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Manual One-Off Forecast Items

Status: Shipped

Domain: Cash Forecasting Linear Projects: Manual input of one-off forecasting items

What It Does

Palm allows users to manually add one-off forecast items that aren't captured by ERP data or ML predictions. These are payments or receipts that the treasury team knows about but that don't exist in any system yet - a large vendor payment, an expected tax refund, or a known receivable from a key customer.

This capability bridges the gap between "what systems know" and "what treasury knows" to produce more complete and accurate forecasts.

Capabilities

Capability Status Notes
Manual single-item entry Shipped Dialog with account, category, amount, date, notes
Category assignment Shipped Dropdown to assign forecast category
Date/amount specification Shipped DatePicker + amount input with currency
Account assignment Shipped Account dropdown to select target account
Notes/description Shipped Textarea for notes on the forecast item
Batch forecast upload Shipped Upload multiple items via file

Jobs Fulfilled

From cash-forecasting/jobs.md

1. Produce a short-term cash forecast I can trust and act on

Desired Outcomes Addressed: - [x] Reduce the frequency of surprise payments not captured in forecast - [x] Increase the percentage of forecast based on booked/actual data vs guesses - [x] Increase confidence in inputs by understanding their source and historical accuracy

How Palm Addresses This: - Treasury team can manually add known items via dialog - Captures "what treasury knows" that systems don't - Items clearly marked with notes for context

2. Improve forecast accuracy by handling outliers

Desired Outcomes Addressed: - [x] Minimize the impact of one-off large payments on future forecasts - [x] Increase confidence in forecasts by excluding known anomalies

How Palm Addresses This: - One-off items tracked separately from ML predictions - Don't distort ML learning when properly categorized - Clear visibility into manual vs ML forecast sources

Pain Points Addressed

Pain Point Addressed? Notes
Last-minute surprise payments Partial Treasury can add known items; truly surprise payments still surprise
Forgotten tax payments Yes Can be added as one-off items when remembered
Payments made outside system Yes Can capture payments not in ERP

What's NOT Included (Yet)

  • Recurring one-off items (annual tax that repeats each year)
  • Item templates for common one-offs
  • Automatic reminders for known cyclical items
  • Integration with external calendars/task systems

How It Works (Technical)

TODO: Fill in via codebase analysis

Component Technology Notes
Item storage
Forecast integration
API endpoints

Key files/services: - TBD

Last updated: 2026-02-03