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Global Settings - General
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 all modules. Contact your Technical Support representative for assistance configuring global settings in your installation of Servigistics.
OUTLIER_MIN_NON_ZERO_DEMAND_SLICES 
Description
Default Value
How Used
Determines the minimum number of non-zero demand slices that must still exist after being corrected for outliers using only non-outlier data. Valid values are:
• > 0 to set a minimum
• <= 0 to disable (no minimum)
1
This global setting is used during the Levels calculation.
OUTLIER_USE_NON_OUTLIER_SLICES 
Description
Default Value
How Used
Determines if non-outlier data is used in the corrections for outliers. Valid entries are:
• true – use non-outlier data in the corrections for outliers
• false – do not use non-outlier data in the corrections for outliers
true
This global setting is used during the Levels calculation.
SL_HIGH_VOL_VARIABILITY_CAP 
Description
Default Value
How Used
The variance cap for high volume or fast moving SKUs.
30
This global setting is used during the Levels calculation.
Refer to SL_LOW_VOL_VMR_THRESH
SL_LOW_VOL_THRESH 
Description
Default Value
How Used
Determines if a SKU is slow-moving.
Valid values are:
• -1
• 0.0 – 25
-1 and 0.0 to 25
25
This global setting is used during the Levels calculation.
• If the Average Period Demand is < SL_LOW_VOL_THRESH, then the SKU is considered slow-moving or low volume
• If the Average Period Demand is >= SL_LOW_VOL_THRESH then the SKU is considered fast moving or high volume
SL_LOW_VOL_VARIABILITY_CAP 
Description
Default Value
How Used
The variance cap for low volume or slow moving SKUs.
9
This global setting is used during the Levels calculation.
Refer to SL_LOW_VOL_VMR_THRESH
SL_LOW_VOL_VMR_THRESH 
Description
Default Value
How Used
The variance to mean ratio cap for low volume SKUs.
If the SKU is low volume or slow moving then Servigistics determines the type of distribution to use in the calculation:
• Poisson
• Negative Binomial
Valid values are numeric >= 1.0
1.1
This global setting is used during the Levels calculation.
The calculated VMR is compared with the value of the SL_LOW_VOL_VMR_THRESH global setting.
• If VMR > SL_LOW_VOL_VMR_THRESH then Negative Binomial is used
• If VMR <= SL_LOW_VOL_VMR_THRESH then Poisson is used
Refer to SL_LOW_VOL_VMR_THRESH
SL_VARIABILITY_TYPE 
Description
Default Value
How Used
Indicates whether variability is capped through COV or VMR
Valid values are:
• COV — Variability is capped using Coefficient of Variation
• VMR — Variability is capped using Variance to Mean Ratio
COV
This global setting is used during the Levels calculation.
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