Importing historical data for your forecasts

To prevent duplicate records, delete and recreate records before importing. The forecasting model is not retrained when an unchanged file is uploaed multiple times.

  1. Create an aggregate task in the job scheduler.
    See the Infor Workforce Management User and Administration Library and select Administrator > Time and Attendance > Time and Attendance Implementation > Job Scheduler.
  2. On the Job Scheduler page, click the Parameters button of the new task.
  3. Select Import Task and Interface Task in the Available Task Types column and click Add/Remove.
  4. Click Configure Selected Tasks.
  5. Select the Parameters of the Import Task.
  6. Specify this information:
    Import Type
    Select HISTORICAL DRIVER DATA IMPORT.
    Use Default Transformer
    Select this check box.
    File Name
    Specify the path of the historical data. You can import a single file or all files in the folder.
    UTF-Encoded
    Select this check box.
    Performs Difference
    Clear this check box.
  7. Click Save.
  8. Click OK.
  9. Select the Parameters of the Interface Task.
  10. In Interface Type, select HISTORICAL DRIVER IMPORT.
  11. Click Submit.
  12. Click OK.
  13. Run the task.
    You can schedule the task to run weekly or based on the frequency that you upload forecasting data. During import, model training is automatically triggered. Training time depends on data size and number of drivers in the file. You can generate forecasts using configured drivers after the training is complete.