Creating a Model

How to create a new Model

The "Add New Item" wizard for Models comprises 2 pages.

1. Setup

To create a Model, you must at a minimum give it a Name and select a Namespace. Optionally, you can add Tags to your Model, which will help you find it and related Models in the Home Tab.

You are free to select any Namespace for your model, but we recommend using a new Namespace for each Model. This gives you maximum flexibility without worrying about the impact of your work on other Models/Namespaces.

If you want to reuse Tags/Dimensions across Models, you can put those Tags in a common Namespace which you then reference from the Model's Namespace. See here for more information on how to use Namespaces.

2. Timings

New Models have default Timings of 10 years, starting in the current year.

You can change Timings when creating the Model, or in the Model Editor at any point. Read on for more details on how Timings work in Models.