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L3 TAR01 Module
Hi, My TAR01 Detailed Sales Target is off. I'm not sure why. I tried to pull from D02 Data Module, but then my dimensions were wrong and wouldn't let me look up by product and country. I have been stuck on this one for a while. Please advise. Thank you
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Community perspective: IFO – UPPER and LOWER to the rescue
IFO is a very crucial formula to use when working with raw data, staged in Data Hub, to create lists from within the data's metadata. It truncates the metadata within its line item to "Its First Occurrence" to prevent duplicates being imported into its target list. This keeps the action results clean and optimizes…
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Filtered Summary View based on the presence of a list member
Hello, I'm stuck on the logic to create a filtered summary view. I have a table A, but now want to create a filtered table B (which is a list of only the cost centers & Worker Type combination with a Large Group Size (i.e. Headcount total of 21 & above across all Work Groups.) So in the image below: The summary view (table…
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Scenario for calculation
Is there any formula instead of first occurance
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Forecast range in Statistical forecast APP
Hi, I want to use Statistical forecast APP. This app presupposes forecast 1 Month? Some Forecast method only forecast 1 month like Winter's method. I want to forecast 1 year. Is there any setting to change forecast range? or I shouldn't use this method?
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TAR01 Detailed Sales Target module
In the description from '5.2 Model Build Specifications', we need to calculate the proportion of a country's total sales revenue by product family each account's product sales contributed. The TAR01 was created already in the model, it's dimentioned "A2 Account>Product#' only. However the first line item is to calculate PY…
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Confused about Lag, Lead, Post, Offset
I got confused between these functions. It's unclear for me now. If any one can help me with simplifying this it would be very helpful for me. Is there use cases where Lag and Lead should be used instead of offset or post? Thanks in advance.
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Rep Count from Start date to End date (if applicable)
Hi All, We currently have a "Positions" module that is not time based. We show our current salaries, job titles, etc. that comes from our payroll data here. This "Positions" module also contains the Employee Start Date & the Termination Date (if applicable). I have created a line item that counts the amount of "Job Titles…
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Problem aggregating values from timscale day to month
Hi all, I have problems aggregating values from a module dimensioned with day, to a module dimensioned with month. I am doing rent calculations in a module by DAY time scale. When I try to aggregate this to a monthly calc module it does not work. No values are pulled over. It is the last part of the formula below that does…
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Getting data from a module with no time dimension to a module with time dimension
My source module has no time dimension but with month list, and period in line item. My target module has a time dimension Month Period, (ex. Jan 19, Feb 19, etc) How can I get the data from My source module?
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Is there a way to find the context selector parameter for a page
Question for the tech savy. E.g. The link below is the default URL for the page htps://us1a.app.anaplan.com/a/apps/app/b17cc9fb-23/boards/4d39-ff7302 Now when you send an automated notification from Anaplan for a page, the link includes the default URL above (in orange) followed by values which I'm assuming is for the…
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Time Scheduling with Optimizer
A system that allows optimized scheduling of dates / times over a period would be very useful (for example a finite capacity scheduler in production scheduling, rather than a scheduling of a team for maintenance interventions, etc ...) to broaden the functional coverage a supply chain model.
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8.6.4 Activity of level 1 : The output numbers are different than the correct solution.
Hi, Could possibly someone help me to solve this problem? The output numbers (1'st Pic) are different than the correct solution. In 2'nd Pic you can see the correct numbers, which must seen at the end of the activity. My set up is shown below. Thank in advance!
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SYS14 Create Account>Product, Line Item "Data?" can't refer SYS12 and SYS13
I've create on Data Hub the module SYS14 Create Account>Product and looks like: But I am blocked by Data?(Boolean) filter to determine if ANY data for product SKU under the product * If you are using the Level 2 Data Hub model: reference the SYS12 SKU Details and SYS13 Account SKU filter. * If you downloaded a new Data Hub…
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Convert list item to time period
We make a weekly copy of the demand plan to be able to calculate bias and forecast accuracy with 2 weeks lag. In a list we created versions : The last Property "Reporting Week" is formatted as Time Period "Week" The data is copied in a module with this list and the product list on the lowest level as dimensions : How can I…
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Level 1 Model Building Exam – Model Building Activity 5 - 2 error messages
Hi Anaplan community, Whilst updating line items: Bonus, Car Costs, Phone Costs, Medical Costs I’m getting 2 types of error message: First error message: Data type mismatch: format other than LIST or DATE being referenced as a relation. I've spent close to 4 hours browsing Anaplan community, hoever I still haven't managed…
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Activity 5
I have mapped everything right , but the medical cost for December 2020 is showing 36,800 and that is not the right answer. Can anyone please help me with , where I am making the mistake .
