System Preferences

Company Name

The Company Name is contained within the SuperVal License Settings. It will be displayed on both the front page and the header of all output for identification.

Location

The Company Name is contained within the SuperVal License Settings. It will be displayed on both the front page and the header of all output for identification.

If SuperVal is installed in more than one office, you may wish to include some identification of the office also to distinguish between outputs from different offices.

Protected Rate Tables

A higher level of security can be applied to Protected Rate Tables.

Specify a number below which all Rate Tables will be protected. (The minimum number is 0 and the maximum number is 500.)

ASCII Files of all Modified Rate Tables

If checked, ASCII Files of all modified Rate Tables will be created and stored in the Library Folder of SuperVal.

These files enable the transfer of Rate Tables into and out of other software or into other Rate Table files (if any) used by SuperVal.

These files are produced whenever Rate Tables are saved after adding or editing a Rate Table and are deleted (if they exist) when Rate Tables are deleted.

Base Year of Mortality Improvement Table

When using the Specified Year of Birth, Accurate Member Specific or 2D Tables projection methods, enter the Base Year of the Mortality Improvement Table.

For more information please see the Infocus Document relating to Mortality Set Up.

Mandatory Passwords

If checked, User Passwords will be mandatory in SuperVal (otherwise, blank passwords will be acceptable).

Enable all Pension Increase/Revaluation parameters when Editing Bases

If this box is checked, the user will be required to select a Global Parameters for each of the pension increases on the Financial Tab when first editing the Basis files.

If this box is unchecked, the user will only be able to select a Global Parameters for the Pension increases once an increase rate has been selected in one of the slices or PUPs.

Use Shorter Excel Valuation Output Filenames

If checked, the system creates shortened filenames for the Excel output which can be helpful when using long file paths.

Reload Excel between Excel Workbooks

Indicate if you want to reload Excel between different Workbooks when processing delayed Excel Valuation Output.

Use .xlsb Format Excel Files

Indicate if you want to use XLSB Binary Format Excel Valuation Output files.

Use Basis Description as Basis Category Identifier in Excel Valuation Output

Users can opt to use the Basis Description in the Basis Category Identifier column on the Member Selection and Member Results pages of the Excel Valuation Output.

Use In Memory Summarising in the Valuation Runs

Tick if you want to use In Memory Summarising during Valuation Runs.

Save

Clicking on the Save button allows you to save the entries.

Quit

Clicking on the Quit button allows you to exit without saving any of your changes.

In some of the screens you will be asked to confirm if you want to exit Ignoring all changes. If you click Yes, the file will be closed without saving any changes. If you click No you will be returned to your original screen.