Definitions
What is the definition of workspace?
It’s the company’s private area in cloud that holds models. It can hold a few or many models.
What is the YEAR function?
Converts a date or time period to a year in number format
What is the purpose of a UX page?
Provides users with relevant data needed for planning. User interaction into the model
What are the six principals’ components of Anaplan platform?
Workspace, Models, Lists, Modules, Line Items, User Experience
How can User Access optimize the performance of a model?
Limit the user access to only the necessary part of the model, this can reduce the load on the system
What is the definition of dimension?
Data items or characteristics that you can calculate or manipulate
What is the purpose of ISBLANK function?
Used to check if a cell or line item is empty or contains no data
Which elements a user can use to customize dashboards?
Adding elements such as grids, charts, text boxes and images.
What are the three principal blocks on Anaplan?
Central Library, Engine, User Experience
What P.L.A.N.S stands for?
Performance,Logical,Auditable,Necessary,Sustainable
What is the definition of a list in Anaplan?
Collection of items that represent a dimension of data, such as product, customer or region
What is the purpose of IF THEN ELSE function?
Allows you to create conditional logic within a formula. Tests a Boolean argument and returns one of two results based on whether it is true or false.
How does conditional formatting help users to enhance data visualization?
Allows users to apply visual clue such as colors, icons and images or data based on specific criteria. Help users by improving clarity and make it easier to interpret data.
What are the three dimensions in an Anaplan model?
Time, Lists, Versions
What are we referring to when we say 'Build with the future in mind'?
To make a model Sustainable and flexible to adapt to business changes.
What is a business use case?
It’s an issue that Anaplan model is built to address
What is the purpose of SELECT function?
To return values from a given list item or time period
What is the purpose of Anaplan’s role-based access control?
Improves de user experience by ensuring users have access to data that is relevant to their specific roles and responsibilities
What is a module in Anaplan?
It’s a component that serves as a container for data, used to define dimensions such as time, versions, and lists or line items which define a model
How can we maintain a logical order in a module?
Naming a logical order of the list and actions in a model, will be intuitive and efficient experience when navigating within a model
What DISCO means?
It’s a methodology to structure and organize a model, which the acronym stands for Data, Input, System, Calculation, and Output
What is the purpose of the LOOKUP function?
Is used to retrieve values from another module or line item. Function to look up values in a source module or list and display the values in a target module
What are the benefits of using context selectors in a dashboard?
Allows users to filter and navigate data based on specific dimensions
Explain the role of lists in Anaplan
Used to define the dimensions of a model, such as products, customers, regions, or any other categorical data.
How many bytes consume an Anaplan cell?
10 bytes