Data Integration

Publish Postman API Collections for various Anaplan API Categories
It would be handy if the various API documentations outlined in is accompanied with its corresponding Postman collection like the one below . Currently I'm unable to find the Postman collections for ALM API and CloudWorks APLI
CloudWorks - Page Readability
Hi everyone, Is it only me or does the CloudWorks Page - Integration & Processes Page in particular - lack in terms of readability in your opinion? What I mean by that is, there are presumably cases where users have lots and lots of Integrations & Processes listed one after another and it's pretty cumbersome to manage them…
Export Model Map to PDF/Excel
Capability to Export Model Map from Contents page to PDF/Excel.
Run Action Concurrency
Hi, I want to check the action concurrency. If several users run the action, Action which first user run will run? The second user's will not run?
Using Python 3 with the Anaplan API
* Getting Started * Authentication * Getting the Information Needed for Each Script * Uploads * Multiple Chunk Uploads * Single Chunk Upload * Imports * Exports * Actions * Processes * Downloading a File * Deleting a File * Standalone Requests Code and Their Required Headers * Get Workspaces List * Get Models List * Get…
Anaplan API | Add list items to a numbered list by combination of properties as a unique identifier
Dears, I am currently writing an API call to add a list item to a numbered list. Here, i would like to use a combination of properties as a unique identifier, not the regular code. Which has to be specified in the request body. Unfortunately, I haven't found any guidance in the documentation on how to do that (). Does…
Saved Export Actions
For saved exports from Anaplan, how does the export remember what to export? I'm used to creating a saved view to represent the export, however, if a saved view is not created and potentially certain list members and/or line items were hidden/visible when the export was created, is that what Anaplan remembers for that…
Maintain Formatting in Data Export
When exporting data from Anaplan to Excel, it would be great to have the option to maintain certain formatting options such as wrapped text and conditional formatting.
Host Images Directly In Anaplan and Display on Dashboards Like Data and Files
Hi Anaplan! It would be great if Anaplan could store images directly and host them on the platform to dashboards. This would allow for easier hosting and one secure location. Also if there was a process assigned to uploading images this could help use cases for uploading multiple images at once in a bulk upload. Thanks,…
How to move or copy an excel spreadsheet without loosing connection
I'd like to merge 2 excel files. Both have anaplan connections. How can I move or copy excel spreadsheets to another file withour loosing my anaplan connection?
How to I access a failure dump of an action within a process using the API
I understand I can get an import's failure dump if I run the import, then get the task id, then construct a url: https://api.anaplan.com/2/0/workspaces/{WorkspaceId}/models/{ModelId}/imports/{ImportId}/tasks/{TaskId}/dump . My issue is that i'm running a process, which runs a number of imports. One of which has a failure…
Use ChatGPT's API to produce commentary and send it back into Anaplan
I've love to see some more native API's to connect Anaplan into ChatGPT API to be able to generate commentary. This would be an application similar to CloudWorks or PlanIQ that allows you to configure certain fields to be selected and then a certain style or questions can be asked to ChatGPT to produce the commentary based…
CloudWorks Integrations & Processes General Columns
I don't want to waste the space to create an extensively long name to identify what Model my Integration corresponds to, especially when we add many new integrations. Can you please add the Workspace and Model to the columns available when looking at Integrations so I don't need to click into every single one to check…
1.5.6.2 Import Data into Historic Volumes Module
Hi All, Please find attached the screenshots of the mapping I have done for the import process. But I am facing the error - Manual mapping is unavailable when number of items exceeds 5000. Because this I am unable to perform the mapping of line item "Volume". I have used the file provided in the activity…
VBA/macros for Excel Add-In
As a model builder I would like VBA and macros to be supported in the Excel Add-In so that I could further automate workbooks. For example : 1) I would like to be able to create VBA code and macros for the various Anaplan actions so that I could automate a number of tasks (eg Login and refresh data) through macros 2) I…
Metadata
Can someone explain what exactly is metadata, and what is the role of metadata in the datahub and how it is better to calculate the metadata in the datahub itself rather than importing it to other spoke models?
