In addition to the historic data (which is required) Forecast Pro’s Data Manager allows you to import other information to assist you in creating and working with the forecasts. Specifically, you can import:
Explanatory Variables. Explanatory variables files contain variables that you wish to use in conjunction with dynamic regression models.
Definitions. Definition files contain values to use in conjunction with custom forecast allocations and item-level integer rounding quantities.
Overrides. In addition to entering forecast overrides interactively using the Forecast Overrides view, Forecast Pro allows you to import them.
Helpers. Helper variables are used in conjunction with event models, forecast by analogy models and weighting transformations.
Modifiers. In addition to specifying forecast modifiers interactively on the Navigator, Forecast Pro allows you to import them.
The remainder of this chapter will detail each of these data types.
