Improved Workforce Forecast Calculations

Workforce calculations are improved and Account member formulas are updated to calculate based on the Forecast scenario Start date, rather than calculating the entire year.

The substitution variables, OEP_FCSTStartYr and OEP_FcstMnth, set the Forecast Scenario start period.

Additionally, a new UDA, Hsp_Forecast, is associated with the Forecast scenario. 

If you have a custom scenario you want to use for the Forecast, associate the Hsp_Forecast UDA with the scenario. Account member formulas now calculate from the Forecast Start Year and Start Period in the first year if the UDA is associated with the scenario.

Business Benefit: Calculations are improved. Additionally, calculations work correctly when you use a custom scenario for Forecast, if you associate it with the new UDA, Hsp_Forecast.

Tips And Considerations

  • Saving the Planning and Forecast Preparation configuration task now restarts the application and requires you to refresh the database. If a background job is running, you must refresh the database later.
  • Changing the current year in Planning and Forecast Preparation affects all modules.

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