Using this function, the system analyses how demand is spread over the year. You can create a season profile based on the selection, and assign it to specific item/warehouse combinations.
The History years field in the IC control file defines the number of years that should be analysed. The analysis is performed on all historical periods. This does not include the present period.
For all item/warehouse records in the selection, the percentage of sales (demand plus demand adjustment from the Forecast file) is calculated per forecast period. The percentage is added to the total percentage field per period. Finally, the total percentage fields per period are analysed to get a final season weight per period, based on all selected item/warehouse combinations.
Note: This routine also allows you to interactively work with the season profile analysis before the actual update to the system is performed. This is described in Work with a season profile analysis.
- Select the Print season profile analysis/updates menu item.
- On the Season profile list printout/update panel, use the selection fields to narrow down the number of selected items and click OK.
- You access the next panel. Complete the following fields:
- Update in work file
- Set to NO.
- Update item file
- Set to YES to indicate that you want to update the Season profile field in the Item/Inventory management file for the selected item/warehouse combinations.
- Season profile
- Mandatory entry if Update item file is set to YES. Enter a unique name for the new season profile.
- Details
- Indicate if the report should contain detail level information. The detail level includes a list of all selected item/warehouse combinations and the created season profile. If NO, a summary level report will be printed containing only the created season profile.
Click OK. The system creates the new profile in Work with season profiles and updates all selected item/warehouse combinations in the Item/Inventory management file. Exit the routine.