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sshore
Helper I
9 years ago

enabling forecasting

Hello,   I have enabled the Forecasting Function and have restarted Power BI. I even re-installed Power BI.    I look at the options and Forecasting is enable but when I go to my line chart and g...
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Anonymous
Not applicable
9 years ago

sshore hmm. Greg_Deckler mentioned in another post that there may be a limit to the number of data points... Otheriwse I would check to make sure that the date you are using is actually a "Date" data type...

  • sshore's avatar
    sshore
    Helper I
    9 years ago

    Whoops!

     

    Anonymous Greg_Deckler When I go to change the Month to a Date Type all of the fields turn into an Error. When using the Order Date I made sure that this is the Date Type and I still do not see forecasting on the analytics pane. 

     

    • BhaveshPatel's avatar
      BhaveshPatel
      Super User
      9 years ago

      There are some considerations to keep in mind before using Forecasting feature. Please see the screenshot.Forecasting limitations

      More on this can be checked out at HERE.

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        BhaveshPatel
        Super User
        9 years ago

        You can also use R for forecasting. Check out this BLOG