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YOUR AI COMPANION

ARGUS EstateMaster DM

Know what happens to your forecast when actuals arrive.

Learn to use EstateMaster DM to follow a live project. Your AI Companion explains reforecasting choices and helps you trace changes back to the actuals and remaining periods.

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ONE TASK, WORKED THROUGH

I entered an actual. The forecast moved.

A £240,000 line is spread over four periods at £60,000 per period. The first actual is £30,000.

YOU ASK

In EstateMaster DM, why did the remaining cost forecast change after I entered an actual below budget? Should I use Manual to freeze it?

propfessor.Companion example

Check the line’s Reforecast Mode first. Automatic (A) mode redistributes the remaining balance across the remaining defined periods. Single (S) mode moves the difference into the next period. No Reforecasting (N) leaves the other future periods unchanged. Manual is not a freeze switch: it disables the input assumptions and resets the cash flow for manual entry.

See the steps and a follow-up question
  1. Read the current mode before changing anything.
  2. Compare the actual, the remaining forecast and the total for that same cost line.
  3. Choose the treatment that matches the forecast decision. Do not select Manual merely to stop a redistribution.

Which mode is the correct one?

That depends on whether the lower actual changes the expected total or merely shifts expenditure into later periods. Decide that first, then use the mode that represents the decision.

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WHAT YOU CAN DO NEXT

You can tell whether the movement is the configured forecast rule, rather than a data-entry error.

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KEEP LEARNING AS YOU WORK

You do not have to get it in one answer.

Ask for the steps. Show what you see. Follow up on the result. Here are ways to continue this task.

  1. Where do I check the reforecasting mode on this line?
  2. How would Automatic and Single treat this underspend differently?
  3. How do I reconcile the new forecast total with the actual cost entered?

Use your own language. Include your version and what you want to do, or share a cropped screenshot with confidential details removed. Each follow-up uses a question from your allowance.

YOUR WORK, YOUR PACE

Keep your Companion beside your software.

Use Propfessor in your browser, on the same computer or another device. Ask by text or voice, read the explanation and carry out the steps in your software.

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PREFER A GUIDED LESSON?

Practise before you try it in your own work.

Explore a free ARGUS EstateMaster DM sample: work through a task, make a decision and check your reasoning. Full courses are in development and are separate from the Companion subscription.

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CHOOSING THE RIGHT MODULE

What this Companion covers.

For managing a live development as forecasts meet actual costs and receipts. The initial feasibility decision belongs in EstateMaster DF.

Your software licence stays separate. Propfessor explains the work; you make the changes in your software.

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