Business Dimensions

Business dimensions, previously known as "cost objects" in earlier Acorn applications, represent categories of data, such as products or labor, that can be measured for model calculation.

The Business Dimensions screen allows you to create the model's components. A sub-ribbon appears on this screen, with the following dimensions available to modify:

• Objects: Opens the Objects screen. Use this screen to modify objects, or create new ones. Designing the Cost Object Flow 
• Drivers: Opens the Drivers screen. Use this screen to modify drivers, or create new drivers manually or by file upload.
• Metrics: Opens the Metrics screen. Use this screen to apply new metric equations to cost objects, or to modify existing equations.
• Weight Equations: Opens the Weights screen. Use this screen to apply new weight equations to cost objects, or to modify existing equations.
• Global Drivers: Opens the Global Drivers screen. Use this screen to apply new global drivers manually or by file upload, or to modify existing drivers. Global Drivers
• Global Metrics: Opens the Global Metrics screen. Use this screen to apply new global metrics to cost objects, or to modify existing equations.