Step 5: Create a Forecast

A forecast tells Moselle what demand to plan for. You'll create an empty forecast on the Forecast page, then use Mo to populate it from your existing projections or sales data.

Time required: 20–30 minutes

No historical data in Moselle yet? You can still build a forecast. Upload your existing sales spreadsheet or revenue targets to Mo and let Mo write the values directly into your forecast.

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Step 1: Start a Plan

1. Select Forecast from the left nav

2. Click + Create Plan

3. Fill in the Plan Name (e.g., "2025 Plan") and set a Coverage Period (start and end date)

4. Click Next

Mo takes over from here — the next step is a set of cards for how you want to build the forecast.

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Step 2: Choose How Mo Builds Your Forecast

If your Shopify or Amazon integration hasn't finished syncing yet, or you'd rather work from your own numbers, pick:

• Start blank with Mo — skip straight to a Mo chat thread and build the forecast from scratch together, or

• I already have a forecast — upload it (link at the bottom of the step) — hand Mo your existing sales spreadsheet, revenue targets, or any projection document you already have

Example prompts once you're in the Mo chat:

• "Here's our sales data from last year. Can you write a 12-month forecast into our 2025 Plan?"

• "We're targeting $2M in revenue next quarter. Distribute this across our SKUs based on our sales mix."

• "Use this spreadsheet to build a forecast for Q2 and Q3."

Mo will review your data, propose forecast values, and show a preview table before writing anything.

Review before committing. Mo shows every proposed change in a preview table. You can edit individual values inline before confirming.

For a deeper guide on working with Mo for forecasting, see Build Your Forecast with Mo in Planning & Execution → Forecasting.

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Alternatively: Use AI Models (if your sync has completed)

If your Shopify or Amazon integration has finished syncing historical sales data, pick one of these cards on Step 2 instead to generate forecasts directly from that data:

• Bottom up — Mo builds your plan from your past sales data. Select one of the available AI models, then click Generate Forecast.

• Top down — set revenue targets by channel and month, and Mo converts them to a unit-level forecast. Click Generate Forecast once your targets are in.