The Input Menu contains the commands required to specify most of the parameters required to perform a ProVal study. The menu is segregated into two parts:

• topics required for single-year studies (valuations and valuation sets), and

• additional topics required for multi-year studies (projections and forecasts).

Some commands on the Input Menu vary by the ProVal mode of operation: U.S. qualified pension, universal pension (can be used for U.S. non-qualified private or SERP pension plans), U.S. public sector pension, other post-employment benefits (OPEB), Canadian registered pension plan, German pension or U.K. pension. In cases where the screens differ considerably among modes, separate Help topics may exist for each mode. In other cases, where differences are less significant, a single Help topic may exist for all of the modes.