Forecast time settings

You must set up your model calendar to make forecasts.

Before you configure your model calendar, consider the:

• Type of data you have (examples: financial results, HR information, or inventory levels).
• Frequency of the forecast to run.

The model calendar type you select depends on if your source data is monthly, weekly, or daily. Forecaster also supports a custom time dimension in the form of a list of timestamps in the format YYYY-MM-DD (supported separators: dash (-), forward slash (/), period (.), colon (:)). 

Use only one time dimension type throughout, either the Anaplan built-in time dimension, or a custom one.

For more information about each calendar type, see Set the model calendar.

If your source data is monthly, use the Calendar Months/Quarters/Years calendar type.

If your source data is weekly, use one of these calendar types:

• Weeks: 4-4-4, 4-5-4 or 5-4-4
• Weeks: General
  If your data uses a custom fiscal year, use the Weeks: General calendar type.
• Weeks: 13 4-week Periods

If your source data is daily, you can choose any of the Weeks calendar types.

For each line item in the historical and related data modules, make sure to set the Time Scale to Day.

Use custom time directly to set the time span for your modules. The same frequencies, daily, weekly, or monthly apply. If you choose a custom time format, you must use it throughout (historical data, related data, and all applicable results modules).