Summarized Detail Forecasts

After generating the forecasts, you can compare them to actual sales order histories. You can then revise both history and forecast data, according to the criteria.

When you review summaries of forecasts, you can also access a previously generated forecast. You can access a date range to find the sales order history, and the forecast of item quantities or sales amounts. Then you can compare actual sales to the forecast.

When you revise summaries of forecasts, you revise information in a specific level of the forecast. You can also use the Forecast Forcing program (R34610) to apply changes that you made to the summary. You can apply these changes up the hierarchy, down the hierarchy, or in both directions.

Use the Forecast Summary program (P34200) to review summaries of the forecasts. You can also review previously generated forecasts.

After reviewing the forecasts, you can compare them to actual sales order histories. You can then revise both forecast data, according to the criteria.

If you run the Forecast Generation for Summaries program (R34640) to update the Summary Forecast File table (F3400), the revision forms do not indicate lower level forecasts of item quantities. However, if you run the Summary Forecast Update program (R34600) to update table F3400, these forms indicate the lower level forecasts of item quantities.