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Creating and Accessing A Financial Model
Model Selection Screen
Create a New Model - Manual Entry
Create a New Model - Loading Wizard
Balancing the Data
Non-Annual Data
Model Details
Load New Period - Next Period's Data
Self-Check Questions
Working in the Strategy Screen
Performing What-ifs
Performing GoalSeeks
Using the Graphic Screen
Understanding the Reports
Predicting Next Year
Saving Your Results
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Balancing the Data

Note that you need to ensure your Balance Sheet (presented on the Loading Screen) is balanced before your new model will be accepted as complete. In other words, you are not able to begin any analysis until your model is balanced.

What does balancing mean?

Balancing has two components:

  1. Total Assets must equal the Total Liability and Equity cells for the current and previous years.

    Total Assets equation

    Note: Some sets of financials produced by accountants in Australia and New Zealand may have the Balance Sheet laid out as follows: Equity equation

  2. The Changed Retained Earnings cell (Current Year) in the Profit and Loss panel plus the Retained Earnings cell (Previous Year) in the Balance Sheet panel must be equal to the Retained Earnings cell (Current Year) in the Balance Sheet panel.

    Total Assets equation

If your model is not balanced, it may be helpful to use the ‘Details Windows’ (described previously) to determine where the error has occurred.

Once you have entered all your financial data and your model has balanced, you are able to start to perform analyses on this model. Analysis within ANZ Impact™ is conducted on the ‘Strategy’ screen. To go to this screen, select the ‘Strategy’ button located at the bottom of the Loading Screen.

Strategy Icon  Strategy Icon
Click on the icon above to view the screen

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