Questions and CORRECT Answers
ARGUS Enterprise merges which 3 industry standard valuation and asset management
solutions? - CORRECT ANSWER - ARGUS Valuation - DCF
ARGUS Asset Management (formerly DYNA)
ARGUS Valuation - Capitalisation (formerly Circle)
ARGUS Enterprise is: - CORRECT ANSWER - - A financial analysis tool for projecting
cash flows, returns and valuations associated with office, industrial, retail, multifamily, and
mixed-use properties.
- A tool for property acquisition and disposition.
- A financial model that is easy to use, sensitize, and update.
- An excellent reporting and presentation tool.
- A core component of the ARGUS Enterprise suite which includes additional tools for
sensitivity analysis, forecasting & budgeting, asset & portfolio management, and financial
reporting.
The ARGUS Enterprise interface is comprised of which four main elements? - CORRECT
ANSWER - The Navigation Pane
Portfolios
Scenarios
Properties
What actions are possible at the Portfolio level on the main window? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Sorting
Filtering
Grouping
Where on the main menu can you manage classifications and what are the 3 classifications? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Under Global Categories
,-Property
-Tenant
-System
Where are existing properties within the portfolio displayed? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Properties Display Pane
What is the ARGUS Enterprise extension? - CORRECT ANSWER - .avux
In AE, over _____________ of properties can be created/ imported within a large number of
Portfolios. - CORRECT ANSWER - 1,000's
_________ is the best way to access the various content-specific features of the program. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Navigation pane (main pane)
A user can open an .avux file from this section by clicking on "Open Property" - CORRECT
ANSWER - Recent Properties section of the Navigation Pane
Navigation Pane Shortcuts - CORRECT ANSWER - -Recent Properties: last 10 open
properties & open .avux files
-Property Portfolios: create, open, delete, duplicate portfolios
-Investment Portfolios: configure access to investment features
-Sensitivity Assumptions: create sensitivity assumption categories and apply to
portfolios/properties
-Charts of Accounts: access existing, create new, delete, and import COAs
-Net Effective Rent: performance metric showing annual value of a lease
-Global Categories: Manage Indices, Inflation Rates, Classifications, Currencies, Interest Rates
-Currency Scenarios: enter various currency exchange rates
-Help: different help options
, -Control Panel: allows us to update variety of different settings - from Managing Users to Data
Import Validation Rules to Report Settings.
Control Panel allows: - CORRECT ANSWER - a user to utilize administrative features, if
they have the appropriate permissions.
What are portfolios? - CORRECT ANSWER - Collections of properties to which a user
can apply various scenarios. It is required for even 1 property.
What does the Navigator do? - CORRECT ANSWER - Allows a user to monitor
movement through portfolios. It will list all open and active properties. Users are able to open
multiple portfolios simultaneously.
Property List - CORRECT ANSWER - Shows which properties are included in each
portfolio. Shows the property name along with several basic property description fields for easy
identification.
What does the Analysis tab in Portfolio Application do? - CORRECT ANSWER - Allows
users to create and view analytical charts and graphs based on a combination of properties and /
or tenants from the portfolio.
What are two ways to create a new property? - CORRECT ANSWER - Click 'Add
Property' from the ribbon
Click on the 'Import Properties' button
T/F: Once a property Asset Type is selected it cannot be changed. - CORRECT
ANSWER - False
T/F: The Analysis Begin Date defaults to the current Month and Year - CORRECT
ANSWER - True