Latest Anaplan platform release delivers even faster app building and new predictive analytics capabilities

San Francisco, December 14, 2015 – Anaplan, the enterprise planning cloud company, today announced its fifth platform release of 2015. This latest release features a new set of enhancements that enable business users to even more quickly build and adjust planning apps. Also introduced were improved predictive analytics capabilities and the new Anaplan Data Integration Community.

“Anaplan continues to deliver innovations and offerings that optimise the real-time planning experience,” said Chief Product Officer Simon Tucker. “With this new platform release, Anaplan has further improved how our customers can plan, model, and continuously course-correct against changing business realities.”

New features

Dashboard Designer: The all-new Dashboard Designer allows users to quickly define the user interface, including creating and editing dashboards for planning, analysis, visualisation, process workflow, master data maintenance, and more. Users can now adjust all aspects of a dashboard while previewing it at the same time.

Modelling productivity enhancements: To boost model-building productivity for users, new enhancements include the ability to easily replicate similar models, access dashboard source data, and automate dashboards to ensure that data is current.

Call centre planning functions: Improvements in Anaplan’s predictive analytics capabilities enable easier and more accurate modelling and planning for call centres, statistical forecasting, and other similar systems. Users can optimise resources and integrate the results into workforce planning, financial planning, and other Anaplan apps. Visit the Anaplan App Hub for more information about the call centre app with Erlang B and C and other functions.

Anaplan Data Integration Community: Users can now connect with other Anaplan customers, partners, and experts to gain or share knowledge on integrating with sources such as Salesforce.com, Workday, Oracle, and SAP.

For more information about this latest platform release, such as additional details about features and enhancements, click here.

About Anaplan:

Anaplan is the enterprise planning cloud. Anaplan brings together an unrivalled planning and modelling engine, collaboration in the cloud, and a simple interface for business users. Anaplan customers can choose from over 100 pre-built planning apps from the Anaplan App Hub, or easily build their own apps. Anaplan is a privately held company, headquartered in San Francisco, CA with global offices on four continents. To learn more, visit anaplan.com. Follow us on twitter: @anaplan