Signals in Templates
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The Predict Signals feature is available on GTSC, GTEC, Line Item, and Allocation Templates. Signals are also available on templates based on budget entities with dimension attributes. This functionality will allow users to prevent any data anomalies due to fat-finger errors or typos.
You can check Signals on the selected lines or the entire template as often as required. However, every time you change a cell or a set of cells, the signal will not dynamically change on those cells. Therefore, you must check for Signals again.
Notes:
- Signals will only work on the L-type lines in a template.
- The signals will be lost every time you freshly access or refresh a template. You must check for Signals again to see the signals on the templates.
How to access Signals in Templates?
To access Predict Signals on templates, perform the following:
- Navigate to Structured Planning and select a Scenario of your choice.
- Choose an entity and a Template, and click Input from Template Workflow.
- To, follow any of the two ways as instructed below:
- You will now see the Predict button available in the top menu bar. You can access Signals from this menu button or the context menu when you right-click on any cell. Note
- If a cell has a signal, when you right-click on that cell, you will see the Show Signal Context option under Predict Signals. This option will take you to the Signal Context screen to better understand the signal.
Generate Signals
The Check All Lines option will work for smaller templates of a maximum of 50 lines.
The Check Selected Lines option checks signals for a maximum of 100 lines in one go. It is recommended to use Check Selected Lines for large templates.
Hide Signals
Hide the signals for a report or template if you do not want to view Signals for that report/template in the future without the risk of losing any data.
Resolve Signals
Resolving signals permanently unflags the cells with the specified GL combination(s) and value(s). When you resolve a signal or multiple signals in templates, the signal(s) will be marked as resolved in all other areas of the application for the same GL combination(s).
In Practice
To resolve signals on templates, perform the following:
- Select the cell(s) or line(s) you want to resolve, and right-click.
- Click Predict Signals > Resolve Signals option from the drop-down list.
The Resolve Signals pane will appear.
- Select the reason for resolution from a list of pre-existing options. If you resolve multiple signals simultaneously, the same reason will be applied to all.
- Click Resolve.
The resolved signal will now appear as a comment in the report. The comment will display the original cell value, the reason for resolving the signal, and any additional information provided while resolving the signal.
The Resolve Signals pane will appear.
Show Legend Panel
The Legend Panel displays color codes for signals, each color code represents the following categories: Red (High-Risk), Orange (Medium-Risk), Cyan (Low-Risk), and Blue (Insufficient History). To highlight a category, unselect the unwanted categories in the legend panel.
In Practice
- Open a template.
- Click Predict> Check All Lines option from the top menu bar.
The application displays color-coded signals along with the Legend panel at the bottom of the screen.
- You can use the Legend panel to highlight the required signal category.
- If you want to hide the legend panel, click the Hide button in the legend panel, or click the Predict > Hide Legend option from the top menu bar.
- If you want to view the legend panel after hiding it, click the Predict > Show Legend option from the top menu bar.
Adjust Signals Range
The Signals Range feature temporarily modifies the sensitivity level for a specific template on the fly, affecting only the currently open session in templates and reports. This feature allows you to adjust the sensitivity level to your preferred setting with the help of an easy-to-use slider. You can now customize the sensitivity level to view fewer or more signals directly within the template.
Note:
When you refresh or close the session, the sensitivity will revert to its configured setting in the Predict Admin screen.
Once you have generated signals for the template or report, you can access the Signals Range option from either of the following ways:
- Navigate to the Predict: Signals drop-down menu in the top menu bar and select Adjust Signals Range.
- Go to the Legend panel and click Signals Range.
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