User Experience

Using Icons?
Let's talk about images, are you using icons in your pages? I'm interested in your feedback on the topics below: * What's your favorite source for finding images or icons? * How are you hosting your images? Do you leverage internal systems like Box or SharePoint, or do you use free websites like Imgur? If you leverage…
Looking for AppHub users to participate in a user research study
Anaplan's User Experience Research team is looking for model builders with experience using the App Hub to participate in an upcoming research study. In this study, you will discuss your experiences with App Hub and Partner Based Solutions. This study will take place between February 7th and February 11th, and the sessions…
We'd like your feedback on the App Hub
Hi all, We are currently looking for Anaplan customers to participate in 60 minute research sessions. Sessions will take place remotely from March 2nd to March 11th. Participants will receive an e-gift card as a thank you for their time, if their company policies allow them to receive these. For this session, we will be…
Model Builders: Help us shape the future of the modeling experience!
Anaplan's User Experience Research team is looking to understand how model builders are currently creating modules. Your response will help us build out the modeling experience in the new UX. Please complete this short (less than 10-minute) independent exercise to provide your expertise. Thank you!
Anaplan Mobile users: Earn $150 and improve the experience
Hi all, We’re inviting current users of the Anaplan mobile app to share details about their experiences. We are looking for business users, not model builders, so please forward this on to your colleagues if needed. This two-week research study involves completing a series of four brief tasks in the Anaplan mobile app…
Community perspective: How to maintain corporate brand standards in Anaplan
Overview One responsibility of a marketing team is creating and regulating the corporate brand standards. Logos represent the most recognizable part of this tool kit, but the choice in color can be equally important when consumers are challenged with recognizing popular companies. McDonalds: Red & Yellow. Starbucks: Green…
UX Page Reset to return to Highest Level as per User Authorisation (not first list item)
Change the behavior of the UX page Reset button next to context selectors such that it resets to the highest level hierarchy that the current user can access. Example: let’s say I have a geographical hierarchy where I have “All Regions”, Regions, Countries, Cities, and I have access to the region EMEA but not “All…
Show "Used in Page" reference in Modules Settings
As a model builder, it would be extremely helpful to have a "Used in Page" reference in the Module Settings to show where a module is used in a page, similar to the Used in Dashboard feature. This would allow for much more efficient auditing and help tremendously with model cleanup. This is especially important since we an…
New UX - Landing page for NUX Apps
I would like to be able to set up Landing Page for App so that when different users enter the App, instead of Contents Section they will see Landing Page. If will allow simplifying the navigation in the App in case it is full of pages.
New UX Board Combination Charts
Hello - I have a few questions around the Combination Chart in the new UX: 1) Is there a way to show only one of the data labels in a combo chart in the New UX? a lot of data labels are overlapping each other and it looks like a mess. I tried manually updating the scale, but then the scale doesn't look right when I make…
Tool tips per List item and per Line Item
Not sure if this is the correct section to create an enhancement request but it is an idea to share: Currently it is possible to add a note for published Modules, Line Items and Actions. However I have several customers, one fo them being Shell, who is used to work to hoover over an item and gets the explanation. Today it…
Ability to input text commentary with text formatting options in Management Reporting - New UX
While working on a project, a useful implementation emerged. Currently in Anaplan, via Management Reporting, it is possible to create documentation that cannot be customised by the user. In fact, the end user using the system can only look at the data and comments previously entered by the Page Builder. We tried creating a…
Adding comments for individual cell in UX page
Hi All, Can we able to add comment on individual cell in Anaplan. For example: let's say I have added 62 and I want to enter some info about override forecast. If I have not able to enter the comments on single cell then how can I achieve this. One way is we can comment in the grid level even if I have added any comments…
Why am I not able to add line items in a New UX form for a subset list?
I am not able to add line items in a New UX form for a subset list. Am I missing out on anything or is this functionality not yet available in Anaplan?
