You can view the calculated and downloaded forecast entries on the LS Forecast Entries page.
To view LS Forecast entries
- Click the
icon, enter LS Forecast Entries, and select the relevant link. - Alternatively, click the
icon, enter LS Forecast Setup, and select the relevant link. In the LS Forecast Setup page, click Forecast- LS Forecast Entries to open LS Forecast Entries. - The third option to view the relevant LS Forecast Entries is by clicking the tiles in LS Forecast - Forecast Quality in the LS Replenishment Role Center.
Below are the fields in the LS Forecast Entries page:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Batch No. | This field shows to which LS Forecast Batch the entry belongs. |
| Forecast Bucket | This field shows whether the forecast for the batch is calculated on a daily or weekly basis. |
| Item No. | This field shows the number of the item. |
| Variant Code | This field shows the variant code of the item. |
| Location Code | This field shows the replenishment location for the item. |
| Date | This field shows the forecast date of the entry. |
| Forecast Quantity | This field shows the forecast quantity of the entry. |
| Forecast Quantity (Lower) | This field shows the lower fence or the "lower limit" of the forecast quantity. |
| Forecast Quantity (Upper) | This field shows the upper fence or the "upper limit" of the forecast quantity. |
| Downloaded Forecast Qty. | This field shows the forecast quantity of the entry downloaded from LS Forecast. |
| Downloaded Forecast Qty. (Lower) | This field shows the lower fence or the "lower limit" of the forecast quantity downloaded from LS Forecast. |
| Downloaded Forecast Qty. (Upper) | This field shows the upper fence or the "upper limit" of the forecast quantity downloaded from LS Forecast. |
| Forecast Quality % | This field shows the estimated accuracy of the forecast in percentage. |
| Calculated Forecast Entry | This field shows if the entry is calculated from weekly entries. |
| Forecast Method |
This field shows the forecasting model that was used to calculate the forecast.
Supported forecasting models are:
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Tip: To effectively visualize the forecast results, you can use the Replen. Sales Chart. For more information, see Replenishment Sales Chart .
To set up the Forecast Quality tiles in LS Replenishment Role Center
In the LS Replenishment Role Center, you can view the LS Forecast Entries via the tiles under LS Forecast - Forecast Quality. The tiles are grouped by three types of forecast qualities - Good, Medium, and Poor , based on the setup in LS Forecast Setup.
- Click the icon, enter LS Forecast Setup, and select the relevant link.
- In the Forecast Quality FastTab, fill in the fields as described in the table below.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Forecast Quality % Limit (Good) | If an entry in the LS Forecast Entries has a Forecast Quality % that is equal to or above this value, the forecast quality is considered as Good. |
| Forecast Quality % Limit (Medium) |
If an entry in the LS Forecast Entries has a Forecast Quality % that is equal to or above this value, but lower than the Forecast Quality % Limit (Good) value, the forecast quality is considered as Medium. If an entry in the LS Forecast Entries has a Forecast Quality % that is equal to zero or lower than this value, the forecast quality is considered as Poor. |
| Quality Check Period | This field specifies the calculation period for the Forecast Quality tiles on the LS Replenishment Role Center. This field accepts Date Formula only. The date formula is applied on the current date to decide the starting date of the LS Forecast Entries to be considered in the Forecast Quality tiles. |
To delete LS Forecast Entries
The LS Forecast Entries can be deleted periodically by setting up the Scheduler Job DELETELOGS and the Days Forecast Entries Exists field in LS Forecast Setup.
- Click the icon, enter LS Forecast Setup, and select the relevant link.
- In the General FastTab, fill in the Days Forecast Entries Exists field. This field specifies how far back in days to keep the LS Forecast Entries. All LS Forecast Entries older than the defined period will be deleted, if you enable the Scheduler Job DELETELOGS.
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