Currently, each individual grid on a UI/UX page needs to be edited as follows to change the Background color of the row headers and columns.

• Card configuration > Format > Styles > Column headers > Background AND Row headers > Background

This is extremely tedious and time consuming to update across a large page or application when clients require a specific color scheme to be used.

How often is this impacting your users?

This is impacting users in hindering our ability as model builders to quickly create pages that meet accessibility requirements without a significant amount of manual configuring of each and every grid.

Who is this impacting? (ex. model builders, solution architects, partners, admins, integration experts, business/end users, executive-level business users)

This directly impacts page builders and indirectly impacts everyone else.

What would your ideal solution be? How would it add value to your current experience?

Ideally, page builders should be able to standardize the column and row headers' background color across a page. This could be a starting point as a page setting with the ability to override the background per grid if desired. This would save a ton of time and clicks when updating the colors of an application.

An alternate, less ideal solution would be to provide a checkbox to at least copy over the settings from Column headers to Row headers.

Please include any images to help illustrate your experience.

When managing multiple data interactions in Anaplan FCR, having a clear and transparent audit trail is not just a nice-to-have; it's a necessity.

The out-of-the-box drillthrough feature is a powerful tool that provides deep insight into your data's journey, allowing you to trace values back to their source.

This guide will walk you through the necessary configuration steps to enable this feature and explain how to interpret its valuable output.

Core configuration steps

To get started with drillthrough, you need to enable three key settings.

First, ensure that "Extended drillback" is activated within your consolidation model's settings.

Next, open your XL Workbook options and navigate to the Connections section.
You need to set the drillthrough type specifically to drillback.

Finally, activate “Track Data Import” flag in your Import Workflow task to capture and store Staging Table information like Source Field Values.

Once configured, the drillthrough feature becomes particularly insightful when you perform "load and overwrite" actions that include manual writeback input.

When you use drillthrough, you will be presented with a detailed comparison showing the Source Values from your staging table alongside the final information in the fact table, for Import data as well as Writeback.

This provides a clear view of data changes, offering an immediate and effective audit trail.

Some highlights — for the same data point, you will see:

• What was the source (Import or Writeback)
  
• When it was performed
  
• By which user (for Writeback)
  
• What was the source dimensionality (for Import)
• To which target it was mapped (for Import)
  
• What was the old and new amount (for Writeback)

Examples

Import

Writeback

Import + writeback

Important note on how import method impacts the audit trail: when you import data, the audit trail will be reset.

The feature's main enablement is to keep track of the old versus new values for manual writeback inputs, after data import.

Questions? Leave a comment!

Author: Hardeep Dhuffar is a Certified Master Anaplanner at H8 Consulting.

A real-life look at the pros, cons, and what it means for finance teams

Finance teams are under more pressure than ever — faster forecasts, tighter budgets, endless scenario planning, and still somehow finding time to be “strategic partners.” Sound familiar?

That’s the world Anaplan’s new Integrated Financial Planning (IFP) apps are built for. These pre-configured planning models promise to take a lot of the heavy lifting (and spreadsheet madness) out of budgeting and forecasting. But are they really a game-changer?

What the new IFP apps are all about

Anaplan’s IFP apps are designed to help finance teams build a full planning environment — income statement, balance sheet, cash flow, revenue, OpEx, headcount, CapEx, and even long-range plans — without starting from scratch.

You can think of them as “plug-and-play” finance models. They’re pre-built with best practices, but still customizable. The setup is guided (so you don’t have to be a modelling expert), and you can be up and running in hours instead of months.

Plus, they’re fully integrated across the Anaplan platform — meaning you can connect to your ERP, HR, or other systems, and even ask AI-powered questions through Anaplan’s new CoPlanner tool.

Why teams are excited about it

1. Faster setup, faster results: Instead of spending months designing a model, you can launch the IFP app and start testing scenarios almost immediately. For finance teams under pressure to deliver forecasts fast, that’s a big deal.
2. Everything in one place: P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow all talk to each other. No more reconciling three different files or chasing version control in Excel.
3. Scenario planning made easy: You can model “what-if” situations quickly — like what happens if sales drop by 10% or hiring slows down — and instantly see the impact across your financials.
4. Flexible and expandable: Even though it’s pre-built, you’re not boxed in. You can tweak assumptions, add your own logic, and build out models unique to your business.
5. Less time on admin, more time on insight: Because so much of the process is standardized and automated, finance teams can spend more time analyzing the numbers instead of cleaning them up.

Before you begin

For optimum success, consider the following points before diving in:

1. You still need clean data: The app doesn’t magically fix messy source systems. If your ERP or GL data is inconsistent, you’ll need to sort that out first or risk carrying those issues into your new model.
2. It’s cloud-only: Anaplan is 100% cloud-based. For most companies that’s fine, but if you’re in an industry with strict data controls or local hosting requirements, check the compliance boxes first.
3. It’s not a full BI tool: IFP does reporting and dashboards well for planning purposes, but if you want deep visual analytics, you’ll probably still rely on something like Power BI or Tableau alongside it.
4. Change management still matters: Even with a faster rollout, it’s still a big shift for finance teams used to spreadsheets. Training, adoption, and governance can make or break success here so take the time to do it right.
5. Customization takes time: The templates get you 80% there, but if your business model is unusual or complex, you’ll need to invest time (and possibly consulting support) to tailor it.
6. Consider the cost: Anaplan has always been a premium platform, and the new apps don’t change that. They can save time and deliver serious value; budget appropriately and demonstrate a strong use case to justify the investment.

Final thoughts

If you’re still managing planning through spreadsheets, the new Anaplan IFP apps are a big step forward. You’ll get speed, structure, and more visibility across your financials — and the ability to model scenarios quickly is a real game-changer for decision-making.

Like any tech, it’s not a magic bullet. The best results come when you’ve already got solid data foundations, a clear vision for how planning should work, and teams ready to adapt.
For many finance teams, though, this could be exactly what helps move planning from “monthly chore” to something genuinely strategic.

Conclusion

The Anaplan IFP apps make planning faster, smarter, and more connected — but success depends on how ready your people and data are to support it. Think of it as a powerful accelerator, not an instant solution.