The General Operations tutorial are written tutorials designed to teach you how to use the Forecast Pro interface. The first five lessons in the General Operations tutorial provide an overview of core functionality. You should be up and running after going through the first five General Operation lessons.
Getting Started walks you through a sample forecasting session using automatic model selection.
Advanced Navigation teaches you some techniques to efficiently navigate the program and customize reports.
Customizing the Override Grid covers working with external data, creating calculated rows as functions of other rows and specifying how rows are displayed.
Customizing Graph Views provides details on the various ways you can control what is included in the graphs and how they look,
Data Considerations teaches you how to prepare your data.
Specifying Alternative Baseline Forecasts teaches you how to work with multiple forecasts and specify which ones to use as the baseline forecast.
Working with Conversions and Alternative Hierarchies teaches you how to work with conversions and alternative hierarchies.
Updating a Forecast Project teaches you how to update your forecast project as new data become available.
Collaborating with Colleagues teaches you how to collaborate with colleagues to establish the final forecast. It covers two different approaches to collaboration; sharing stand-alone projects and using the super project manager in Forecast Pro to break large forecasting jobs into smaller pieces that can be worked on separately and then reassembled into a “super project.”
Exploring Forecast Pro’s Excel-based Collaborative Forecasting Functionality teaches you how you can collaborate with colleagues by allowing members of your team to view and make adjustments to your forecasts in Excel which can be imported back into your Forecast Pro project as overrides.
Tracking Forecast Accuracy teaches you how to archive your forecasts and use waterfall reports to track your forecast accuracy.
Forecast Value Add (FVA) Reporting shows how you can use Forecast Pro’s FVA reporting to understand where your forecasting process is adding value and improving forecast accuracy.
Exception Reporting teaches you how to use exception reports to identify poor forecasts and other potential problems in an efficient manner.
Pareto Analysis teaches you how to use Pareto analysis to assign ABC classifications to your forecast items and how to sort and filter reports.
Operating from the Command Line demonstrates how Forecast Pro can be run via the command line