Planning
Build driver-based models, connect actuals, and compare scenarios in Scenario planning.
Scenario planning is where you model the business. A model is a set of variables. Inputs hold your assumptions, formulas calculate the rest, and connected sources supply the actuals.
Start with the concepts. Then use the reference groups for one task at a time.
Concepts
- Formulas: one formula runs for every period and every dimension item.
- Data: where actuals come from and where the forecast starts.
- Dimensions: break a variable down by region, product, or entity.
- Scenarios: test a change without losing the base case.
Reference
- Variables: create, format, and organize the rows of a model.
- Time: the model range, the time grain, and the last actual date.
- Formulas: syntax, functions, time references, and common formulas.
- Charts and dashboards: show and compare the results.
- Dimensions: create dimensions and read their totals.
- Data: connect sources and link variables to actuals.
- Data integrations: the sources you can connect.
- Views: saved focus areas over a model.
- Versions: saved snapshots that you can compare and restore.
- Scenarios: alternative cases, comparisons, and plans.
- Collaboration: comments, sharing, and access.
- Managing models: templates, folders, and the models home.