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Accessible by design: Our new accommodations for certification exams
Taking a proctored exam can be intimidating, even for the most seasoned professionals. While certification validates a learner’s skills and expertise, the exam environment itself can sometimes pose unnecessary barriers. Our goal is to test your ability, not your endurance. That’s why we’ve made significant updates to make…
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Five new Anaplan features you may not be using
Author: Misbah Ansari is a Certified Master Anaplanner, Anaplan Community Moderator & Community Boss, and CEO/Founder at Miz Logix. Anaplan has come a long way as part of its product development. We have seen so many features being released over the past few years which has not only helped Anaplan carve a place for itself…
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Practical lessons from building Anaplan Centers of Excellence
As part of the Anaplan Eastern Europe & Middle Asia User Group, Certified Master Anaplanners Anton Mineev (@AntonMineev), Anton Suslov (@AntonS_*9173), and Dmitrii Mamaev (@dmitrii.mamaev) shared hands-on experience in creating and maturing Centers of Excellence (CoEs). This article summarizes their key insights from the…
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🧩Mixing Numeric & Percentage Line items in Line-Item Subsets (LIS) - Use Ratio summary
When working with Line-Item Subsets (LIS) in Anaplan, you might’ve noticed something tricky - LIS works beautifully when your report mixes numeric values like Revenue and Cost, but the moment you introduce a percentage-based line item (like Margin %), things start breaking at the summary level. Recently, while building a…
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Certified Master Anaplanner Exam Study Guide: Essential Anaplan Topics
Certified Master Anaplanner Exam Study Guide: Essential Anaplan Topics The best way to hone your expertise is practical experience. Being a certified solution architect is the first step, but we recommend one or more years of hands-on experience using Anaplan to uncover all you can do with the platform. Training can also…
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Securing your planning process: best practices for Anaplan cybersecurity
Author: Tristan Colgate is a Certified Master Anaplanner and Managing Director at Fidenda. This month is Cybersecurity Awareness Month and cybersecurity is an important topic for anyone involved in developing and maintaining Anaplan solutions. We are often storing sensitive information such as financial, employee,…
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Acing the Professional Solution Architect recertification
When the Anaplan Academy team first read Maryna Dunets' article on the new recertification process, we were thrilled to learn about her positive experience with the updated exams. Our goal has always been to design an exam that accurately measures a candidate’s ability to use the platform while minimizing unnecessary…
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2025 Certificate Maintenance for Certified Master Anaplanners
The 2025 Certified Master Anaplanner Program has begun and there's incredible opportunity for 2025 Certified Master Anaplanners (CMAs) to demonstrate their thought leadership, technical expertise, evangelism, and mentorship capabilities across the entire Anaplan Ecosystem! At their core, a Certified Master Anaplanner is…
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How I Built It: Method for branched development within ALM
Author: Noah Jackson is a Certified Master Anaplanner and Principal Data and Insights Architect at Anaplan. Hello Anaplan Community! Since the release of the “unlink revisions” feature, it is possible to do branched development within Anaplan ALM. This is most useful when you are beginning work on a larger change or new…
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Ready for departure? What to do if your only Anaplanner is leaving!
Author: Clarissa Hassfurder is a Certified Master Anaplanner and CEO at Double10 Consulting. In many cases, when a team member departs a company, there is an ability to complete hand off with one or multiple team members. But what if your Center of Excellence (CoE) is a team of one? What if there are no other people with…
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Mastering Anaplan Workflow: Tips and learnings from real-world experience
Author: Shivankur Sharma is a Certified Master Anaplanner and Principal Architect at PM Square. Anaplan has long been a leader in the connected planning space, and with the introduction of Workflow functionality, it’s taken a major step toward streamlining collaboration and task accountability. If you’re a model builder,…
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UX best practices for building impactful dashboards in Anaplan: Part 1
Author: Arjun Gandhi, Certified Master Anaplanner with over a decade of experience leading enterprise Anaplan implementations across industries. ———- “If your dashboard doesn’t tell users what to do within 10 seconds, it’s already failed.” 🧭 Introduction: Why UX design in Anaplan matters Anaplan’s UX is more than just the…
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UX best practices for building impactful dashboards in Anaplan: Part 2
Author: Arjun Gandhi, Certified Master Anaplanner with over a decade of experience leading enterprise Anaplan implementations across industries. Anaplan’s UX is more than just the surface layer of your model — it’s the gateway to planning adoption, collaboration, and decision-making. Whether it’s a CFO reviewing revenue…
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Using Left for Different Number of Characters
I have account strings that are separated by a different number of characters for each string. I need to pull everything left of a colon ":" to get the first piece of the account strings. Some of the accounts are 3 characters and some are 4. Ex. AAA:BBB:CCC; AAAA:BBB:CCC. I need to pull all the A's for everything left of…
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How to set a unique code based on Store/date information ?
