Enter forecast data

Forecast data can be entered into the Production Accounting application. This allows for tracking and analysis of actual production data against forecasts.

Forecast entry logsheets can be used to enter the predicted or estimated production outputs for a given time period; for example, weekly, monthly or quarterly. Forecast data can be manually entered or uploaded.

Note: If a Logsheet Data Uploader file was supplied during your Production Accounting implementation, it can be used to upload forecast data. See Data Upload.

Activity Steps

1. Open the required Forecast Entry Logsheet screen.
2. Select the date or time period using the Year, Month and Day fields.

   Note: Use the arrow buttons to select the previous or next period.
   

3. Click Submit.

   The forecast data for the selected date or time period displays.

4. Select a logsheet section from the list if required.

   Note: For some logsheets, the list of sections is long. When you select a section, its subsections, items and data cells may display centre-aligned to the vertical mid-point of the list. You may need to scroll up or down to find them.

5. If required, click Edit to make data entry cells editable.

   Note: The Edit button is generally located at the bottom of the logsheet screen. You may need to scroll down to find it.

6. Enter forecast values in the required fields.

   Note: Enter numeric values only. Text and mathematical symbols (for example, < or >) are not permitted. For decimal values, you must include the leading zero before the decimal separator (for example, 0.5 or 0,5).

7. Enter Audit Comments if required.
8. Click Save.

   Warning: If you go to another screen or logsheet section without clicking Save, your data entry will be lost.