You use this program to create forecasts for a number of pre-defined periods.
| Field | Description |
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| Warehouse |
Indicate the warehouse for which you want to create a forecast. This is displayed only if the Inventory control module is installed. If not, all entries are assumed to be non-stocked and the entry at the stock code field is not validated. |
| Non-stocked | Select this to indicate that the items specified at the Stock code field are non-stocked. |
| Stock code |
Indicate the stock code for which you want to create forecasts. A stock item defined as a Notional part cannot be selected for processing. |
| Change Rev/Rel |
Indicate the specific revision and release of the ECC-controlled item for which you want to create forecasts. This is only enabled for ECC controlled stock items. |
| Use current | Select this to use the current revision/release for the ECC controlled stock item. |
| Start Processing | Select this to add the forecasts. |
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| Projection period in days |
Indicate the number of days into the future according to which forecasts must be projected. This only applies when you select the Number of days option. |
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| Number of forecasts to create | Indicate the number of forecasts required to be generated for each entry made. This must be greater than 1. | ||||||
| Forecast type | Indicate a single character to be used as a selection criteria for forecasts. | ||||||
| Resource parent | Indicate the resource parent code for the item. This defaults to the entry configured against the stock item. | ||||||
| Date required | Indicate the date required for the first forecast. | ||||||
| Quantity | Indicate the forecast quantity amount. | ||||||
| Customer | Indicate the code of the customer for whom the forecast is being prepared. | ||||||
| Customer name | This indicates the name for the customer code selected. | ||||||
| Reference |
Indicate up to 30 characters to be the reference held against the forecast. This can be printed on the List of Forecasts report and can be used to explain the reason for the forecast (e.g. an anticipated sales order). |
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| Description | Enter text that describes the forecast. This defaults to the stock code description, if one has been defined against the stock item. |
This displays information relating to the Stock Code entered. Additional queries are enabled by selecting the hyperlinks.
If an item is defined as bought-out at warehouse level (Inventory Warehouse Maintenance for Stock Code) then the Stock Information pane will show the supplier, lead time and dock to stock defined against the warehouse instead of the values held against the stock code. The dock to stock days and lead time defined against the warehouse is used in the calculation of time fences (PTF, DTF and PH).