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Gerritlo
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Is there any built-in functionality to forecast in PowerBI or Synapse?

Hey,

 

I#ve time series data on spent budget. Is there any functionality within powerBI to forecast upcoming month in PowerBI Desktop or Azure Synapse?

 

BR Gerrit

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Anonymous
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Hi @Gerritlo ,

 

Forecasting in Power BI will allow you take a time series of data and make predictions or estimates about the future.  The forecasting tool is available in the analytics pane on Line charts.  

 

vtangjiemsft_0-1672280611368.png

Apart from the built in line chart analytics for forecast you may build up a ML model on power BI service and apply that to your dataset. This would though need you to have a premium per user or premium capacity.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/connect-data/service-tutorial-build-machine-learning-model

 

Please refer to the following document for more information.

Forecast in Power BI - TechnicalJockey

How to do forecasting in power bi desktop? - Dibyendu Deb

Forecast Functionality in PowerBI - Microsoft Power BI Community

Data Forecasting and Analytics with Power BI Desktop (mssqltips.com)

Creating Forward Forecasts in Power BI Using DAX - Enterprise DNA

 

If your prediction refers to computational linear regression, refer to this.

 

Best Regards,

Neeko Tang

If this post  helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution  to help the other members find it more quickly. 

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Anonymous
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Hi @Gerritlo ,

 

Forecasting in Power BI will allow you take a time series of data and make predictions or estimates about the future.  The forecasting tool is available in the analytics pane on Line charts.  

 

vtangjiemsft_0-1672280611368.png

Apart from the built in line chart analytics for forecast you may build up a ML model on power BI service and apply that to your dataset. This would though need you to have a premium per user or premium capacity.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/connect-data/service-tutorial-build-machine-learning-model

 

Please refer to the following document for more information.

Forecast in Power BI - TechnicalJockey

How to do forecasting in power bi desktop? - Dibyendu Deb

Forecast Functionality in PowerBI - Microsoft Power BI Community

Data Forecasting and Analytics with Power BI Desktop (mssqltips.com)

Creating Forward Forecasts in Power BI Using DAX - Enterprise DNA

 

If your prediction refers to computational linear regression, refer to this.

 

Best Regards,

Neeko Tang

If this post  helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution  to help the other members find it more quickly. 

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