To build a model, you must enter estimated values for costs
and benefits for the life of the project. You can use the Investment
Analysis interface to edit these values with ease.
Procedure
- In a Display view, click the element and then click the
link to the sheet.
- Click . The attribute
is displayed in graphical format. In Investment Analysis, change the
data estimates for a cost or a benefit at a time.
- Below the graph grid, click the drop-down list and select
a cost or benefit, such as Revenue or Development
Cost.
- Specify the discount rates over the life of the project.
The default is a yearly discount rate of 0%. By default,
in investment analysis, only the currently selected cost or revenue
curve is displayed.
- To display all of the cost and revenue curves on the grid
at the same time, select Show all curves.
Note: You can adjust the values for the currently selected cost
or revenue curve, but the other cost and revenue curves are also visible
on the grid.
Results
When you select a cost or benefit, you can enter data estimates.
You can enter the estimates in a model graphically or by using a spreadsheet
or calculator.