- Getting Started
- Structured Planning
- Structured Planning Configuration Tasks
- Using Planning Control Panel
- Understanding Template Input and View Modes
- Working with Data Discrepancies in Templates
- Explanation of Line Types in Templates
- Understanding Workflow Actions
- Using Dynamic Commentary in Planning Templates
- Working with Reports in Structured Planning
- Working with Snapshots in Planning Control Panel
- How-Tos
- Workforce Planning
- Initiative Planning
- Capital Planning
- MyPlan Guides
- MyPlan User Guide
- Accessing MyPlan
- Dissecting the MyPlan Interface
- Retained In-Memory Actions
- How Actions Are Calculated
- Adjusting, Updating, Adding, and Editing Accounts in MyPlan
- How to Add New Headcount
- How to Edit a Headcount
- How to Add Multiple Employees at Once
- How to Edit Multiple New Hires at Once
- How to Add a Headcount Based on an Existing Headcount and Edit Details
- How to Add an Asset
- How to Delete a Headcount
- How to Add an Asset Not Yet Budgeted
- How to Add An Asset for a Budget Entity When the Asset Definition Does Not Exist
- How to Edit an Asset
- How to Update an Account
- Working with Templates in MyPlan
- Activity Manager
- How to Submit a Budget/Forecast
- Template Locking
- Limitations
- MyPlan User Options
- Benefits of MyPlan
- MyPlan User Guide
- Dynamic Planning
- Dynamic Planning Overview
- Dynamic Planning User Security
- Using Aggregation Process
- SpotlightXL - Download & Installation
- SpotlightXL
- Using SpotlightXL-Analyze
- Using SpotlightXL-Report
- Cascade Reporting in SpotlightXL
- Excel Reporting in SpotlightXL
- Office Reporting in SpotlightXL
- Using SpotlightXL-Model
- Using SpotlightXL-Model Setup Subtask
- Using SpotlightXL-Model Dimensions Subtask
- How to Define a Dimension Members for a Model?
- How to Add a Dimension Member to a Generated Model?
- How to Delete a Dimension Member from a Generated and Locked Model?
- How to Lock Dimension Members
- How to Setup Data Locking?
- How to Turn Data Locking On or Off?
- How to Define Multiple Number Formats for Dimension Members in Views?
- Using SpotlightXL-Model Attributes Subtask
- Using SpotlightXL-Model Maps Subtask
- Using SpotlightXL-Model Scopes Subtask
- Using SpotlightXL-Model Formulas Subtask
- Using SpotlightXL-Model Calculation Subtask
- Using SpotlightXL-Model Data Subtask
- Using SpotlightXL-Model Import and Export Data Subtask
- Using SpotlightXL-Model Administration Subtask
- Using SpotlightXL- External Source Model Subtask
- External Source Model Process
- View Formulas in External Source Model
- External Source Model Field Types, Expressions, and Formulas
- Loading Data to External Source Models
- Support for Variables and Expressions in External Source Models
- Source Map
- Source Model
- Transferring Data from One External Source Model to Another External Source Model
- Using Filter Field Section
- Using Aggregate Functions in Maps
- Configuring Maps using Aggregate Functions - Use Cases
- Multiple External Source Model - Use Case
- Managing Access to ESMs
- Using External Source Model Functions
- Text Functions
- Numeric Functions
- Date Functions
- Logical Functions
- Step-by-Step Use Case for Forecasting Revenue Spread Over Time
- Using ESM Canvas
- ESM Formatting in SpotlightXL
- Predict Signals in DAP (Direct Access) Reports
- Using Model Design
- How-Tos
- Using SpotlightXL-Manage Task
- SpotlightXL Manage User Management Subtask
- Using Group Management
- Using Navigation Access
- Using Application Administration
- Using Metadata Download
- Using Application Settings
- Defining Default Behavior for View and Report Properties
- Defining Default Tab Color for Views and Reports
- How to Provide Calculation Access to Contributor Users?