Hi everyone, Does anyone know how I can generate a unique code by Store/date combination, knowing that the date is a current date that will be changing every day, it's going to be the order ID and and it going to have to start by a #: Thank you for the help :)
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Has anyone taken a stab at Master Anaplanner Recertification exam yet?
Just curious :)…
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Design standards for a superior user experience — Part 2: UX page standards
Author: Aaron Overfors is a Certified Master Anaplanner and Principal Architect at Spaulding Ridge. In my first article, we detailed how to create a robust design for the user experience; now comes pulling it all together and building the actual pages! We will examine the concepts and ingredients of a strong page to focus…
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How I Built It: Number format converter (thousands and millions)
Hello Anaplanner Community! I’m excited to participate in another ‘How I Built It’ video with a Number Format Converter (thousands and millions) tutorial. This video walks you through how to dynamically update UX grid number formats on all tables and charts. This enables users to have different number formats enabled for…
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Design standards for a superior user experience — Part 1: Effective dashboarding
Author: Aaron Overfors is a Certified Master Anaplanner and Principal Architect at Spaulding Ridge. A strong user experience is the key to almost every Anaplan solution’s success. A well-designed Anaplan model that scales, performs well, and is easy to maintain will become shelf-ware without a thoughtful, purposeful user…
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CMA Program Certification Resources
Certified Master Anaplanners wear many hats and need to work as effectively as possible. Below are various resources consolidated in one place that you will find helpful along your journey as a Certified Master Anaplanner. Certification Resources Visibility and transparency into your current status as a Certified Master…
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How I Built It: Beginners guide to integrating with Anaplan using Python
Author: Matt Budd, Certified Master Anaplanner and CIO at Nightingale College and Solution Architect at Dialed Solutions. Hello Anaplan Community! In the last year, I've done a lot of work around creating automation and integrations with Anaplan using Python. Several solutions I've built using Python include: Creating a…
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June 2025 Community Member Spotlight: Andrew Tye
Celebrating @andrewtye as our June 2025 Community Member Spotlight! With a decade of experience in the Anaplan ecosystem, Andrew is a Certified Master Anaplanner and Community Boss who has made meaningful contributions to the Community over the years. He’s shared nearly 800 comments and is a familiar presence in forums,…
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Did You Know: Code for Line Item Subsets
Author: Jonathan Cushing is a Certified Master Anaplanner and Senior Consultant at Vuealta Consulting. The video gives the details of a little-known function in Anaplan whereby you can add codes to line item subsets (LiSS). The video shows: Where to input the LiSS code How it can be used to map a line item subset to a list…
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Curiosity, Collaboration, and Connected Planning: Inside a 3-Day workshop
Author: Mikhil Agarwal, Certified Master Anaplanner and Delivery Manager at VISEO USA Inc. “They say a strong foundation doesn’t just support growth; it sparks curiosity.” That could not have been more fitting during our Anaplan onboarding workshop in Singapore last year. What began as a technical Level 1 Model Building…
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How I Built It: Combining two custom time schedules
Author: Moriah Reyes is a Certified Master Anaplanner and Manager at Lionpoint Group. Hello Anaplan Community! I’m excited to share my ‘How I Built It’ tutorial with you all. This video shows how you can cleverly use an index list and text list to combine two custom time schedules. Building a custom time schedule can be…
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May 2025 Community Member Spotlight: Marina Ketelslegers
Meet @Marina Ketelslegers — our May 2025 Community Member Spotlight! As a Certified Master Anaplanner with five years in the Anaplan Community, Marina has shared valuable insights and ideas that have helped other members along the way. Check out her spotlight to learn more about her path, her favorite Anaplan tips and…