About the Procore Standard Forecast View

Objective

To summarize the features of the 'Procore Standard Forecast' view in the Project level Budget tool.

Background

The Advanced Forecasting feature is enabled in Procore by default. You can turn the feature ON or OFF in the Configure Settings page of the Budget Tool (see Configure Settings: Budget). With this feature, your company's Procore Administrator can create customized forecasting templates using the system's default 'Procore Standard Forecast' view.

Set Up a Forecast View. The steps for configuring columns and assigning the view to projects are similar to the steps used to create budget views—but specifically tailored for use with the Forecasting tab in the Budget tool. You'll also want to assign your view to any projects that you plan to use it on. For instructions, see Set Up a New Forecasting View.
Apply Advanced Forecasting Curves to Your Budget. After your forecasting view is assigned to a project, you can define Start Dates and End Dates for projecting your project's monthly costs across each budget line item. Costs can be spread over four (4) curves: Linear, Back Loaded, Front Loaded, and Bell. You can also type the forecast amounts you want into the monthly forecast columns of a budget line item to enter 'Manual' entry mode. In addition, you can perform bulk updates to change the start date, end date, and curve or you can apply forecast curves to individual line items. To learn more, see Apply Advanced Forecasting Curves tutorial.
Import Advanced Forecasting Curves with Your Budget Data. You can also import start dates, end dates, and curves using the budget import template. See Import a Budget.
Apply Grouping and Filtering Options. You can also apply existing 'Actuals by Date' and 'Forecast Start Date' filters available with Procore’s budget views to the forecasting view. To learn about these filters, see Apply the View, Snapshot, Group, and Filter Options on a Budget or Forecasting View.

Example

Procore Standard Forecast View

The illustration below shows you the default layout for the 'Procore Standard Forecast' view, as it looks when assigned to a project's Budget tool.

Default Columns

The following table details the default column and layout of the 'Procore Standard Forecast' view.

Column Name	Column Type	Column Format	Description
Start Date	-	Date	Select a start date for your forecast timeline from the drop-down calendar control.
End Date	-	Date	Select an end date for your forecast timeline from the drop-down calendar control.
Curve	-	n/a	Select the curve that you want to apply to the forecast timeline. This defines how budget costs are spread along the forecast timeline.
Approved COs	Source	Currency	Shows the amount of any change orders in the 'Approved' status associated with the budget line item.
Revised Budget	Calculated	Currency	Shows the revised budget amount for the budget line item.
Projected Budget	Calculated	Currency	Shows the projected budget amount for the budget line item.
Projected Costs	Calculated	Currency	Provides the projected costs associated with the budget line item.
Estimated Costs at Completion	Calculated	Currency	Provides the estimated cost at completion for the budget line item.
Job to Date Costs	Source	Currency	Shows all of the costs for the job to the current date for the budget line item.
Projected Cost to Complete	Calculated	Currency	Provides a calculated value that shows the projected amount to complete the task associated with the budget line item.
Forecast to Complete	Calculated	Currency	Provides a calculated forecast amount to complete the task associated with the budget line item.
Projected Over Under	Calculated	Currency	Shows a calculated value with the projected amount the line item is over or under budget.
Remaining	Calculated	Currency	Show the remaining amount of the total for the budget line item.
Month(s)	-	Month	Shows a month column for every month in the timeline you defined in the Start Date and End Date columns on the budget line item.

Steps

Set Up a New Forecasting View
If you need to add line items to your budget, you can Import a Budget or Add a Budget Line Item
Apply Advanced Forecasting Curves
Apply the View, Snapshot, Group, and Filter Options on a Budget or Forecasting View.