- Running Calculations in the Background for Views and Reports
- Calculations Execution Delayed and Batched for Better Performance
- Application-Level Data Locking for Views
- Application-Level Data Locking for Reports
- Hiding Empty Folders for Views and Reports
- Indenting Dimension Members
- Using Application Statistics
- Using Audit Log
- Using Process Management
- Using Schedule Management
- Using Model Permissions
- Using Request Status
- Using Model Backup/Restore
- SpotlightXL Manage Office Reports Subtask
- Using Token Management
- Dynamic Planning How to Load an External Data Source into a Master Model (Legacy)
- Spotlight Web
- Analyze
- Report
- Model
- How to Enable the Model Menu in Planful Applications?
- How to Create a Model in the Spotlight Web?
- How to Create a Model by Copying an Existing Model in Spotlight Web?
- How to Create an External Source Model?
- Contributor and Reviewer Access in Model Manager
- Exploring the Model Interface
- Exploring More Menu Model Options
- How to Restore a Model in the Spotlight Web?
- How to Schedule a Calculation Scheduler in Spotlight Web?
- Model Artifacts Browser
- Running and Filtering Reports
- Running and Filtering Views
- Using the Dimension Browser for Hierarchy Management
- Using the Dimension Attribute Browser
- Running and Filtering Calculations
- Filtering Formulas
- Filtering Scopes
- Creating, Editing, and Filtering Maps
- Creating, Editing, and Filtering External Source Model Fields
- Creating, Editing, and Filtering External Source Model Formulas
- Filtering External Source Model Maps
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Spotlight for Google Sheets
- Using Write Back
- Direct Access to PCR Model
- Creating a Direct Access Model to PCR Model
- Metadata Dimension Security for the Scenario Dimension
- Support for PCR Attributes, Attribute Hierarchies, and Alternate Hierarchies
- Support for PCR Substitution Variables and Derived Variables
- Reporting and Analysis Primer
- Multiple POV Selections in SpotlightXL and Spotlight for Direct Connect Models
- Support for PCR Cube Default Members for System-Defined Dimensions in New Views, Formatted Reports, and Excel Reports
- Support for Drill Through in Direct Connect Models in Both SpotlightXL and Spotlight
- Information for Experienced Power and Contributor Users
- Converting a Master Model into a Direct Access to PCR Model
- Using Currency Exchange Rates in Dynamic Planning
- Using Breakback
- Dynamic Planning API Library
- Base URL
- List of Dynamic Planning SOAP APIs
- Append Attributes (Master and Analytic Models)
- Parameters
- Sample Payload for Creating or Appending Attributes With Display Labels (Without Specifying the Member-Attribute Mapping)
- Sample Payload for Updating the Member-Attribute Mapping for Previously Saved Attributes
- Sample Payload for Creating or Appending Attributes (Without Display Labels, Without Specifying the Member-Attribute Mapping)
- Sample Payload for Creating or Appending Attributes and Specifying the Member-Attribute Mapping
- Response
- Append Dimension Members (Master and Analytic Models)
- Calculation Run (Master and Analytic Models)
- Calculation Status (Master and Analytic Models)
- Clear Data (Master and Analytic Models)
- Clear Leaf Data (Master and Analytic Models)
- Export Dimension / Attribute Hierarchy (Master and Analytic Models)
- Export Leaf-Level Data (Scoped) (Master and Analytic Models)
- Load Data (Master and Analytic Models)
- Clear Data (External Source Models)
- Clear Dimension Members (Metadata) (External Source Models)
- Export Leaf-Level Data (Scoped) (External Source Models)
- Load Data (External Source Models)
- Load Dimension Members (Metadata) (External Source Models)
- Create Users and Groups (User Management)
- List Users and Groups (User Management)
- Dynamic Planning: Group Access API
- How-Tos
