You use this program to generate a report identifying changes that need to be made to the live forecast quantities and/or dates to meet the planning within the snapshot files.
The planning indicated within the snapshot files is generated by the Requirements Calculation program.
The program compares information residing within the snapshot files to information residing within the live files and reports on the differences. The latest requirements calculation date is printed on each report.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Changes to include | |
| Date | Select this to only report on date changes. |
| Quantity | Select this to only report on quantity changes. |
| Both | Select this to report on changes to both dates and quantities. |
| Only where suggested date is after original date |
Select this to only select forecasts where the snapshot date is later than the live date. This only applies if you selected the option: Date or Both at the Changes to include field. |
These options enable you to apply a theme to the report and to define multiple output destinations for the report once it has been compiled (SRS Output Options).
Where date and/or quantity changes have been made to the forecast in the snapshot files using the Requirements Planning Query program, the following is printed:
Where date or date and quantity changes have been made to the live forecast using the Forecast maintenance program, or where the live forecast has been deleted, the following is printed:
Where quantity changes have been made to the live forecast using the Forecast maintenance program, the following is printed: