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| Enabled for | Public preview | General availability |
|---|---|---|
| Users, automatically | - | 
Jun 30, 2025 |
Business value
This feature streamlines the deployment of planning models by enabling seamless packaging and transfer of Business performance planning cubes, dimensions, and frameworks across environments. It eliminates the need to rebuild models from scratch, so you significantly reduce implementation time and effort. By providing a flexible and extensible foundation, businesses can accelerate decision-making, optimize planning processes, and adapt frameworks to industry-specific needs. Partners can create reusable baseline models to enhance collaboration and ensure rapid, tailored deployments. This solution increases efficiency, reduces costs, and delivers faster time-to-value for planning and budgeting solutions.
Feature details
The Business performance planning cube and dimension export and import feature enables users to transfer planning structures across environments. Users select a cube and its associated dimensions, and generate a JSON file that contains the data schema. To import the file into another Business performance planning environment, users can:
Select Import cube on the home page.
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Select Create cube in the cube section, then select Import cube.
A guided wizard helps users select the previously exported JSON file. If a dimension with the same name exists in the target environment, users get a prompt that lets them choose to stop the process or continue without duplicating the existing dimension. If a cube with the same name exists, users get a notification that blocks the import. Users must rename the cube in the source or target environment before they can proceed.
This feature exports only the data schema, not the actual data. After importing the schema, users must populate the new tables with data by using existing functionalities. For dimensions, users can enter data manually through the grid or use Dataflow. For cubes, users can use Dataflow or Excel upload.
When users update the Business performance planning application to the latest version, licensed users get this feature enabled by default. No manual activation is required. The feature has no compatibility restrictions and doesn't affect existing functionalities.
By streamlining the deployment of planning models, this feature reduces implementation time and enables customers to deploy solutions in less than two weeks. It empowers partners to create and distribute industry-specific planning templates to address the need for reusable frameworks. Research and customer feedback show that businesses want a standardized yet adaptable approach that balances best practices with customization. This feature helps organizations rapidly scale and optimize their planning processes.
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