Build a custom index in Index Studio

01Build

Compose an index for a portfolio, sector, city or supply chain on the Indicator Standard grammar, with the same uncertainty, tests and provenance as NXS-GRX (canonical data, provenance and risk) itself.

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Build a custom index in Index Studio

In progressTriggered by You9 jobs2 approval gates2 matrix jobs5 checks1 deployment

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02Scope

03Data

04Data

05Construct

06Construct

07Test

08Test

09Ship

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Timeline

Job0 d1 d2 d3 d4 d5 dTarget

Define scope and questionYouinstant

Select indicatorsYouinstant

Licence and coverage gateNXS-GRX run serviceinstant

Harmonise and imputeNXS-GRX run service1 h

Normalise, weight and aggregateYouinstant

Uncertainty: 1,000 drawsMonte Carlo engine1 h

Validation suiteNXS-GRX run service1 h

Method reviewIndex editors5 d

Publish to your tenantNXS-GRX Platforminstant

End to end on the longest path: about 5.1 d of proposed target service levels. Gates wait for the people named; bars with a fading end have no fixed length.

Steps

Define scope and question
Scope · You · instant
Entities: countries, ADM areas, sites or assets · Question and decision the index serves · Risk-chain components to cover
Index Studio
Select indicators
Scope · You · self-serve
Search 451 indicator definitions · Add your own indicators · Polarity and unit checked
Index Studioindicator standard
Licence and coverage gate approval
Data · NXS-GRX run service · automatic
Each input's licence checked for the use · Coverage per entity measured · Gaps flagged, never zero-filled
Licence registerPostgreSQL ledger (row-level security)
Harmonise and impute matrix · indicators × entities
Data · NXS-GRX run service · 1 hour
Units and periods aligned · Flagged imputation only at indicator level
NXS-GRX run serviceindicator standard
Normalise, weight and aggregate
Construct · You · self-serve
Normalisation per indicator · Expert or statistical weights · Geometric, arithmetic or penalised aggregation
Index StudioTested model kernels
Uncertainty: 1,000 draws matrix · 1,000 draws
Construct · Monte Carlo engine · 1 hour
Weights, normalisation and imputation varied · 90% intervals and class probabilities
Monte Carlo engine
Validation suite
Test · NXS-GRX run service · 1 hour
Internal coherence · Sensitivity (Sobol) · Correlation with established indices · Leave-one-out stability
Verification engineTested model kernels
Method review approval
Test · Index editors · 5 days
Method and tests reviewed · Disposition recorded
PostgreSQL ledger (row-level security)
Publish to your tenant
Ship · NXS-GRX Platform · instant
API endpoint and tiles · Dashboard and embeds · Model card
Private tenant (row-level security)Public cut APIVector tiles

Artifacts

Artifact	Job	Who	Stage
Studio project	Define scope and question	You	Scope
Indicator set	Select indicators	You	Scope
Coverage report	Licence and coverage gate	NXS-GRX run service	Data
Harmonised panel	Harmonise and impute	NXS-GRX run service	Data
Method record	Normalise, weight and aggregate	You	Construct
Draws file with seed	Uncertainty: 1,000 draws	Monte Carlo engine	Construct
Validation report	Validation suite	NXS-GRX run service	Test
Review note	Method review	Index editors	Test
Index endpoint	Publish to your tenant	NXS-GRX Platform	Ship
Model card	Publish to your tenant	NXS-GRX Platform	Ship

DoneIn progressWaiting for approvalQueuedApproval gateMatrix jobTest jobDeploymentYou are here

Compose an index for a portfolio, sector, city or supply chain on the Indicator Standard grammar, with the same uncertainty, tests and provenance as NXS-GRX itself. The canvas shows where a request stands at the marked job; it is an illustration, not the status of a real request. Durations are proposed target service levels. Select a job for its steps, the people who act, the technology it runs on and what it produces.

02Who it is for

Solutions that use this journey

Enterprise

Banks and asset managers

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Cities and infrastructure operators

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03Technology

11 components

Each job names the component it runs on; open a job on the canvas for its steps, checks and artifacts.

Index Studioindicator standardLicence registerPostgreSQL ledger (row-level security)NXS-GRX run serviceTested model kernelsMonte Carlo engineVerification enginePrivate tenant (row-level security)Public cut APIVector tiles

Part of NXS-GRX Indices: The global composite, twenty domain indices, specialised series, country and subnational profiles, and custom indices built in Index Studio on the same grammar.

Build a custom index in Index Studio