To enable the LS Forecast functionality, you must perform some basic setup in LS Forecast Setup, this includes configuring the authentication and API connection between LS Central and LS Forecast, so that they can integrate and communicate with each other.
To set up LS Forecast
- Click the
icon, enter LS Forecast Setup, and select the relevant link. - Fill in the relevant fields:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Web API URL | This field specifies the URL used to connect to the LS Forecast web API. |
| Forecast Exception Handling |
This field specifies how the Replen. Journal calculation for an LS Forecast item should cater for a situation when forecast result entries do not exist for that item. The available options are:
Use Average Usage Result: Use Zero Quantity: |
| Days Forecast Entries Exists | This field specifies how far back in days to keep the LS Forecast Entries. |
| Days Calculation Logs Exists | This field specifies how far back in days to keep the LS Forecast Calculation Logs. |
| Authentication URL | This field specifies the URL for LS Forecast authentication. |
| Client ID | This field specifies the unique public identifier for your LS Central application, which is used by the LS Forecast authentication server. |
| Client Secret | This field specifies a random encrypted secret known only to your LS Central application and the LS Forecast authentication server. This is used together with the Client ID. |
| Username | This field specifies the user name to be used for LS Forecast authentication. |
| Password | This field specifies the user password to be used for LS Forecast authentication. |
The tasks listed below describe the setup steps for LS Forecast:
| To | See |
|---|---|
| Set up LS Forecast Batches | How to: Set Up LS Forecast Batches |
| Set up LS Forecast Locations | How to: Set Up Locations for LS Forecast |
| Set up LS Forecast Items | How to: Set Up Items for LS Forecast |
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