Template Audit
Structured audit eliminates template sprawl, optimizes formulas, and ensures Vena templates deliver maximum performance and long-term efficiency.
About Template Audit
Unstructured template growth causes inefficiencies, slow performance, and confusion for users. Our Template Audit ensures your Vena environment remains clean, standardized, and fully optimized, protecting your valuable Vena investment.
Key FP&A Challenges
Lack of standardization and template sprawl leads to slow performance, formula inefficiencies, and high maintenance costs, deteriorating the Vena environment.
redundant files increase management complexity
volatile functions impact MDR (Multi-Dynamic Row) performance
missing consistency in formatting/structure
formulas return unhandled #N/A or zero
unnecessary tabs/links slow long-term updates
DSCIM standardizes, cleans, and consolidates your templates, delivering faster performance, easier maintenance, and streamlined financial modeling efficiency.
Why DSCIM’s Approach Stands Out
Finalizing Your Vena Implementation Strategy
By working with DSCIM, you will:
- Ensure Vena remains clean, standardized, and optimized over time;
- Reduce complexity and template count, leading to increased efficiency;
- Improve performance, making financial reporting faster and more accurate.
Key Steps in Template Audit
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Vena Errors Check
- Eliminate all warnings and validation issues.
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Formula Analysis
- Identify volatile and nested Excel functions.
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Hidden Audit
- Uncover unused named ranges and tabs.
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Dynamics Test
- Verify templates withstand “Hide All Dynamics” functionality.
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File Optimization
- Reset Excel used range and remove external links.
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Format Review
- Standardize formatting for consistent user experience.
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Mapping Highlight
- Ensure all Vena mapped cells are clearly marked.
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Name Consistency
- Standardize named ranges and labeling conventions.
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VLOOKUP Replacement
- Replace volatile lookups with faster functions.
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Calculation Tuning
- Simplify complex formulas for efficiency.
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Error Handling
- Wrap input formulas in IFERROR check functions.
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MDR Review
- Review and fix Multi-Dynamic Row integrity issues.
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Identify Redundancies
- Suggest merging or eliminating unused templates.
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Develop Template Map
- Document structure and template interconnections.
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Consolidation Strategy
- Unify templates using Vena Choose function.
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Deliver Cookbook
- Provide guidelines for future best practices.
Discovery Session
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