# Inspect a forecast in Amazon Connect
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You can inspect your forecasts before publishing them. You can do this in the online Amazon Connect admin website, or [download the forecasts](download-forecasts.md) for offline analysis.

To help make it easier to inspect a forecast in the Amazon Connect admin website, the forecast data is displayed in both a graph and a table. Use the controls on the report settings panel and calendar picker to adjust and filter the data for a more granular view. For example, you can:
+ Use the calendar to change the horizon. You can zoom into specific dates.
+ Choose 15 minute intervals if your date range is less than a week. This enables you to see the exact contact pattern of the day.
+ Compare **Last computed forecast** and **Last published forecast** as shown in the following image.
+ Compare **Actuals** and forecasts to identify any abnormalities in either the line chart or the "Variance" chart. The following image shows the forecast data is displayed as graphs.   
![\[Forecasts in a graph.\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/connect/latest/adminguide/images/wfm-forecasting-inspect.png)

  Choose the **Override** setting to inspect the effect of any override you uploaded. The **Override** option is active only after an override has been uploaded. For more information, see [Edit a forecast](edit-forecast.md).
+ Filter by queues or channels to limit your forecast to one or more type.