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Percentile formula
It would save a lot of time and space to have percentile formulas in Anaplan. Percentiles are very valuable to eliminate extreme values from data sets and improve the accuracy of our forecasting models. Having a percentile formula would address the need for a median formula at the same time. Further below are a few…
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Optimizing Models, blueprint Analysis
Hi all, I am beginning my journey as a model builder in a company where one of the first task is to try to optimize the current Anaplan Models, I've followed the instructions given here to try to reduce the cell count in a specific module: Context: * Formula repeated several times in different line items and modules. And…
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OEG Best Practice: Blueprint analysis: Model analysis techniques using Excel
What? A model analysis technique using metadata from your Anaplan model imported in to Excel, utilizing purpose-built formulas to identify line items of interest Why? We do this so that we have some extra information with which to arm ourselves when trying to optimize a model. It lets us look at every line item, apply the…
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IFS function
One of the most powerful "recent" functions I've used in Excel is IFS(), where a single statement can replace multiple levels of IF THEN ELSE statements. From Microsoft's description: Generally, the syntax for the IFS function is: =IFS(Something is True1, Value if True1,Something is True2,Value if True2,Something is…
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Get Min Date
Hi, I want to get min Date. I set Min as Summary. If any source item is blank, Summary shows blank. Is there any way to get min Date?
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Disagreegation logic
Hi Guys, I am working on a module. where I should input the L1 then it should go L2 level. if I Enter the L2 then it should distribute L3. I can use the break back . I there any functionality available for this scenario
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disaggregation logic
Hi guys I am working on an example we have a hierarchy as per my image: whenever i input the country wise then the country data should disaggregate to state level and also, from the state level to district level and
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Summing Values across dimensions
Hello - I have modules dimensionalized by an L3 hierarchy (Co/Dep/Sub) with the line items equaling Accounts that are "collected" through a LIS. Now I want to sum my values into an L4; which is just "L3" and "Account "strung together; but my formula of Sum - Lookup: the "L3" and "Account" attributes (Mapped to the L4) does…
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Quarter value of forecast for the Qtr in which switchover occurs
What are the alternative workarounds for this? When getting data from a line item Forecast version for a Quarter in which switchover occurs during the quarter, the QUARTERVALUE or [Lookup: <quarter>] return a value that only includes the Actuals amount for the month before the switchover date. (see screenshot)
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11.3.4 Activity: Add Formulas to Profit & Loss Report Module
Hi everyone, it seems that I have made a mistake and I can't quite pin down where it is. Here is my table:
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Compounding Growth In Forecast Model
Afternoon, Composing a typical growth forecast. I am having an issue when my raw data ends. (FY23 is the last year). Then once I get into my forecast years, the lag function (and previous function) have nothing to pull from (zero value). LAG(Research Allocation Rate (Original), 1, 0) * (1+Growth Rate). So essentially for…
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AND and OR logical operators
In our work we need to frequently use several layers of nested IF THEN ELSE statements. These could be greatly streamlined by introducing IF and OR logical operators to Anaplan. For example: IF A = 1 THEN IF B = 2 THEN TRUE ELSE 0 ELSE 0 could be replaced with IF AND(A = 1, B =2) THEN TRUE. In this context, these operators…
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Rank list items based on multiple ranking levels
Hi Anaplan users, I am trying to rank PO values by cost center & cost element & period & vendor & PO value. See screenshot and blueprint view attached to follow my reasoning below: I first want to show all POs from the vendor with the highest PO value at vendor & cost center & cost element & period level. That is what I…