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Forecasting
Certain setup tasks are required to start using forecastin Once defined, the forecasting process is automatic
Forecast items are automatically generated Opportunity revenue items and forecast items
are automatically synchronized
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Opportunity to Forecast Process
1. Create opportunity2. Add revenue item to the opportunity3. Assignment is run
This assigns the revenue item to the appropriate territory4. Set opportunity/revenue item to close within the forecast peri5. Revenue item meets forecast criteria (if set up)
6. Forecast item is generated7. Forecast is updated and visible Territory owner sees all items in their forecast
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Forecast Dependencies
How you set up your territories defines how your forecais organized Forecasts roll up and down the territory hierarchy
TerritoryDefinition
Opportunity ForecastingManagement
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Forecast Dependencies Opportunities must be assigned to territories
Unassigned opportunities will not be included in the forec
even though the opportunity is within the forecasting peri
TerritoryDefinition
Opportunity ForecastingManagement
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Forecast Dependencies Your organizations Accounting Calendar defines the
degree of granularity for your forecast For example, if you want to capture adjustments at a wee
level, your calendar must have its Period Frequency set toWeekly
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Territory Forecast ParticipationRevenue and Nonrevenue
Most territories should have Forecast Participation set toRevenue
Most companies do not track nonrevenue credits Should you be interested?
Yes - If you sell through partners and you want to sha
their forecasts Yes - If you have overlay reps who need to submit a s
forecast
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EW: Simplified UI for Sales Forecasting From the Simplified UI, Sales Reps can:
Review the forecast and embedded analytics Review the items that comprise the forecast Drill into opportunities to update the opportunity and the f View opportunities not included in the current forecast Submit the forecast
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Historically accurate forecasting report is a
EW: Desktop UI Enhancements The regions for Current Forecasts, Past Forecasts and
Future Forecasts are condensed into a single region
Search for forecast and Saved Search provided New Analytics tab is added to the landing page. Adjusted
Forecast Changes report is moved there Users can act as another user via search
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Overview of Setup Tasks All Forecasting setup tasks are accessed through Functio
Setup Manager
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Forecast Administration Specify forecasting options to meet your business
requirements:
1. Define forecasting dates and periods These settings drive the schedule, editing, and submissiontimes
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Forecast Administration
2. (Optional) Establish criteria to determine which revenuitems are included in forecasts
Allow or prevent your users to override the forecast criteria3. Run forecast processes
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Tips for Success
Understand the life cycle of forecasting periods You specify parameters that automatically control the
forecast processing behavior Sales reps must submit their forecast during the period betw
the Freeze Date and Due Date Once submitted, only sales managers can adjust the forecas After the Due Date, the forecast becomes historical and is r
only
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Ideally, schedule a gap in between forecasts If possible, schedule a days gap in between forecasts. E.g
one forecast has a due date on the first of the month, thenext forecasts freeze date should be the third of the month
Recommend At least1 day Gap
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Schedule forecast processes to run at the appropriate time anfrequency:
Schedule to run daily, after midnight Run Due Date Check Process
Archives forecasts with a due date in the past Schedule to run during the gap between forecasts, after the D
Date Check process runs Run Refresh Forecast Process
Updates the territory & product hierarchyused in forecasting
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Tips for Success Schedule to run daily:
Run Refresh Revenue Metrics Process Run Refresh Forecast Items Process
If Summary tab is enabled, schedule to run every 10 minutes: Run Refresh Forecast Summary Process
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Tips for Success If Historical subject area is used,
schedule to run as needed Run Generate Forecast Metrics Process
Refreshes the Historical Forecast subject area Run this process once for each all forecasts to calculate the initi
metrics Diagnostic Parameters:
fcst_status_qualif_list=PAST,PREVIOUS,ACTIVE,NEXT
Run this process once a day to refresh the metrics, at a time whno one will be using the system
Diagnostic Parameters: fcst_status_qualif_list=ACTIVE,NEXT
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Software$150,000
Software$150,000
Software$150,000
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Tips for Success Recognize the correlation between forecasts and territory node
Model your territory with the desired forecasting behavior in mi If you are forecasting by region, then you need to set up territory b
regions If you are forecasting by product line, then you need to set up territ
by product line Keep in mind that forecasting rolls up the territory hierarchy, no
Globalthe resource hierarchy $1,000,000
EMEA Americas APAC$300,000 $300,000 $300,000
Hardware Hardware Hardware$150,000 $150,000 $150,000
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Tips for Success Ensure that opportunities are always assigned:
Configure for automatic assignment when opportunity is saved Task Name: Manage Opportunity Profile Options Profile Option Code: MOO_OPTY_ENABLE_AUTO_ASGN This will allow mobile application users to see the territory assignm
Trigger assignment manually Schedule a batch process to run assignment
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Understand that by design, the Simplified UI and mobile devihave less functionality than the Desktop UI
You cannot specify recurring revenue, splits, or nonrevenue cre You cannot manually trigger opportunity assignment in mobile
devices
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When specifying forecasting options, only enable the Summatab if the functionality is needed
The Summary tab lets you view and adjust aggregates based onthe product hierarchy. When specifying forecasting options, the product hierarchy dep
Producthierarchy
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