Creating a fiscal forecast

A fiscal forecast is based on a twelve-month period (fiscal year).

  1. Click the Home icon.
  2. Select Applications > Financial Applications > Forecast > Data Transfer > Create Forecast.
  3. Click the Fiscal Forecast tab.
  4. Click New Forecast Fact Data Load.
  5. Specify this information:
    Version
    Select a fiscal forecast version.
    Entity
    Select an entity.
    Planning Step
    Select a planning step.
    Actual Data
    Select the actual version to copy into the target periods in the forecast version.
    Plan Data
    Select the budget version to copy into the target periods in the forecast version.
  6. Click OK.
    The forecast process copies from the selected versions into the appropriate periods for the forecast version being created.

You can update an existing fiscal forecast by clicking the Configure icon next to the forecast you want to update.