Configuration Tab Forecast Groups

The Configuration Tab Forecast Groups lets you set up forecast groups used for display and analysis on the Forecast Analysis tab. You can pre-define and set up forecast groups for Market Codes, Source Codes, Channel Codes, and Rate Categories. ORMS will summarize the potential demand and revenue by these forecast groups on the Forecast Analysis tab and let you filter and dissect the data for detailed analysis.

Prerequisites

Users must be assigned the following permissions to access and use this dashboard.

• CONFIG FORECAST GROUPS - Allows users to view (only) all configured forecast groups on the Forecast Groups Configuration screen. The Forecast Groups Configuration screen is disabled if this permission is not granted. Additionally, users cannot create, edit or delete any forecast groups unless they have the following permissions: CONFIG FORECAST GROUPS EDIT or CONFIG FORECAST GROUPS DELETE.
• CONFIG FORECAST GROUPS DELETE - Allows users to delete existing forecast groups on the Forecast Groups Configuration screen.
• CONFIG FORECAST GROUPS EDIT - Allows users to create and edit forecast groups on the Forecast Groups Configuration screen.

Forecast Group Configuration

You decide which types of codes you want to use for forecasting and create specific groupings for each code type, assigning existing OPERA codes to the groupings.

Code Type. Select the type of codes you want to group for forecasting. When selected, you can create or modify specific forecast groups and assign them existing OPERA codes belonging to that code type. Select the code type of Market Codes, Source Codes, Channel Codes, or Rate Categories.

Forecast Group Codes

This grid displays available forecast group codes for the selected Code Type. You can edit or delete existing forecast groups or create new forecast groups here.

• To view additional forecast group codes for the selected Code Type (if available), either select the drop down list or select Next.
• Select Previous to return to previously viewed forecast group codes.

Select. Select the forecast group you would like to modify or delete.

Group Code. The code identifying the forecast group.

Description. Description of the forecast group code.

Button Functions

Edit. Select this button to edit the current forecast group. See Creating and Editing Forecast Group Codes below.

Delete. Select this button to delete the current forecast group. This data will no longer be used for forecasting on the Forecast Analysis screen.

New. Select this button to create a new forecast group. See Creating and Editing Forecast Group Codes below.

Apply. Select this button to apply the attributes you have moved or removed from the Attribute Applied table. See Assigning Attributes below.

Creating and Editing Forecast Group Codes

This screen appears when the New or Edit buttons are selected. You may either create a new forecast group or edit an existing one, respectively. The forecast groups can then be assigned the appropriate attributes (codes). See Assigning Attributes below.

Group Code. The code identifying the forecast group.

Description. The description of the forecast group code.

Assigning Attributes

After a forecast group has been created for the Code Type, the codes that have been set up in OPERA for the selected Code Type appear in the Attributes Tables. Select the displayed attributes (codes) that you want applied to that forecast group for forecasting. Attributes can be moved between Available and Applied by highlighting the code using the Move, Move All, Remove, or Remove All buttons.

• Select the Apply button when you are through selecting and moving attributes for one . The codes in the Attributes Applied table will be applied to the current forecast group and used for forecasting on the Forecast Analysis tab.

Assigning Attributes

After a forecast group has been created for the Code Type, the codes that have been set up in OPERA for the selected Code Type appear in the Attributes Tables. Select the displayed attributes (codes) that you want applied to that forecast group for forecasting. Attributes can be moved between Available and Applied by highlighting the code using the Move, Move All, Remove, or Remove All buttons.

• Once you are through selecting and moving attributes for a current code type and forecast group, select the Apply button before proceeding to the next Code Type.
• The codes in the Attributes Applied table will be applied to the current forecast group and used for forecasting on the Forecast Analysis Dashboard.

See Also

About ORMS
About the ORMS Optimizer	Configuration Tab Seasons	How OPERA is Affected by ORMS
Configuration Tab Alerts and Rules	Configuration Tab Verification	OPERA Preliminary Setup for ORMS
Configuration Tab Booking Class	Configuration Tab Yield Category	ORMS Preliminary Setup
Configuration Tab Events	Configuration Tab Yieldability	Rate Shopper Tab
Configuration Tab Groups	Forecast Analysis Tab	Recommendation Tab
Configuration Tab Hurdle Schedule	Groups Tab	Reports Tab
Configuration Tab Miscellaneous	Home Tab	Welcome to ORMS