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” (default) or “FALSE”.

planned

boolean

Indicates whether the forecasted quantity should be planned, Possible values are : “TRUE” (default) or “FALSE”.