TRUST YOUR MODEL EVEN IF ITS AUTHOR LEAVES

Build models that are easy to explain and understand

A trusted model clearly exposes its logic, inputs and outputs, assumptions, transformations and parameters. River structures this knowledge and saves it in the model, without formulas. 

Easy handovers between modelers keep the knowledge in your team. Experts, clients and managers can review and validate the model smoothly. 

• Explore the structure of the model with the visual model map on the left. Zoom out to see the big picture, browse comments, transformations and data connections.
• Visualize parameters of transformations in the configurator  window on the right to understand how they work. All visual, no need to decipher formulas.
• Explore data at any point intuitively in Excel Tables to confirm the results match your expectations. Filter, sort, color, cross-check.
• Model documentation is automaticlally created from the model. No need to repeat it.  Export as a document or PDF.

How does it work?

KEEP AND REUSE YOUR MODEL INDEFINITELY

Update the model efficiently and with confidence

Refreshing input data, changing assumptions and editing scenarios are typical of a model's lifecycle, often done right before (or during) critical meetings. 

River is designed to make all these changes efficiently while keeping confidence in the results. Even modeling logic changes can be done reliably at short notice.

• Update inputs and assumptions without ambiguity: click each yellow and pink block and update the Excel Tables that show automatically. 
• Update scenarios in one click. The scenario manager lets you add or update scenarios in one click, without having to touch a formula.
• Detect issues in new data before they affect results. Built-in quality checks automatically run, showing red warning signs e.g. if a value is missing where it shouldn't.
• Change logic without rebuilding the model. The model map lets you swap built-in operators or reroute data with confidence. The error detectors will let you know if something is off.

How does it work?

YOUR MODEL BECOMES AN ASSET TO BUILD ON

Make your model more valuable

Excel models are notoriously difficult to build upon. Logic is encrypted in formulas and locked in the workbook. They are often only used by experienced modelers to produce reports.

River models are portable and open. You can use the model to disseminate insights to more people, in more valuable ways.

• Let outsiders play with your model as a web application: the "publish model" button builds a web app with AI that uses your deterministic model. No hallucinations.

• Write documentation automatically: export the River as a markdown file, giving AI tools the reliable context it needs to generate a complete Word documentation.

• Export logic and data in formats that people, software and AI can reliably use: documents, PDF, Markdown, SQL code, CSV files.

How does it work?