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<Session ID="/baanerp/tc/mcs/tcmcs0116m000" xml:lang="en">
	<Header>
		<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Seasonal Patterns (tcmcs0116m000)</Title>
	</Header>
	<HelpTopic><AimSection><Paragraph>Use this session to maintain <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#SeasonPatter.tc" role="glossary">seasonal patterns</Link>.</Paragraph>
		</AimSection>
		<GeneralSection><GeneralSection><SectionTitle>To define the fluctuations for a pattern:</SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph>Select the pattern and choose <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/mcs/tcmcs0117m000" role="session">Seasonal Pattern Factors (tcmcs0117m000)</GUIRef> session from the <GUIRef href="" role="menu">Specific</GUIRef>. In the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/mcs/tcmcs0117m000" role="session">Seasonal Pattern Factors (tcmcs0117m000)</GUIRef> session you can indicate how the demand varies during each period.</Paragraph>
			</GeneralSection>
			<Note><SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph>If you have started this session by zooming, you can only find and select a record.</Paragraph>
			</Note>
		</GeneralSection>
		<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
			<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/basictasks/000001" role="manual">To use an overview session</Link>
			</RelTopic>
			<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/basictasks/000035" role="manual">To maintain records in an overview session</Link>
			</RelTopic>
			<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000107" role="manual">To compute the demand forecast</Link>
			</RelTopic>
			<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000114" role="manual">Inventory planning in Enterprise Planning</Link>
			</RelTopic>
		</RelatedTopics>
	</HelpTopic>
	<Fields><FieldHelp ID="tcmcs016.csea"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Seasonal Pattern</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc><Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#SeasonPatter.tc" role="glossary">seasonal pattern</Link>
			</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="tcmcs016.ptyp"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Period Type</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The unit of time for the period.</FuncDesc>
			<Note><SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph>After saving the seasonal pattern you cannot change this field.</Paragraph>
			</Note>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="tcmcs016.nopr"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Period Definition</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The number of days, weeks, or months (the selected period type) in one period.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><SectionTitle>Example</SectionTitle>
			</SimpleSection>
			<SimpleSection><List><ListIntro>To define a seasonal pattern for fluctuations over periods of 3 months, select:</ListIntro>
					<ListItem>The <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Period Type</GUIRef> field = <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/domains/mcs.ptyp#month" role="enum">Month</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
					<ListItem>The <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Number of Periods</GUIRef> field = 3.</ListItem>
				</List>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
	</Fields>
</Session>
