Understanding Recycle Rules

When you forecast budgets, the budget forecasting period as defined in the AREF Budget Calculation program (R15L1091) can extend past the end of the last assumption term assigned to the unit. To avoid a gap in the forecasting results, you can use the AREF Recycle Rules program (P15L107) to set up a recycle assumption rule that the system uses after the terms of the unit assumptions expire. Optionally, you can use a recycle assumption rule only on the unit. In this case, the system processes the assumption defined on the recycle rule for the term defined, and it continues to use this assumption until the end of the budget or until a new REM lease is found. You can add the recycle rule to individual units by using AREF Unit Maintenance (P15L101) or to a selected group of units by using AREF Unit Assumption Assignment (P15L1011).

During budget calculation, the system uses the following hierarchy to retrieve assumptions:

1. Unit assumption 1.

2. Unit assumption 2.

3. Unit assumption 3.

4. Unit recycle assumption rule.

5. Building constants.

Note: Even if you assign terms to the unit assumption, you can apply the recycle rules through the end of the budget cycle.

During the AREF budget calculation, the system searches for a default recycling rule assigned to the unit:

• If a default recycling rule exists, the system uses the terms of the default assumptions defined for that rule until the end of the budget or until a new REM lease is found.

• If no default recycling rule exists, the system uses the building constants. If the system uses the building constants to retrieve the next assumption, you can specify whether the system uses the recycle rule defined in the building constant or the default assumption in the building constant by selecting either the Use Building Constant Rules or Use Recycle Rule option.

The system stores information for recycle rules in the AREF Recycle Assumption Rules table (F15L107).