This hotfix includes the following:

Platform:

• In some cases, Anaplan XL writeback reports and XML input forms included additional data in the submission.

Action Required

This hotfix includes the following:

Consolidation

• In some cases, the Equity Pickup calculation would error or produce duplicate records
• The Calculation procedure has been updated to work on parent data if the Entities dimension is set to allow Non Leaf Data Members
• The Intercompany Matching Web report has been updated to allow running Cancel or Book differences
• In some cases, the Calculation Lineage report produced an error on opening

Platform:

• The Base Member property was not appearing for dimensions, other than the Entity dimension.
• The Mappings Editor now displays the caption of the target member.
• Updated some translations.

Action Required

This hotfix includes the following:

Consolidation

• The Rule Editors for Multi-Dimensional Calculations, Allocations, and Other Dimensions displayed an incorrect dimension for a member selector when the Consolidation Model included two roles of the same Dimension Type.

• In some cases, the Multi-Dimensional Calculation rules did not adhere to the BEDMAS order of operations.

• The Copy Journals process did not properly recognize the Source Scenario when it differed from the target scenario.

• In some cases, the Copy Journals process did not properly include Retained Earnings when Copying P12 to P1. 

• The Intercompany Matching web report has been enhanced to include the Transaction Details drill through link and a slicer for the Intercompany dimension.

• The OperatorID was not being saved when importing Multi -Dimensional Calculations rules or Allocations rules.

• Importing Multi-Dimensional Calculation rules did not keep the sort order of the details.

• Member selectors in Rule headers and details were not referencing the dimensions for non-consolidation models.

Platform:

• In some cases, when creating a JE from a selected JE, the incorrect member was populated in Create New and Edit dialog. This occurred when a selected member had a shared member.

Action Required

This hotfix includes the following:

Consolidation

• In some cases, the multi-dimensional calculation encountered an error while executing in a system that contained numerous sub-calculations.
• The Trial Balance > Intercompany Detail input has been updated to default to Name and Caption for the rows. 

Platform:

• Linked forms or reports were unable to be removed from Data Input, Review and Reporting Workflow tasks when the form or report no longer existed.
• When appending mappings to an existing map, the sort order was incorrect.

Anaplan XL Reports:

• The workbook option "Use updated freeze panes handling" was causing an issue with row heights in grids.

Action Required

Version

Target Date

Update Type

Overview

Service Interruption

None. System availability will not be affected by this update.

Important Information

Release Tracks

Based on feedback we have opted to keep the existing Current and Deferred Release Tracks terminology, as well as the default behaviour. You can learn more about the Current and Deferred Release tracks here:

• Product Release Tracks - Current and Deferred - video

Legacy Administration Forms

Legacy Excel based administration forms (previously located in Fluence Explorer under Consolidation\Maintenance) have been discontinued. Web Editors are available for all maintenance forms within the Maintain module. Role authorization for this must be enabled. 

Release Highlights*  

General

• FluenceXL Reporting has been renamed to Anaplan XL Reporting.
  
  
• The Consolidation portal, out-of-box reports and Anaplan XL  Reporting Add-in have been rebranded.

Consolidation 

• The Export/Import functionality has been implemented for all business rules, with the exception of Ownership and Direct Percentage.
  
  

• You can now Activate or Deactivate business rules for the following categories:

  Calculation Multi Allocations Other Dimensions Calculation Rules Account Netting Conversion Rules

  Rates Intercompany Matching Equity Pickup Rollover Rules Validation Rules

• A new System Tags editor has been introduced, allowing you to manage all system tags within your application from a single screen, which will update the tags in your metadata manager.
  
  

• Enhancements to Multi-Dimensional Calculations include:

  • A new Calculation Type parameter introduced to group calculations for runtime.

  • A new Delete parameter introduced to specify whether the target area should be deleted before recalculation.

  • Updates to ensure calculation execution is only on specified models.
    
    

• A new Intercompany Matching report is now available which features various sorting options for better alignment of trading partner data.
  
  

• A new System Health Check report is now available that allows you to scan your Consolidation application for invalid setup such as missing dimension roles or default input and reporting members. 
  
  
• Enhancements to Other Dimension rules have been included to facilitate easier setup and the ability to define multiple dimensions within a single rule.
  
  

• A new Reverse Audit procedure has been added, enabling the reversal of values in a specified audit member.
  
  

• Tag support has been incorporated into the Calculation Rules and Tax Rules administration editors.

Platform 

• A new Journal Entry Audit Summary is available. The Journal Audit Summary logs the username and datetimestamp when a journal is created, modified or posted/unposted.
  
  
• Hierarchy Manager navigation improvements:
  • The default behavior of the Hierarchy Manager has been updated to show the hierarchy expanded one-level by default. 
  • Expand all and collapse all options have been added to help navigate the hierarchy tree quickly.
• Workflow logging enhancements:
  • The Process Log for For Each tasks now displays the specific member name alongside the task name.
  • The Process Log now logs the username and datetimestamp  when a task is completed, rejected or approved.
• Shared Member Enhancements:
  • The name of the Base Member is now displayed in the Hierarchy Manager grid.
  • To prevent errors, deleting base members is disallowed if the base member still has shared members linked to it.
• When importing mappings, the default selection is now Append instead of Replace.
  
  
• Improved performance when importing and saving Maps
  
  
• Export/Import functionality has been added to for Users. This feature can be leveraged to export users from a Development tenant and import to a Production tenant quickly and easily.

Anaplan XL Reporting 

• An option to display the base name instead of the shared member name in a report has been added in the Alias Manager. 
  
  
• Data modifications performed through Anaplan XL writeback reports are now logged and available in a right-click drillthru.