Connect Anaplan and
Outlook with AI

Automate how planning insights reach stakeholders. Stop manually exporting scenario analyses, copying forecast summaries into emails, and chasing approvals across budget cycles. Redbird syncs Anaplan planning data with Outlook communication workflows automatically.

No code required
Live in minutes
SOC 2 Type II

What you can automate today

Redbird gives your team ready-to-run workflows — just connect your accounts and go.

Send forecast variance alerts when plan-vs-actuals exceed threshold

Monitor Anaplan financial models for material variances between plan and actuals. When deviations cross defined thresholds, automatically send formatted Outlook emails to finance leadership with variance explanations and drill-down links. Keeps executives informed without manual reporting cycles.

Distribute monthly planning reports to department heads via email

Pull consolidated planning data from Anaplan across business units and generate formatted reports. Automatically send department-specific summaries to managers via Outlook with current month performance, variance analysis, and next period targets. Eliminates manual report packaging and distribution.

Route budget approval requests with model snapshots to stakeholders

When budget scenarios reach approval stage in Anaplan, automatically send Outlook emails to designated approvers with scenario summaries, assumption details, and approval links. Track responses and update Anaplan status based on email replies. Accelerates budget cycle approvals.

Create Anaplan review tasks from budget meeting invites

Monitor Outlook calendars for planning review meetings and automatically create corresponding review tasks or flags in Anaplan. Ensure relevant scenario models are prepared and stakeholder inputs are captured before scheduled discussions. Keeps planning workflows aligned with meeting schedules.

Log planning assumption changes from email threads into Anaplan

Parse structured email replies from stakeholders containing planning input changes—headcount adjustments, revenue assumptions, cost drivers. Automatically update corresponding Anaplan model inputs and log change history with email context. Eliminates manual data entry from email feedback.

Send weekly sales capacity plan updates to territory managers

Extract current sales capacity and territory allocation data from Anaplan planning models. Automatically format and send weekly Outlook emails to regional sales leaders with headcount plans, quota assignments, and pipeline coverage metrics. Keeps field teams aligned with latest planning assumptions.

Live in four steps

No engineers, no pipelines to maintain. Redbird handles the connectivity — you focus on the outcome.

01

Connect your accounts

Authorize Anaplan and Outlook with OAuth or API credentials. Redbird never stores your data — it just passes through.

02

Describe what you want

Tell Redbird what to do in plain language — no SQL, no code, no configuration files required.

03

Review and activate

Redbird shows you exactly what it will do before running anything. Approve the workflow, set a schedule, and switch it on.

04

Let it run — and iterate

Workflows run on your schedule or on triggers. Every run is logged. Adjust with natural language at any time.

Built for data-driven teams

Redbird understands Anaplan's dimensional modeling structure and Outlook's message and calendar APIs to orchestrate planning communication workflows without manual intervention.

AI that speaks both connected planning models and enterprise email

Redbird's AI maps Anaplan's hierarchical dimensions, model versions, and scenario structures to contextual Outlook messages. It understands driver-based model relationships, variance calculation logic, and approval workflows—then formats this planning data into stakeholder-appropriate emails with proper context. The system handles dimension member names, time period aggregations, and version comparisons without custom field mapping.

Anaplan dimension hierarchies
Model version tracking
Scenario comparison logic
Outlook recipient routing
10×

faster than exporting Anaplan reports and drafting distribution emails manually

No CSV exports, copy-pasting into email templates, or manual approval tracking required

Auto-generated reports

Redbird can pull from Anaplan and Outlook simultaneously, merge the results, and format a polished report — sent on a schedule or on demand.

Trigger-based alerts

Set conditions in natural language. Get notified in Slack or email the moment a threshold is crossed in either Anaplan or Outlook.

Enterprise-grade security

SOC 2 Type II certified. Data flows encrypted in transit and at rest. Fine-grained permission controls with full audit logs.

Bidirectional sync

Push data from Anaplan into Outlook, or from Outlook back into Anaplan. Resolve conflicts with configurable merge rules.

Full audit trail

Every workflow run is logged — what ran, what changed, and why. Replay or revert any individual step at any time.

Triggers & actions for every team

Start automations from planning model changes in Anaplan or calendar and email events in Outlook.

Anaplan
Triggers & Actions
Trigger

Model version published

Fires when a new version of a financial model or planning scenario is published in Anaplan.

Trigger

Variance threshold exceeded

Triggers when plan-vs-actuals variance crosses defined tolerance levels in any model dimension.

Trigger

Approval workflow status changed

Detects when budget or forecast scenarios move through approval stages or are rejected.

Action

Update model input cells

Write values to specific Anaplan model cells or dimension members from external data sources.

Action

Create planning task

Generate review tasks or action items within Anaplan planning workflows with due dates and assignees.

Action

Lock model version

Set Anaplan scenario or model versions to read-only status after approval or period close.

Outlook
Triggers & Actions
Trigger

Email received with label

Fires when emails arrive in specific Outlook folders or with designated categories from stakeholders.

Trigger

Meeting scheduled

Triggers when calendar events are created for planning reviews, budget meetings, or forecast discussions.

Trigger

Email reply received

Detects responses to planning requests or approval emails sent to budget owners.

Action

Send formatted email

Compose and send emails with planning data, variance analyses, or scenario summaries to stakeholder lists.

Action

Create calendar event

Schedule planning review meetings with agendas and attach relevant Anaplan model links.

Action

Add email to folder

Organize planning-related correspondence into designated Outlook folders for audit trail and compliance.

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Outlook

Ready to connect your stack?

Stop manually distributing planning reports and chasing budget approvals across email. Redbird connects Anaplan and Outlook to automate how forecast insights reach decision-makers.

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