Analytica Cloud Platform

What is ACP?

• The Analytica Cloud Player (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.
• ACP is similar to Analytica in browse mode. It lets you view and run models, and change inputs, but it doesn’t let you edit model expressions or add variables.
• Analytica modelers can instantly upload models to ACP from Analytica by selecting Publish to Web... from the File menu.
• You can be sure that all users of your model via ACP have the latest version of a model and its data -- not so easy if you are distributing a model to end users to run with desktop Analytica.
• ACP offers some user-interface and navigation styles not available in Analytica to help you can adapt your model’s user interface for convenient use on the web:
  • Tab-based navigation: Top level modules become tabs
  • You can embed tables and graphs in a diagram using Frames.
  • You can easily select user-interface options using the ACP Style Library.

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.
• Once your ACP account is set up, you can log in to ACP to access your account from a web browser.
• You can also upload your model to ACP from the web browser. Just log in to ACP from a browser and press the Upload button at the bottom of the model directory.
• 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. Just log in to ACP from a browser and press the Invite button at the bottom of the model directory to generate an Invite email. The link shown in the email can be used to access the model as a guest.

Features and price by subscription type

Comparison Table

	Individual Account without current Support	Individual Account with current Support	Group Account	Premium Group Account	ACP on Your Server
Publish Models	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Email Invites & Anonymous Views	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Named Users & Roles	✗	✗	✓	✓	✓
Access Control	✗	✗	✓	✓	✓
Save Snapshots	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Shared Project Folders	✗	✗	✓	✓	✓
Customizable Logo	✗	✗	✓	✓	✓
Sessions	25 total	25 / month	500 / month	1200 / month	Unlimited
Maximum Number of Users	1	1	10	25	Unlimited
Additional Sessions	$25 for 25 sessions	$25 for 25 sessions	$25 for 25 sessions	$25 for 25 sessions	Unlimited
Maximum File Size	25 MB	25 MB	50MB	200MB	200 MB
CPU minutes per calculation	1 minute	1 minute	2 minutes	5 minutes	Unlimited
Optimizer	✗	✗	✗	✓	Available add-on
Price	Free	Free, included with support	$250/month or $2,000/year	$5,000/year	Call (+1) 650-212-1212 or Sales@Lumina.com

• A session is one or model model runs between log ins.
  • A session starts when you first run a model after logging into ACP.
  • Viewing model listings does not use a session.
  • A session ends after a run of 20 minutes of inactivity, when switching to a different browser is used, or when you log out.
• You can buy extra sessions at $25 per 25 sessions at Buy ACP Session Credits.
• You can buy a Group Plan or Premium Plan at Buy/Renew ACP Group Account.
• The initial 25 sessions for an Individual Account without support never expire. Monthly sessions expire after one month.
• Maximum model file size is 25MB for individual accounts, 50MB for Group Plan, and 200MB for Premium Plan or ACP on your server.

• CPU Minutes per calculation: For large calculations (e.g. when you click a variable to display), ACP will time out after 1 minute of CPU time for Individual Accounts, 2 minutes for Group Plan, 5 minutes for Premium Plan, and no limit for ACP on your server. The server is shared, so 2 CPU minutes may take quite a bit more than 2 actual minutes.

A Group account or Premium Group account

• Multiple users can collaborate on a Group account.
• 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.

ACP on Your Server

You may purchase an ACP license to install on your own server. This lets your users run more or larger models without having to share server resources with other customers. It also lets you access it via a corporate intranet and apply extra security for confidential or proprietary models and data. See ACP on your own Server

Security

ACP is a secure way to share models:

• ACP uses a https for data transfer
• Data input is not saved unless the user explicitly saves a snapshot of the model
• Snapshots are private by default (although the user can change them to public)
• When a model is uploaded or saved, it can be encrypted using the "lock and encrypt model feature"

See also

• Differences between ACP and Desktop Analytica
• ACP Style Library
• CloudPlayerStyles Attribute Values
• ACP: Explanation of some features not mentioned elsewhere
• Miscellaneous ACP Group account features
• 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
• Spreadsheets in ACP
• What's new in ACP?
• Special ACP features
• Future 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.