- How to Open a Second Instance of SpotlightXL
- How to Use Variables in SpotlightXL Views and Reports
- How to Cascade a Report in SpotlightXL
- How to Backup and Restore a Model in SpotlightXL
- How to Find Data Cells Quickly in SpotlightXL
- How to Lock Dimension Members in SpotlightXL
- How to Work with Folders in SpotlightXL
- How to Add a Chart to a Report in SpotlightXL
- How to Add a Leaf Level Member to a Hierarchy in SpotlightXL
- How to Add or Delete Dimensions from a Model in SpotlightXL
- How to Create a Report from a View in SpotlightXL
- How to Create a View and Specify Properties in SpotlightXL
- How to Create and Load External Source Models
- How to Create Dimensions as Attributes in SpotlightXL
- How to Define Dimension Security
- How to Define Multiple Number Formats for Dimension Members in SpotlightXL View
- How to Download Data from Structured Planning into a Dynamic Planning Model
- How to Filter Members Using Design Manager in SpotlightXL
- How to Lock a Model to Prevent Modification or Clearing In SpotlightXL and Web
- How to Lock and Unlock Scaling in SpotlightXL
- How to Lock Members in a View or Report to Prevent Modification in SpotlightXL
- How to Perform Multi-Tab Analysis in SpotlightXL
- How to Restore a Model in SpotlightXL
- How to Save Data on Attributes for Views and Reports in SpotlightXL
- How to Select Data and Member Design Manager Options to Populate Report Values
- How to Share a POV Dimension Across Models in a Report
- How to Specify Match Criteria in SpotlightXL
- How to Use Change Data Tracking
- How to Use Excel Formulas in SpotlightXL
- How to Use the Metadata Viewer in SpotlightXL
- How to Update a Dimension Hierarchy Without Clearing a Model
- How to Configure the Number of Invalid Login Attempts
- How to Create a Report Based on an Existing Report in SpotlightXL
- How to Create a Report Based Off Multiple Models in SpotlightXL
- How to Log Into Spotlight for Office
- How to Create Report Collections in Dynamic Planning
- How to Use ClickOnce Installer for Automatic Upgrades
- How to Schedule a Calculation in SpotlightXL
- Consolidation
- Consolidation Process Prerequisites
- Consolidation Control Panel Overview
- Consolidation Administration Overview
- Processes Overview
- Using Consolidation Process
- Using Standard Journals
- Using Recurring Journals
- Using Dynamic Journals
- How to Add a Dynamic Journal?
- How to Upload Dynamic Journals?
- How to Copy a Dynamic Journal?
- How to Edit a Dynamic Journal?
- How to Delete a Dynamic Journal?
- How to Post a Dynamic Journal?
- How to Clear Dynamic Journal Data?
- How to View Dynamic Journals at the Rollup Level?
- Setting Up Rules in Journals
- Processing Dynamic Journals and Non Controlling Interest Outside of the Consolidation Process
- Using Non Controlling Interest
- Using Reclassifications
- Using Eliminations
- Using Validations
- Using Actual Data Load
- Entry Actions Overview
- Using Reports in Consolidation
- How-tos?
- How to Configure Retained Earnings Roll Forward?
- How to Setup for Enhanced Retained Earnings Roll Forward?
- How to Close with Consolidation?
- How to Process Consolidation With Configurable Steps?
- How to Unlock Multiple Periods in Consolidation Process?
- How to Lock Multiple Periods in Consolidation Process?
- How to Provide Security for Centralized Consolidation Users?
- How to Provide Security for Decentralized Consolidation Users?
- How to Disable Display of Security Option from the Consolidation Control Panel?
- How to Process Consolidation and Include or Exclude Dynamic Journals and Non Controlling Interest?
- Reports
- Reports Overview
- Reports Configuration Tasks
- Using Reports Home Page
- Report Administration Limitations
- Using Report Folders
- Using Report Documents
- Understanding Report Sets
- Working with Report Collection
- How to Set Up a Report Collection?
