New Release | Scheduling: Improved Item Count Calculation when no System Forecast Present | 7 May 2026

What’s New?

• Improved Item Count Calculation when no System Forecast Present
  When a manager enters a forecast for a time interval (on the 'Day' view) where there is no system-generated forecast already, an automatic item count is used. This calculation for this item count has been improved, using a smarter, data-driven approach.

  The entered sales forecast will now be divided by the location’s average item price from the past four weeks (this value is recalculated daily). Where historical data is unavailable (for example, new locations or closures), the system will use the forecasted average item value for the upcoming four weeks.

  Previously, item counts were calculated by dividing the forecasted value by 2, which could produce inaccurate results. The new data-driven approach improves accuracy, resulting in more reliable labour scheduling and staffing decisions.

  In the examples below, the same manager-entered sales forecasts result in differing item calculations, depending on the old 'divide by 2' (left image) and the new (right image) 'average item price' calculation methods.