# Create a New Forecast

## Forecast Overview

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<table><thead><tr><th width="98.60000610351562">Symbol</th><th width="247">Label</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>[A]</strong></td><td>Add forecast</td><td>Opens a form to create a new forecast configuration.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>[B]</strong></td><td>Restart app</td><td>Restarts the <em>Forecast app</em>, e.g., after changes to a configuration.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>[C]</strong></td><td>Uninstall app</td><td>Removes the <em>Forecast app</em> completely from the tenant.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>[D]</strong></td><td>Start/pause forecast</td><td>Starts or stops the forecast.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>[E]</strong></td><td>Forecast status</td><td>Indicates whether the forecast is currently Active or Inactive.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>[F]</strong></td><td>Asset GAI</td><td>The <em>Global Asset Identifier</em> of the assigned asset.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>[G]</strong></td><td>Forecast length</td><td>Indicates how many steps into the future are predicted.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>[H]</strong></td><td>Context length</td><td>Number of historical values used for the forecast calculation.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>[I]</strong></td><td>Target attribute</td><td>The attribute of the asset that is predicted (e.g., <em>temperature</em>).</td></tr><tr><td><strong>[J]</strong></td><td>Remove configuration</td><td>Deletes the individual forecast configuration.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>[K]</strong></td><td>More options</td><td>Opens a context menu with additional editing options. <a href="start-forecast-and-training">→ Forecast Details</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

## Create a New Forecast

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1. Click on **\[A] Add forecast**. ▷ The *Add Forecast* form opens.
2. In the **\[A1] Select Asset** field, select the desired asset whose attribute you want to predict.
3. In the **\[A2] Target Attribute** field, select the attribute that should be predicted.
4. In the **\[A3] Input Attribute** field, select a *Feature Attribute*. ◈ *Feature Attributes* are supporting input variables that improve the model in calculating the forecast.
5. If needed, add more *Feature Attributes* via **\[A5] Add Attribute** or remove existing entries via **\[A4] Remove Attribute**.
6. In the **\[A6] Forecast Length** field, enter the number of prediction steps. ◈ This determines how far into the future is predicted (e.g., 12 time units).
7. In the **\[A7] Context Length** field, enter the number of historical data points that the model should use for the calculation.
8. Click on **\[A8] Save** to create the new forecast. ▷ The configuration is saved and appears in the list.