- Setting Up the General Information in Report Collection
- Using the Reports Tab in Report Collection
- Using the Setting Tab in Report Collection
- Using the Distribution Tab in Report Collection
- Report Collection Best Practices
- Report Collection Limitations
- How to Download a Report from the Report Collection?
- Distributing a Report Collection
- How to Use Substitution Variables in Report Collection?
- Report Collection Status Information
- Working with Financial Package
- How to Set Up a Financial Package?
- Using Top Menu Options in the Financial Package
- Using Left Pane Options in the Financial Package
- Using Center Pane Options in the Financial Package
- Using the Status Bar in the Financial Package
- Understanding Financial Package Security and User Types
- How to Build and Run a Financial Package Report?
- Working with Different File Types in Financial Package
- Working with PowerPoint Files in Financial Package
- Working with Excel Files in Financial Package
- Financial Package Best Practices
- Understanding Dynamic Reports
- How to Set Up a Dynamic Report?
- Setting Up Header & Footer in Dynamic Reports
- Setting Up Page, Row, & Column in Dynamic Reports
- Setting up Dimension Members in Dynamic Reports
- Using Dimension Member Pick List in Dynamic Reports
- Locking Dimension Members in Dynamic Reports
- Integrating Dynamic Reports with Financial Package Publisher
- Working with Dynamic Reports
- Formatting a Report at Cell Level
- Using Formulas in a Report
- Using Grid Actions in Dynamic Reports
- Using Other Setting in Dynamic Reports
- Using Drill Through in Dynamic Reports
- How to Set Up Substitution Variables in Dynamic Reports?
- Using Quick Functions in Dynamic Reports
- Making an Attribute Available for Dynamic Reporting
- How to Build and Run a Dynamic Report?
- Example of Building a Dynamic Report
- Enhanced Drill Through in Dynamic Reports
- Drilling Through to Translations and Transactions
- Drilling Through to Planning and Capital Template Data
- How to Drill Through to Template Data?
- Drilling Through Reporting on Preloaded and Forecast Scenarios
- Drilling Through Reporting on Closed Period
- Drilling Through Reporting on WFP Data
- Drilling Through Reporting on GL Data
- Drilling Through Reporting on Consolidation Data
- Viewing Code, Name, or Label in Dynamic Report Drill Through
- Understanding Shared Mode Data in Drill Through
- Viewing Operational Planning Notes in Drill Through Report
- Using Save and Reset Settings in Drill Through Report
- Disabling Drill-Through Functionality
- Understanding Drill Down and Drill Through in Dynamic Reports
- Viewing Template Notes in Dynamic Reports
- Dynamic Commentary in Reports
- Displaying Currency in Dynamic Reports
- Understanding Automatic Data Refresh
- Printing Dynamic Reports
- Exporting Dynamic Reports Output in Unprotected View
- Viewing History from Reports
- Dynamic Reports Use Case
- Dynamic Reports - How Tos
- Dynamic Reports Best Practices
- Reporting Cube Configuration Limitations
- Workforce Reporting
- Dashboards
- Dashboards User Guide
- Using Dashboards
- Dashboard Designer
- How to Add Dimensions to Each Chart Axis?
- Using Substitution Variables for Chart Titles, SubTitles, and Axis Name
- How to Share a Dashboard?
- How to Upload a Thumbnail?
- How to Define Custom Members on a Chart?
- How to Use a Stacked Column Chart in Combination Charts?
- Dashboard is Supported on iOS Mobile Devices
- Changing the Chart Type
- Adding Tables and Text to a Dashboard
- How to Apply a Percentage Calculation for a Dimension or Dimension Combination?
- How to Alter Default Chart Settings?
- Using Consider Absolute Value Denominator Option for KPI Chart
- Using Dynamic Planning Data in a Dashboard
- Using Dynamic Report Chart in Dashboards
- Using Filters in Dashboards
- Customizing Color Schemes in Dashboard Charts
- How to Build a Workforce Dashboard?
- How To Set Dashboards As Your Homepage?