Allow line items to be added for a subset list in a New UX form
As a model builder, I would like to be able to add the line items for a subset list in a New UX form.
Report: Font Size and Spacing
The New Report Designer Font sizes limit you to - Normal, Instructions, Heading 1, Heading 2, and Heading 3 which is on par with other Anaplan functionality in Model design and UX. However, for such a dynamic tool it would be helpful to have the option to set font size similar to other report designer tools which allow you…
Send dynamic notification to multiple users
The dynamic notification is an excellent tool to increase collaboration between users. However, you can only send a dynamic notification to one user per action. To make the tool more powerful, you should be able to send a dynamic notification to an "user group" or to be able to bundle notifications, in order to notify all…
Create your own Default Grid template
I spend a lot of time reconfiguring the colours on grids to match company colour schemes. What would be great is if you could create or edit at least one default template for a grid card in the app layer, this would be much better. I know you can save card templates but that takes more time to then readjust to the new grid…
Enable Hex colours on Buttons in App layer
Hi there, On the action buttons in the app layer it only gives you five colour options, can this be opened up so that you can enter a hex colour and it changes the button colour, can't understand why this is restricted.
Adding a user-specific selection to a calculation without using the User list?
Hello, i am trying to find a solution to the following user story: There are a set of modules for a reporting page that currently consist of multiple dimensions (we cannot use a combined list of only possible combinations due to the users not liking the loss of flexibility). These modules return a calculation that needs to…
Resizing multiple columns simultaneously in New UX
As a Page Builder, I would like to be able to resize multiple columns in a grid view when creating views on a Board or Worksheet. This functionality should be made available when creating grid views from either custom or module views. This feature is really helpful when needing to resize a large amount of columns in a grid…
Selective access for lists from dashboards.
I am trying to enable the user to give selective access on a list via dashboard. I published the list to the dashboard and can clearly see the "Read" and "Write" columns on the dashboards, however if I save the dashboard and close and reopen it , the columns of "Read" and "Write" are not visible. Can somebody explain what…
Used in Pages (Apps) column
On the Actions and Modules tab, similar to the 'Used in Dashboard' column it would be useful to have a 'Used in Pages' column which shows where action or module in used.
Mass export of asset URL's
I have uploaded 200 images to the Assets section, and as the url does not use the image name, I would like to export all 200 URL's and then create a lookup in a list. I can export 1 URL at a time, but 200 may take a while. Would it be possible to allow users / builders to export all the URL's of our assets in one hit?
Exporting all the URL's from assets
I have uploaded 200 images to the Assets section, and as the url does not use the image name! I therefore need to export all 200 URL's and then create a lookup. I can export 1 URL at a time, but 200 may take a while. Can i export all the URL's for the images anywhere?
Edit default column width in maximized view
The ability to edit and set the default column width in maximized view would improve the user experience immensely. Now users need to adjust column width every time they open a maximized view which is very inconvenient.
Editable nature of cells within grid is inconsistent over time, not due to version
Hi Anaplan Community! I am working within an Operating Expense financial model, I have a module to allow for manual adjustments by department. This module contains a line item "Amount" with no formula, to facilitate the manual input of adjustment amounts by spend category. The Model's Time frame is 2022 - 2028, and I am…
Ability to change Font in UX
I have been asked by several customers about the ability to change font in UX. It is even more topical with the report page in UX. When you have invested in your brand and use a certain font you want to use that font in Anaplan as well if Anaplan is going the be where the report is created.I would say Bold, Italic and…
Page selectors of new UX
Hi, Is there any way to rearrange the content selectors (change the sequence) in the new UX? Xin
Conditional Formatting for the text/number
Hello, I'm wondering if there is a way or workaround to apply conditional formatting on the text or number itself rather applying it to the cell. Example: Red color text/number for negative figure would looks more clean when it comes to detailed reporting. Any ideas would be much appreciated! Thanks!

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