Output Options

Figure 1 - Output Options

The Options tab of the Add Output (Advanced) window (Figure 1, right) includes the primary configurations for the Output, and is organized into three sections.

Labels

  • Name - Give the Output a Name; this is the same configuration as the Name setting in the basic configuration. Use the Select Excel Cell button to use an Excel cell value as the Name.
  • Units - Set the units for the Output (e.g. Meters or Minutes). The Units value is used for the x-axis label in the Output graph.

Date Formatting

@RISK will automatically detect Excel's display settings for a cell, so a cell that is set as a Date will register as a Date when using the 'Automatic' setting for Output Date Formatting. However, if this option should be overridden, choose 'Enabled' or 'Disabled' as appropriate.

Enabling the Date Formatting option in the Output configuration will not change the cell formatting in Excel; if a cell should display as a Date in the worksheet, it must be configured as a Date on the Home tab under the Number section.

Enabling or Disabling the Date Formatting in the Output configuration will affect both the graph and table output that @RISK generates.

Data Type

When the Data Type option is set to 'Automatic', @RISK will use the results of a simulation to determine if an Output is discrete or continuous; this affects the graph that is generated for the Output. This behavior can be overridden by manually setting the Output to either 'Discrete' or 'Continuous' as appropriate.