Understanding the Refresh Actuals Program

The system generates detail and summary forecasts that are based on data in the Forecast File table (F3460), Forecast Summary File table (F3400), or both. Use the Refresh Actuals program (R3465) to copy the sales order history (type AA) from the Sales Order History File table (F42119) to table F3460, table F3400 table, or both, based upon criteria that you specify.

This program enables you to:

• Select a date range for the sales order history, current sales order information, or both.

• Select a version of the inclusion rules to determine which sales history to include.

• Generate monthly or weekly sales order histories.

• Generate a separate sales order history for a large customer.

• Generate summaries.

• Generate records with amounts, quantities, or both.

You do not need to clear table F3460 before you run this program. The system automatically deletes any records for the same:

• Period as the actual sales order histories to be generated.

• Items.

• Sales order history type.

• Branch/plant.