Introduction
Farseer Sheets
Sheets are the central workspace in Farseer where you build and view your model. They let you:
Enter and review data: Work with variables and dimensions in a structured grid.
Organize your model: Use hierarchical rows and time-based columns.
Customize layouts: Adapt the sheet for planning, forecasting, or reporting.
Sheets update dynamically when dimensions, variables, filters, or inputs change.
Creating a Sheet
Creating a sheet
You can create and organize sheets from the sidebar:
Right-click Sheets → New Sheet or New Folder
Drag sheets to rearrange them
Rename, move, duplicate, or delete sheets as needed
Config
Config Options
The sheet configuration includes your finder state, column sizes and order, timeline settings, and filter options. You can adjust these freely without affecting other users. If you want your current setup to become the default for everyone, click Save config for all. To revert back to the existing default, use Reset config.
Only users with Full Edit permissions can save a configuration as the new default. All other users can only reset their view to the current default configuration.
📹 Feature Spotlight: Config
Want a quick visual walkthrough of the timeline?
See how Sheet Config lets you personalize your sheet view (finder, columns, timeline, and filters) without affecting other users—and how Full Edit users can save a new default for the whole team.
Finder
Sheet Finder
The Sheet Finder helps you structure and organize the row hierarchy in your sheet. It simplifies navigation by letting you control which rows are shown. When you select a row in the Finder, it becomes the focused row. This means the sheet treats that row as the root, and any actions you take—such as adding a new row—will place new items inside the focused row.
Spreadsheet
The Spreadsheet
This is the main grid where you work with all sheet data. It supports:
Fast data entry
Readable structure
Dynamic updates based on rows, columns, and filters
Timeline
The timeline
At the bottom of the sheet, the Timeline controls which time periods appear as columns:
Choose column granularity (months, quarters, half-years, years)
Choose years using the slider
Choose versions for each year
Using the comparison tool
The comparison tool helps you compare different versions or time periods side-by-side. You can flip the comparison order using the small flip control in the list.
📹 Feature Spotlight: Timeline
Want a quick visual walkthrough of the timeline?
Watch our short Timeline Spotlight to see how to switch periods, versions, and comparisons in practice.