KPI cards now support two comparisons at once, so you can track Actuals against Budget and Last Period on a single card, without duplication.

✨ What's new

• Add up to two comparisons per KPI card
• Each comparison displays with its own label and variance badge — no ambiguity about which delta belongs to which version

⚙️ How it works

1. Open the KPI card settings and go to the Setup tab
2. Click + Add comparison and select a version (and scenario, if applicable)
3. Variance format (% or absolute) applies across both comparisons — set it once for the card

👉 Learn how to set up and manage KPI card comparisons

We've been focused on making Abacum faster and more efficient, especially for large models.

✨ What’s new?

We've made two major under-the-hood improvements:

• Upgraded our core calculation engine to a faster, more memory-efficient library
• Refactored the Model Builder's internal data structure for smoother interactions

📈 Impact

Average impact across the benchmarked organizations:

• ~30% faster calculation times
• ~50% less memory usage
• Up to 100x faster operations in the Model Builder (drilling into dimensions, propagating formulas, multi-row selection)

You can now duplicate any existing row and adapt it to plan for what's coming, without needing to know the full dimension structure from scratch.

What's new:

• Start from a row you trust. Duplicate any existing row and use it as your starting point. Dimension items copy over, values don't.
• Modify until it's yours. Update the dimension items to reflect the new cost allocation you're planning for. The table validates as you go.
• Hidden columns handled for you. Even if some dimension columns aren't visible in your view, they're copied correctly, no guesswork required.

How to get started:

1. Right-click any row in the Input Table
2. Select Duplicate Row
3. Edit the dimension items in the new row to reflect what you're planning for
4. Enter your values and save

👉 Learn how to add new rows in the Input Table

We're excited to announce a new native integration with Rillet, bringing your financial data directly into Abacum.

✨ What’s new?

You can now connect your Rillet instance and import key financial data and reports into your workspace:

• Accounts
• Journal Entries
• Trial Balance Report
• Contracts & Contract Line Items
• Waterfall Report — choose between MRR or ARR breakdown (defaults to ARR)

🚀 Getting started

Simply generate an API token in your Rillet account and connect it from Abacum. 

✨What's new

Scenario Studio is now accessible directly from Tables and KPI Cards in Spaces. Admins and Super Admins can trigger a simulation right where they're analyzing data, with the relevant variable, version and time frame pre-loaded automatically.

⚙️How it works

Two new entry points bring Scenario Studio into your analysis workflow:

• Table cells: right-click any cell tied to a writable version (e.g., Budget, Forecast) to see the "Open in Scenario Studio" option in the context menu.
• KPI cards: open the 3-dot menu on any KPI card displaying a writable version to access the same action.

Don't just report numbers—visualize the story behind them. We’ve added optional Sparklines to your KPI cards, allowing you to identify growth trends and seasonal patterns at a glance directly within your Spaces.

✨ What’s New

Understand your trajectory without digging into full reports. This update lets you toggle a miniature trend graph for any KPI card to see the "why" behind the values.

⚙️ How it Works

• Select your KPI. Open any Space and click a KPI card to enter settings.
• Enable the Sparkline. The graph will automatically render in the card, breaking data into monthly plot points for consistent analysis.

This feature is available now to all users. Learn more in the Abacum Academy.

We’re putting the power of deep analysis into everyone’s hands. With our new Block Controls, any user can slice, dice, and pivot data directly within a Space—making analysis faster and more flexible than ever.

✨ What’s New

Stop waiting for report updates. You can now perform instant ad-hoc analysis on tables and charts within a Space. Pivot data hierarchies, switch time granularities, or apply local filters to answer "what-if" questions instantly, without ever opening the Table Builder.

⚙️ How it Works

Once an Admin enables Block Controls in the Table Builder, users can interact with them directly in any Space. There are three types of controls:

• Dimension. Filter specific items (like products or countries) to narrow your view.
• Time Aggregation. Toggle between Monthly, Quarterly, Yearly, or Total views with a single click.
• Grouping. Change your data hierarchy instantly by dragging and dropping dimensions (e.g., swapping ‘Region > Department’ to ‘Department > Region’).

Available now for all users! 📚 Learn more in the Abacum Academy.

We've updated how variances are calculated in tables to make them more intuitive and consistent across the platform.

✨ What's changed

• One formula for all variables. Variance is now always calculated as A − B (absolute) and (A − B) / ABS(B) (percentage), regardless of whether a variable is favorable or unfavorable. No more sign flipping.
• Color tells the story. The variance type (favorable/unfavorable) now only determines the color: green when performance is good, red when it isn't. The number itself always reflects the straight math.
• Consistent with KPI cards. Tables now follow the same logic already used in KPI cards, so you get the same result everywhere.

🔄 What changed and why

Previously, unfavorable variables (like Cost of Sales) had their variance sign inverted: if you spent $120K against a $100K budget, the table showed −$20K in red. The intention was to signal "bad," but the negative sign was confusing because costs actually went up, not down.

Now, that same scenario shows +$20K in red: you spent $20K more than planned. The red still tells you it's bad, and the number tells you by how much. 

⚠️ Good to know

This change applies automatically to all existing tables. If you have any questions or concerns, reach out to your Abacum point of contact and we'll be happy to help.