This is the quiz we ran at the UK&I virtual user group in June. For customers who are part of the group, the recording of the session will soon be available. This was a fun session and the top 5 participants won some Anaplan swag 🎁
It couldn't be simpler:
Read the question and select your answer(s).
Click on the spoiler to uncover the correct answer(s).
Count your points and tell us your final score in the comments. Note that you only get a point for a question if you have all the correct answers.
Please note that the answers are correct at the time of publishing.
Question 1: Which extensions do Anaplan offer on General Availability? (several answers)
Microsoft Excel Microsoft PowerPoint Microsoft Word Microsoft Outlook Google Sheets Google Slides
Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint add-ins. Note that our Google Sheets add-on is on Early Access at the moment.
👆Remember to count your points, there is no "submit" button at the end of the quiz. Note that you only get a point for a question if you have all the correct answers.
Question 2: Which stats are correct about productivity tools? (several answers)
800 million Excel users in the world 30 million PowerPoint presentations created daily 180 million users of Google Sheets 400 Anaplan customers using an add-in Thousands of Anaplan add-in users
Question 3: Which benefits do the extensions bring to customers? (several answers)
Save time in report preparation Create reports in a specific Excel/PowerPoint/Word/PDF format Increase reporting quality Save time for other people in the organisation Use the modelling capabilities from Excel Do ad-hoc analysis Share Anaplan data more easily Lower learning curve
Question 4: Which functionalities are available in the latest version of the Excel add-in (3.4)? (several answers)
Connect to a saved view or module and pivot/filter Proxy settings Log in with SSO or email/password Keep Excel formulae when refreshing a connection Create multiple sheets from one single connection based on the page selectors Refresh one sheet at a time, multiple worksheets or the entire workbook Read-only and read/write connections
Question 7: Which functionalities from the Idea Exchange are in the roadmap for the extensions? (several answers)
Remap a connection to another model VBA functions to refresh the data Add-in security settings Multiple connections per sheet Change authentication method in the add-in Manage metadata via the Excel Google Sheets add-on
- Remap a connection to another model - Add-in security settings - Change authentication method in the add-in - Google Sheets add-on Check out the latest update on ideas in the May bulletin, or post your suggestions and vote for others directly in the Idea Exchange.
Question 8: Where can I give feedback about the extensions? (several answers)
Idea Exchange for suggestions Extensions feedback group on Community Twitter Organise a call with the Product Manager Anaplan Support
Post your suggestions on the Idea Exchange, join our feedback group on Community (your request to join will be approved quickly) or talk directly to the Product Manager @MagaliP . Tickets raised with Anaplan Support are also taken into account by the Product Team but are not considered as a proper feedback channel.
Question 9: What else did we publish on Community over the last two months? (several answers)
Best practices Version information pages with links to release notes and user guides Training A Master Anaplanner blog post about the Excel add-in Demo videos Templates Benefits of the extensions and use case information Single place on Community to access Anapedia user manuals, forum topics, downloads and idea exchange posts about the extensions
All but the templates and training, but this is coming. All the information is accessible through our one-stop-shop on Community.
Question 10: What are the calls to action after this quiz? (several answers)
Lunch? Visit the extensions one-stop-shop in Community, read the bulletin and Master Anaplanner blog post and explore the different sections Play with the extensions, see if they can help resolve your Monday morning or month-end reporting nightmare Subscribe to the sections to be alerted by email when new content is posted