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MR-C  Reset Forecast

Purpose of Program

Use this program to maintain existing forecasts by consuming the forecast, erasing parts of the forecast, or rolling the forecast over.  Consuming the forecast means that you can have actual sales orders or shipments deducted from the forecast within a specified date range.  When the forecast was originally entered, actual sales orders did not exist.  As actual orders materialize, you can have them deducted from the forecast to avoid overstating your actual requirements.

Erasing the forecast means you can delete forecasts within a specified date range.  As an example, at the end of each month you might want to erase the earliest month within your forecast and then add a new forecast on the end for one more month.

Rolling over the forecast means that each forecast date will be moved forward one month.  If you have a relatively stable, non-seasonal type forecast, this function allows you to move the forecast forward without having to reenter new forecast records.

General Program Operation

Indicate whether you want to consume the existing forecast, erase the existing forecast, or rollover the existing forecast by entering a Y opposite the appropriate prompt.  You can only perform one function at a time.  If you choose to consume or erase the forecast, the cursor moves to the Date field.  Enter a from/thru date range to indicate what portion of the forecast is to be consumed or erased.  If you choose to rollover the forecast, you cannot specify a date range.