Can Transaction Descriptions Predict the Correct GL Account?
One of the recurring activities in accounting operations is assigning transactions to the correct GL account. In many...
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Building a Multi-Business Unit Rolling Forecast Model with Static and Future Inputs
In the first forecasting lab, the model was trained using a single revenue series. That was a useful...
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Building a Budget Variance Anomaly Detection Model for EPM
Budget variance review is one of the most common activities in an FP&A process. Every month, finance teams...
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Building a Simple LSTM Revenue Forecast Model for EPM Planning
Revenue forecasting is one of the core activities in FP&A. Most planning teams look at historical performance, recent...
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How Forecast Range Works in Workday Adaptive Planning Predictive Forecaster
A forecast is never a guaranteed number. It is an estimate based on historical patterns, selected forecast methods,...
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Getting Started with Predictive Forecaster in Workday Adaptive Planning
Understanding Predictive Forecaster in Workday Adaptive Planning Forecasting is one of the core parts of any planning process....
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How Variance Analysis Works in Planning Agent for Workday Adaptive Planning
Variance analysis is a core part of every planning and reporting cycle. Finance teams regularly compare Actuals against...
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What Is Planning Agent in Workday Adaptive Planning and How Does It Work?
Workday Adaptive Planning includes Planning Agent to help users analyze data directly from matrix reports. The feature is...
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How Rolling Forecasts Work in Workday Adaptive Planning Predictive Forecaster
Forecasting is not a one-time activity. As new actuals are loaded, finance teams usually need to refresh assumptions,...
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Automated Variance Analysis Using Random Forest and Workday Adaptive Planning
Variance analysis is one of the most important activities in FP&A. Every month, finance teams compare actual results...
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