Trend of Historic Averages Parameters
| Parameter | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| createRuleGroupName = groupName | The rule group used when creating a forecast . Valid entries come from the FCRG_Name column of the FCST_RuleGroup Table. | createRuleGroupName = DEFAULT FORECAST CREATION RULE GRP |
| ruleGroupName = groupName | The rule group associated with the forecast. Note that this rule group is not used when creating the forecast. | ruleGroupName = DEFAULT FORECAST RULE GROUP |
| forecastInitialStateName = stateName | The state of the forecast when it is created. | forecastInitialStateName = Initial |
| topDownVolumeTypeName = volumeTypeName | The volume type to forecast. | topDownVolumeTypeName = AHR, REVENUE |
| topDownFieldName = field1,field2 | Field name to place the forecasted value. | topDownFieldName = fcitAhr,fcitSales |
| ahrGrowthPercentageVolumeType = AHR | The growth percentage to apply to AHR. | ahrGrowthPercentageVolumeType = AHR |
| refForecastLayoutName = layoutName | The layout template name. | refForecastLayoutName = PHASED FORECAST TEMPLATE |
| calculatorClass = className | The name of the calculator class. | calculatorClass = com.workbrain.app. modules.budgeting.forecasting.impl. TOHCalculator |
| valuesFromBudget = field1,field2 | The values required from the budget. | valuesFromBudget = fcitPayrollPct, fcitMinHours,fcitHolHours,fcitVacHours, fcitOtherHours |
| forecastMaxLocations = number | The maximum number of locations for which a forecast can be generated from the Forecast Generation page. | forecastMaxLocations = 50 |
| salesBaseLineWeights = weightForTimePeriod1,weightForTimePeriod, etc. | The weighting to assign a given time period when calculating the baseline weights for sales. The number of entries also specifies the number of weeks to use. | salesBaseLineWeights = 2, 3, 2 |
| salesTrendWeights = weightForPreviousWeek1,weightForPreviousWeek2, etc. | The number of past time periods and the weights to use when calculating the trend percentage for sales. | salesTrendWeights = 8, 6, 4, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
| ahrBaseLineWeights = weightForTimePeriod1,weightForTimePeriod2, etc. | The weighting to assign a given time period when calculating the baseline weights for the average hourly rate. The number of entries also specifies the number of weeks to use. | ahrBaseLineWeights = 1, 3,1 |
| ahrPastTimePeriods = number of past time periods to use | The number of past time periods to use when calculating the average hourly rate trend percentage. | ahrPastTimePeriods = 8 |
| lastYearsActualsVolTypeName = name1,name2, etc. | The actuals to load from the previous time periods. These values are used to calculate the average hourly rate. | lastYearsActualsVolTypeName = AHR |
| lastYearsActualsFieldNames = field1,field2,etc. | The fields into which to load this year's actual values. Valid entries correspond to the properties of the FcstItemData class. | lastYearsActualsFieldNames = fcitAhr |
| forecastInitialStateName = stateName | Initial state of the forecast. The valid values are in FCST_STATE. | forecastInitialStateName = Initial |
| forecastTypeName = forecastTypeName | The generated forecast type. Valid values are in FCST_TYPE. | forecastTypeName = FORECAST |
| copyFromMasterVersions = versionName | The forecast version. The values are taken from the Master version. | copyFromMasterVersions = SYSFORECAST |
The following parameters are no longer used, although they are still displayed in the Parameters field on the Forecast Methods Detail page:
- lastYearsActualsAggregation
- thisYearsActualsVolTypeName
- thisYearsActualsFieldNames
- thisYearsActualsaggregation