- Viewing History from Dashboards
- Dashboards Administration Guide
- How to Provide Users with Navigation Access to Dashboards?
- Working with Dashboards Reporting Area
- Understanding Dashboards Dimension Security
- How to Apply Scenario Security in Dashboards?
- How to Copy Budget Entity Security to Report Security?
- Using Substitution Variables in Dashboards
- Pre-Defined Custom Members/Formulas in Dashboards
- Sharing Dashboards
- Differentiating Edit Versus View Access to Dashboards
- Differentiating Dashboards Versus Dynamic Reports
- Validating Dashboard Updates
- Recommended Dashboards Screen Resolution
- Auditing Dashboards
- Best Practices for Dashboards Administration
- Dashboards User Guide
- Planful AI Assistant
- Predict
- Budget Manager Experience
- Maintenance
- Administration
- Managing User & Roles
- Configuring Security Options
- Setting Up Add-In Security
- Setting Up Approval Roles
- Setting Up Consolidation Security from User & Role Management
- Setting Up Data Integration Security
- Setting Up Dimension Security
- Managing Reports Access
- Assigning Scenario Access to a User
- Providing Workforce Reporting Access
- Securing Reports and Data
- Configuring Offline Planning
- User Access/Security Overview
- How-Tos
- Configuring Security Options
- Scenario Setup Overview
- Add Scenario
- How Tos
- How to Delete a Scenario?
- How to Delete a Template from a Locked Scenario?
- How to Copy a Scenario?
- How to Forward a Scenario?
- How to Lock/Unlock a Scenario?
- How to Refresh Closed Period Data?
- How to Refresh Preloaded Data?
- How to Reset a Scenario?
- How to Perform Scenario Maintenance?
- How to Manage User Scenario Access?
- How to Upload a Document to a Scenario?
- How to Export the Seeding Exception Report for a Plan Scenario?
- How to Print the Scenario List?
- How to Update the Scenario Print Settings?
- How to Export the Scenario List in Excel Format?
- Scenario Locking for Shared Mode Enabled Applications
- Inputting Global Field Values
- Securing Scenarios
- Understanding Security Administration
- Configuration Tasks Overview
- General Financial Configuration
- Configuring Ivy
- Define Capital Budgeting Criteria
- Define Workforce Planning Budgeting Criteria
- Data Integration Configuration
- Define Login Restrictions
- MyPlan Account Mapping
- Define Reporting Areas
- Configuring Consolidation
- Workflow Configuration
- Configuring Planful Predict
- Configuring Workdays Setup
- Cloud Scheduler Overview
- Understanding Job Manager
- Understanding Process Flow
- Understanding Job Manager
- Using Customize Branding
- MyPlan Configuration
- Comments Manager Overview
- What is the difference between Structured Planning and Dynamic Planning?
- Managing User & Roles
- Multi-Currency
- Hierarchy Management Overview
- Hierarchy Management Interface Overview
- Creating and Managing Additional Finance Hierarchies
- Adding Report Categories
- Setting Up Attributes for Attribute Hierarchies
- Understanding Best Practices - Finance Hierarchies
- Understanding Reporting Members and Calculated Members
- Setting Up an Attribute Hierarchy
- Configuring OLAP Cube
- Understanding Example of How to Use Attributes
- Adding Another Level to Your Attribute Hierarchy
- Reflecting New Attribute Levels in Reports
- Setting Up An Attribute Used in Reporting and Enabling Drill Down to Dimension Member
- Mapping and Unmapping Workforce Planning Default Measures for Reporting Purposes
- Understanding Best Practices - Attribute Hierarchies
- Setting Up an Alternate Hierarchy
- Setting Up a Dated Hierarchy
- Entity Hierarchy Overview
- Sibling Hierarchies - Multiple Set of Books Overview
- Versioned Hierarchy Management in Dynamic Planning
- Exploring Additional Hierarchy Topics
- How-Tos
- Exploring the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for Hierarchies
- Planning Templates Overview
- Using Global Fields
- Adding Attributes
- Line Item Category Overview
