This form is used to input statistical data into the Anaplan Financial Consolidation.
Prerequisites
The system requires these member tags for the Statistical Data input form:
| Dimension | Element | Tag |
| Account | Statistical Parent | #StatisticalInput |
| Audit | Input | #Input |
| DataView | Value | #Value |
| Entity | Total Group (main root) | #TotalGroup |
| Intercompany | No Intercompany | #NoIntercompany |
| Measure | Amount | #Amount |
| Movement | Closing | #Closing |
| Scenario | Actual | #Actual |
Note: Member tagging is done within the Anaplan Financial Consolidation Model Manager.
The system also requires global variables for the input form.
| Variable Name | Value |
| CurrentPeriod | <Name of the Current Period>. For example: 2026 P3. |
Access the input form
To access the statistical data input form:
- Select the Explorer module.
- Expand the Global > Consolidation > Input.
- Right-click the Statistical Data form and select Open. Alternatively, double-click the form to open it.
Note: Your administrator may have moved the form to another location, or it may be started as part of a process.
Parameters
The key parameters of the input form are:
| Variable Name | Value |
| Entity | Select an entity member. |
| Period | It defaults to the value set in the global variable CurrentPeriod. |
| Scenario | It defaults to the scenario tagged as #Actual. |
Use the input form
Once you have selected the parameters, the input form displays:
- Rows display the accounts tagged as #StatisticalInput.
- Columns display months under the selected year.
Note: If the period and scenario combination selected isn't open, the input form will be locked.
Data input into the form is submitted to the intersection below. Enter values for the available dimensions.
| Dimension | Member |
| Account | The account in the row |
| Audit | The audit member tagged as #Input. |
| Currency | The local currency of the selected entity. |
| DataView | The member tagged as #Value. |
| Date | The date parameter selected. |
| Entity | The entity parameter selected. |
| Intercompany | The member tagged as #NoIntercompany. |
| Measure | The member tagged as #Amount. |
| Movement | The member tagged as #Closing. |
| Scenario | The scenario parameter selected. |
| Extra Dimensions | Any extra dimensions, such as product or cost center, are set to the default input member of the dimension. |
In an input form, if cells are:
- White: These cells are protected and can't be edited.
- Pale Yellow: These cells are editable. The movement classification allows input for that account.
- Dark Yellow: The movement classification requires intercompany input for that account.
Dropdown lists in an input template that are selectable are white with blue text.
