# Forecast Category Versus Stage Consistency Check

Review forecast categories against deal stages before the forecast is submitted.

## Scope
Preparation and review only. No account action or professional decision.

## Inputs
Deal list with stage and forecast category.

## Workflow
1. Record the documented category-to-stage expectations.
2. Compare each deal’s category against its stage.
3. Flag deals whose category contradicts the stage expectation.
4. Return the mismatch list without editing deals.

## Output contract
deal | stage | forecast_category | expected | mismatch | edit_unproved

## Fictional acceptance test
Fictional deal sits in an early stage but carries the Commit category. Totalling Commit would count a deal the stage history does not support.

## Review gates
Keep original values, source IDs and version dates. Unknown facts stay held. Use qualified review for hiring, legal and accounting conclusions. No send, share, sign-in, scheduling, ledger change or payment. Fictional contract review is not a live account compatibility test.

## Method source
https://knowledge.hubspot.com/forecast/use-the-forecast-tool

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