- Template Setup Overview
- Template List Overview
- Adding Template Overview
- Designing Templates
- Understanding Mapping Options on the Template List Page
- Setting Up Spreads
- Planning Template Design Best Practices
- How-Tos
- Template List Overview
- Workforce Overview
- Workforce Planning Setup Overview
- Employees Overview
- How-Tos
- Adding a Profile Picture to Employee Profile
- Managing Employee Information Using the Reports Option
- Applying Mass Updates to Employees
- Using Customize Roster to Add Compensation Items
- Changing Budget Raise Percentage
- Employee Positions Outside of the Current Budget Cycle
- Automated Employee Processing
- Performance Statistics of Employee Page or Employees Tab
- Calculating Budget Review Date and Current Review Date
- Pop-up Message Introduced across all the windows in Workforce Planning Setup
- Copying the Employees from One Scenario to Another
- Exploring Use Cases on How to Update Several Employees at Once
- Creating a Duplicate Employee
- How-Tos
- Compensation Groups Overview
- Compensation Items Overview
- Compensation Basis Overview
- Understanding of Wages
- Understanding of Wages with Annual Cap
- Understanding Fixed Amount
- Understanding Fixed Amount per FTE
- Understanding Fixed Amount based on Employee Attribute
- Understanding Tiers on Employee Attribute - Value in Wages
- Understanding Profit Sharing Setup Example with Multiple Caps And Different Percentages
- Understanding Marginal Benefit Calculation Setup Examples
- Understanding Situations When You Can't Edit a Compensation Item
- Understanding Pre-built Calculation Basis
- Understanding the Link to Global Fields Option
- How-Tos
- How to View the Compensation Items in a Workforce Planning Budget Report?
- How to Set Up 401K Match?
- How to Copy all Compensation Items and Rates from One Scenario to Another?
- How to Input Data Using the Direct Data Input Compensation Item?
- How to Lock Compensation Items to Prevent Modification?
- How Changes to Compensation Items Affect Running Scenarios?
- How to Select Compensation Items for Calculating Wages?
- How to Update Compensation Items Loaded via a Data Load Rule?
- How to Make the Bonus Expense Calculation Variable?
- Compensation Basis Overview
- Employee Types Overview
- Pay Plans Overview
- Workforce Attributes Overview
- Employees Overview
- Using Export Employee Data
- Workforce Planning Setup Overview
- Capital Planning Overview
- Rules
- Data Integration
- Loading Data With Actual Data Templates
- Setting Up Translations
- Guide to Export Data Setup and Export Data
- Setting Up Transaction Details
- DLR
- Creating and Managing Data Load Rules (DLR)
- Data Load Rules - Field Explanation
- Understanding Data Load Rule List
- Understanding New Data Load Rule
- Understanding Select Sample Input File
- Define Overall Rule Settings
- Understanding Load Item - Segment Hierarchies for Define Overall Rule Settings
- Understanding Load Item - Data for Define Overall Rule Settings
- Understanding Load Item - Data for Attributes and Attribute Hierarchies
- Understanding Load Item - Data for Entity Hierarchies
- Understanding Load Item - Data for User Load
- Understanding Load Item - Data for Workforce Planning
- Understanding Load Item - Data for Currency Exchange Rates
- Understanding Manipulate Input File
- Understanding Define Data Mappings
- Understanding Load Data
- Processing of Data Load Rules - Scenario Locking
- Converting a DLR Type
- How to Add an Integration Service Process?
- Understanding Clear Data
- How to Clear Data in Finance?
- Workforce - Clear Data
- How to Clear Data for Specified Time Periods?
- How to Preview Data for Specified Time Periods?
- How to Export Data for Specified Time Periods?
- How to Preview Data for Specified Home Budget Entity?
- How to Export Data for Specified Home Budget Entity?
- How to Preview Data for Specified Segment Combination?
- How to Delete Data Using the Specified Segment Combination?
