Analytica Cloud Platform

What is ACP?

• Lets you view, run, and share Analytica models via the web.
• ACP users don’t need to install any software. They just need a web browser.
• You can be sure that all your users have the latest version of a model and its data.
• ACP is similar to Analytica in browse mode. It lets you change inputs, but it doesn’t let you edit model structure.
• ACP offers some extra options so you can adapt your model’s user interface for the web:
  • Tab-based navigation: Top level modules become tabs
  • Embed tables and graphs in a diagram using Frames.
  • Design options can be easily changed using the ACP Style Library, and for more advanced options see Cloud Player Styles.

How do you use ACP?

• You can upload your model to ACP immediately from inside Analytica. Just select Publish to Web from the File menu.
• The first time, it will prompt you to start up an ACP account.
• It gives you a directory for managing and starting your models in ACP.
• You can email anyone a link to your ACP model, or embed the link in a web page. These users can review model, change inputs, and view outputs, but not save changes.

What does it cost?

	Free 101 or paid Analytica with expired support	Individual with Support	Group
Publish Models	✓	✓	✓
Email Invites & Anonymous Views	✓	✓	✓
Named Users & Roles			✓
Access Control			✓
Save Snapshots			✓
Shared Project Folders			✓
Customizable Logo			✓
Sessions	25 total	25 + 25 / month	500 / month
Additional Sessions	$25 for 25 sessions	$25 for 25 sessions	$25 for 25 sessions
Maximum File Size	35MB	35MB	100MB
Computation Limits	1 minute	1 minute	2 minutes
Price	Free	Free	$250 / month $2000 / year

• A session is running any number of models without logging out.
  • Sessions begin when a model is run. Viewing model listings does not use a session.
  • Sessions will time out after 20 minutes of inactivity, if a different browser is used, or if the user logs out.
• You can buy extra sessions at $25 per 25 sessions at Buy ACP Session Credits.
• You can buy a Group account for your organization with 500 sessions for $200/month or $2000/year at Buy/Renew ACP Group Account.
• The initial 25 sessions never expire, but monthly sessions will expire after one month.

• Using desktop Analytica to upload files to ACP will only support files up to 35MB in size. For Group account users who want to upload files up to 100MB in size, this can be done by uploading files from the ACP browser interface.

• Computation limits refer to the maximum amount of time ACP will spend evaluating one click, i.e. if you click on a variable and it takes the server more than 1 minute to evaluate the results in an individual account, then the server will time out and not complete the calculation.

A Group subscription to ACP

• Up to 50 people can use a Group subscription.
• Each user has their own password.
• Users can be Reviewers (run and read only), Authors (can also upload and delete models), or Administrators (can also set up people as Reviewers and Authors).
• A group subscription can have multiple Projects containing a directory of models.
• Each user can be a member of selected Projects. You can’t see models in a Project unless you are member.
• Lumina logo at upper left corner of ACP window can be changed to your organization's logo.

See also

• Differences between ACP and Desktop Analytica
• ACP Style Library
• CloudPlayerStyles Attribute Values
• ACP Rendering tables and graphs on the diagram
• Embed an ACP model in a Web Page
• Save Snapshots in ACP
• Transferring Data Between ACP and Desktop Analytica
• What's new in ACP?
• Special ACP features
• Example models:
  • Play the Rent vs. Buy model in ACP. The Rent vs. Buy model is an example model used in the Analytica Tutorial. It compares the Net Present Value of renting vs. buying a house. Model navigation is fairly intuitive. You can switch diagrams by clicking on modules or selecting different modules in the outline tree located on the left side of the diagram. Clicking on a variable displays its result graph or table. Move the mouse over a node to see its description. Right click on a node and select 'Object view' from the popup menu to view the node's attributes in the object tab, notably its definition.
  • Play the Foxes and Hares model in ACP. The Foxes and Hares model is a predator-prey example model also used in the Tutorial. When playing this model ACP adds beveled gradients and drop shadows to nodes on the influence diagram. Also, the default tabbed UI has been removed. You can see node descriptions and definitions when you move the cursor over a node. It displays model results directly on the diagram.