1. Read the workflow and source
Open the complete free skill and authored Markdown download, its inputs and review gates. Read ChatGPT project documentation for current file, plan and privacy limits. Account access is not tested here.
2. Start with approved reference files
Create a separate conversation or project for this one job. Upload the public Markdown as reference if your account supports files. This is not a plugin installation. Do not mix clients or place credentials and private records into a reusable setup instruction.
3. Run the fictional acceptance test
Fictional budget is 1,000 units at 50 and actual is 1,100 units at 48: price variance is (48 - 50) x 1,100 = -2,200, volume variance is (1,100 - 1,000) x 50 = +5,000, net +2,800; the reported +3,200 total is off by 400.
4. Use a narrow request
Use the attached Price Versus Volume Variance Split Check and supplied fictional inputs only. Return the output contract, source IDs, original values and unknowns. No retrieval, sign-in, send, share, account change, payment or real decision.
5. Review before real data
Check each source row, unchanged original value, missing fact and arithmetic. A successful fictional result is a readiness check, not proof of real-account compatibility. Only then use authorized minimum-necessary real exports, confirm retention/access and ask the responsible owner to review the result.
Where this guide stops
No sending, sharing, ledger/CRM changes, account sign-in or spending is authorized by this guide. A separate request and the required approval govern real actions. Keep an evidence copy of the input version and reviewed output.
Checked October 19, 2026. Demand lead follows the published workflow topic; exact guide query volume is unmeasured. AI Agent Skills is independent of the named assistant maker.