Advanced Analytics

DecisionPro's modeling abilities are backed by very powerful basic analytic capabilities such as list and matrix processing, units of measure support, an extensive library of built-in functions, and the ability to create library models.

List and Matrix Processing

Values used in calculations are not limited to individual numbers and text. You can also use lists and matrices, which provide a convenient method of working with statistical data and multiple scenarios.

Units of Measure

Units allow you to assign meaning to quantities. DecisionPro automatically carries units through all calculations, scaling quantities, accumulating/canceling dimensions, and displaying results in meaningful terms. This helps eliminate many types of user errors.

Built-In Functions

DecisionPro's built-in functions, called primitives, support a complete set of capabilities that will allow you to perform almost any analysis you require. Many of these primitives perform very sophisticated functions, such as numeric calculus. These capabilities make it easy to specify the result you want and leave the mathematical details to DecisionPro.

Library Models

DecisionPro is completely extensible. If any function you routinely use is not in DecisionPro's set of primitives, you can build a model to perform the function you require, save it as a library model, and then use it in all future sessions just as if the function were built into DecisionPro.

For more information on DecisionPro's analytic capabilities, see Modeling Language Basics, page 51, and Advanced Models, page 195.