Set a maximum and minimum for forecast values

You can now set a maximum and a minimum for values that are saved by a univariate or multivariate ad-hoc forecast.

There might be circumstances where you want to limit the maximum and minimum values for a forecast. For example, your business likely cannot produce a number of units in excess of manufacturing capacity or sell a negative number of units, though a forecast might predict such values. To address these circumstances, the Advanced tab of an ad-hoc forecast now includes an Accepted range section, where you can set the Maximum value accepted and Minimum value accepted.

The Maximum value accepted specifies the highest value that can be saved for the forecast. For example, if you specify 100 as the maximum, any forecast values that exceed 100 will be saved as 100.

The Minumum value accepted specifies the lowest value that can be saved for the forecast. For example, if you specify 0 as the minimum, any forecast values that are lower than 0 will be saved as 0.

Note that you can set a Maximum value accepted and Minimum value accepted for ad-hoc forecasts only; you can't specify these values for a baseline forecast.