Determining the Prediction Range

The prediction range starts one period after the end of historical data for all members on the form, regardless of the starting date of the form. If the members do not all have the same amounts of historical data, the end of historical data (and thus the start of the prediction range) will be determined by those members that have the greatest amount of similar historical data. These dates can be overridden by the user at the start of a prediction. By default, the end date on the form determines the end date of the prediction. This can also be overridden by users at the start of a prediction.

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The prediction range end date is also limited to the members defined for Year and Period. That is, if the last Year-Period defined is 2015-Dec, then it is not possible to predict past this date. This limit is independent of the end date on the form itself. If users are having trouble predicting too far into the future and are receiving error messages, more time periods must be defined in the Planning application.