The results from the financial analysis of the model are returned to the attributes in the same module that contains the time grid. If time grid values are edited in the time grid editor, the results retrieved from the financial analysis in the attributes is reset to zero. The values must be saved using the Investment analysis interface to retrieve results from the financial analysis of the model.

The values for NPV, NPV Mean, NPV Standard Deviation, ROI, IRR and Payback Period are not calculated for the read-only attributes in a view.

If the connected attributes in a view cannot be edited, those attributes are not updated when they are saved by using Investment analysis.

Important To return the results, the alias of the time grid is used as a prefix for the alias of each result attributes. For example, if the alias of the time grid attribute was defined as TG, the alias of the result attributes must be TG__Alias Suffix respectively.

To define the attributes for financial result analysis, ensure that you have configured a time grid (see Configuring a time grid for investment analysis). Then, use the following table and follow the instructions in Adding attributes.

Tip The Display as Line Chart option and Flip Matrix Axes option are good choices when configuring the matrix attribute.

After you configure the attributes to retrieve the financial results, you can build your financial model. See Starting Investment analysis.