QuantityForecast

Represents a quantity-based forecast.

The API also provides revenue-based forecasts using RevenueForecast.

Supported Calls

create(), delete(), describeSObjects(), getDeleted(), getUpdated(), query(), retrieve(), update(), upsert()

Special Access Rules

Requires the “View All Data” permission.
Customer Portal users can’t access this object.

Fields

Field	Details
Closed	Type double Properties Filter, Nillable, Sort Description Read-only. A rollup of opportunities or opportunity line items that have closed in this period.
Commit	Type double Properties Filter, Nillable, Sort Description The owner's Commit total.
CommitComment	Type string Properties Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update Description Read-only. The comment entered when the owner edited his or her Commit total from the Adjusted Total link on the forecast edit page.
CommitOverride	Type double Properties Create, Filter, Nillable, Sort, Update Description Read-only. The owner's override of their own My Commit total.
DefaultRollupCommit	Type double Properties Filter, Nillable, Sort Description Read-only. The owner's standard Commit rollup, including their own opportunities and forecast-level overrides from subordinate users in the role hierarchy.
DefaultRollupUpside	Type double Properties Filter, Nillable, Sort Description Read-only. The owner's standard Best Case rollup, including their own opportunities and forecast-level overrides from subordinate users in the role hierarchy.
InvalidationDate	Type dateTime Properties Filter, Nillable, Sort Description Read-only. If not blank, indicates that the rollup numbers for Forecast Override fields that represent calculated (summarized) amounts may not be up to date.
ManagerChoiceCommit	Type picklist Properties Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update Description Read-only. The manager's choice regarding the commit amount: DefaultRollup: Use the manager's default commit rollup for owner's forecast, which reflects the manager's opportunity forecast overrides. AcceptForecast (default selection): Accept the forecast owner's Adjusted Total commit amount, which may or may not be an override. ManagerManualOverride: Use the manager's manual override. OpportunityOnlyRollup: Use the opportunity rollup, including opportunity forecast overrides, but excluding any forecast-level (Adjusted Total) overrides.
ManagerChoiceUpside	Type picklist Properties Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update Description Read-only. The manager's choice regarding the best case amount: DefaultRollup: Use the manager's default best case rollup for owner's forecast, which reflects the manager's opportunity forecast overrides. AcceptForecast (default selection): Accept the forecast owner's Adjusted Total best case amount, which may or may not be an override. ManagerManualOverride: Use the manager's manual override. OpportunityOnlyRollup: Use the opportunity rollup, including opportunity forecast overrides, but excluding any forecast-level (Adjusted Total) overrides.
ManagerClosed	Type double Properties Filter, Nillable, Sort Description Read-only. The manager's closed total for the owner's forecast, including any opportunity or opportunity product overrides made by the manager.
ManagerCommit	Type double Properties Filter, Nillable, Sort Description The manager's Commit total.
ManagerCommitOverride	Type double Properties Create, Filter, Nillable, Sort, Update Description Read-only. The manager's manual override of the forecast owner's Commit total. Represents an option in the override pop-up window, which allows managers to choose how to roll up the forecast numbers of a direct report.
ManagerDefaultRollupCommit	Type double Properties Filter, Nillable, Sort Description Read-only. The manager's standard Commit rollup for the forecast owner. Represents an option in the override pop-up window, which allows managers to choose how to roll up the forecast numbers of a direct report.
ManagerDefaultRollupUpside	Type double Properties Filter, Nillable, Sort Description Read-only. The manager's standard Best Case rollup for the forecast owner. Represents an option in the override pop-up window, which allows managers to choose how to roll up the forecast numbers of a direct report.
ManagerId	Type reference Properties Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort Description Read-only. ID of the direct manager of the user who owns this forecast.
ManagerOpportunityRollupCommit	Type double Properties Filter, Nillable, Sort Description Read-only. The manager's view of the forecast owner's opportunity-level Commit rollup, ignoring all forecast overrides. Represents an option in the override pop-up window, which allows managers to choose how to roll up the forecast numbers of a direct report.
ManagerOpportunityRollupUpside	Type double Properties Filter, Nillable, Sort Description Read-only. The manager's view of the forecast owner's opportunity-level Best Case rollup, ignoring all forecast overrides. Represents an option in the override pop-up window, which allows managers to choose how to roll up the forecast numbers of a direct report.
ManagerPipeline	Type double Properties Filter, Nillable, Sort Description The manager's pipeline total for the owner's forecast, including any opportunity or opportunity product overrides made by the manager.
ManagerUpside	Type double Properties Filter, Nillable, Sort Description The manager's Best Case total.
ManagerUpsideOverride	Type double Properties Create, Filter, Nillable, Sort, Update Description The manager's manual override of the forecast owner's Best Case total. Represents an option in the override pop-up window, which allows managers to choose how to roll up the forecast numbers of a direct report.
OpportunityRollupClosed	Type double Properties Filter, Nillable, Sort Description The owner's Closed total for his or her opportunities only.
OpportunityRollupCommit	Type double Properties Filter, Nillable, Sort Description The owner's Commit total for his or her opportunities only.
OpportunityRollupPipeline	Type double Properties Filter, Nillable, Sort Description The owner's Pipeline total for his or her opportunities only.
OpportunityRollupUpside	Type double Properties Filter, Nillable, Sort Description The owner's Best Case total for his or her opportunities only.
OwnerId	Type reference Properties Create, Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort Description ID of the User who owns this forecast. Required on create.
PeriodId	Type reference Properties Filter, Nillable, Group, Sort Description The ID of the Period that contains the StartDate.
Pipeline	Type double Properties Filter, Nillable, Sort Description The total pipeline rollup from subordinates in the role hierarchy, including the owner's opportunities.
ProductFamily	Type picklist Properties Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort Description The value chosen in the Product Family picklist, which can be configured at `Your Name` \| Setup \| Customize \| Products \| Fields. This field is relevant if you have chosen “Use Product Families” as the Forecast Type at `Your Name` \| Setup \| Customize \| Forecast \| Settings. If you are not forecasting by product family or if the forecast represents opportunities that are not associated with a product family, then this field is blank. Required on create.
Quota	Type double Properties Create, Filter, Nillable, Sort, Update Description The quota amount for the period. You can create, update, upsert, and delete. Requires the “Modify All Data” and “Manage Users” permission. Required on create.
StartDate	Type date Properties Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort Description The start date of this forecast. The ID of the Period that contains this date is written to the PeriodId field if it changes. A new Period is created if none exists. Required on create.
Upside	Type currency Properties Filter, Nillable Description The owner's Best Case total.
UpsideComment	Type string Properties Filter, Nillable, Update Description The comment entered when the owner edited his or her Best Case total.
UpsideOverride	Type double Properties Filter, Nillable, Update Description Read only. The owner's override of their own My Best Case total.

Usage

Query this object to support customizable forecasts based on quantities.

You can update one field, Quota, which means that you can mass update sales users' quotas instead of updating them one by one in the user interface. Editing Quota, which means that you can mass update sales users' quotas instead of updating them one by one in the user interface. Editing Quota requires the “Modify All Data” and “Manage Users” permissions.

The rollup fields always reflect opportunity and opportunity product overrides by the forecast owner or one of the forecast owner’s subordinates in the role hierarchy. In addition, the manager rollup fields include overrides by the forecast owner's direct manager in the role hierarchy.

Some of the rollup fields ignore forecast-level (Adjusted Total) overrides, but they never ignore opportunity forecast overrides that are visible to the owner or manager.