Benefits on the Fly in Mediafly Value

Benefits on the Fly is a flexible feature in Mediafly Value that empowers sellers to create new benefits directly within a customer analysis—on the fly—without needing an Author to configure them in advance. This is especially useful when new opportunities or challenges arise during discovery conversations that aren’t covered by the default benefit library.

Enabling Benefits on the Fly

Step-by-Step Setup:

Access the FAST Admin Portal
Visit: https://admin.valuestoryapp.com/FAST
Navigate to Template Library
Select the template (not a report template) where you want to enable this feature.
Enable User-Created Benefits
In the template settings, check the box labeled:
"Allow users to create benefits"
Then in the application go to Administration > Template Library > Select the Template and make sure that 'Allow users to create benefits' is set to Yes

Using the Benefit Scope Section

Once the feature is enabled, users can navigate to the Benefit Scope section within the analysis and click "Create Benefit" to add a new benefit.

This opens a benefit configuration window where the user can fully define a single, unique benefit manually.

Benefit Configuration Options

Users can configure:

Benefit Name & Description
Associated VMC (Value Messaging Component)
Recurrence, Type, and Icon
Challenge and Benefit Narratives
Benefit Objective (e.g., Growth or Cost/Productivity – this affects whether increases or decreases are shown as improvements)

Calculator Builder

The calculator builder allows users to define or update the impact calculations of the benefit. Both monetary and non-monetary types are supported.

Key Features:

Add Row: Add line items to your calculation.
- Each line item has:
  - Name
  - Data type (number, currency, percent — which defines precision)
  - Editable/Read-only setting
  - Current Value (default or 0)
  - Transform Method:
    - Absolute Value
    - Percent Change
    - Additive
    - No Transform
  - Tooltip (for clarifying notes)
Sub-Totals:
- Created by clicking the f(x) icon in the "Current Value" field.
- You’ll be shown available variables (on the left) and can build formulas using assigned letters (on the right).
- Supported operators: +, -, *, /, ^
- Sub-totals cannot use transforms.
Global Variables:
- Click the “globe” icon in the Add Row tray to promote a line item to a global variable accessible across the entire template.
Total Formula:
- Uses the same letter-based notation and limited operators to calculate the final benefit value.

Callout Builder

This section lets users define non-monetary or additional visual variables shown in the calculator’s side panel.

Parameters Include:

Name
Data Type
Calculation
State to Use (Current, Proposed, or Impact)
Formula (based on benefit calculation letters)
Tooltip

Users can click "Create Callout" to begin.

Calculator Panel (User View)

This is the view sellers see when using the benefit in a customer conversation. Only editable fields configured by the Author will be visible. The panel will show:

Final Totals
Defined Callouts
Editable Fields (as permitted)

Realization Settings

Define how benefits will be realized over time:

Annual Benefit Growth Rate
Time to Deploy the Solution
Installment Method (whether benefits are realized up-front or spread over time)
Comprehensive Realization Adjustments

What Users Can Do with Benefits on the Fly

Edit benefit name, description, icon, type, and recurrence
Add calculation rows and sub-totals
Define transforms, tooltips, and formulas
Add and edit callout values
Explore benefit visualizations
Use variables in formulas
Unlink global variables from a calculation

What Users Cannot Do

To preserve data integrity:

Cannot publish to the global benefit library
Cannot create new VMCs
Cannot remove the calculator section
Cannot adjust visibility settings (benefits are always visible)
Cannot edit or create mnemonics
Cannot delete line items that are referenced in charts
Cannot save with invalid formulas

Important Notes

If a user cancels or exits the benefit editor without saving, all changes will be lost.
Benefits created this way are analysis-specific and cannot be reused across templates or stored globally.
Invalid formulas will block the user from saving.
Line items can be dynamically referenced in other formulas and calculations.

FAQs

🔹 Is this feature available to everyone?
Only if enabled at the template level in FAST by a Mediafly admin.

🔹 Can sellers save these benefits to reuse later?
No. Benefits on the Fly are scoped to the analysis where they were created.

🔹 Who can enable this feature?
Only admins with access to the FAST Admin Portal.