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Forecast
The Forecast widget displays expected sales potential: the forecast of opportunities, including opportunities in progress, total and weighted forecasts, and total and weighted intermediate forecasts.
![A sample of the Forecast widget](../../../../../_images/forecast_dashboard.png)
Note
For how to add widgets to the dashboard and manage them, see the relevant topics:
Forecast Widget Configuration
You can adjust the following settings for the forecast widget:
Widget title — the name displayed on the dashboard. To change the name, clear the Use Default checkbox and provide a new name.
Business unit — select the business unit to present statistics for.
Role — select the user’s role (e.g. a sales manager, an administrator, a leads development rep, etc.) to see the statistics for.
Owner — select the owner for the widget to see statistics for a particular user.
Date range — time for which the widget details are displayed.
Compare with previous period — tick this option if you wish to compare statistics for the current and the previous periods and see it displayed in the dashboard widget.
Advanced Filter — set the conditions if you wish to filter data for the forecast.
Choose Metrics — select what data the widget will display:
In Progress
Total Forecast
Weighted Forecast
Total Indeterminate Forecast
Weighted Indeterminate Forecast
![Configuring the Forecast widget](../../../../../_images/configure_widget2.png)