Forecast Profiles
A forecast profile is a forecasting template that you can assign to locations or revenue centers. The profile consists of the following items:
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The workflow to control rules and behaviors for submitting and generating forecasts.
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The algorithm, or the mathematical formula, used to generate forecasts based on historical data and information input by a user. You can configure the formulaic weight of historical data relative to manually input data.
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The components that determine the projected values for generated forecasts.
You can configure and view the values for the following forecast components:
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Gross Sales (automatically generated)
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Net Sales
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Discounts
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Checks
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Table Turns
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Average Check (automatically generated)
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Open Check Guest Count
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Closed Check Guest Count
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Guest Present
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Sales Quantity
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Sales Net VAT before Discount (Advanced View only)
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Sales Net VAT after Discount (Advanced View only)
Related Topics
Parent topic: Configuring Forecasting and Budget