Global Settings — Forecasting
A method of applying a configuration parameter at the system level. Global settings can be used to do the following:
• Enable or disable features
• Define limits and boundaries to sets of data
• Control parameters used during processing
These are a few of the more common global settings that apply to the Forecasting module. Contact your Technical Support representative for assistance configuring global settings in your installation of Servigistics.
APPLY_NFF_TO_INT_RETURN_FCST
Description | Determines the NFF Rate that is applied to the internal return forecast for a SKU. • When set to false the NFF Rate is only applied to the external return forecast for the SKU • When set to true the NFF Rate is applied to both the external and the internal return forecast for the SKU |
Default Value | true |
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APPLY_RETURN_WR_AND_NFF_TO_CONSUMABLES
Description | Enables the No Fault Found for Consumables feature • When set to false the feature is disabled • When set to true the feature is enabled |
Default Value | false |
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DELETE_DO_NOT_FORECAST
Description | Determines whether future forecast records are deleted during the Forecasting AutoPilot process or Interactive Plan process when the Forecast Method is Do Not Forecast. • When set to false future forecast records are not deleted. • When set to true future forecast records are deleted. |
Default Value | false |
How Used | Evaluated with the Do Not Forecast Forecast Method during the Forecasting AutoPilot process or Interactive Plan process. |
DEMAND_DETAIL_AGGREGATION_BY_SLICE
Description | Defines how Demand Detail will be aggregated. • When set to true the aggregation is one record per slice • When set to false the aggregation is one record per day |
Default Value | false |
How Used | • The DEMAND_DETAIL_AGGREGATION_SLICES global setting • The DEMAND_DETAIL_AGGREGATION_MODE global setting |
DEMAND_DETAIL_AGGREGATION_MODE
Description | Defines the method to be used for aggregation. Options are: • P — Partial ◦ Updates the values and inserts new records for the number of history slices defined by the DEMAND_DETAIL_AGGREGATION_SLICES global setting ◦ Honors column locks and preserves overrides • F — Full ◦ Deletes rows with no matching detail ◦ Updates the values for the number of history slices defined by the DEMAND_DETAIL_AGGREGATION_SLICES global setting ◦ Honors column locks and preserves values only in locked columns • T — Truncate ◦ Completely truncates and reloads the history records ◦ Column locking is not honored ◦ Does not respect the number of history slices defined by the DEMAND_DETAIL_AGGREGATION_SLICES global setting • W — Time Window ◦ Completely truncates and reloads the demand history for the history slices defined by the DEMAND_DETAIL_AGGREGATION_SLICES global setting. |
Default Value | P |
How Used | • The DEMAND_DETAIL_AGGREGATION_BY_SLICE global setting • The DEMAND_DETAIL_AGGREGATION_SLICES global setting |
DEMAND_DETAIL_AGGREGATION_SLICES
Description | Defines the number of history slices from the present to include in the demand aggregation. This global setting is used by the DEMAND_DETAIL_AGGREGATION_MODE global setting when set to P, F, or W. When this is set to 0, Demand Detail is not rolled up to Demand History |
Default Value | 12 |
How Used | • The DEMAND_DETAIL_AGGREGATION_BY_SLICE global setting • The DEMAND_DETAIL_AGGREGATION_MODE global setting |
EXP_SMOOTHING_USE_HIST_AVG_BASE
Description | Specifies how the base forecast is initialized for the Single Exponential Smoothing and Double Exponential Smoothing forecast methods. • When set to true, the history average is used to initialize the base forecast. This will generate more consistent forecasts over time. • When set to false, the first slice is used to initialize the base forecast |
Default Value | • Set to true for new installs • Set to false for upgrades |
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FCST_REP_RATE_USE_PARENT_SD
New Global Setting | Description |
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Description | Determines how the History Standard Deviation, Forecast Standard Deviation, and Forecast Error Standard Deviation fields are calculated when the Forecast Method is set to Replenishment Rate Forecast. • When set to true, the fields are derived from the parent part's Standard Deviation and the configured Replacement Rate. • When set to false, the fields are derived using the SKU/Stream's own demand and forecast. |
Default Value | • Set to true for new installs • Set to false for upgrades |
How Used | Forecasting AutoPilot process |
FORECAST_REVIEW_MAX_GRID_ROWS
Description | A numeric value between 1 and 100,000 that determines the maximum number of records that can be exported. |
Default Value | 65,000 |
How Used |
IPLAN_DONOTRUN_BESTFIT
Description | Determines if the Best Fit Analysis process should run when the Interactive Plan process is run from the Forecast tab of the Interactive Planner Worksheet. • When set to true, the process is not run as part of the Interactive Plan process. • When set to false, the process is run as part of the Interactive Plan process. |
Default Value | false |
How Used | To enable or disable the Best FitAnalysis process as part of the Interactive Plan process. |
MF_SKU_FORECAST_ALLOC_METHOD
Description | Determines how the Life Limited Part Forecast is allocated to SKUs. The forecast is generated at the serial number level and must be allocated to parts and locations based on one of the following methods: • When set to 0, the forecast for a serial number is allocated to the part and location specified on the serial number record in the IPCS_MF_SERIAL_NUMBER table. All forecast for a given serial number goes to a single SKU. • When set to 1, only the part specified on the serial number record is used, and locations are obtained from the IPCS_MF_SKU_FCST_ALLOC table. The forecast for all serial numbers is aggregated by part, and then this table is used to distribute that part forecast to one or more locations using the Allocation Percentage (LocAllocationPct) specified in the table. |
Default Value | 0 |
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OUTLIER_USE_VARIABILITY_CAP
Description | Determines if Demand Outlier Analysis should use COV/VMR cap to calculate the Upper Control Limit. • When set to true, Demand Outlier Analysis will use COV/VMR cap. • When set to false, Demand Outlier Analysis will not use COV/VMR cap.
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Default Value | false • For upgrades, the value is set to true • For new installations, the value is set to false | ||
Usage | This global setting is used during the Outlier Adjustment calculation. |
RUN_POST_FORECAST
Description | Determines if the Post Forecast process is run as a stand-alone process: • When set to true the Post Forecast process is included as part of the following processes: ◦ AutoPilot Processes: ▪ Forecasting ◦ Run button on pages: ▪ Forecast Adjustment Profile ▪ Causal Forecast Scenario ◦ Processes on pages: ▪ Interactive Plan, Forecast Rollup process ▪ Production Forecast Rollup • When set to false the Post Forecast process is not run as part of other processes and can only be run as a stand-alone process. |
Default Value | true |
How Used | Impacts the Post Forecast AutoPilot process. |
WINTERS_VERSION
Description | Defines the calculation processing for the Winters Multiplicative Forecast Method
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Default Value | 3 | ||||||||
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