Forecasting preview
Before you begin
You can preview only one time series at a time. The forecasting preview shows what the results for the forecast look like, based on your input. This gives you the opportunity to analyze and work with projected forecast data before submitting it to the cube (database), helping you make more informed decisions.
By default Preview is not active. Select up to 25 rows and you are able to click Preview.
Procedure
- On the Forecast dialog box, click
Preview.
The preview is displayed with a visualization of the forecasted data, which is represented as a dotted line. Member captions, if available, are displayed on the preview by default.
A univariate forecast shows predicted values, as well as a confidence envelope that indicates high and low bounds within a shaded area.
A multivariate forecast shows predicted values without a confidence envelope. A multivariate forecast also includes separate tabs for each variable included in the forecast. Click a tab to review data for the variables. A multivariate forecast does not include a confidence envelope with upper- and lower-bound values.
The Prediction accuracy shows: low, medium, or high.
What to do next
To export forecast values from the preview chart, click Download data as CSV.
The resulting CSV file contains data exported into the following columns:
- Name of the tuple or the selected row.
- Forecast periods from the time dimension.
- Forecast slice, which consists of forecast values and, for univariate forecasts, a confidence envelope that indicates high and low bounds within a shaded area. Multivariate forecasts do not include the confidence envelope.
- Actual values for each of the slices and the corresponding forecast time period.