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CRSB
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how to get a rolling number forecast

I am working to create a visual like the below for a forecasting tool. i have current inventory to use as a starting place, but for future weeks, I want to use the ending week value from the prior week. I struggle past the future weeks, when an actual beginning inventory value does not exist. 

 

My est ending inv = beginning + inbound - outbound

 

i want my prior week est ending inv to serve as my beginning inventory for the next week, example i want beginning inv for week two to be my ending inventory for week 1. My beginning for week 1 my only actual starting value.

 

 WeekBeginning Inv.InboundOutboundEst. Ending Inv.
Current1                  1,000100250                        850
Future2                      850200300                        750
Future3                      750200100                        850
Future4                      8500100                        750
Future5                      7500100                        650
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Thanks for the reply from lbendlin.

 

Hi @CRSB ,

 

Based on your description, I created simple data and achieved the desired result, here are my steps:

 

1. Create four new tables and create the following relationships:

vlinhuizhmsft_0-1730098461124.png

 

2.Create two measures:

Est. Ending Inv. = 
 VAR _week=MAX('Week'[Week])
 VAR _Inbound=SUMX(FILTER(ALL('Inbound'),'Inbound'[Week]<=_week),'Inbound'[Inbound])
 VAR _Outbound=SUMX(FILTER(ALL('Outbound'),'Outbound'[Week]<=_week),'Outbound'[Outbound])
 RETURN
 SUMX(ALL('Beginning Inv'),'Beginning Inv'[Beginning Inv.])+_Inbound-_Outbound
Week Beginning Inv. = 
VAR CurrentWeek = SELECTEDVALUE('Week'[Week])
RETURN
IF(CurrentWeek=1, MAX('Beginning Inv'[Beginning Inv.]),CALCULATE([Est. Ending Inv.], FILTER(ALL('Week'), 'Week'[Week] = CurrentWeek - 1)))

 

3.The result is as follows:

vlinhuizhmsft_1-1730098574563.png

Best Regards,
Zhu

 

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lbendlin
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