Forecasting Features and Functions

• Automatic forecasting


• The forecasting process, hierarchy, parameters, and business rules can be set up through an interactive graphical interface


• Project set-up wizard generates automatic forecasts for millions of data rows in a batch, or thousands through the interactive graphical interface


• Reconciles up and down the hierarchy


• Generates exception reports based on sound statistical logic and business rules


• Publishes results automatically via a company portal or the Internet


• Facilitates ongoing and repeatable forecasting as part of a company's overall planning process


• Events management console


• Code generation for batch processing


• Automatic regressor selection


• Performs automatic hierarchical forecast reconciliation


• Aggregates transactional data into time series format


• Accumulates data into any frequency time series


• Seasonality and intermittent series tests


• Automatic indicator variable creation


• Automatic model selection


• Output produced in common formats such as HTML, PDF, Microsoft Word, OpenDocument Format, etc.


• Several output data sets are available, including forecasts, goodness-of-fit statistics, model parameters, seasonal and trend statistics, etc.