Whether it is an inflow or an outflow, the forecast you set in the different categories is not always reached at the end of the month, week, or day.
However, we know that it is crucial for you to be aware of these gaps, and to be able to easily transfer the unreached forecast values to the ongoing forecast in order to always be up-to-date.
Thanks to the forecast roll-over, when your past forecast value is not reached for a specific category, you can easily spot it and transfer the gap to forecast to your ongoing forecast in one click. ✨
Get a more accurate vision of your business status and avoid missing any deadlines!
🔹Spot unreached forecast values
You can easily identify unreached forecast values thanks to the orange percentage tag ! 💥
Click on ▪▪▪ Options on the top right of your cashflow plan
Then, click on show comparison to the forecast in order to be able to compare the actual (paid) values with the forecast for each category.
Place your mouse over a cell with an orange percentage tag
A clock icon ⏱️ will appear to the left of the value.
Move your mouse on the clock icon, so you can see the gap to forecast value
💡 Sometimes, the unreached value is inside the category group → click to unfold until you spot it
🔹Transfer unreached values to your ongoing forecast
Once you have placed your mouse on the clock
Click on it, and the value is automatically reported to the ongoing period.
💡 The value of the past and ongoing forecast is adjusted accordingly, as well as the percentage.
Besides, a note in the memo is automatically added for both values, so you keep a record of this action.
Example:
- We are currently in April and your sales forecast for April is 30,000€.
- In March you had a sales forecast of 20,000 € and only achieved 15,000€.
After you click on the clock icon ⏱️:
- Your April forecast will be adjusted to 35,000€.
A note is automatically added to this cell : “30,000 € + 5000 € (Gap to forecast transferred from Mar 22)”
- Your March forecast will be adjusted to 15,000€.
A note is automatically added to this cell : “20000 € - 5000 € (Gap to forecast transferred to Apr 22)”