Auto Predict and Predictive Planning: Handling Decimal Values in Predictions with GenAI

Auto Predict and Predictive Planning now automatically handle decimal values in predictions based on the account and whether it’s valid for the account to have decimal predicted values. When needed, the prediction engine uses GenAI to decide how to process values.

Applies To: FreeForm, Planning

Not all accounts are valid to have decimal predicted values, for example, accounts such as Headcount, New Hires, or Number of Stores. Auto Predict and Predictive Planning now automatically check the account to determine whether predictions can have decimal values, and then apply adjustments during the post prediction process if needed.

Once a prediction is generated, if decimal values are found, Auto Predict and Predictive Planning use this process for determining how to handle the decimal values:

  1. Check historical data and see how it is handled. If historical data has decimal values, then decimal values are valid for predictions, and no further are steps taken.
    If historical data does not have decimal values, move to the next step.
  2. Check the data type. If the data type is currency or percentage, it is valid to have decimals for the prediction, and no further steps are taken.
    If the data type is not currency or percentage, move to the next step.
  3. Use GenAI and LLM to validate the account details such as account type, alias name, and account name and determine whether it’s valid to have decimal prediction values.
  4. Apply adjustments during post prediction processing.
    For an account that can’t have decimal predictions, values are rounded off to the nearest integer.

Business Benefit: Decimal values are handled properly for all predictions without any intervention required from users.

Steps to enable and configure

GenAI must be enabled for this feature to work. If GenAI is not enabled, there are no changes to existing behavior.

To enable GenAI:

  1. From the Home Page, click Application, and then click Settings.
  2. In the Enable AI section, select Generative AI and then click Save.

Tips and considerations

Auto Predict and Predictive Planning first process negative predictions if negative values are found, and then process predictions with decimal values. See “Auto Predict and Predictive Planning: Handling Negative Predictions with GenAI” for information on how Auto Predict and Predictive Planning handle negative predictions.

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