Setting up Services Forecasting

Enhanced Services Forecasting

  1. Check the forecasting settings in the Forecast Settings custom settings are appropriate for your organization. For further information, see Forecast Settings.
  2. Ensure that each RPGAbbreviation of region, practice, group. or project to be included in forecasting has the correct owner set and that the Include In Forecasting checkbox is selected.
  3. Ensure that each opportunity to be included in forecasting has the Is Services Opportunity checkbox selected.
  4. If your organization uses Forecast Curve Calculations, create a Forecasts Curve tab.
  5. If your organization uses Forecast Curve Calculations, add a Forecast Curve Detail related list to the Forecast Curve page layout.

Classic Services Forecasting

To set up classic services forecasting for your organization:

  1. Check the forecasting settings in the Forecasting configuration groupA collection of configuration options contained in the configuration groups tab that defines behavior of a FinancialForce PSA object or feature. are appropriate for your organization. For further information, see Forecasts Settings.
  2. Ensure that each RPGAbbreviation of region, practice, group. or project to be included in forecasting has the correct owner set and that the Include In Forecasting checkbox is selected.
  3. Ensure that the users who are to carry out forecasting activities have appropriate Forecast Edit and Forecast View permission controls. To understand default access for RPG owners and Project Managers, see Services Forecasting Permissions Overview.

Related Concepts

Administrator Guide

Custom Columns Overview

Managing Configuration

Setting up Accounts and Opportunities

Actuals

App Log

About Contacts and Resources

Currency

Overrides

Permission Controls

Rate Cards

Regions, Practices and Groups

Managing Profiles, Security and Sharing

About Time Periods, Work Calendars and Holidays

Work Queue Manager

Field Sets

Enhanced Services Forecasting Overview

Related Tasks

Creating a Forecast Curve Calculation

Reference

Configuration Settings

PSA Administration

Forecast Calculation Fields

Forecast Curve Detail Fields

Forecast Curve Fields

Forecast Detail Fields

Forecast Settings

Forecast Summary Fields

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