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Hello Analytica Users! Here is the July edition of the Analytica Newsletter, the place to stay up-to-date with Analytica tips and hints, new features and releases, training opportunities, and modeling resources. We appreciate the encouraging comments we have received on our first two installments. Please keep your requests and contributions coming.
Thanks,
Paul Sanford
Analytica Newsletter Editor
Analytica Wiki, a useful destination for specialized Job Placement
While the Analytica Wiki is an excellent place for our community of users to share knowledge, it is also a great place to make job connections. We would like to encourage our clients to submit postings for positions requiring decision analysis and analytic experience in general, and Analytica expertise in particular. Seekers, the postings have recently been updated! Click on Job Postings from the main Analytica Wiki page.
Analytica Handy Hint: Saving and importing modules and libraries
Did your confused gym coach keep reminding you there's no "I" in winning? Perhaps that's why your teamwork is suffering. Or maybe it's because you thought your Analytica models could only be saved as a single file. Did you know that modules (as opposed to models) can be saved as their own individual files and imported to other models? When modules contain a collection of user-defined functions we refer to them as libraries. These can also be saved as individual files and used in other models. Modules and libraries can even be linked such that: if one of them is edited in a model, it will be automatically updated in other models that are also linked to it. This functionality makes it easy for teams to collaborate and develop eco systems of analytical tools. If you select a module and open the Class attribute in the attribute panel, you will notice that the icons for linked modules and linked libraries display tiny folders inside. Choosing one of these will allow you to save the object as a file. To import modules and libraries, look under the File menu. You can choose to keep imported objects either linked or independently embedded in your model. Find more about this topic in Chapter 19 of the User Guide or view the archived webinar titled Organizing Models posted on the Wiki.
Try out Analytica Web Player with a 30-day Trial
Analytica Web Player (AWP) is a convenient way to expand the user base for your model. It allows you to post your model on a server where it can be accessed by designated users thorough a standard web browser. IT administration is very simple since users do not need to have any special software installed on their systems. Model authors can be sure that end users are using the latest input data and model versions. With a Project Subscription to AWP, users can also save changes to a model for use in later sessions. This functionality is similar to Analytica Power Player, but without the need to purchase an extra license for each user. Access to models is securely password protected. Register here for a 30-day trial of AWP or learn more from the Analytica Wiki. For more on pricing, please see AWP Pricing.
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