> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Create issuance forecast

> How suppliers submit issuance forecasts to the Isometric team, either against an existing Certify project or against a placeholder project created for pipeline capacity

Issuance forecasts tell Isometric how many credits you expect to issue, and when. They help our team understand your sales pipeline, plan verification capacity, and gauge what you will have available against buyer demand.

Forecasts are managed on the [Forecasts page](https://registry.isometric.com/account/forecasts) of your Registry account, available in the left-hand navigation of supplier accounts.

<Note>
  Forecasting is being rolled out to supplier accounts. If you do not see
  **Forecasts** in your account navigation, contact [support@isometric.com](mailto:support@isometric.com) to have
  it enabled.

  You need the **Admin** role (or higher) on your organization to create or update
  a forecast.
</Note>

## What you forecast against

Every forecast belongs to a single project. There are two channels, shown as tabs on the Forecasts page:

* **Certify projects.** Projects that already exist in Certify. They appear automatically — forecasts can be created on them straight away.
* **Placeholder projects.** Lightweight stand-ins for capacity that are not set up in Certify yet, so you can start forecasting early.

Both channels use the same forecast form, and both count towards your totals and charts.

## What we ask for

* **Coverage of the next 24 months.** Every period in the next 24 months needs a number, including periods where you expect to issue nothing — enter `0` for those. Periods beyond 24 months are optional but useful.
* **A forecast per project**, kept up to date.

## Add a project forecast

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="Certify project" icon="microscope">
    <Steps>
      <Step title="Open the Forecasts page">
        Go to the [Forecasts page](https://registry.isometric.com/account/forecasts)
        and select the **Certify projects** tab. Every non-demo Certify project you
        have access to is listed here.
      </Step>

      <Step title="Open the project's forecast">
        Click the project row to open its forecast form. If the project already has a
        forecast, the form opens pre-filled with the latest version.
      </Step>

      <Step title="Set the first certificate target">
        **First certificate target** is the date you expect the project's first
        credits to be issued. Periods before this date are disabled in the grid, so
        you only forecast from the point issuance begins.

        <Tip>
          If the project has already had credits issued, this field is automatically updated to the
          date of that first issuance and cannot be changed.
        </Tip>
      </Step>

      <Step title="Add an estimated price per tonne (optional)">
        **Estimated price per tonne** is indicative only, in USD.
      </Step>

      <Step title="Choose an issuance cadence">
        Pick **Month**, **Quarter** or **Year** to match the issuance cadence you want for the given project.
      </Step>

      <Step title="Fill in the forecast grid">
        Enter expected issuance in tonnes for each period:

        * Cells marked <Icon icon="asterisk" iconType="solid" size={12} /> and shaded
          are **required** — they fall inside the next 24 months.
        * Cells marked `—` are **optional** — they are beyond the 24-month window.
        * Hatched cells are in the past, or before your first certificate target, and
          cannot be edited.
        * Enter `0` for a period where you expect no issuance. A `0` is a deliberate
          "nothing expected" answer, which is different from leaving a cell empty.

        Each row shows a yearly **Total**. A new blank year row appears automatically
        once you enter a figure in the last row, so you can forecast as far out as you
        want. You can move between cells with the arrow keys.
      </Step>

      <Step title="Save">
        Click **Save**. Saving creates a new version of the forecast, so your earlier
        submissions are preserved and the table always reflects the latest one.

        Your forecast must span at least 24 months from today, must not contain
        negative values, and the first certificate target must fall inside a period
        where you expect a non-zero issuance.
      </Step>
    </Steps>
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Placeholder project" icon="layer-group">
    Use a placeholder project when you want to forecast capacity that is not yet set up in Certify — a facility in development, or a project you have not started onboarding. Placeholder projects are only visible to your organization and the Isometric team.

    <Steps>
      <Step title="Add the project">
        On the [Forecasts page](https://registry.isometric.com/account/forecasts),
        click **Add project** above the project table (or **Add project** in the empty
        state if you have no projects yet).
      </Step>

      <Step title="Describe the project">
        Provide:

        * **Project name** — must be unique across your Certify and placeholder
          projects
        * **Pathway** — required; choose **Other** if none of the listed pathways fit
        * **Country** — optional

        Click **Add project**. It appears in the **Placeholder projects** tab.
      </Step>

      <Step title="Add its forecast">
        Click the project row to open its forecast form and complete it exactly as you
        would for a Certify project — the fields, the required 24-month window, and
        the rules applied on save are all identical. See the **Certify project** tab
        for a walkthrough of the form.
      </Step>

      <Step title="Edit or remove it">
        Use the <Icon icon="ellipsis" /> menu at the end of the row to edit the
        project's name, pathway, or country, or to delete it. A placeholder project
        that already has forecasts cannot be deleted.
      </Step>

      <Step title="Set it up in Certify when you are ready">
        Placeholder projects appear on your [Certify
        dashboard](https://registry.isometric.com/account/certify) as dashed
        **Placeholder** cards. Click one to complete project setup — add a
        description, and select a protocol and modules. The name, pathway, and country
        you already entered are carried over.

        Once set up, it becomes a full Certify project and its forecasts move with
        it, so nothing needs to be re-entered. It then appears under the **Certify
        projects** tab.
      </Step>
    </Steps>
  </Tab>
</Tabs>