Visualization types that support forecasting
Forecasting is supported in line, bar, and column visualizations.
The following table compares the forecasting display features for each visualization.
| Forecasting features | Line chart | Bar chart | Column chart |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast points | Open circle | Striped bar | Striped column |
| Confidence interval display | Shaded region | Solid line | Solid line |
| Activate confidence interval | Click any point | Click a forecast bar | Click a forecast column |
| Number of confidence intervals displayed | All | 1 | 1 |
The following image shows a forecast on line and bar visualizations with activated bar intervals.
Insights and forecasting
Insights in visualizations provide analytic insights that can help users to detect and validate
any important relationships and meaningful differences based on the data that is presented by the
visualization. Insights work alongside forecasting in supported visualizations. Insights provide a
separate set of analytic results, and the results are for historical values only. For more
information, see Insights in visualizations.
Note: Support for forecasting and insights is available for packages only and is not
available in visualizations for data modules containing a Planning Analytics cube. However, you can
use the forecasting feature in an eligible visualization with a Planning Analytics cube, if you
create an enriched package from the cube. For more information, see Creating an enriched package from a Planning Analytics cube.