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What does this feature do?

Start Dates and End Dates allow you to delay (or otherwise make temporary) different objects within the model.

Why should I care?

It is very common that you will have an item fall off of your balance sheet once it’s paid off, or have a special promotional revenue stream that evolves into a different revenue stream at a later date, or want to run a temporary campaign of paid ads- all of these things are possible by just adjusting the start and end dates of a particular object.

Where can I find it?

Start and end dates can be found within the drawer of any object you create within the assumptions page with the exception of "cash" or "accumulated retained earnings" objects which automatically begin at the "start date" of the model scenario.

How should I use it?

Use start and end dates to begin an object’s integration into the model at a later date or stop the current use of an object at a later date. Setting a start and end date to occur within the same month will effectively make the object a one-time event.

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