Unifier complies with the initial profile. If Actuals (or "spends") are received for a portion of the curve, and the Forecast curve is connected to Actuals (or "spends"), Unifier takes the already-consumed-profile portion out of the equation and redistributes the unconsumed pending profile portion.
Examples
- The Forecast curve starts from Jan 2012- Dec 2014, stretching Unifier's default 20 point distribution profile over 36 periods.
- Actuals were received January 2012 February 2012, and March 2012.
- These three periods of Forecast curve already consumed 1.67 points of period distribution.
- The Forecast end date is now changed to December 2015.
- The Forecast curve is now March 31 2012 to December 2015.
- Unifier then distributes the remaining 18.33 points of profile over 45 periods.
If there are some CBS codes that have received Actuals (or "spends") and some CBS codes that did not, then the CBS codes that did not receive Actuals (or "spends") will be replaced by 0 at the end of the month, or on the cutoff date (depending on the UI settings).
If there are some CBS codes that have received future Actuals (or "spends") and some CBS codes that did not, then the Forecast curve will not reflect future Actuals (or "spends") until they become current.
The following section explains the Forecast curve.