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Plan further ahead: Create and Find Forecasts and Schedules up to 104 weeks in Advance

  • 1.  Plan further ahead: Create and Find Forecasts and Schedules up to 104 weeks in Advance

    Posted 16 days ago
    Edited by Pavithra Asokan 7 days ago


    We've expanded the forecast and schedule start date range in the UI from 26 weeks to 104 weeks in the future, so you can support longer-term commitments.

    Availability is targeted for January 19th, 2026.

    What's New / Why It Matters

    1. Start further out in the UI:  You can now create forecasts and schedules with a start date up to 104 weeks in the future.

    2. Find what you created: Forecast and schedule search now supports selecting weeks up to 104 weeks ahead.

    3. Consistent limits across UI + API: The same start-date limits are enforced across the experience (including creation/copy APIs), so behavior is predictable.

    4. A sensible outer cap: Forecasts and schedules are limited to a maximum of 130 weeks from start date to end date (start week + length can't exceed 130 weeks).

    Long-term forecasts (daily or weekly)

          • You can start a long-term forecast up to 104 weeks in the future.
          • If the start date is 0–26 weeks in the future, you can generate the full 104-week forecast.
          • Your start date + forecast length must not go beyond 130 weeks. If the start date is more than 26 weeks in the future, the forecast length is automatically reduced so the end date never exceeds 130 weeks.

    Current Behavior - Forecast can start only up to 26 weeks in future from current date ( week of July 30th is disabled)

    With extended date range - Forecasts can start up to 104 weeks in future  from current date (now you can set the start date to week of Jan 13, 2028)


    Short-term forecasts (15-minute intervals)

          • You can start a short-term forecast up to 104 weeks in the future.
          • Supports up to 6 weeks of 15-minute intervals.
          • This allows short-term coverage to extend to about 110 weeks

    Schedules (weekly and monthly)

          • Schedules can be generated or copied with a start date up to 104 weeks in the future, for 1–6 week schedule periods.
          • When a forecast is included, the forecast end date must be within 130 weeks of the schedule start date. If it isn’t, saving is blocked.
          • Schedules without a forecast are allowed, but they won’t include intraday data.


    5.  Copy behavior 

        • Copy Forecast: You can copy a forecast up to 104 weeks out, as long as the resulting end date stays within the 130-week limit. If the limit would be exceeded, you’ll see guidance to adjust the start date.
        • Copy Schedule: You can copy a schedule up to 104 weeks out. If including the forecast would exceed the 130-week limit, you can uncheck Include Forecast to complete the copy.

    Give the extended range a try and let us know what you think.

    #Forecasting
    #WFMConfiguration,BestPractices

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    Pavithra Asokan
    Senior Product Manager, WEM
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  • 2.  RE: Plan further ahead: Create and Find Forecasts and Schedules up to 104 weeks in Advance

    Posted 11 days ago

    Thanks Pavithra, will you be able to provide some before and after screenshots?



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    Mike Morris
    Manager - BCD
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  • 3.  RE: Plan further ahead: Create and Find Forecasts and Schedules up to 104 weeks in Advance

    Posted 10 days ago

    I don't have the ability to schedule this far out. Has this been delayed?



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    Julie Kleedorfer
    Administrative Assistant
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  • 4.  RE: Plan further ahead: Create and Find Forecasts and Schedules up to 104 weeks in Advance

    Posted 10 days ago

    Hi Julie, it will depend on the release cycle for the server that you are hosted on. 

    • https://help.genesys.cloud/release-notes/genesys-cloud/january-12-2026/
    • https://help.genesys.cloud/articles/genesys-cloud-release-schedule/ 


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    Mike Morris
    Manager - BCD
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  • 5.  RE: Plan further ahead: Create and Find Forecasts and Schedules up to 104 weeks in Advance

    Posted 8 days ago

    Thank you for your assistance. Unfortunately after reading the details I didn't realize you had to do separate schedules yet. I wanted to do one 52 week schedule and apparently we still can't do that. Thank you!



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    Julie Kleedorfer
    Administrative Assistant
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  • 6.  RE: Plan further ahead: Create and Find Forecasts and Schedules up to 104 weeks in Advance

    Posted 9 days ago

    They usually hit the orgs around mid afternoon Wednesday dependent on your time zone.



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    Regards,

    Gerard McGlynn
    Workforce Management Consultant
    IP Integration Limited
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  • 7.  RE: Plan further ahead: Create and Find Forecasts and Schedules up to 104 weeks in Advance

    Posted 8 days ago

    Hi @Pavithra Asokan - Any update on before and after screenshots. Normally these posts for new releases contain screen shots which are super useful. 



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    Mike Morris
    Manager - BCD
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  • 8.  RE: Plan further ahead: Create and Find Forecasts and Schedules up to 104 weeks in Advance

    Posted 7 days ago

    Hi Mike - Added the screenshots with extended date range for creating a forecast.



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    Pavithra Asokan
    Senior Product Manager, WEM
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  • 9.  RE: Plan further ahead: Create and Find Forecasts and Schedules up to 104 weeks in Advance

    Posted 7 days ago

    Awesome, thank you so much Pavithra 



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    Mike Morris
    Manager - BCD
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  • 10.  RE: Plan further ahead: Create and Find Forecasts and Schedules up to 104 weeks in Advance

    Posted 11 hours ago

    Hi Pavithra,

    Thank you for the information. We were able to create new schedules beyond the 26 weeks and use the new feature. Those schedules do not show in the schedule list view, the only way to see them is to click the search and enter the date range. Is that a limitations in the UI view, are there any plans to change that or may be another way to view the new schedules



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    Ninette Elashry
    Senior Application Specialist
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