- How to Preview Data for Specified Employee and Position?
- How to Delete Data Using the Specified Employee and Position?
- How to Export Data Using the Specified Employee and Position?
- How to Load Zeros Through Data Load Rules to Reflect in a Template?
- Using Data Calculation Exceptions
- Additional Topics
- API Library
- Data Import
- Data Export
- API Compliance
- Client Application Platforms
- API Access Keys
- API Calls - Overview
- Objects
- Platform SOAP APIs
- Login API
- GetSessionId API
- GetVersion API
- GetAllCurrencies API
- GetAllCurrencyTypes API
- Logout API
- User Management
- Dimension Security Update API
- Structured Planning APIs
- Reports SOAP APIs
- Best Practices and Tips
- Enumerations
- Planful API Library
- Report Administration
- Using Application Audit
- Administration
- Release Updates
- 2024 Release Notes
- December 2024 Release Notes
- November 2024 Release Notes
- October 2024 Release Notes
- September 2024 Release Notes
- August 2024 Release Notes
- July 2024 Release Notes
- June 2024 Release Notes
- May 2024 Release Notes
- April 2024 Release Notes
- March 2024 Release Notes
- February 2024 Release Notes
- January 2024 Release Notes
- Product Summary
- 2023 Release Notes
- 2022 Release Notes
- 2021 Release Notes
- 2020 Release Notes
- 2019 Release Notes
- 2018 Release Notes
- 2017 Release Notes
- December 17 Maintenance Release
- 2.3.1 Modeling Release Notes, December
- Fall 17 Release Notes
- 2.3 Modeling Release Notes, November
- October 17 Maintenance Release
- 2.2.2 Modeling Release Notes, October
- September 17 Maintenance Release
- Summer 17 Release Notes
- 2.1.2.2 Modeling Release Notes, July/August
- July 17 Release Notes
- 2.1.2 Modeling Release Notes, July
- June 17 Release Notes
- 2.1.1 Modeling Release Notes, June
- Spring 17 Release Notes
- April 17 Release Notes
- 2.0.2 Modeling Release Notes, April
- March 17 Release Notes
- 2.0.1 Modeling Release Notes, March
- Winter 17 Release Notes
- 2.0 Modeling Release Notes, February
- January 17 Release Notes
- 1.9.2 Modeling Release Notes, January
- 2016 Release Notes
- Planning/Consolidation/Reporting December 16 Release Notes
- 1.9.1 Modeling Release Notes, December
- Planning/Consolidation/Reporting Fall 16 Release Notes
- 1.9 Modeling Release Notes, November
- Planning/Consolidation/Reporting October 16 Release Notes
- 1.8.2 Modeling Release Notes, October
- Planning/Consolidation/Reporting September 16 Release Notes
- 1.8.1 Modeling Release Notes, September
- Planning/Consolidation/Reporting Summer 16 Release Notes
- 1.8 Modeling Release Notes, August
- Planning/Consolidation/Reporting July 16 Maintenance Release
- 1.7.2 Modeling Release Notes, July
- Planning/Consolidation/Reporting June 16 Maintenance Release
- 1.7.1 Modeling Release Notes, June
- Planning/Consolidation/Reporting Spring 16 Feature Release
- 1.7 Modeling Release Notes, May
- Planning/Consolidation/Reporting April 16 Maintenance Release
- 1.6.2 Modeling Release Notes, April
- Planning/Consolidation/Reporting March 16 Maintenance Release
- 1.6.1 Modeling Release Notes, March
- Planning/Consolidation/Reporting Winter16 Release
- 1.6 Modeling Release Notes, February
- Planning/Consolidation/Reporting January 16 Maintenance Release
- Enhancements to Application Behavior
- 1.5.2 Modeling Release Notes, January
- 2024 Release Notes
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SpotlightXL is a Microsoft Excel front-end that provides functionality for all Dynamic Planning engine capabilities: Analyze, Report, Excel Report, Model, and Manage.
