What's New in Lucanet xP&A?

Come and explore the exciting new features of our solution Lucanet xP&A! We update our CFO Solution Platform on a regular basis to offer you the latest features and improvements.

The versions of all solutions that you are currently using and those of the CFO Solution Platform are displayed when you select About Lucanet from the Help section in the CFO Solution Platform.

xP&A models now use the number formatting (i.e. the decimal and thousands separators) configured in your platform-wide Formatting Preferences. Previously, xP&A did not take this setting into account.

To change your number format, open your user account at the bottom of the main menu and select Formatting preferences:

Shows the user account menu at the bottom of the main menu. Highlighted in red are the user account area and the 'Formatting preferences' option. — Opening the 'Formatting preferences' dialog

Shows the 'Formatting Preferences' dialog with the 'Date format', 'Number format', and 'Negative numbers' drop-down lists. — 'Formatting Preferences' dialog

As part of the new calculation engine rollout, JavaScript formulas and Monte Carlo simulations will no longer be supported after the end of August 2026.

If your models use either of these features, update them before then.

Contact your Customer Success representative if you need assistance.

The new Modeler Agent is now available for Lucanet xP&A. You can use the Modeler Agent to generate a complete planning model from a plain-language description, without manually setting up sections, variable groups, variables, timesteps, aggregations, and formulas. The agent builds the model using the standard xP&A formula language.

You can open the Modeler Agent during the creation of a new model using the option Generate a model or using Lucanet Lume. To start the agent, simply type in your model description or use a pre-defined prompt:

Show the 'Create model' dialog. Highlighted in red is the new option 'Generate a model' on the left and the detail view of the agent on the right. — Generating a new model with the Modeler Agent

The Modeler Agent then comes up with a proposal for building the new model which you can accept or adjust as needed:

Shows an example of an answer proposed by the Modeler Agent. — Example for a proposal of the Modeler Agent

After generation, the model behaves like any standard xP&A model: all cells are editable, all formulas are visible and modifiable, and you can add, rename, or remove sections, variable groups, and variables.

The Modeler Agent is designed for creating a new model. To repair formulas or cells in an existing model, use the function Fix with AI instead.

Connections to reports from Consolidation & Financial Planning and data sources are not yet supported by the Modeler Agent.

We are rolling out a new calculation engine across xP&A over the coming weeks. You don't need to do anything — the switch happens automatically, and your models, formulas, and data stay exactly as they are.

Benefits of the new engine

Faster model load times — even on large, complex models

Snappier value entry — less waiting after each input

Smoother real-time collaboration — fewer delays when multiple people are working in the same model

How will I see that I am on the new engine?

Once you are switched to the new engine, you will see a toggle in your profile settings that lets you confirm which engine you are on.

Need to switch back?

If anything feels off after the upgrade, you can toggle back to the previous engine yourself under Settings | New calculation engine at any time. There is no need to contact support first.

Shows the xP&A settings panel with the 'New calculation engine' toggle enabled at the bottom of the sidebar. — New calculation engine toggle in the settings panel

From now, xP&A users only have access to the CFP data for which they have been granted access in Consolidation & Financial Planning. This is relevant when creating a CFP data source in xP&A, because users can only integrate data from CFP if they also have a license seat for Consolidation & Financial Planning and only for the data they have access to.

Access permissions for Consolidation & Financial Planning are configured at platform level under Administration | User management. To get access to CFP data, an xP&A user must be assigned the data model role Editor or Observer. In addition, at least read permissions need to be granted for the CFP workspaces and data levels they shall have access to. For more information, see Creating and Editing Users for the Lucanet CFO Solution Platform and Defining User Permissions for Data Model Roles.

Existing CFP data sources remain available as configured and can still be refreshed. However, if a user edits an existing data source, editing the data source is restricted to data within that user's current CFP permissions.

If you do not edit these data sources, but only refresh them, your models will not be affected.

If you edit the data source and do not have the necessary level of permission in CFP, your models might be broken.

If you had a dimension, e.g. Organization elements, created with more elements than you have access to, then after you edit the data source, you may need to manually delete all the elements that are no longer linked to the data source because of missing permissions for these items.

Last updated on Jul 23, 2026

Recently Released Features

Recently Released Features

New as of 2026-07-23

Number Formatting Now Follows Your Platform Settings

New as of 2026-07-17

JavaScript Formulas and Monte Carlo Simulations Discontinued

New as of 2026-06-30

Modeler Agent

New as of 2026-06-25

New Calculation Engine for xP&A

New as of 2026-06-04

Consolidation & Financial Planning Permissions Applied to Data Sources in xP&A

Where can CFP permissions be configured?

What happens to existing CFP data sources?

Can my models be broken if they were built with data sources that I no longer have permission to?

What happens to my dimensions?

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