Extended Features

Identify Group or Country/Region Members allows IFs users to identify which countries/regions are represented in certain groups. Upon selecting a group (OECD or Afr-SubSahar) from the list on the left, its constituent members will be shown in the right-hand panel. Similarily, when the Using Regions option is selected, the list on the left will change from groups to a list of countries.  

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Edit Group or Country/Region Members This feature allows the user to modify existing groups or create new custom groups by adding or removing member countries. This changes how regional aggregates are calculated.

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Rebuild Base

Re-processes all country data, parameters, and any new group definitions to create a new "Base Case" scenario file (`IFsBase.run`) for future projections (from 2022-2100). Check the using Bilateral Data box and selecct the (R)ebuild base to process your data. This allow data from all the modules ( example Processing Data on Infrastructure - Please Wait)

load and run for the scenario. Once the process is complete the following will be displayed;

VERY IMPORTANT: PLEASE READ. Rebuild of Base is complete.IFsBase is usable but MODEL MUST BE RERUN to recomputeall calculated variables. RUN MODEL THROUGH LONGEST TIME HORIZON.

Next, click on R(un) the model and select S(tart) Run. Data will be processed to 2100. The user can then save their files once the process is complete.

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Rebuild Historical Base

Reconstructs the model's historical data foundation. Used if raw country data has been altered or if group structures have changed, ensuring historical consistency. Follow the instructions on Rebuild Base to navigate this option.

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Import Data (Single Series)

Allows the user to import a single new data series (e.g., a custom GDP estimate) from an excel file into IFs for a specific country or variable. The user can a upload a file by selecting Choose File at the top right center. This interface present user with couple of options like Aggreg. rule, Decimal Places and Existing Variables for the refine their data. Of particular importance among these is the Data Dictionary. This gives the user access to other values and options housed in the View Master Dictionary (including; Variable, Series, CoVaTrA, Cohort and Definition           etc).

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Vet and Merge Imported Data

This feature checks the quality and integration  for newly imported data. It reviews the data for errors and merges it into the model's master historical database. Marking Threshold enable the user to manipulate data in Years, Points and Differences by Percent or Unit.

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Import Population Data

A specialized function for importing new population datasets, which are critical for the model's demographic core. This allow users to load their data.  

Earliest Data, Add or Update, Most Recent Data, Add or Update, Most Recent Adjusted Data, Add or Update

These three options provide granular control for updating specific years within an existing data series in IFs. They let users patch the historical record at its start, its latest point, or with a statistically adjusted recent estimate.

Project Data

Initiates imported or modified historical data series into the future using the model's algorithms, creating a complete time series for model runs. The option load project data allow rebuild base case (select rebuild base to learn more about the steps)

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Add or Delete SubRegions

Enables sub-national analysis. This feature allows a user to add and remove states or provinces within a country in IFs. When a specific country is selected the available states or provinces or regions for the country appear a list box in the middle.

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Merge Migration series from UNPD and Abel

A technical data management tool. It separates two key historical migration data sources (UN Population Division and Abel et al. estimates), allowing users to work with or modify them independently.

Add or Delete Countries

This process allows for the incorporation a row of the new country entity in all tables (e.g., a newly independent state) into the model's core database, or the removal of one.

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Recreate Scenario File

This feature allow a user rebuilds a specific scenario file from scratch, incorporating data from Runfile and the Base Case scenario

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Clear Session

This resets the current working session by clearing all temporary data, unsaved changes, and returns the user to IFs Main Menu.