Excel Add-in 4.0 - Make Clone function be able to clone a tab into another workbook
Hi, I would like to suggest adding additional functionality to the Clone button. It would be helpful to be able to clone a tab and all of its formatting (or at least the tab's connection and connection settings) to a new tab in another Excel workbook and/or to a new tab in a brand new workbook to be opened. Thanks,
Automate Notification Feature
Hi Team, I have currently published the "Notification" button on New UX page which shares the URL for the respective page with defined "Recipient". Anaplan has introduced the "ANAPLAN Cloudworks" which automates the defined Actions(Import/Export) but how can I automate the notification feature through ANAPLAN Cloudworks…
CloudWorks Integrations & Processes General Columns
I don't want to waste the space to create an extensively long name to identify what Model my Integration corresponds to, especially when we add many new integrations. Can you please add the Workspace and Model to the columns available when looking at Integrations so I don't need to click into every single one to check…
OAuth Authentication and Anaplan Connect
Hi, I have been testing OAuth connection with Anaplan Connect. And it has been quite a struggle. I started with "Authentication - Generate OAuth Token With Force Register" and it was not really working but giving strange error messages that didn't really help. After trial and error I got the example script to work by…
extend time to access anaplan
Hi, Unfortunately, my access to my profile was expired, All my models and apps and Data have disappeared which I need to finish my course. I am middle of level 2 and it is very important to finish my lessons. Do you Know How can I recover my DATA or extend my access? I am a student and 90 days were not enough for my to…
Transactional API For Meta Data missing information
I am building a workspace audit model where I want to extract all information about models, modules etc. When extracting the data some fields are only partially populated. For Example: Model Information - The Size is not always populated Module Information - The Module id is not always populated Has anyone else experienced…
Dell Boomi - Certificate issue
Hi, I'm using dell Boomi to connect Anaplan. I have the certificate but i'm not sure how to get the Private Key Alias. Any suggestions?
How to update existing records(s) and insert as new records if not exists like UPSERT
Hi, How to update existing records(s) and insert as new records if not exists like UPSERT through Anaplan Connect script for MS SQL Server? Thanks & regards, Anil
Anaplan API Authentication service - nuances...
Official documentation from Anaplan: https://anaplanauthentication.docs.apiary.io/# In order to successfully connect to the Anaplan Authentication service you will need to: * Generate a CA certificate. with access to both the public certificate and the private key * Add the public cert to the anaplan security site *…
How I Built It: Integrations using CloudWorks
Author: Gokul Selvam Sadasivam, Certified Master Anaplanner and Senior Manager, Business Platforms at Okta. Hello Anaplanners! I’m excited to share a video that I created as part of the ‘How I Built It’ video series — diving into Integrations using CloudWorks. In the video, I give a live demonstration of how to use the…
CloudWorks Integration with Amazon S3: "There was an internal server error"
Hello, I'm trying to get Anaplan to an Amazon S3 bucket. I have set up a connection and it seems to work, however when trying to pick a data target I keep running into the issue of there being an "internal server error". Any thoughts on how to resolve this?
Google Sheets Add-on Performance
Hello, We would like to use the Google Sheets Add-On, but face the problem that every step, including the refreshing and sending of data to and from Anaplan is very slow and time consuming. Using the Add-on in a new empty sheet works faster, but the client works in several Google sheets with multiple…
How to change date language setting in module
Hi, Is there any way to change date format in Module from English to other language? I set both my browser's language settings and Anaplan's user settings to my local language, which is Japanese, but the date in Time dimension is still shown in English like in the attached picture("Jan 20" etc). I do not need to change the…
I want to understand the use of this feature?
I am trying to import data from Data Hub to spoke model. The requirement is to clear the target before loading the new data. Can I use this option at 'All Items' as an alternative to creating clear module data actions using 'No data' formatted clear line items in the target? Is that more efficient? Does it work the same…

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