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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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What does a home run ball look like?
Author: Aaron Overfors, Certified Master Anaplanner and Principal Architect at Spaulding Ridge. Not every software system is designed to do everything. In the early 2000s, however, this was the focus — one platform that could handle everything: resourcing, customer relationships, supply chain, HR, financial planning,…
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2023 Certificate Maintenance for Certified Master Anaplanners
The 2023 Certified Master Anaplanner Program has begun and there is incredible opportunity for 2023 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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Top five most useful recent updates and features
Author: Kathleen Sullivan, Certified Master Anaplanner, Solution Architect, and Manager at Cervello. Anaplan is constantly releasing new features to the modeling experience and to the user experience. These spark so much excitement for all Anaplan users because it increases usability for everyone, administrators, model…
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How to convert an annual amount to a monthly amount
I have 2 modules, both dimensionalized by the same list and time (1 is by year and the other by month). I need to take the annual amount in module 1 and spread it over the monthly amount. I've tried spread(Annual Amount, 12) but I'm not able to get anything to populate in the monthly spread module. Any guidance would by…
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A conversation with Shrankhla Singh — Journey | Anaplan Community Podcast
October may be Global Diversity Awareness Month, but the diversity in the Anaplan ecosystem is something we are proud of and celebrate every month! In our seventh episode of Journey, an Anaplan Community podcast, we are excited to introduce a new host to help showcase the variety of talent in our ecosystem. Bringing in new…
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A conversation with Clarissa Hassfurder — Journey | Anaplan Community Podcast
Join Dennis Lemoine, Sr. Program Manager of Community Events, for our sixth episode of Journey, an Anaplan Community podcast. This month we bring you Clarissa Hassfurder (@clarissa), Certified Master Anaplanner, Certified Solution Architect, and CEO at Double10 Consulting. Clarissa has over a decade of software…
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How I Built It: User-friendly hierarchy management
Author: Nikko Koutas is a Certified Master Anaplanner and Manager at Lionpoint Group. Hi Anaplan Community! Welcome and thank you for checking out my ‘How I Built It’ tutorial. In my video, I will showcase a user-friendly NUX page that can be leveraged by your end users to manage their manually maintained hierarchies. I…
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Navigating pitfalls in solution delivery
James Snyder is a Certified Master Anaplanner and Practice Director - Supply Chain at Allitix Inc. As a consultant, my purpose is to build solutions for my clients that deliver value. I take great pride in my work and in driving meaningful change in organizations. However, the best laid plans can unravel as you move…
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Remembering to keep the F.I.T in your model retrofit
Author: Taryn Townsend is a Certified Master Anaplanner and Senior Manager at Deloitte Consulting. As technologists and planners, our reflex is to look to the future. We strive to keep up-to-date on the newest and most optimized solutions for our clients and users. This can often lead us to opportunities to give our legacy…
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Changing production models: corporate psychology vs. customer satisfaction
Author: Jared Dolich is a Certified Master Anaplanner and Partner and Founder at Retailitix. Consider this cartoon from Clowncurls. Maybe a bit exaggerated but sadly not too far from how Anaplan change requests come in. The question is how should you respond? Long ago I was a service desk manager for a 5000-store retailer,…
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September 2023 Community Member Spotlight: Alejandro Gomez
Let's celebrate @AlejandroGomez as our featured Member Spotlight for September! He has been in the Anaplan ecosystem for nearly a decade, a Certified Master Anaplanner for five years, and recently appointed an Anaplan Community Boss! Read on to explore Alejandro's journey, expertise, and his meaningful contributions over…
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Managing a distributed Center of Excellence
Author: Kevin Cho is a Certified Master Anaplanner and Anaplan Team Lead at Atlassian. Managing an Anaplan implementation used by a geographically dispersed team can be challenging. There are the standard challenges of remote working — fewer direct and spontaneous interactions, isolation and lack of team bonding —…
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Anaplan training resources and tips from a Certified Master Anaplanner
Author: Hem Maan is a Certified Master Anaplanner and Director at Bolt Consulting Group. Anaplan is a fantastic platform that not only allows businesses to achieve their objectives, but also the flexibility it offers also allows model builders to fully utilize creative problem-solving skills. It’s important to be on top of…
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A conversation with Stacey Gibbens — Journey | Anaplan Community Podcast
Join Dennis Lemoine, Sr. Program Manager of Community Events, for our fifth episode of Journey, an Anaplan Community podcast. This month we bring you Stacey Gibbens (@Stacey_Gibbens), Certified Master Anaplanner, recently appointed Community Boss, and Solution Architect at Globe Life. Stacey is a seasoned IT professional…
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why is the summary not showing even when its enabled...
