Posted on by Ashley Faherty

February 2023: High Performance Mode, Time Period on the IRR Calculation and More Enhancements.

Results 2-10x Faster for Valuation & Pricing Projections

Slope now offers a High Performance mode for running valuation and pricing projections which can reduce runtime by up to 90%. High Performance mode is recommended for static projections that currently take an hour or longer to run.

While there is no additional cost to access High Performance mode, these projections are measured in compute units (vs core hours) and therefore require review and acceptance of the updated terms of service. To learn more and request access to high performance mode, visit here.

Enhancements

Time Period added to the IRR Formula

Users can now specify a time period over which the IRR formula operates so they can limit the IRR value to only the applicable future time periods.

The default value for ‘Future IRR Periods (in months)’ has been set to 1200 for product level IRR formulas and Projection Period – t for company and portfolio level IRR formulas.

Additional Enhancements:

  • Users can now copy and paste a piece of a formula into an empty operand in the formula editor.
  • Projections will now display an informative warning when all model points are filtered out of a projection.
  • Model Point File Definition Aliases can now be merged using the Change Management module.
  • A description field has been added to Decrement Tables and Improvement Scales.
  • The last modified date on the Debug view now updates when a formula for a Static Array variable is updated after the projection was run.

Fixes

  • There is no longer a thin white line showing through the the operator on the formula editor.
  • The ‘Output Prior Time Period Results’ and High Performance projection template settings will now be properly set when making a model copy or export.
  • Model Point File field references to an array variable are now being detected and prompting confirmation when deleting a model point field.
  • The +/- buttons on the ‘Time Index’ input on the Debug view are working without the user having to select a variable first.
  • When generating a scenario file, Slope is now validating that a currency is set on the Economic Scenario Structure.
  • Decimal place mismatches (e.g. 5 vs 5.00) on data tables with a range lower bound lookup will no longer result in a failed lookup and projection error.
  • The Debug view will now display ‘True’ instead of 1 on boolean variables