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# 3.1 - Create a planning app

This guide shows how to create a plan app, connect to a semantic model, and build a planning sheet using the sample data from [Introduction to plan (preview) and environment setup](https://github.com/lumelinc/FabricPlanningDocs/blob/Dev/guides/planning-tutorial/planning-sheet-fundamentals/0-introduction.md).

## Create a plan app

1. From your Fabric workspace, select **New item**.

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2. Select **Plan (preview)** to create a new plan app.

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3. Enter the app **Name** and select **Create**.

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4. Your first plan app opens when it's created.

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#### Set up connection (optional)

To enable viewers of your plan app to collaborate, complete the optional steps in this section.

5. Select **Set up connection**.

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6. Select a Fabric SQL connection. Choose an existing connection or [create a new connection](https://github.com/lumelinc/FabricPlanningDocs/blob/Dev/guides/planning-tutorial/planning-how-to-create-database-connection.md), and then select **Connect**.

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## Connect to a semantic model

Bring in data to your plan app by connecting it to a semantic model. You can use your own semantic model or the [sample semantic model](https://github.com/lumelinc/FabricPlanningDocs/blob/Dev/guides/planning-tutorial/planning-sheet-fundamentals/0-introduction.md#set-up-sample-data) from the previous tutorial step.

1. Select **Semantic Model** on the launch screen.

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2. Select an existing semantic model connection or [create a new connection](https://github.com/lumelinc/FabricPlanningDocs/blob/Dev/guides/planning-tutorial/planning-how-to-create-semantic-model-connection.md#create-a-semantic-model-connection).

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3. Select the **Semantic Model** field.

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4. Select your semantic model from the list and then select **Add**.

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5. Select **Connect**.

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6. The semantic model tables appear in the **Data** pane.

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## Create a new planning sheet

1. You can select **Planning**, **PowerTable**, or **Intelligence**. To create a planning sheet, select **Planning**.

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2. Enter the planning sheet name and select **Create**.

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3. Your new planning sheet is created.

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## Build your planning sheet

The next step is to select and add the required data from the semantic model to your sheet.

1. Semantic model data is available in the **Data** pane after creating the planning sheet.

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2. Drag and drop the required data from the **Data** pane to the **Fields** pane to build the matrix sheet.

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3. Assign dimensions to **Rows** and **Columns**, and assign measures to **Values** in the **Fields** pane. The planning sheet is created with assigned dimensions and measures.

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4. Expand or collapse hierarchies by selecting the **Expand/Collapse** icon in rows and columns.

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## Next steps

Continue to the next getting started guide to explore the plan interface: [Explore the Plan Interface](/user-guide/3-create-your-first-planning-app/3-2-explore-plan-interface.md).


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