ForecastingItem

This is a read-only object used for individual forecast amounts. Users see amounts based on their perspectives and forecast roles. The amounts users see include one of the following when forecasting in revenue: AmountWithoutAdjustments, AmountWithoutManagerAdjustment, ForecastAmount, OwnerOnlyAmount. The amounts users see include one of the following when forecasting in quantity: QuantityWithoutAdjustments, QuantityWithoutManagerAdjustments, ForecastQuantity, OwnerOnlyQuantity. Additionally, note that users:

with the “View All Forecasts” permission have access to all ForecastingItem fields.
without the “View All Forecasts” permission have access to all fields for their own subordinates.

Available in API versions 26 and greater.

This information only applies to Collaborative Forecasts.

Note

Supported Calls

describeSObjects(), query(), retrieve()

Fields

Field Name	Details
AmountWithoutAdjustments	Type double Properties Filter, Sort, Nillable Description The sum of all of a person’s owned revenue opportunities and also his or her subordinates’ opportunities, without adjustments. Subordinates include everyone reporting up to a person in the forecast hierarchy.
AmountWithoutManagerAdjustment	Type double Properties Filter, Sort, Nillable Description The forecast number as seen by the forecast owner. This is the sum of the owner’s revenue opportunities and his or her subordinates’ opportunities, including adjustments made on the subordinates’ forecasts. It doesn’t include adjustments made by forecast managers above the owner in the forecast hierarchy.
ForecastAmount	Type double Properties Filter, Sort, Nillable Description The revenue forecast from the forecast manager’s perspective and the sum of the owner’s and subordinates’ opportunities, including all forecast adjustments.
ForecastCategoryName	Type picklist Properties Filter, Group, Restricted picklist, Sort Description A forecast category is the category within the sales cycle that an opportunity is assigned to based on its opportunity stage. The standard forecast categories are Pipeline, Best Case, Commit, Omitted, and Closed. You can customize forecast category names for your organization. The forecast categories display information for that specific category; for example, Best Case only reflects amounts in the Best Case category.
ForecastQuantity	Type double Properties Filter, Sort, Nillable Description The quantity forecast from the forecast manager’s perspective and the sum of the owner’s and subordinates’ opportunities, including all forecast adjustments. This field is available in API version 28 and later.
ForecastingTypeId	Type reference Properties Filter, Group, Sort Description The ID of the related ForecastingType.
HasAdjustment	Type boolean Properties Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort Description A flag that indicates if an adjustment has been made based on the point of view of the viewer.
IsAmount	Type boolean Properties Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort Description True indicates that the adjustment is made in a revenue amount. If false, then IsQuantity must be true. This field is available in API version 28 and later.
IsQuantity	Type boolean Properties Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort Description True indicates that the adjustment is made in a quantity amount. If false, then IsAmount must be true. This field is available in API version 28 and later.
IsUpToDate	Type boolean Properties Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort Description A flag indicating whether or not a specific forecasting item reflects current information. For example, if users are making adjustments which are in process, the item won’t be up-to-date.
OwnerId	Type reference Properties Filter, Group, Sort Description The ID of the forecast owner.
OwnerOnlyAmount	Type double Properties Filter, Sort, Nillable Description The sum of all of a person’s revenue opportunities, without adjustments.
OwnerOnlyQuantity	Type double Properties Filter, Sort, Nillable Description The sum of all of a person’s quantity opportunities, without adjustments. This field is available in API version 28 and later.
ParentForecastingItemId	Type reference Properties Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort Description The ID of the ForecastingItem that the current item rolls up to.
PeriodId	Type reference Properties Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort Description Period ID for the forecast.
ProductFamily	Type picklist Properties Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort Description The product family of the forecast item. This field is available in API version 29 and later. Read only.
QuantityWithoutAdjustments	Type double Properties Filter, Sort, Nillable Description The sum of a person’s owned quantity opportunities and also his or her subordinates’ opportunities, without adjustments. Subordinates include everyone reporting up to a person in the forecast hierarchy. This field is available in API version 28 and later.
QuantityWithoutManagerAdjustments	Type double Properties Filter, Sort, Nillable Description The forecast number as seen by the forecast owner. This is the sum of the owner’s quantity opportunities and his or her subordinates’ opportunities, including adjustments made on the subordinates’ forecasts. It doesn’t include adjustments made by forecast managers above the owner in the forecast hierarchy. This field is available in API version 28 and later.

Usage

Use this object to obtain individual forecast amounts, either with or without adjustments, based on a user’s perspective and forecast role.

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