Comment on cubes

Cube commentary allows authorized users to enter and view text commentary or analysis against specific data elements. 

Comments can be made for a specific data point or at higher levels of the data, for example, an entire month.  It requires access to Anaplan XL Web Edition, which runs in SQL Repository mode.

Comments are displayed in the same way as Excel comments. The comments are linked to specific data points rather than specific Excel cells.

For the fully formatted timeline view of the comment, select on the cell and select the Comment grid ribbon item (this is also on the right click menu). This dialog also allows new comments to be entered. You can add more comments to the same datapoint and see them in a timeline view. You can also reply to specific comments to start a discussion thread.

Comments can be highly formatted and can include content pasted directly from Word. Comments can also incorporate file attachments or screenshots taken from the current Excel workbook using the icons highlighted below.

If you are a Comment Admin, you can delete and edit any comments. Otherwise, you can only edit and delete comments created by yourself. These options can be found within the ellipsis ... menu.

History shows the ownership and timing of any changes made to the initial comment.

The Grid ribbon includes an option to search for comments based on a cube slice, user or comment contents.

Comments can be viewed and entered in Anaplan XL Web Edition by right-clicking on a comment-enabled grid or XL3CubeComment formula and selecting the Comment option