Basic Instructions for Setting Forecast Preferences

Forecast preferences can be set differently for each forecast chart.

  To set forecast preferences:

  1. Select Preferences, and then Forecast in a forecast chart’s menu bar.

  2. In the Forecast Preferences dialog, click a tab and set preferences as required:

    • Forecast Window Tab — Manages window display and distribution fitting for the forecast.

    • Precision Tab — Manages precision control settings.

    • Filter Tab — Discards values inside or outside a range for the current forecast.

    • Auto Extract Tab — Specifies which statistics to extract automatically to Microsoft Excel when a simulation stops.

      Also see the previous section, Setting Forecast Preferences.

      See information on confidence intervals in the Oracle Crystal Ball Reference and Examples Guide for more information about how absolute and relative precision relate to the confidence interval.

  3. Optional: To reset forecast preference defaults to the original settings shipped with Crystal Ball, click Defaults.

  4. Optional: To copy preferences to other forecasts, click Apply To.

  5. When all settings are complete, click OK to apply them.