Enter Forecast Environments

Owned by Julie Leake (Unlicensed)
Last updated: Aug 26, 2019 by Frank Gambino
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Forecast environments are unique circumstances that affect KBIs and demand. You created a number of KBIs and environments for your property during the configuration process. Create environment patterns and then apply those patterns to the KBIs for any day(s) of the current forecasting period. Entering actual environments lets LMS store accurate historical data that will be used in future forecasting. Information about forecast environments must come from a Senior Manager or from common experience (for example, everyone knows when there's a big sporting event in town).

Fields on the Enter Forecast Environments screen

FieldDescriptionNotes
Controls

Period drop-down list

Select a viewing period from the drop down list.


Select a set of cells/Select an Environment drop-list

Displays all available environments that can be assigned to the KBIs.

You must select a cell for the Select an Environment drop-list to appear.
Select AllSelects all KBIs.
De-Select AllDe-select all KBIs.
Table

KBI                                  

Tree menu of the KBI.

Read-only.

SelectSelect specific KBIs.The date shown depends on what period you selected.
Weekdays in planning periodSelect the appropriate day(s) on which to apply the environment.The date shown depends on what period you selected.

Running the Enter Forecast Environments task

To enter/edit forecast environments for individual KBIs:

  1. In the toolbar, click the Main Menu icon (  ).
  2. From the drop-down list, under the Labor section, select Planning.
    The Planning screen appears in a separate tab.
  3. Click Display advanced options.
  4. In the Enter Forecast Environments row, click Update/Start.
    The Enter Forecast Environments screen appears in the same tab.
  5. Change the Period if necessary.
  6. Click in the cell under the appropriate day, for the selected KBI and select an environment from the drop-down list.

Note: If you click Select All, it not only selects all the KBIs, but all the days as well.

To enter/edit a single forecast environment for multiple KBIs:

  1. In the toolbar, click the Main Menu icon (  ).
  2. From the drop-down list, under the Labor section, select Planning.
    The Planning screen appears in a separate tab.
  3. Click Display advanced options.
  4. In the Enter Forecast Environments row, click Update/Start.
    The Enter Forecast Environments screen appears in the same tab.
  5. Change the Period if necessary.

  6. Click in the cell under the appropriate day, for the selected KBI and select an environment from the drop-down list.

    Note: If you click Select All, it not only selects all the KBIs, but all the days as well.


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