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You can now seamlessly integrate data from diverse sources into the Anaplan platform and elevate your organization’s efficiency by reducing efforts to create a comprehensive set of integration workflows with the Anaplan adapter.
Introduction to Anaplan
Anaplan is a cloud-based platform for business planning and performance management. It enables organizations to streamline financial planning, budgeting, and analysis by allowing users to build models, create scenarios, and analyze data in real-time.
Anaplan Adapter Features
- Secure authentication between SAP systems and Anaplan.
- Support for different operations such as:
- Delete File
- Download File
- Export and Download
- Get Resource By ID
- List Resource
- Start an Action
- Upload and Import
- Upload File
- Support for combined operation /Flexibility to orchestrate multiple operations
- Dynamic configuration with headers and properties
- Support for multiple payload formats
How to use the Anaplan Adapter?
Anaplan Adapter allows you to perform various functions related to finance, accounting, and planning. Let’s look at a simple Upload & Import operation using the Anaplan Adapter.
Upload and Import using Anaplan Adapter
Our example illustrates how the Anaplan adapter allows uploading and importing in a single configuration, orchestrating the operations in one request. It handles multiple tasks internally to perform this operation. The process begins with a client initiating a request to an endpoint for performing the operation in Anaplan.
Prepare Request Body
In the Content Modifier, the Message Header can be used to save values to be used in Processing tab configuration, as shown in the image below.
Additionally, the Message Body tab can be used to provide the input payload. Ensure that the request payload includes all essential parameters required by Anaplan. This step helps to confirm that all necessary information is included for Anaplan to process the request efficiently.
Anaplan Adapter Connection
To connect to Anaplan, utilize the following Connection configurations.
Parameter | Description |
Address | Specify the recipient’s endpoint URL (Uniform Resource Locator) for Anaplan. Example: https://api.anaplan.com |
Authentication Host | Specify the Anaplan authentication host. Example: https://auth.anaplan.com |
Credential Alias | Specify the user credential alias stored as a security artifact in Security Material. |
Configuring the Anaplan Adapter for Operation Execution
Once you have configured the Anaplan connection, the next step is to set up the Anaplan receiver adapter within the processing tab. Here, you need to select the API version. After selecting the operation type, you may need to provide additional information.
In the case of Upload & Import, you need to provide the Workspace ID and Model ID to identify the workspace and model in Anaplan where the import action is configured.
Specify the Action ID, which refers to the specific import action. The Source ID is the ID of the file (indicating the source and destination of the data) linked to the import action.
The Chunk Size defines how large the data chunks are during transmission, with a maximum allowed size of 50,000 KB. The Maximum Wait Time specifies the maximum duration (in seconds) you are willing to wait for the operation to complete.
Additionally, the Wait Retry Interval sets how frequently your system should check (in seconds) for the process’s completion if it hasn't finished within the expected time. Note that this value should be less than the Maximum Wait Time.
JSON, XML, and TEXT formats are supported for output. By providing these details, you ensure the data upload and import are executed correctly. Once all configurations are set, the client system sends this information to Anaplan, which then performs the operation, completing both the upload and import tasks in a single request.
Quick Links
For detailed information about the Anaplan adapter configuration, see Anaplan Receiver Adapter and Anaplan Adapter Guide.
Note: The Anaplan adapter is available as part of your SAP Integration Suite license.
