View consolidated analysis of the printer supplies forecast

Who can use this feature

Users with the Admin or Forecast generation permissions

After generating the forecast, the consolidated analysis of supplies is displayed, grouping together the quantities required for printers with the same manufacturer, model, product, product type and product color.

To view the requirements for each supply in detail, click on the View Detailed Analysis button.

Columns of the consolidated analysis

The consolidated analysis organizes the data into the following columns:

Model	Printer model. Printers with the same manufacturer, model, product, product type and product color are grouped together.
Manufacturer	Printer manufacturer. Printers with the same manufacturer, model, product, product type and product color are grouped together.
Type	Type of product required for the period. Printers with the same manufacturer, model, product, product type and product color are grouped together.
Color	Color of the product required for the period. Printers with the same manufacturer, model, product, product type and product color are grouped together.
Product	Manufacturer and model of the product initially suggested by the system. Printers with the same manufacturer, model, product, product type and product color are grouped together. To estimate another product, click on the Replace product button in the consolidated analysis.
Capacity	Capacity of the product initially suggested by the system. If the product has no capacity or its capacity is undetermined, the value displayed will be 0. To change the capacity and recalculate the quantity required, click on the Edit capacity button in the consolidated analysis.
Pages required	Estimate of the number of pages required in the period, taking into account the indicators for each printer. Printers with the same manufacturer, model, product, product type and product color have their quantity grouped together. To change the quantity required for each supply, change the average number of pages per day using the Edit average pages/day button in the detailed analysis.
Quantity required	Estimate of the quantity of items needed in the period, taking into account the indicators for each printer. Printers with the same manufacturer, model, product, product type and product color have their quantity grouped together. To change the quantity required for each supply, use the Edit quantity button in the detailed analysis.

Below the analysis, the total number of customers, printers, product models, pages and planned quantities in the forecast are displayed.

Actions available in the consolidated analysis

The consolidated analysis allows you to adjust estimates and simulate scenarios. Changed data will be reflected in the detailed analysis.

Changes are not reversible; to return to the initial values, generate a new forecast with the same filters.

In addition, edits always apply to the last value in the table.

Edit capacity

To change the capacity of one or more products, between 100 and 1,000,000.

If the product already has the desired capacity, we recommend changing it in Replace product.

In the forecast, select the products you want to change and click on Edit capacity. The change will be reflected in all the lines of the forecast that have the same parameters defined in the edit.

When you enter the new capacity and click the Save button, the forecast will be recalculated with the updated capacity and the product will be unlinked from the selected members (a dash will appear in the Product column: -).

Replace product

To replace a product with another compatible product of the same model, type and color.

In the forecast, select the product you want to change and click on Replace product. Only one product can be replaced at a time.

When you insert the new product and click the Save button, the forecast will be recalculated with the updated product.

If the replaced product has a capacity of 0, the required quantity of items will also be 0. In this case, the product can be changed again or the quantity can be entered manually in the detailed analysis.

Export forecast

To export the generated forecast in a CSV file, taking into account the filters applied.

When you click the Close button, the forecast will not be saved. To view it again, you will need to enter all the filters and generate the forecast.