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Adaptive Planning
Last Updated: 2025-11-14
Compare Data with Other Versions in Sheets

Compare Data with Other Versions in Sheets

You can compare versions in standard sheets. To compare data while you plan:
  1. Click
    Display Options
    display options.png from the Planning tab and click the
    Version Comparison
    tab.
  2. Select a year from the dropdown.
  3. Choose the version of actuals or planning. For example, you might want to see last year's actuals and last year's approved budget as you plan this year's budget.
  4. You can enter an offset for the year: enter a negative numbers for years prior and a positive number for years after the year you selected from the dropdown.
  5. Click
    OK
    .
See how the settings change the display in the example below:
Option
Description
1
The Version Comparison options selected.
2
Columns without color coding are the current sheet that you're working. In this example, monthly data from 2016.
3
In this example, this column is showing General Ledger Actuals data from the prior year (-1 offset).
4
In this example, this column is showing Draft Budget Data from prior year (-1 offset).