Reconcile an imported study

Check an imported model against its source before you trust it.

An import gets you 90% of the way in a minute — the remaining 10% is reconciliation, and it is the part that protects you. Work through this checklist before you present anything built on an imported model.

1. 1

   Reconcile the totals

   Compare "Total development cost" and total revenue in "Revenue & Costs" against the source document's totals. A mismatch means a line was dropped, excluded or double-counted.

2. 2

   Confirm the site inputs

   Imports do not populate everything: check "Start" for "Site area", "Gross floor area", "Total units", "Start date" and "Duration".

3. 3

   Set the GST method

   Imported revenue lines do not carry a GST treatment — set "Less GST" to the correct method for the deal.

4. 4

   Rebuild the finance

5. 5

   Check the timing

6. 6

   Recalculate and compare