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You can use forecasting information on the Forecast Visualization page to simulate material availability. That is, forecasting is used to verify whether the material required for construction or fabrication is or will be available for use. It is also a ‘look-ahead’ function used to plan subcontractor staffing.

The progress of an ident is calculated based on a progress number and progress unit. The progress number and progress unit are determined using CIP functions so that either the weight, the quantity, or the nominal pipe diameter of the ident is used to measure the progress. By default, the weight and the weight unit are used in the report. The available CIP functions are listed in the table at the end of this chapter. For more information about CIPs, see Customer-installed procedure (CIP) Tasks.

Select a project from the list.

The available forecast runs are listed with the number of runs in brackets under Forecast List.

If you select the Include Work Packages? check box, the assigned work packages appear underneath the forecast runs.

Select a forecast run. The forecast run header information is displayed on the right panel as shown below.

BI-ForecastHeaderInfo

The total progress number with the unit is displayed in the last line. In the example shown above, the total weight with the weight unit is shown because the progress approach is set to weight.

If a split type is defined and the forecast run is split, you can find the Split Result dropdown list in the forecast run header section. By default it shows All, which means the chart calculations are made based on all list positions included in the assigned work packages. You can select any value from the Split Result list to change the calculation that only list positions are considered that are in the selected split result. The split result is also applied on the Forecast Details page which opens when you click anywhere in a diagram.

Diagrams are displayed with the forecast summary, the monthly summary, and the work package summary.

The Forecast Summary pie chart shows the progress percentages based on the defined progress approach.

The Monthly Summary bar charts show the months on the x-axis and the progress number on the y-axis.

The Work Package Summary bar chart shows the work packages on the x-axis and the progress number on the y-axis.

If you select a work package, the monthly work package summary is displayed.

The statuses (colors) used in the diagrams are described below.

  • Issued - Material is issued from the warehouse (that is, the material was placed on a posted MIR).

  • Reserved - Material is reserved for issue from warehouse (that is, material was placed on a MIR that is not posted).

  • Could be reserved - Material is available in the site warehouse, but not yet placed on a MIR.

  • On-Time Receipt - Material is ordered and scheduled to arrive on site within the defined time frame. That is, the predicted on site date (Pred on Site of the item shipment, or if no item shipment exists the ROS date of the requisition) is before the ROS date of the relevant work package.

    If no ROS date is assigned to the work package, the software uses the current date minus 10 years, which means the predicted on site date is late by default. To get a proper result, you must set a real ROS date for the work package.

  • Delayed Receipt - Material is ordered but scheduled to arrive on site after the ROS date of the relevant work package, that is, too late.

  • Not on Requisition - Material was not found at any stage of the defined forecast scope.

You can click any section in any chart to navigate to the Forecast Details page.