Update Opportunity Forecast

UpdateOpportunityForecast

This service updates one or more Forecasts.

Informative status

NOTE: The Input Parameters used by this web service no longer restricts the Funding Activity Categories to a predefined list in the schema. The Funding Activity Category values will continue to be validated and an error message provided – but the values will no longer be validated using the schema. This provides flexibility to add/disable Funding Activity Category values in the future, as needed.

Input Parameters

This service requires the following request parameter(s):

Input Parameter Description Required/Optional Business Rules Web Service Schema
UpdateForecastInfo
UpdateForecast		 The information required to update forecast. Required (Multiple Occurrences Allowed) See below for business rules GrantsForecastSynopsis_V1.0: UpdateForecast
OpportunityID Opportunity ID Required   GrantsCommonElements: OpportunityID
NullifyMissingOptionalElements Nullifying Missing Optional Elements Optional   GrantsCommonElements: NullifyMissingOptionalElements

Return Values

This service returns a collection of objects containing the following details:

Return Value Comment / Example Required/Optional Web Service Schema
CompletionStatus Success, Partial, Fail Required GrantsCommonElements: CompletionStatus
ErrorDetails   Optional GrantsCommonElements: ErrorDetails
UpdateForecastResult Update Forecast Result Optional (May have multiple occurrences) GrantsCommonElements
Success True, False Required  
OpportunityID
Version
ErrorDetails		   Optional GrantsCommonElements

Business Rules

The following are the business rules for this service:

  • Forecast Post Date can only be updated if current Post Date is in the future

  • Fiscal Year must be within a 10 year range starting with current Forecast fiscal year minus 2 and ending with current Forecast fiscal year plus 7

  • Forecast cannot be updated/deleted if it does not exist

  • Forecast Archive Date must be in the future

  • Certificate must have Manage Forecasts role

  • Forecast cannot be created/updated if the Opportunity has a Synopsis in Posted status

  • Forecast Post Date cannot be in the past

  • If a Synopsis exists, Forecast cannot have a future Post Date

  • Opportunity ID must belong to Agency associated with the certificate (or any of its Sub-Agencies if certificate has Manage Agencies role)

  • Forecast Dates must be in following Order if not blank (equal is fine):
    ·Forecast Post Date
    ·Estimated Synopsis Post Date
    ·Estimated Application Due Date
    ·Estimated Award Date
    ·Estimated Project Start Date

  • Forecast Archive Date must be later than Forecast Post Date

  • If Synopsis has future Post Date, Forecast Archive Date cannot be provided (Forecast Archive Date will automatically be set to Synopsis Post Date minus one day)

  • Funding Activity Category Explanation is required if Funding Activity Category contains ‘Other'

  • Funding Activity Category(ies) must be unique for the Opportunity

  • Additional Information on Eligibility is required if Eligible Applicants contains ‘Other'

  • Eligible Applicant(s) must be unique for the Opportunity

  • Award Ceiling must be greater than or equal to Award Floor

  • Funding Instrument Type(s) must be unique for the Opportunity