Forecast

This table allows to specify the item/location/customer combinations for which forecast should be computed.

Fields

Field Type Description
name non-empty string A unique name for this forecast record. We recommend “Item - Location - Customer” E.g : “keyboard - factory1 - Google”
item non-empty string The item for which the forecast should be computed.
location non-empty string The location for which the forecast should be computed.
customer non-empty string The customer for which the forecast should be computed.
description string A description for this forecast record.
category string A category for this forecast record.
subcategory string A subcategory for this forecast record.
method string

The forecast method to be used among following possibilities

  • Automatic
  • Constant
  • Trend
  • Seasonal
  • Intermittent
  • Moving Average
  • Manual
  • Aggregate
priority integer The priority for this forecast record. Relevant if this forecast record is planned.
minshipment number The minimum shipment for this forecast record. Relevant if this forecast record is planned.
maxlateness number The maximum lateness for this forecast record. Relevant if this forecast record is planned.
discrete boolean Indicates whether the forecast quantity should be discrete (integer values only), possible values are : “TRUE” or “FALSE”.
planned boolean Indicates whether the forecasted quantity should be planned, possible values are : “TRUE” or “FALSE”.