For example, you can design a selection set specifically for Manual forecasting which cannot be used in Batch forecasting.

If you enter a selection set that is not available in Options Maintenance, then the message Selection set cannot be used for this function is displayed.

This function is not applied in Families and Groupings where selection sets run independently of this function.

Indicate the basis on which the Pareto analysis must be performed.

For sales, this indicates the number of months into the past that should be included.

For draft or current forecasts, this indicates the number of months into the future that should be included.

This option is disabled if you are not allowed to update current forecasts. In that case, the option Draft is automatically selected and cannot be changed.

This pertains to both batch forecasting and batch levels calculation.

See Activity considerations in Notes and warnings.

Select this to output the calculated forecasts to the current forecast record.

See Activity considerations in Notes and warnings.

Outliers are periods of exceptional demand (either high or low) when compared to the norm.

This is specific to batch forecasting and the operator can choose whether or not to adjust the history for outliers before creating the draft/live forecasts.

Select this to divide the quantity forecast for the period evenly over working and non-working days within the period.

	The last working day may have a different quantity because of rounding.

This applies to the Approve Draft Forecasts program.

Select this to ignore current forecasts for items for which no draft approval was generated when you approve draft forecasts. These forecasts are left in tact when you approve the draft forecasts.

If you do not select this option, then current forecasts for included items are inactivated, irrespective of whether there are any draft forecasts to replace them.

This option is only relevant when you are creating live forecasts, so if you choose the target for results as Draft then this option is disabled.

The way in which the program calculates the date, within which forecasts/levels are frozen, is as follows:

This is only relevant when you are creating live forecasts, so if you choose the target for results as Draft then this option is disabled.

This 30 character reference is stored in the following tables, depending on the function being performed:

	The IO Stock Levels Modeling program does not use any of these parameters. Instead it defaults to the forecast accuracy parameters defined in the setup options.

It is important to note that if you are using a calendar that does not map to single months (i.e. monthly and week based 445, 454, 544 calendars) all the month based figures are converted into the relevant number of periods at run time.

The conversion of these periods is as follows:

This is used by IO Batch Levels Calculation for an SKU if no specific calendar is defined against the SKU's options.

For the Pareto Analysis program, you use this field to indicate number of months for which you want to analyze information.

For sales, this indicates the number of months into the past that should be included.

For draft or current forecasts, this indicates the number of months into the future that should be included.

Indicate the warehouse(s) for which you want to apply the forecasting options.

Only stock codes stocked in the selected warehouse(s) are included.

Indicate the supplier(s) for whom you want to apply the forecasting options.

Only stock items supplied by the selected supplier(s) are included.

Indicate the product class(es) to which you want to apply the forecasting options.

Only stock items in the selected product class(es) are included.

Indicate the planner(s) to whom you want to apply the forecasting options.

Only stock items for the selected planner(s) are included.

Indicate the buyer(s) to whom you want to apply the forecasting options.

Only stock items for the selected buyer(s) are included.

At least one of these options must be selected.

These classifications are used as a selection base in all IO programs except Pareto Analysis itself. In Pareto Analysis, the Analysis type and Pareto Level are used as a base for the Pareto Analysis Calculation.

For the Pareto Analysis program, you indicate which classes of items to include in the analysis.

Irrespective of your selections here, the totals displayed at the bottom of the Pareto Results listview of the Pareto Analysis program may differ from the totals displayed in the Level Totals pane. The reason is that the totals in the Level Totals pane include values for items that are not necessarily listed in the listview. For example, you may have excluded 'E' class items, but these items may have values against them.

Indicate what the Pareto classification, for the inclusion of stock items, must be based on. This can be Sales, Current forecasts or Draft forecasts.

Once you have selected an analysis type, you can select the Pareto level at which the analysis must be performed.

For example, if you select Sales and Stock code, then the Pareto classification of items used for inclusion purposes will be retrieved based on sales at the stock code level.

This allows you to compare expected contribution with past contribution.

Indicate the level at which the Pareto analysis must be performed.

Select Yes to apply the forecasting options to manually forecast items.

Select No if you do not want to apply the forecasting options to manually forecast items.

For the Pareto Analysis program, select Only to indicate that only items marked as a replenishment item (Options Maintenance) must be included.