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  1. How do you use the Fund Picker?

    The Fund Picker  is a tool which is available on the list of linked funds for a contract. It is accessible from the page’s menu bar, as illustrated by the screenshot below: The Fund Picker takes the full list of funds which are available on the...
  2. How do I create preset criteria?

    Preset criteria can be created using the Preset criteria link on the menu bar of the home page. This displays the screen illustrated by the screenshot to the below. Presets can be created either at product-type level, applying to all sub-types...
  3. Can I change the administrative password for our account?

    When your firm subscribes to Synaptic Research you will be given an administrative user account for modifying your firm’s details. We recommend that you change the password on this account as soon as possible. You simply log in as the administrator...
  4. How are the ranking graphs calculated?

    Once you have defined your ranking scheme, and clicked on Calculate, the system displays the resulting league table as illustrated by the screenshot below. This consists of a tab showing the overall scores for each contract, and then a separate tab...
  5. Why certain providers do not return quotes?

    How to check that providers and products are enabled in your panel
  6. How do I build grids and filtering contracts?

    The filtering screen provides access to a wealth of functionality. The simplest overview of it is a description of the screen’s layout see article: The layout of the filtering screen. This area of the software doesn’t just handle filtering of th...
  7. Do I need to configure my browser to use Synaptic Research?

    Synaptic Research should normally not require you to make any changes to your browser configuration. For example, it should be possible to go into pretty much any internet cafe, type in the software’s URL, and start using it. There are no component...
  8. Do you integrate with other software?

    Synaptic Research can be integrated with any other software– back-office client management systems, extranets, quote portals, etc. The integration is two-way: client and other data can be passed in to pre-populate Synaptic Research, and all reports...
  9. 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...
  10. How do I search for fund factsheets?

    This article explains how fact sheets can be produced from Synaptic Research for  Contracts, Companies and Funds. Within Synaptic Research there is the ability to produce fact sheets for current  Contracts, for Companies  who are present on th...