DEFER() function

The defer function takes an input value and splits it into equal increments over a user-defined number of periods.

This is great for ramping headcount to account for an onboarding ramp, deferred revenue, and straight-line depreciation.

This is often used in the context of “rollfwd” function to workout the balance of something over time.

• “indicator name” : string. Name of the indicator that contains the values that need to be deferred over time - Must be another indicator in the same block

• defer_periods : number or reference to another indicator - number of periods to ramp from 0 to 100% of the value