Configure the time grid with separate sheets to store the
low, likely, and high estimates. Rational Focal Point 6.5.2 supports
additional settings in the time grid setup. These settings are used
when creating new elements.
About this task
The rows of the time grid store the estimates for the costs,
benefits, and variables of the model. You must determine the costs,
benefits, and variables that your model requires and add a row to
the time grid for each stream.
Procedure
- In your module, click , and select Time
Grid from the attribute list.
- Provide a name, alias and description for the attribute.
Note: The alias of the time grid attribute will be used as a
prefix when configuring the alias of the attributes that are used
to retrieve the investment analysis results. For more information,
see Attributes for retrieving financial model results.
- Select Allow Investment Analysis.
- Add the sheets to store the high, likely, low, and actual
value estimates.
- Click Add Sheet.
- For each sheet, set the appropriate scenario type: High,
Likely, Low, and Actual.
Important: All of
these sheets must have the same time interval, start date, and end
date.
- Click Add Row and add a row for
each cost, benefit, or variable in your model.
- Indicate if a row represents a cost, benefit, or variable
stream by selecting [...] or neither for variable. For
example, add a row for cost streams such as Development, and License,
and select the Cost flag.
- In the Unit field, specify units for your cost, benefit,
and variable stream.
Important: All cost streams
must have the same units. The benefits can be monetary or non-monetary.
But the monetary benefit must have the same unit as that of the cost.
- Select the display type and time interval.
- Optional: Select Log Changes to
log your changes.
- Click OK.
What to do next
Configure the attributes for NPV, ROI, IRR and Payback period.
These attributes are used to retrieve the financial analysis result.