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Edit a forecast

Edit an existing forecast in Futrli.

Written by Futrli Support

Edit a forecast or budget

  1. Select Forecasts.

  2. Open the Forecasts list tab.

  3. Select the forecast you'd like to edit.

  4. Click the forecast title to open and edit the forecast

You can now view and edit the forecast.

📎 NOTE: If you can't edit a published P&L budget, another user has locked it.


Controls

Select Controls to access extra forecast options. Depending on the forecast type, the following options are available:

  • Show unused accounts: Show or hide accounts with zero values

  • Compact view: Reduce the amount of space used by the forecast

  • Show decimals: Display values with decimal places

  • Bulk update predictions: Turn all predictions on or off

  • New forecast: Return to Forecasts to create a new forecast

  • Delete: Delete the forecast

  • Export to Google Sheets: Export the forecast to Google Sheets

  • Export to Excel: Export the forecast to Excel

  • Settings: Manage forecast settings, including default accounts and VAT settings


Display options

Depending on the forecast type, you can change how to display the forecast.

Available options include:

  • Turn Cash flow view on or off

  • Expand or collapse account groups

  • Turn individual predictions on or off


Add or edit predictions

Select New prediction to add a prediction.

You can create:

  • Manual predictions

  • Imported predictions from Google Sheets

  • Upload predictions from Excel

For more information, check the add predictions to a forecast guide.

To edit a manual prediction:

  1. Expand the relevant account.

  2. Select the Edit icon.

Depending on the prediction type, you can:

  • Edit the prediction

  • Create a quick copy

  • Rename the prediction

  • Delete the prediction

📎 NOTE: You can't edit or delete imported predictions directly. To make changes, update and resynchronise the Google Sheets template instead.


Prediction explanations

If you created the forecast using auto-predictions, turn on prediction explanations to see how predictions generate.


Forecast checklist

Use the Checklist panel to help complete your forecast.


Forecast tabs

The tabs available depend on the forecast type.

P&L budget

  • Sales

  • Costs

  • Expenses

  • Other Profit & Loss

  • Profit & Loss

3-way forecast

  • Invoices (if the option Use individual due invoices has been selected when creating the 3-way forecast)

  • Sales

  • Costs

  • Expenses

  • Other Profit & Loss

  • Assets

  • Liabilities

  • Profit & Loss

  • Balance Sheet

  • Cash Flow Statement


Display duration options

📎 NOTE: Display duration options are only available for 3-way forecasts. P&L budgets display monthly.

3-way forecast

Select Show forecast data from to choose when the forecast data starts, and where actual data finishes.

You can also choose to display data by:

  • Monthly

  • Weekly (Monday to Sunday)

  • Weekly (Sunday to Saturday)


Invoices

The Invoices tab is available in 3-way forecast created using individual due invoices. Use this tab to manage how unpaid invoices and bills affect your forecast.

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