RM576754 - Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management: Copilot and AI innovation - Understand forecast accuracy with AI explanations

Microsoft 365 Roadmap

Summary

By combining forecast results with contextual insights, planners can gain a detailed understanding of the key factors influencing each forecast rather than simply viewing the numbers. This increased transparency builds confidence and supports more informed planning decisions.

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Published

Oct 16, 2026

Status

In development

Release

General Availability
Preview

Platforms

Web

Service

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)
Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management

Tag

In development
General Availability
Preview
Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

Cloud

Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

Description

By combining forecast results with contextual insights, planners can gain a detailed understanding of the key factors influencing each forecast rather than simply viewing the numbers. This increased transparency builds confidence and supports more informed planning decisions.

Key benefits include:

See symmetric mean absolute percentage error (SMAPE) values.

View historical data and forecast results in one place.

Understand forecast drivers through AI-generated explanations.

Gain greater confidence in planning outcomes.

Make faster and more informed business decisions.

These capabilities help planners spend less time analyzing forecast changes and more time acting.

Business Value:

Get a clear view of historical data alongside a calculated forecast supported by AI-generated explanations. This feature enhances planners' understanding of each forecast, builds confidence in the results, and enables better planning decisions.

Enabled for:

Enabled for end users automatically

GA date: October CY2026

Preview date: July CY2026