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Introduction - Functions Overview - Purchase
Program
Managing data for certain time points
Starting with version 1.4 of BSC Designer, users can work with
time-specific indicators, instead of having fixed performance
values for an entire period; users now can define performance
values specific to certain dates. While the name of an indicator is
the same at any time point, such values as relative weight, min/max
values, and score are time-dependent. Thus, users have more
flexible control over performance.
About the new toolbar
The new toolbar panel in the BSC Designer interface helps to
manage time points.
- There are two navigation buttons which allow moving forwards
and backwards between time points.
- The calendar-like button between the navigation buttons is for
accessing the calendar.
- Two more commands on the date toolbar allow deleting
date-specific information and navigating to the current date.
Calendar
If the "Calendar" button in the toolbar is clicked, the program
will open a special calendar which represents the available time
points.
- If the specific date is highlighted in bold, then there is new
information for the indicator.
- The user can click any date in the calendar and assign
date-specific information.
Inheritance
The values of performance indicators are actually inherited from
the previously specified value performance values.
- For instance, if on December 1 the user has specified a weight
value for indicator A equal to 3, then the program will
automatically suggest this value for all dates after 12/1. If 12/5
is clicked on, the relative weight value for indicator A will be 3.
If needed, this can be changed to new value, for instance, 6. Now
for all dates between 12/1 and 12/4, the weight value for A will be
3, and for all dates after 12/5, 6. This is how the principle of
inheritance works.
To make working with inheritance easier, the developers have
implemented a special color scheme. If the indicator is highlighted
with blue, then it means that some of its details were changed
today. If the indicator is highlighted with gray, then it means
that some of the indicator values have been inherited from past
dates.
Time-specific and static values
Some values of indicator are time-specific, while others are not
time-specific and are static.
- Static values are an indicator's name, description, and target
description. For instance, if you change the name of the indicator,
then the new name will be used for all time points.
- Time-specific values can be configured in any way at any time
point. Time-specific values are Weight, Value, Min, Max, and
Optimization Method.
Reports
BSC Designer can create an Excel report for any selected date.
Additionally, this report can be created automatically using the
command line interface.
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