Apply additional filters
Add filters to refine the opportunities and hierarchies that participate in calculating the forecast values.
License and role requirements
| Requirement type | You must have |
|---|---|
| License | Dynamics 365 Sales Premium or Dynamics 365 Sales Enterprise More information: Dynamics 365 Sales pricing |
| Security roles | System Administrator or Forecast Manager More information: Predefined security roles for Sales |
Filter hierarchy records in the forecast
You can filter your forecast to include only those hierarchies that meet the specified conditions. For example, Kenny Smith is the Sales head for APAC and EMEA. He wants to view the forecast data of his org in the APAC territory. As an administrator, you can create an org chart forecast and set the hierarchy filter to include only the APAC forecast data.
The following screenshot illustrates a sample forecast hierarchy:
To filter hierarchy records in a forecast
Select the Filter Data step of the forecast configuration and go to the Add hierarchy filters section.
Note
To apply the filter on an existing forecast, clone the forecast configuration, apply the filter, and then activate it. You can then deactivate the old forecast configuration.
Select the conditions to filter the hierarchy that you want to include in the forecast. For our example, let's select Territory is equal to APAC. This will include forecast records of sellers from APAC.
Note
If a parent record is filtered out of the hierarchy, the rollup value of the child records will show up under the parent record. However, the opportunities that were directly owned by the parent record won't be displayed in the forecast. Let's suppose that Dustin Ochs is a Sales Manager in Kenny's org who manages two sellers. Henry is in Europe, but manages sellers in APAC. When Kenny looks at the forecast for APAC, the opportunities of Dustin's reports will roll up under Henry's name, but the forecast won't show the opportunities owned by Henry.
Select the General step to preview the forecast configuration with the filtered hierarchy.
If a parent record is suffixed with (group) in the preview, it means that the parent record is filtered out of the hierarchy but its child records are included in the hierarchy. As an example, see Dustin's record in the above screenshot.
Ensure that the forecast hierarchy looks correct before you activate the forecast. After the forecast is activated, you can't edit the filter.
Add additional filters on opportunities to calculate forecast values
Using the rollup filters, you can filter opportunities that participate in calculating the forecast values. To filter the opportunities, create the filter conditions based on the opportunity and its related entity attributes.
For example, you know that opportunities related to Adatum Corporation and the revenue of more than or equal to $10,000 can't be closed for the current quarter. To filter such opportunities in the forecast, follow these steps:
In the Filter Data step of the forecast configuration, go to the Add rollup filters section.
Select Add > Add row.
In the selection boxes, select the attribute as Potential Customer, the condition as Does Not Equals, and the company to be considered as Adatum Corporation.
With this condition, the opportunities related to Adatum Corporation will be removed from the forecast. In the next step, you'll add a condition to filter revenue that's more than or equal to $10,000.
Select Add > Add row.
In the selection boxes, select the attribute as Est. Revenue, the condition as Is greater than, and revenue to be considered as 10000.
Now the conditions are created for the query. When the forecast is activated, the query will be executed to filter the forecast for the added conditions.
Can't find the options in your app?
There are two possibilities:
You don't have the necessary license or role to perform the steps.
Your organization might be using a custom app and hence the site map and UI will be different. Check with your administrator for the exact steps. The steps described in this documentation are specific to the out-of-the-box Sales Hub or Sales Professional app.
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