Invalidation Overview
Invalidation is the term Sighten uses when there are changes to the inputs that will impact quote and savings values. Invalidation happens after changes are made to the customer's system design. After modifications have been made, Sighten recalculates all impacted quotes and updates relevant information that appears on proposals and documents.
Invalidation Triggers
Invalidation can happen when modifying a system and is triggered when the following occurs:
- Changes to an array. This includes changes to the azimuth, tilt, solar access, module and inverter type and panel deletion.
- Deleting an array
- Adding an array
Invalidation Results
After invalidation has happened, you will see the changes reflected in the quote page, proposals that have not been previously downloaded, and any newly generated documents. The changes you see are dependent on the changes you make.
Changes made to the system may update the install cost and estimated savings values displayed on the quote page. Additionally, any information that references the system will update on proposals that have not yet been downloaded or and newly generated documents.
To view the full impact of the changes made to the system on the quote page, be sure to refresh the page. After refreshing, you will see the quote values update.
Invalidation Example
Modifications can be made to the system design. All inputs can be changed. When you are finished updating the system, click on Fill Array.
This will prompt a modal to pop-up confirming the changes made under the "You made changes to" section. Additionally, you can view details about the "Impacted Data", by clicking on the text highlighted in blue. In the example below, the quote data has been selected. After reviewing the changes, you can proceed with the changes click on Apply or you can decide to Cancel the updates.
Invalidation Modal
After hitting Apply, the data will update (it may take a while). Once data is updated, the modal will display a success message. You can Close the modal and continue quoting!
Invalidation Success
Now that you have completed updating the system you can see the changes reflected in the quote page. To make sure you can view the changes, please refresh the page. You will see the applicable changes reflected in the system size, the quote, savings and incentives values, and the monthly savings value on the quote tile in the proposal section.
Quote page before invalidation
Quote page after invalidation
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