The Account Forecast Details report provides a comprehensive breakdown of forecasted spend for the filtered account. It enables you to compare forecasted costs against budgets and analyze how forecasted spend is distributed across cost centers, vendors, and months.
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Charts and tables
Selecting any data point in a chart allows you to drill down into a more detailed view of the selected element.
Forecast
The Forecast chart provides a high-level comparison of the annual forecast and budget in the filtered year. Use this chart to understand whether forecasted spend is trending above or below budget.
Monthly Forecast Details
The Monthly Forecast Details chart shows forecast versus budget by month for the selected year. Use this view to compare the monthly forecast and budget distribution.
Click on any month to drill into the related GL transactions.
Top 20 Cost Centers
The Top 20 Cost Centers chart shows forecast versus budget by cost center. Use the chart to identify cost centers driving the largest portion of forecasted spend. You can spot cost centers that are forecasted above or below the budget.
Click on any cost centers to drill into the the related GL transactions.
Top 20 Vendors
The Top 20 Vendors chart displays forecast versus budget by vendor. Use this view to identify vendors with the highest forecasted spend and compare forecasted vendor spend against budget allocations.
Click on any vendor to drill into the related GL transactions.
Forecast Details
The Forecast Details table provides a detailed, tabular view of all forecasts and budgets included in the dashboard.
This table shows:
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Forecast or budget name
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Type (Forecast or Budget)
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Status (In Progress, Approved)
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Key performance indicators (LPI%, CPI%)
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Total forecast or budget amount
Use this table to:
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Compare multiple forecast versions side by side
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Track approval status
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Validate forecast totals used in the charts
Click on any row to drill into the related GL transactions.