Comparisons of Microsoft Excel functions to those available in Anaplan.

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Excel functionExcel descriptionAnaplan solution
FACTReturns the factorial of a number.There is no equivalent Anaplan function, but can be built using a calculation.
FALSEReturns a logical value of FALSE.Use the boolean argument in a IF THEN ELSE function.
FINDReturns the location of a substring in a string (case-sensitive).Use the FIND function to look for a text string in a text-formatted item, starting at a specified character number. The result is a number that denotes the character position.
FIXEDReturns a text representation of a number rounded to a specified number of decimal places.Use the TEXT function to convert a numeric value in a text field to a number format.
FLOORReturns a number rounded down based on a multiple of significance.There is no equivalent Anaplan function, but can be built using a calculation.
FORECASTReturns a prediction of a future value based on existing values provided.There is no equivalent Anaplan function, but can be built using a calculation.
FREQUENCYReturns how often values occur within a set of data. It returns a vertical array of numbers.There is no equivalent Anaplan function, but can be built using a calculation.
FVReturns the future value of an investment.Use the FV function.