i have to refer sum in another module but it shows 0 since the sum is not showing here
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can we have a multi select filter as a page selector in Anaplan?
similar to what we have in excel filtering…can we use page selectors to select multiple boolean formatted line items. Snapshot attached
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Unveiling the path to success: Tips for new Certified Master Anaplanners
Author: Wendy Wen is a Certified Master Anaplanner and Senior Director at Globalization Partners. Greetings, fellow Master Anaplanners and aspirants on this remarkable journey! As a seasoned Certified Master Anaplanner, I've had the privilege of experiencing the transformative power of Anaplan firsthand. Today, I'm…
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Doubts regarding Anaplan L1,L2 and Anaplan way
Dear Team, I am a new joiner in Anaplan, I want to learn Anaplan and start my career into Anaplan. I need Anaplan trial workspace for my L1 and L2 Certifications but its showing first should learn Anaplan way then only trial workspace will be given by anaplan team, so I am confussed, first what should learn . so please do…
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August 2023 Community Member Spotlight: Steve Bows
Join us in celebrating @sjbows as our featured Community Member Spotlight for August! He has been in the Anaplan ecosystem and in the Community for five years, a Certified Master Anaplanner for the last four years, and is currently a Group leader for the ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) - Sustainability. We're…
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Meet Certified Master Anaplanner Jose Maya
Meet Jose Maya (@josemaya) — Certified Master Anaplanner and Business Intelligence Architect at LafargeHolcim in Australia. Jose has extensive experience in engineering, logistics, workplace health and safety, and teaching. He describes himself as intellectually curious and a creative thinker with a passion for management,…
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July 2023 Community Member Spotlight: Stacey Gibbens
We are thrilled to present our July Member Spotlight: @Stacey_Gibbens! She has been in the Anaplan ecosystem and in the Community for 9 years, a Certified Master Anaplanner for 4 years, and recently became a 2023 Community Boss! Read on to learn more about Stacey's impressive background, expertise, and contributions. About…
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Sample Reporting
Good Day All I m looking for a sample report template on the assessment of incorporating two models into one ( like workspace optimization, impacts, and advantage ). Can anyone help to share the same? Thanks in advance.
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A conversation with Daanish Soomar — Journey | Anaplan Community Podcast
Join Dennis Lemoine, Sr. Program Manager of Community Events, for our third episode of Journey, an Anaplan Community podcast. This month we are excited to feature a well-known Community member and Certified Master Anaplanner — Daanish Soomar (@DaanishSoomar)! If you haven’t heard Daanish’s name, there is a good chance…
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The First Thing I Needed to Know About Becoming A Master Anaplanner
I don’t recall ever being ranked first at anything. By my senior year in high school, I managed to grow to an astounding and towering 4’11”, 98 pounds (1.5 m, 44 kg). I tried wrestling, cross-country, triathlons, trumpet, marching band, debate, public speaking, theater, and squash. I even had a little retail business…
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How to Make a Line Item Manual and Highlighted Yellow
Hello Anaplan Community! I have a question about adding new line items. When I add a new line item to a module in the backend of Anaplan, how do I know for sure the line item will be manual entry and shown highlighted yellow in the app page? For example, in the screenshot below I inserted the highlighted line item and as…
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June 2023 Community Member Spotlight: Kait Chura
As part of our ongoing monthly tradition to recognize and appreciate our Community members, we are delighted to present our June Member Spotlight: Kait Chura @kaitchura! With an impressive track record of over four years as an engaged Community member and three years as a Certified Master Anaplanner, Kait's dedication and…
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Announcing the 2023 Certified Master Anaplanner of the Year!
Congratulations to Anaplan’s 2023 Certified Master Anaplanner of the Year, Adam Cookson, Staff Architect at a multinational video game and digital entertainment company! Adam is an experienced senior architect and Center of Excellence lead who has worked across the insurance, private equity, real estate, asset management…
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Static Column Width & Autofit - the Minimum Column Width Idea
Column Resizing! It is finally here, the folks looking at large numbers will be able to see the entire number. I am clearly excited after 4 years this finally came out. This enhancement is regarding what the UX does when you do a fixed column width. In the screenshot, I have fake time in the columns which has a dynamic…