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The Flexible Displays can be found under Display on the Main Menu.
This display feature of IFs allows users more flexibility than the Geographically-fixed Displays by allowing for the display of data sets by specific country or group.
The Flexible Displays is designed to allow users to graph information on a specific country/region or group.
The display variables are located in a list on the left hand side of the screen. To the right of this list of variables is a list of general categories. Each display belongs to one of the broader categories. If you are interested in one specific category, click on it and the general list of displays will be reduced to only those that pertain to the category you have selected. Learn how to incorporate your own categories.
To the right of the general categories is a list of every country. If, instead of displaying countries/regions, you would like to display groups, simply click on the Using Countries/Regions option on the Flexible Displays' Main Menu. The list at the very bottom of the screen is of the different Run-Result-Files that accompanied your version of the software. If you would like to learn more about specifically what parameters and variables are affected by these Run-Result-Files, simply highlight one and click on the Annotation button.
Certain variables and categories, such as education, when selected, will cause other windows to appear that display different dimensions, or ways of disaggregating the data. For example, selecting the file Education Tertiary Student Flow brings up another dimension, in this case gender, from which the user is able to choose.
The user is also able to select more than one country or more than one Run-Result-File for graphing. Simply click on one country/region, hold in the control button (ctrl), and click on another country/region. Do the same to see a graph displaying results as the product of more than one Run-Result-File.
One is able to generate a Table, Line graph, Export selected variable, Explain scenario, Map and manage list of variables.
Flexible Display has a number of general lists on the title page, through which the user is able to explore or manipulate the graph. These are described below.
Display Format: Firstly, the user can change the titles for tables and graphs, and the titles of the X and Y axes for graphs. The user can also edit the table display interval, as well as edit the year for a pie chart, scatterplot, or map. Secondly, the user is able to select a list of currencies for which one wants to display data other than US dollars (and find its equivalent with USD). Within this space, the user can adjust the horizon setting, which defines the limits of the run horizon, with a maximum of 2100 and a minimum of 2022, as well as allowing the user to run file horizon choice. Use estimation to complete data options instruct the model to use existing data to fill in missing values based on the patterns found in a complete dataset to predict future outcomes. Slightly different from the Use estimation to complete data, the Use estimation to complete data (only holes no extrapolation) option tells the model to fill in missing values within the existing data range, without predicting beyond that. Lastly, the "Use all available Historical Data" option tells the model to learn from past information and provide the most up-to-date historical data available to make predictions.
Other Grouping Options: Users can improve the accuracy of data by selecting options such as Using Intersection for "Decomposed Groups," "G-Lists," or "Grouping Aggregations," which allow for extracting data within specific geographic segments to create a representative value.
Other Graphs: When the user has chosen the display to graph and the countries/regions or groups that you to display, click on Bar Graph. The user is also able to display pie charts and radial graphs, stacked bars, and scatter plot located under the Other Graphs heading. For an explanation on how to use the Map feature, click on Map Use.
Explain: in the heading is an option that, when selected, will provide a definition, show the historic formula, and list any dimensions available for any selected variable.
Edit List: User is able to manage or update the list of categories in this section by entering or manually inputting a new variable. The user is able to edit the variables listed in Flexible Displays by first selecting [./Http://localhost/ifs/ifsweb/frm%20Varsel.aspx Self-Managed Display] and then selecting Edit Variable Lists. Note: once the List is updated, click Exported Select List and Save Changes to complete the process. The results will be saved to the VarList in IFS.
Search Lists: This option allows the user to find Variable List, Variable name or description of categories that the model uses to identify relevant data in the heading. The user can then load the pop-up information and return to Flexible display.
Help: When you hover over this button, it provides you with guidance about the model's features to complete a task.
The Geography Options is the sub-section found beneath the general list in the title of the flexible display menu. This presents the user with options to select a category (or categories) of variables vis-à-vis its specific location(s). These options enable the user to navigate among countries and regions or the classification of the aforementioned. These include Country/Regions, Groups, Decomposed Group, Geography-ListsCountry/Regions and Groups, Country/Regions and Decomposed Groups. Additionally, the user could make these set options/groups appear fully or partially via the Hide Non-Core option. The View History plus Forecast option enables users to view/pull previous and future datasets of variables.