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New academic version of the software…
New academic version of the software has severe limitations in terms of number of allowable inputs for optimization and simulation models. Several students, who had paid for the software, complained that the Analytic Solver Menu would spontaneously disappear from the menu bar.
Response from Frontline SystemsJul 30, 2019
Hello, PM. Thank you for this feedback. As we've explained many times to students in tech support, the only way that the Analytic Solver ribbon can disappear is if Excel terminates unexpectedly in a user session. When Excel restarts, it displays a dialog where the default selection will disable the Analytic Solver add-in. If the user doesn't pay attention and just clicks OK, Analytic Solver will disappear from the ribbon. If this happens, it's relatively easy to get it back: Either choose Options - COM Add-ins in Excel and check the box next to Analytic Solver, or just use the Start menu - Frontline Systems - ASP Application Manager to re-register Analytic Solver. Analytic Solver Basic for student use does have problem size limitations, to distinguish it from the commercial version (students pay about 1/100th of its price). The student version works fine with the free examples we provide and with nearly all textbook problems and typical homework problems. You can compare the versions on our website www.solver.com. Professors may contact us for a solution for temporarily increases in the limits for specific homework problems.