# Hostel & inventory forecast

Use the hostel & inventory forecast workspace to review its saved runs, context and available actions.

Category: Intelligence
Guide: https://avkul.in/docs/guides/screen-school-inventory-forecast/
Guided sample demo: https://avkul.in/docs/demo/screen-school-inventory-forecast/
Snapshot: 11 October 2026

## Features

- Input and context selection
- Saved result review
- Available history and comparisons
- Human review

## Access and setup

Intended access: Assigned account with the required permissions
- A school account with the permissions shown below.
- Choose the relevant school, academic session or child before working.

Permission keys: inventory:view

## Workflow

1. Review the input context and provider/data state.
2. Run or open the relevant saved result.
3. Inspect the available evidence and comparison.
4. Review the outcome before acting on it.

## Fields and controls

- lookbackDays (number, optional)
- horizonDays (number, optional)
- occupancyBoostPct (number, optional)
- category (string, optional)
- label (string, optional)

## Current limits

- The current provider can return sample output. Configured credentials do not prove a verified provider, live GPS feed or reliable prediction.

## Actual application access

- https://avkul.in/en/school/inventory-forecast

## API reference

- GET /api/v1/ai-features/hostel-inventory-forecast — List Inventory Forecast; inventory:view
- POST /api/v1/ai-features/hostel-inventory-forecast — Run Inventory Forecast; inventory:view
- POST /api/v1/ai-features/hostel-inventory-forecast/:id/draft-po — Draft Po From Forecast; inventory:view
- GET /api/v1/ai-features/hostel-inventory-forecast/:id — Get Inventory Forecast; inventory:view

## Demo access

No login is required for the guided sample demo. Its fictional records and actions stay in this browser tab; they do not modify ERP records or send messages/payments. An assigned account is required for the actual ERP links.

Source inventory checked on 11 October 2026. This source inventory is not a certification of every external provider or device flow.