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These processing options specify the regeneration start date, the planning horizon periods, and the past due periods in a planning process.

1. Regeneration Start Date

Specify the date that the program uses to start the planning process. This date is also the beginning of the planning horizon.

If you leave this option blank, the system uses the system date.

2. Planning Horizon Periods

Specify the number of weeks and months that the system creates in a planning period.

Number of Planning Weeks

Specify the number of weeks that the system creates in a planning period. For example, when the system displays the Time Series program (P3413), the system also accesses data for the number of planning weeks.

Number of Planning Months

Specify the number of months that the system creates in a planning period. For example, when the systems displays the Time Series program, the system also accesses monthly data for the number of planning months.

3. Past Due Periods

Specify the number of past due periods that the system generates for a loaded profile. These values represent the number of past due periods for the program's generation date. Values are:

0: Zero periods (default)

1: One past due period

2: Two past due periods