Select the Production Forecast
Name. Multiple forecasts can exist in the system, and are
differentiated by name and Forecast
Type.
Select the Location to which
this forecast will apply.
Select the Forecast Type:
Sales Item, Component, or Both. If you select Sales Item or Component, you can edit the quantity by
period. If you select Both,
you cannot edit the quantity, but you can press the AssistButton
and view the constituent
lines.
Specify a Date Filter if you
wish to limit the amount of data displayed.
On the lines, the Item List for your company will
display. This information is not editable.
For each line of the Item
List, enter the Sales
Item or Component
forecast for the period specified.
You can alter the period displayed in each column by clicking on
one of the time interval
buttons in the lower left-hand corner of the window: 1 (day), 7
(week), 31 (month), 3 (quarter), 12 (year), or three horizontal
lines (accounting period, as set up
in Financial Management). It is worth considering which time
interval you want to use for future forecasts so that the time
interval is consistent throughout. When you enter a forecast
quantity, it is valid on the first day of the time interval that
you select. For example, if you select a month, you enter the
forecast quantity on the first day of the month. If you select a
quarter, you enter the forecast quantity on the first day of the
first month in the quarter.
Within the periods, Net
Change or Balance at
Date quantities will display. Select the type of quantity
using the buttons to the right of the time interval buttons in the
lower left-hand corner of the window.
As an alternative to entering a forecast manually, you can click
Functions, Copy Production Forecast and populate the Production Forecast with an existing
forecast, and make edits to quantities as appropriate.
Production
Forecast.
and view the constituent
lines.