revision tags. Recently, I have taken a copy of a PROD model…
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Model Archives : Automation & Tenant administration
Hello ! It would be great to have automatic quick-wins regarding Model Archive Management ! ALM & Archives : When we need to move a large number of developments (or time management switch) into production, we always try to do a "Copy & Archive" first. However, this task is manual and potentially error-prone. It would be…
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Cloudworks or Anaplan APIs: Automatic Archival Process
As a Model Builder or Integration developer, I would like to have the ability to have an automated process via Cloud works or ALM APIs to archive production models on a specific time cadence. By either exposing this functionality through ALM APIs or via Cloudworks, it will remove the admin work to archive models on a…
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Is it possible to use the Anaplan API to copy and archive models?
I am interested in automating the process of duplicating models and archiving older versions for better version control. If anyone has experience or knowledge about this, your input would be greatly appreciated.
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Automate Model management
As a workspace administrator, i need to be able to automate models managements tasks including : - copy / archive models - create copies of models for testing / uat purposes - archive models - deleting unused testing models Ideally these would be available through the alm api endpoint to allow different tasks to be…
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Unable to Dynamically change Line Items names
Hi all! I tried to follow the steps of this article about dynamic line item names change but I can't get it to work, so I would like some help on why it's not working. For context: I am building a Price/Volume/Mix analysis which I gave the end user the ability to pick which versions they want to see the comparison, naming…
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ALM explained—Part 1: compatibility
Introduction Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) has been available since late 2016, and it is used widely and successfully across the Anaplan-customer base. ALM is founded on certain fundamental rules and structures, which if followed, will ensure the integrity between development, test, and production models is…
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Testing in Anaplan
Hi Friends, How do we do Unit Testing and System Integration Testing in Anaplan?
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Control while syncing changes using ALM
At this moment, we (model builders) cannot control what changes should be synced with models in deployed mode. This is quite a challenge & honestly a concern especially when multiple model builders are working on a model and want to sync changes with testing models and poses sometimes a risk of unauthorised data exposures…
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Ability to Select Workspace When Creating Model from Revision Tag
Current Functionality : When we create a model from Revision Tag it creates the model within the same workspace Idea : Ability to Select the Workspace and creating a model from revision tag in the selected workspace.
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ALM enabled between 2 Dev models linking to the same Production Model
We have the usual setup of DEV → UAT → Prod copies of a model. We've took up a model optimisation activity which would involve deleting redudant models, changing dimensions, and changing logics. all aimed at reducing size and improving performance The bottle neck is that this activity will go on in parallel with the…
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Enhance ALM to pick and choose objects to sync with production
Description of the enhancement required: Enhance ALM to pick and choose objects to sync with production An example of the enhancement: Currently, we are not able to move only few selected changes from development to production. The model sync will move all changes as on a revision tag. Requesting development team to…
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Folders in Archive
It would be great to create folders to group archived models, and to have a more organized view of all archived models.
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Multiple revision tags
Hi All, We can create multiple revision tags in the dev model for specific changes & while performing sync with PROD, these revision tags gets highlighted, however if I select the latest revision tag "add6" - all changes incl. changes specified under "add4" also gets updated. I believe revision tags works cumulatively, if…
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Revision tags with multiple builders
My client is asking what is the best way to allow multiple model builders in Anaplan independently? In the current system there is no way to isolate what changes should be moved to other environments, i.e., revision tags are cumulative. How do you all handle this?
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Is there any way out restore the history of QA model without breaking ALM?
Hi All, We have one case , where we need to restore the build & Data pushed in QA & Dev Model. Thinking of following Approach . Please advise if there is any gap or other way out : QA to be change the Deploy to Standard mode Restore the QA model from required History ID Post the successful of restore the QA will be get…
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multiple developers are working on different enhancements to the same model
We have two approaches to manage scenarios where multiple developers are working on different enhancements to the same model, and we need to push their changes separately into the production model: 1. Rollback Method: After completing a build in the development model (in standard mode), the developer meticulously documents…
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Finished LEVEL2
Hello Thank you to everyone who has answered my question and doubts and helped me understand and solve exercises. SO thats it? This is the model builder certificate? how to I get the model builder batch? Thank you ALL
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Allowing to open Archived Model together with the production model
Hello Anaplan Product Team, This Idea has been generated out of discussion, where we were trying to open the Archived Model and the client was having only one WS, which was full. At that point an Idea generated to allow for opening the Archived Model along with the Production model. As of Now, Administrator has to archive…
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Trying to use ALM when Write access driver exists
hi I get the following error when I try to use ALM, and have a write access driver. "An internal error occurred while preparing the structural changes for synchronization. Reason for error: To serve as an access driver, a line item must be formatted as a Boolean." For my write access driver, i do have a booelan list, where…
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Can you stop revision tags changing versions
I have a model in deployed mode that is synced to a standard model I want to edit modules and formulas in the Standard model however I want to also remove some of the Versions and lists from the model so the Standard model preforms better. so the standard mode model is a test model and is just for changing modules and…
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Employee Expenses User Experience Page
hi users, how to build "Employee Expenses User Experience Page " in workspace, just learning now
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Model Builders & SAs: Help us understand your model optimization processes.
The Anaplan User Research team wants to better understand the model optimization process, including view clean-up. We are looking for model builders and solution architects to walk us through the process of optimizing/cleaning models. During a 60-minute remote research session, participants will be asked to share their…
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New UX app migration using card template
Author: This blog was contributed by a consultant with Deloitte. One of the key components of ALM functionality is the deployment or migration of code from a Dev model to Prod model. Since Anaplan does not provide an ALM sync for UX changes, the most common approach used is creating duplicate copies of Dev pages and…
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Model copy & archiving before any synchronisation
Before any synchronisation, the model should be copied and archived automatically so if something wrong happens we have a back-up. Benefit: not loosing all your data when you have synchronised after having changed a list from structural to production
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How to Import a model from one workspace to another?
Currently, we have Dev, Test, Prod models in same workspace. Workspace size has reached to max limit. Client has come up with new use cases/requirements. In order to avoid space issues in the future, we decided to have dedicated workspaces for each model. Workspace1, Workspace2 and Workspace3 for Dev, Test and Prod. Please…
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Data Copy Model to Model
Hi, I want to copy the data from one deployed model to another deployed model, what would be the best strategy to complete it with using minimum import actions? Thanks, Anmol Sarna