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title: "Connecting to a Lucanet CFP Data Source"
description: "You can connect to a Lucanet CFP Data Source to pull in data from Lucanet Consolidation & Financial Planning into xP&A."
source_url: https://support.lucanet.com/en/documentation/xp-a---extended-planning-and-analysis/integrating-data/guideline-data-exchange-xPA-CFP/connecting-to-cfp-copy
language: en
last_updated: 2026-05-28
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# Connecting to a Lucanet CFP Data Source

## Overview

You can connect to a Lucanet CFP Data Source to pull in data from Lucanet Consolidation & Financial Planning into xP&A.

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- A user can only integrate data from CFP if they have a **license** for Consolidation & Financial Planning, and only for the data they have access to in CFP.
- Access permissions for Consolidation & Financial Planning are configured in the platform administration under user management. To access CFP data, an xP&A user must be assigned the data model role **Editor** or **Observer**. In addition, at least read permissions must be granted for the CFP **workspaces** and **data levels** they should have access to. For more information, see [Creating and Editing Users for the Lucanet CFO Solution Platform](https://support.lucanet.com/en/documentation/administration/user-management.md) and [Defining User Permissions for Data Model Roles](https://support.lucanet.com/en/documentation/administration/user-management/users/defining-user-permissions.md).
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## Connecting to a Lucanet CFP Data Source

To connect to a CFP data source:

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Open the **Data** workspace.
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Choose one of the following options:
 - Open the **Data** workspace from the overview on the home page and click **+ New**.
 - Open the model you want to integrate data into. In the overview, click the **+** icon next to Data and select **New data source**.
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In the **Data sources** dialog, open the **Accounting** tab and select **Consolidation & Financial Planning**.

The CFP data source is only available to users who have a license for both xP&A and Consolidation & Financial Planning in the CFO Solution Platform.
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In the **New Lucanet CFP Data Source** dialog, select the **ledger** and the **data level** from Lucanet Consolidation & Financial Planning from which you would like to transfer data, and specify the **display currency** and the **date range** for the data source:

Select ledger

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Click **Next.** The **Filter data** step is displayed as follows:

Filter data

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Choose the method for importing organization elements. The following options are available:
 - **Single hierarchies**, to import reporting entities and cost centers as a single hierarchical dimension.

 This is the **recommended** option to import organization elements.
 - **Multiple flat dimensions**, to import reporting entities and cost centers as 2 independent flat dimensions.

 This is the **deprecated** option to import organization elements. It still works but won't get any improvements in the future. We strongly recommend the **Single hierarchies** method.
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Choose the **organization element** and the **adjustment level**, and optionally the **partner(s)** and **transaction type(s)**, which you would like to transfer with this data source from Lucanet Consolidation & Financial Planning.
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Click **Create data source**.

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