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  1. Organisation Structure

    When accessing Setup , you will be shown the Organisation Structure screen. When an item within the Organisation column is clicked in the middle of the screen, the right hand side menu will show all the users logins, licences and roles assigned u...
  2. Using the Existing Plan area

    The existing plans area allows you to add the combined maturity values and projection rates of your clients retirement plans. Once added, the existing plans will be ranked against Retirement products within the results screen. To start, you will ne...
  3. Grid of contracts

    This screen is the heart of Synaptic Research. On the right-hand side it starts by showing all the contracts for the type of product being researched. On the left it shows all the fields of data which Synaptic collects about those contracts, divided...
  4. How can I check fund availability?

    You can see which contracts a group of funds can be bought through using the  Availability link in the menu bar. This link is displayed on both the filtering and ranking-results pages. Clicking on the Availability  link displays a pop-up window w...
  5. Introduction to filtering

    The Filtering screen is the first stage of every piece of research performed in Synaptic Research. On the right hand side of the screen it will display all the contracts for the type of product being researched. On the left hand side it shows all th...
  6. Income Analysis Research - Income Requirements

    There are two options for income requirements. These are a Level Income or a Profiled Income. Level income – if this option is chosen, then the annual figure specified will be assumed to be payable monthly in advance, with no escalation associ...
  7.  Synaptic Analyser - Completing Income Analysis through the Results Screen

    Your browser does not support HTML5 video. This video will take you through completing income analysis through the results screen. This bypasses the step-by-step process and allows you to add your client’s income requirements directly within...
  8. What is the difference between Quick reports and Suitability reports?

    The final stage in the client-focused research process is to generate documentation for the client explaining which contract you are recommending, and why.   N.B. Don’t forget that the system can be used to generate many other types of “repor...
  9. How do I send research in Synaptic Research?

    This article explains how to send research to other named users on your licence. It is possible to send research between named users on a licence.  To do this find the piece of research to be sent to a named user.  Use the Send button on the Menu...
  10. How do I find old research?

    All research within the system is automatically stored . Therefore, you don’t have to click on any sort of save button to tell the system to keep your work. Unless you deliberately delete old research, all the work you’ve done in the past 30 days c...