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When importing new levels into Workday Adaptive Planning via the level import process, the 'Rolls up to' field is a required data element. This field specifies the parent level to which the new level reports, defining its position within the organizational hierarchy. Without the 'Rolls up to' value, the system cannot place the level correctly in the hierarchy, making it an essential import requirement. The import file for levels typically requires: the level name, the level code, and the 'Rolls up to' parent reference. While the level Code is also important for identification, among the options listed, 'Rolls up to' is the critical structural requirement that determines hierarchy placement. Short name is optional metadata. Currency can default to the corporate currency if not specified for individual levels. The 'Rolls up to' field is the hierarchical anchor that the system mandates to establish parent-child relationships during bulk level imports. Reference: Workday Adaptive Planning — Level Import, Required Level Fields, Hierarchy Configuration.

The issue in the original formula is that ACCT.Lookups.Rate[Level=TopLevel(-)] retrieves the rate for all Product dimension values aggregated at the top level, rather than the rate specific to each individual Product dimension value being calculated. When the rate reference does not specify the Product dimension modifier, it pulls the aggregate (summed or unfiltered) rate value, resulting in inflated multiplication results. The corrected formula ACCT.Sales.Units * ACCT.Lookups.Rate[Level=TopLevel(-), Product=this] adds the 'Product=this' modifier, which instructs Adaptive Planning to look up the rate for the same Product dimension value as the current row being calculated. The 'this' keyword is a dynamic reference that matches the current dimension context. Level=TopLevel(-) correctly retrieves the globally-entered assumption rate (entered once at the top level), while Product=this ensures the rate corresponds to the specific product being evaluated. Without the Product=this modifier, the formula aggregates across all product rates, causing inflated results. Reference: Workday Adaptive Planning — Cube Sheet Formulas, Dimension Modifiers, 'this' Keyword, Level Modifiers.

In Workday Adaptive Planning standard sheets, the Level Availability setting controls whether an account is available for data entry (editable) or restricted to read-only access at each level. To make the Office Supplies account read-only for all levels, the administrator configures the Level Availability for that account to be read-only or unavailable across the entire level hierarchy. This setting overrides any level-specific edit permissions and ensures that regardless of a user's Edit access to a level, they cannot modify the Office Supplies account values on that sheet. Initial View controls the default display state of the sheet (collapsed/expanded). 'Customization for sub-levels' allows different configurations for child levels but does not enforce a universal read-only rule across all levels in a single setting. Account Groups organize accounts into sections within the sheet but do not control editability. Level Availability is the specific, purpose-built setting for controlling account-level read/write access within a standard sheet configuration. Reference: Workday Adaptive Planning — Standard Sheet Configuration, Level Availability, Read-Only Account Settings.

In Workday Adaptive Planning, when an account is deleted from the model, all associated formulas and data stored in that account are permanently and irreversibly deleted across all versions and all levels. There is no automatic transfer, reassignment, or archiving mechanism. The system does not migrate data to sibling accounts or parent rollups upon deletion. This is a critical and irreversible action — once the Rent account is removed, its historical actuals, plan data, and any formulas are permanently lost from the model. This behavior underscores the importance of data backup and version control before performing structural changes. Administrators should export or archive data before deleting accounts. The rollup account Total Operating Expenses will continue to function but will now only aggregate the remaining child, Salaries. Any reports or dashboards referencing the deleted Rent account will return errors or blank values. Reference: Workday Adaptive Planning — Account Management, Account Deletion Behavior, Model Maintenance Best Practices.