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Demand Modelling Tool for CLA Placements
A powerful Excel tool which uses PowerQuery to ingest multiple years of SSDA903 data files, and generates adjustable cost and demand models for different kinds of CLA placements.
1.13: Allow more recent data to be used in the tool, either by csvs or xml for most recent year
1.13: Summary data table on costs tab
1.13: Adjustments to the stacked charts on Placement Costs - Base case graph uses historic placement allocation rates rather than adjusted, and Markers added to show where the forecast begins
1.13: Cost inflation option for placement costs added
1.13: Line added to the forecast graph to show non-modelled placements, to allow people to see how many “other” placements the model is not accounting for
1.13: UASC filter added to forecast
1.13: Some UX signposting changes
1.13: New error codes added to ingest process
1.13: Various bug fixes
1.12: Minor fixes to data load process
1.11: First "live" version including pre-load file checks and better signposting within the tool
1.9 BETA-2: Usability tweaks based on early feedback, and introduction of confidence intervals calculations for the core model
1.7 BETA-1: First shared beta, prior to formal launch