Build Your Forecast with Mo
Quick Answer: Mo can help you create forecasts from scratch, apply business rules across your catalog, and make targeted adjustments—all through natural conversation. Start by asking Mo to generate a forecast, then refine it with your business knowledge.
What Mo Can Do for Forecasting
Mo transforms forecast creation from a manual, spreadsheet-heavy process into an interactive conversation. Instead of configuring settings and running reports, you describe what you need and Mo handles the execution.
Mo helps you:
Generate initial forecasts based on your data
Apply business rules across product categories
Make targeted adjustments to specific SKUs
Explore "what-if" scenarios
Explain the reasoning behind forecast values
Getting Started with Mo Forecasting
Generate a Forecast
Ask Mo to create a forecast using natural language:
Example prompts:
"Create a bottom-up forecast for Q2 2026"
"Generate a top-down forecast based on $5M revenue target for next quarter"
"Build a forecast for my summer collection using last year's seasonal patterns"
Mo will select appropriate models and parameters based on your request and available data.
Review and Understand
Once Mo generates a forecast, ask questions to understand the output:
"Why is SKU-12345 forecasted so high for June?"
"What data are you using for the new product projections?"
"How does this compare to last year's actual performance?"
Mo provides transparent reasoning so you can validate the forecast against your business knowledge.
Refining Your Forecast with Mo
After generating an initial forecast, refine it using Mo's two primary approaches:
Mass Updates with Forecast Guidelines
When you need to apply consistent business rules across many products, share your guidelines with Mo:
"Apply these rules to my forecast:
Summer products increase 40% from May through August
New launches ramp to full demand over 6 weeks
Discontinued items decrease 20% monthly"
Mo will process your guidelines and apply adjustments across the relevant SKUs.
Surgical Edits for Specific SKUs
For targeted changes to individual products, describe the specific adjustment:
"Increase SKU-ABC by 30% for the promotional period in March"
"Match the new protein bar forecast to our chocolate bar launch last year"
"Zero out the forecast for discontinued winter items after February"
Scenario Planning with Mo
Mo excels at exploring different forecast scenarios:
Test assumptions:
"What if BFCM sales increase 50% this year?"
"Show me the forecast if we launch in Amazon in Q3"
"What happens to inventory needs if lead times increase by 2 weeks?"
Compare approaches:
"Compare a conservative vs. aggressive forecast for summer"
"What's the difference between top-down and bottom-up for this category?"
Mo can create multiple scenarios and help you understand the tradeoffs between them.
How Do I Review Mo's Bulk Changes Before They're Applied?
Time Required: 2–3 minutes per review
When Mo proposes bulk forecast changes — such as a seasonal uplift, a growth target, or a channel-wide adjustment — a mass edit preview table opens automatically so you can review every line before anything is applied.
Key benefits:
Full visibility: See every proposed change before it lands in your forecast
Inline control: Edit any value Mo proposed without rejecting the whole batch
Flexible review: Organize and view changes the way your team thinks about the plan
What's in the Mass Edit Table?
Row expansion
Drill into product line, channel, and time period groupings to see exactly what's changing and where
Group-by
Organize changes by SKU, channel, or another dimension to review at the right level of detail
Channel-only view
Toggle off SKU grouping to see aggregated totals per channel across all items (read-only view)
Dollar / Unit toggle
Switch between viewing proposed changes in units or revenue
Inline editing
Adjust any value Mo has proposed directly in the table before committing
Step-by-Step: Reviewing and Committing Mass Edits
Review the Preview Table
The mass edit table opens automatically, showing every line Mo intends to modify.
Use row expansion to drill into specific product lines, channels, or time periods
Use group-by to reorganize the view by SKU, channel, or another dimension
Use the Dollar / Unit toggle to switch between revenue and units view
Nothing is applied to your forecast at this stage. You are in review mode only.
Mass Edit Tips
Use the dollar/unit toggle to sense-check Mo's numbers. If your team plans in revenue, switch to dollar view before committing — it's easier to spot outliers that way.
Toggle to channel-only view for high-level validation. Uncheck "SKU" in the grouping options to see aggregated totals per channel. This is useful when you want to validate overall channel impact without drilling into individual items.
Expand rows before approving top-line numbers. A channel or time-period breakdown can reveal a concentration of changes that looks fine in aggregate but is off at the detail level.
Edit inline instead of rejecting the batch. If one value is wrong, adjust it directly in the table. There's no need to redo Mo's work across all the other lines that are correct.
Understanding Mo's Forecast Calculations
After creating your forecast and reviewing any adjustments, you can dig deeper into how Mo arrived at each number — directly within the platform.
Clicking Into a Cell
When you click on any white (editable) cell in your forecast, Mo surfaces two quick-action options:
Explain This — Mo breaks down how it calculated the forecasted number for that specific SKU and channel, giving you full visibility into the logic behind the figure.
Sales History — Mo displays the historical sales data for that SKU by channel, so you can contextualize the forecast against past performance.
Using the ? Icon
On the left-hand side of the screen, you'll see a ? icon. Clicking this opens the Mo chat box, where you can ask any question related to your forecast — whether it's about a specific SKU, a channel trend, or the methodology behind a number. This opens a full conversation with Mo, allowing you to explore further without leaving the forecasting view.
Build this into your workflow: After creating your forecast and reviewing adjustments, take a moment to click into Mo and validate the numbers. Understanding the why behind a forecast leads to more confident decisions.
Locking Your Forecast
When you've finalized your forecast and want to prevent further changes:
You can lock your forecast to prevent adjustments, including changes by Mo. This is useful when you've completed planning and want to preserve the forecast for execution.
To lock a forecast, navigate to your forecast scenario and select the lock option. Locked forecasts can be unlocked later if you need to make additional changes.
Tips for Working with Mo
Be specific: "Increase outdoor furniture 50% from April through September" works better than "increase summer products"
Provide context: "We're running a major promotion" or "this product is being discontinued" helps Mo make better adjustments
Iterate: Start with broad guidelines, review the results, then make surgical edits for fine-tuning
Ask questions: If a forecast value seems wrong, ask Mo to explain its reasoning before making changes
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