18. Tree Preferences

This section describes TreeAge Pro preferences which are specific to the active tree model, and are stored with the tree document.

Tree Preferences provide control over many settings and options for the active model, including how it is calculated and how it is displayed. Although they are not part of the model structure or numerical data, Tree Preferences hold important configuration settings for a model that are stored within the model document.

Tree Preferences can be broken into a few main categories:

• Calculation preferences

• Display preferences

• Spreadsheet preferences

• Analysis settings

Some frequently used Tree Preferences can be set by using the Model Setup Wizard. The wizard prompts the user through specific elements of the Tree Preferences as listed below:

• Calculation method

• Additional options associated with the selected calculation method

• Payoffs

• Discounting

• Custom payoff names

• Numeric formatting

It is also possible to edit any Tree Preferences directly using the Tree Preferences Dialog. Go into the Tree menu and select Tree Preferences.

There is another section Application Preferences which are associated with the TreeAge Pro application and apply generally to the functioning of the software and to all models.