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Considerations for Managing Territory Pipeline Forecasts
Before changing your active territory model, review how territory forecast data and performance can be affected.
Required Editions
| Available in: Lightning Experience |
Available in: Developer and Performance Editions and in Enterprise and Unlimited Editions with Sales |
Data Impact
| When You... | Salesforce Deletes... |
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| Remove a user from a territory, and the user is the territory’s forecast manager |
The user is no longer the territory’s forecast manager. Forecasts for the territory are available, but their values change. Quotas in territories without a forecast manager can be reassigned to another member of the territory. |
| Remove a forecast-enabled user from a territory that has no forecast manager assigned |
Quotas in territories without a forecast manager can be reassigned to another member of the territory. |
| Delete a territory that has no child territories |
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| Reassign a child territory to a different parent territory |
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| Assign a forecast manager to a territory that hasn’t previously had one assigned |
Quotas assigned to users in the territory can be reassigned to the forecast manager. |
| Change a territory’s forecast manager assignment |
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| Deactivate a user, or change the user’s license to one of the Chatter user licenses, and the user is a territory’s forecast manager |
The user is no longer the territory’s forecast manager. Forecasts for the territory are available, but their values change. |
| Archive a territory model | Forecasts, quotas, and adjustments for all territories in the model |
| Disable Sales Territories | Forecasts, quotas, and adjustments for all territories |
Performance Impact
- The number of territories assigned to a user or forecast manager can impact performance. We recommend that you test thoroughly for performance issues, and if you observe any, reduce the number of territories per user or forecast manager.

