Business Reference Models

Business Reference Models provide 100+ pre-built scenarios covering business outcomes with automatically generated models and data flows, eliminating need to start from scratch. Scenarios in business reference models cover business outcomes and the models, data flow to support the scenario are automatically generated, accelerating implementation and reducing configuration time.

The intelligent algorithm reads scenario definitions and automatically generates required models, associated business rules, and data flows, reducing implementation time and configuration effort. Scenarios can be adapted to build organization specific business processes through enhancement and customization while maintaining proven foundation. Integration with versioning, approval workflow, and release management ensures inherited scenarios follow the same governance and change control processes as custom scenarios. Business reference models accelerate implementation, reduce configuration time, ensure best practice approaches, and provide ready-to-use business process structures that can be customized to organizational requirements.

Available Scenarios

• 100+ Business Reference Models - Explore scenarios available in 100+ business reference models covering diverse business processes across planning, consolidation, profitability analysis, and forecasting.

• Business Outcomes - Scenarios in business reference models cover specific business outcomes to be achieved, providing proven approaches to common business challenges.

• Pre-Built Content - Each business reference model includes pre-defined scenarios with the business logic, processes, and configurations needed to achieve the business outcome.

Automatic Generation

• Models and Data Flow - The models and data flow to support the scenario are automatically generated when a scenario is selected from business reference models.

• Intelligent Algorithm - Upon selection of a business reference model scenario, JustPerform intelligent algorithm reads the scenario definition and automatically generates required models, associated business rules, and data flows.

• Configuration Automation - Automatic generation eliminates manual configuration of models and data flows, providing ready-to-use business process structures.

Scenario Adaptation

• Organization-Specific Customization - Adapt scenarios from business reference models to build organization specific business process, modifying pre-built scenarios to fit specific requirements.

• Scenario Enhancement - Enhance scenarios inherited from business reference models through Scenario Management, adjusting business logic, adding steps, or modifying configurations.

• Starting Foundation - Use business reference model scenarios as a foundation instead of starting from scratch, reducing implementation time while ensuring best practice approaches.

Integration with Change Management

• Versioning Support - Scenarios inherited from business reference models integrate with versioning and approval workflow for change management.

• Release Management - Enhanced scenarios from business reference models flow through release management process with design, development, testing, and deployment stages.

• Change Control - Manage changes to inherited scenarios through the same governance processes as custom scenarios, ensuring controlled modifications.

Accessing Business Reference Models

To access and use business reference models:

1. Navigate to the Explore pane
2. Go to Process section
3. Create a new process or select an existing process
4. Access Scenarios within the process
5. Browse available business reference models (100+ scenarios)
6. Select a scenario that matches your business outcome requirements
7. The system automatically generates models, data flows, and business rules for the selected scenario
8. Adapt and enhance the inherited scenario to fit organization-specific requirements
9. Submit enhanced scenario through approval workflow for deployment

Use Cases

• Rapid Budget Implementation - Select budget planning scenario from business reference models, allowing automatic generation of budget models and workflows, then customize for organizational structure and process requirements.

• Consolidation Setup - Use consolidation business reference model to automatically generate consolidation sheets, elimination rules, and currency conversion calculations, then adapt ownership structure and chart of accounts to organization specifics.

• Forecast Process Development - Inherit forecast scenario from business reference models with automatically generated forecast models and driver trees, then enhance with organization-specific drivers and assumptions.

• Best Practice Implementation - Leverage proven business reference model scenarios to implement best practice processes, reducing risk of configuration errors and ensuring complete process coverage.

Benefits