Accessing SpotlightXL
To log in to SpotlightXL, follow these steps:
- Open Microsoft Excel.
- Click the SpotlightXL tab.
- Click Login.
- Enter the URL provided by Planful Support to connect to your tenant.
- Enter your Username and Password, then click Login. If needed, you can select the Reset Password checkbox to change your password.
- If prompted, enter a new password in the New Password and Confirm Password fields and click Login.
- Optionally, check the Remember Me box to save your Username for future logins.
- Click Login.
- If asked, select your application from the drop-down menu.
- Click Select.
Username and Password Security
- Username: Must be in a valid email address format.
- Password Requirements: To ensure security, passwords must meet the following criteria:
- Length: Minimum of 8 characters (10 characters recommended), up to a maximum of 128 characters.
- Characters: Must include at least:
- 1 uppercase letter (A-Z)
- 1 lowercase letter (a-z)
- 1 digit (e.g., 1, 8, 0)
- 1 special character (e.g., *, &, #)
- Characters: Must include at least:
- Existing passwords will remain unchanged unless you are prompted to update them or choose to do so.
- If a new password does not meet these requirements, an error message will be displayed.
Introduction to SpotlightXL
Upon logging in to SpotlightXL, the ribbon interface provides access to various task, user, role, and application features. To view and access the tasks available, click Select Task. The tasks include:
- Analyze: Conduct analysis tasks such as selecting models and views, refreshing data, zooming in and out of hierarchies, filtering, and pivoting models.
- Report: Create, view, design, and share static or formatted reports for collaboration and review within the organization.
- Excel Report: Run reports with full Excel functionality, incorporate model data links, and publish or download reports to/from the cloud.
- Model: Manage detailed tasks like setting model types, configuring permissions, applying dimension security, adding or changing dimensions, performing calculations, copying models, saving formulas, and loading data.
- Manage: For power users, handle metadata management, data integration, configuration settings, and user administration tasks.
Each task in SpotlightXL has its own tab in the workbook area, including Analyze, Report, Model, and Manage. Only one tab is created for each task, as illustrated in the example.
Variations of Operations Based on User Type
View and Report Permissions are defined in two ways:
- Groups Allowed Access: Permissions are listed on the Properties page of each view or report, specifying which groups can access them.
- Creator: The permissions also depend on who created the view or report.
Here are the details:
- Power Users have access to all views and reports.
- Contributors and Reviewers must have permission to access the model to modify, save, or delete the associated view or report.
- A Contributor or Reviewer who created a view or report can access it as long as they have permission to access the model.
The following table outlines the variations in operations and the changes that can be saved by Contributor and Reviewer users.
| Contributor User is the Creator of the View or Report | Reviewer User is the Creator of the View or Report | Contributor User is not the creator of the View or Report | Reviewer User is not the creator of the View or Report |
Save without making changes (no groups defined in Properties) | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Save without making changes (belongs to all groups defined in Properties) | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Save changes to Properties but no change to groups (no groups defined in Properties) | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Save changes to Properties but no change to group (belongs to some groups defined in Properties) | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Save changes to Properties but no change to group (belongs to all groups defined in Properties) | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Save without making changes (belongs to some groups defined in Properties) | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Add group to Properties page and Save (belongs to the group added) | Yes | No | Yes (if the Contributor User belongs to all groups in the new list) | No |
Add group to Properties page and Save (does not belong to the group added) | Yes | No | No | No |
Remove group from Properties and Save (belongs to the groups remaining) | Yes | No | Y (if the Contributor User belongs to all groups in the remaining list) | No |
Remove group from Properties and Save (does not belong to the groups remaining) | Yes | No | No | No |
Remove all groups from Properties and Save | Yes | No | Yes | No |
Save As to create a new view or report | Yes | Yes (if the new group list is empty) | Yes | Yes (if the new group list is empty) |
Delete the view or report | Yes | Yes | Yes (if Contributor User belongs to all groups) | No |