This section defines the settings when you run and/or compare calculation results. Each time you run and/or compare calculation results, your choices are saved here and used to default the dialog the next time.

CalcListFile=

This parameter specifies the name of the text file containing the list of calculations to be compared when the companion parameter UseCalcListFile=1. If no path is specified, the CalcListFile file must be in the client directory.

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CompareToClientDir=

This parameter is used when calculation results in the current ProAdmin client files are compared to those in another ProAdmin client file. It specifies the full path to the client directory to which calculations in the current client will be compared.

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DetailedResults=

This parameter indicates whether Detailed Results should be included in the comparison of calculation results, where 0=no and 1=yes. Note that this is a comparison of the underlying detailed result data, not the tables you can view after a calculation.

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ExternalTables=

This parameter indicates whether external table timestamps should be included in the comparison of calculation results, where 0=no and 1=yes. External tables potentially used by the calculation are tables referenced by the historical regulatory, custom regulatory or interest rate table libraries, as well as tables referenced by #GETTABVAL .

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InputData=

This parameter indicates whether Input (Member) Data should be included in the comparison of calculation results: 0=no, 1=yes.

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MaxDifferences=

This parameter indicates the maximum number of differences to be displayed for each comparison chosen (e.g.. summary results, detailed results, external table time stamps, etc), for each calculation run. The default is MaxDifferences=10.

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OutputDefResults=

This parameter indicates whether the Output Definition Results should be included in the comparison of calculation results: 0=no, 1=yes.

 

Processing Messages=

This parameter indicates whether Processing Messages should be included in the comparison of calculation results: 0=no, 1=yes.  This can provide useful clues when there are differences in Summary Results.

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RunCalcs=

This parameter specifies the type of calculations to be run. Any calculations selected that do not meet the specified criteria are stripped out (and documented) before the run commences. RunCalcs can be a single value or a blank separated list (e.g., RunCalcs=0 1 2), where order doesn't matter. The available values are:

0 = calculations with results
1 = calculations with saved data (and no results)
2 = calculations without results or saved data

 

SummaryResults=

This parameter indicates whether Summary Results should be included in the comparison of calculation results: 0=no, 1=yes.

 

UseCalcListFile=

This parameter allows you to specify a text file containing the list of calculations to be compared. This feature is convenient for setting up a testing suite. If UseCalcListFile=1, the names of the calculations in the file specified by the CalcListFile parameter will be used for the comparison. If UseCalcListFile=0, the calculations that have been selected in the current Client will be used for the comparison.

 

UseSavedData=

This parameter indicates whether the benefit calculations should be run with their previously saved data (if any), or if the data should be refreshed. The available values are:

0 = refresh the data (from a Database or XML)
1 = use saved data if it exists, otherwise refresh the data