Infor CloudSuite and Anaplan integration

What moves between them

The main flow runs from Infor CloudSuite into Anaplan. ml-connector reads actuals such as supplier invoices, payments, and GL postings by account and cost center, writes them to a file, uploads the file in chunks, and runs the matching Anaplan import action so the model holds real spend against plan. Reference data such as GL accounts and cost centers is aligned so each imported value lands on a valid Anaplan list member. Approved budget or forecast figures can move the other way, pulled from an Anaplan export action and posted back into Infor CloudSuite GL accounts for review. Both directions run on a schedule, since neither system pushes events.

How ml-connector handles it

ml-connector stores both credential sets encrypted and accepts the full Infor tenant URL and token endpoint per customer, since Infor CloudSuite publishes no shared base URL, refreshing the OAuth bearer token before its one to twenty-four hour lifetime expires. On the Anaplan side it discovers the workspace id, model id, and named import and export action ids at runtime, and keeps the thirty-five minute Anaplan token alive across the session rather than requesting one per call. Bulk work is asynchronous on both ends: an Anaplan import is started, the task id is polled until complete, and because imports lock the model, actions against the same model are serialized to avoid a concurrent failure. GL accounts and cost centers are mapped first so every imported actual references an Anaplan list member that already exists. Neither system supports a native idempotency key, so Infor records are matched by querying before posting and Anaplan imports overwrite the same file id, and both APIs return HTTP 429 under load, which the connector handles with exponential backoff and retry. Every record carries a full audit trail and can be replayed if a downstream call fails.

A real-world example

A mid-sized manufacturer with several plants runs Infor CloudSuite M3 for production, procurement, and finance, and uses Anaplan for its annual budget and rolling forecast. Before the integration, the FP&A team exported actuals from Infor each month, reshaped them in spreadsheets, and loaded them into Anaplan by hand, which left the forecast stale and the variance review days behind. With Infor CloudSuite and Anaplan connected, supplier invoices and GL postings flow into the budget model automatically each period, allocated to the right account and cost center, so plan and actual sit side by side. The forecast refreshes on schedule, the manual reload step is gone, and approved budget figures can be sent back into Infor for reference.

What you can do

• •Load Infor CloudSuite actuals, including supplier invoices, payments, and GL postings, into the matching Anaplan lists and modules each period.
• •Run Anaplan import and export actions through the asynchronous task model, serialized so a model lock never causes a failed run.
• •Map Infor GL accounts and cost centers to Anaplan list members so every imported value lands on a valid dimension.
• •Authenticate Infor CloudSuite with its OAuth2 password grant and Anaplan with its basic or OAuth token, refreshing each before expiry.
• •Poll both systems on a schedule, with retries and a full audit trail on every record, because neither side can push events.

Questions

Which direction does data move between Infor CloudSuite and Anaplan?

The main flow is Infor CloudSuite into Anaplan. Actuals such as supplier invoices, payments, and GL postings move from the ERP into Anaplan lists and modules so the planning model reflects real spend. Approved budget or forecast figures can also be exported from Anaplan and posted back into Infor CloudSuite GL accounts for review.

Does Anaplan store invoices and vendors like an ERP?

No. Anaplan is a planning platform with no native invoice, vendor, purchase order, or GL account objects. It holds data in lists, modules, and line items that a model builder has configured, so ml-connector loads Infor finance data into those structures through Anaplan import actions rather than into named ERP records.

How does the integration handle the lack of webhooks on both sides?

Neither system pushes events to an external endpoint. Infor CloudSuite offers no self-service webhook and Anaplan is pull-only, so ml-connector polls on a schedule you set, reading Infor records by REST and running Anaplan import and export actions, then polling each Anaplan task id until it reports complete.