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	<Header>
		<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Plan Items - Forecast Settings (cpdsp1110m000)</Title>
	</Header>
	<HelpTopic><AimSection><Paragraph>Use this session to maintain the forecast parameters SSA ERP must use to compute the demand forecast based on historical demand data of the specified plan item.</Paragraph>
		</AimSection>
		<GeneralSection><Paragraph>The <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/dsp/cpdsp1210m000" role="session">Generate Demand and Inventory Plan (cpdsp1210m000)</GUIRef> session uses these parameters to generate <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000015" role="glossary">demand forecasts</Link>.</Paragraph>
		</GeneralSection>
		<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
			<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000107" role="manual">To compute the demand forecast</Link>
			</RelTopic>
			<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000077" role="manual">Demand forecasting in Enterprise Planning</Link>
			</RelTopic>
			<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>
		</RelatedTopics>
	</HelpTopic>
	<Fields><FieldHelp ID="cpdsp110.afce"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Average Forecast Error</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The mean forecast error that is computed during the demand forecast calculation for generating a demand plan for a plan item.</FuncDesc>
			<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
				<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000107" role="manual">To compute the demand forecast</Link>
				</RelTopic>
				<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000113" role="manual">Forecast errors and seasonal correlation</Link>
				</RelTopic>
			</RelatedTopics>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="cpdsp110.aufp"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Automatic Update of Forecast Parameters</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>If this check box is selected, you can recalculate the forecast parameters by using the <Link href="/baanerp/cp/dsp/cpdsp1210m000" role="session">Generate Demand and Inventory Plan (cpdsp1210m000)</Link> session.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><List><ListIntro>You can recalculate the following fields:</ListIntro>
					<ListItem>The <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/dsp/cpdsp1110m000#cpdsp110.toti" role="formfield">Type of Trend Influence</GUIRef> field</ListItem>
					<ListItem>The <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/dsp/cpdsp1110m000#cpdsp110.tosi" role="formfield">Type of Seasonal Influence</GUIRef> field</ListItem>
					<ListItem>The <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/dsp/cpdsp1110m000#cpdsp110.sctm" role="formfield">Seasonal Cycle Time</GUIRef> field</ListItem>
					<ListItem>The <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/dsp/cpdsp1110m000#cpdsp110.smfd" role="formfield">Smoothing Factor for Demand</GUIRef> field</ListItem>
					<ListItem>The <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/dsp/cpdsp1110m000#cpdsp110.smft" role="formfield">Smoothing Factor for Trend</GUIRef> field</ListItem>
					<ListItem>The <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/dsp/cpdsp1110m000#cpdsp110.smfs" role="formfield">Smoothing Factor for Season</GUIRef> field</ListItem>
					<ListItem>The <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/dsp/cpdsp1110m000#cpdsp110.smfe" role="formfield">Smoothing Factor for Forecast Error</GUIRef> field</ListItem>
					<ListItem>The <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/dsp/cpdsp1110m000#cpdsp110.dgpr" role="formfield">Degree for Polynomial Regression</GUIRef> field</ListItem>
				</List>
				<Paragraph>If this check box is cleared, you must manually maintain the forecast parameters.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
			<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
				<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000107" role="manual">To compute the demand forecast</Link>
				</RelTopic>
			</RelatedTopics>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="cpdsp110.chan"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Channel</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>Specify one of the <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#000016" role="glossary">channels</Link> that you defined for the plan item in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/dsp/cpdsp5100m000" role="session">Plan Item - Channels (cpdsp5100m000)</GUIRef> session.</FuncDesc>
			<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
				<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000080" role="manual">Channels in Enterprise Planning</Link>
				</RelTopic>
			</RelatedTopics>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="cpdsp110.ctsi"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Critical Tracking Signal</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>If you selected the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/dsp/cpdsp1110m000#cpdsp110.trsi" role="formfield">Tracking Signal for Demand Forecast</GUIRef> check box, enter the critical value that the tracking signal for the demand forecast should not exceed.</FuncDesc>
			<AllowedValues><SectionTitle>Allowed values</SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph>Enter a value in the range 0 to 1.</Paragraph>
			</AllowedValues>
			<SimpleSection><Paragraph>If the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/dsp/cpdsp1110m000#cpdsp110.trsi" role="formfield">Tracking Signal for Demand Forecast</GUIRef> check box is selected, SSA ERP uses the tracking signal for the demand forecast during a demand calculation according to the exponential smoothing method.</Paragraph>
				<Paragraph>If the tracking signal exceeds the critical tracking signal, the exponential smoothing method uses an increased value of the smoothing factor for demand instead of the value of the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/dsp/cpdsp1110m000#cpdsp110.smfd" role="formfield">Smoothing Factor for Demand</GUIRef> field.</Paragraph>
				<Paragraph>The greater the value of the critical tracking signal, the less nervously the exponential smoothing method reacts to forecast errors.</Paragraph>
				<Paragraph>A reasonable value for the critical tracking signal is between 0.5 and 8. To have an effect, the critical tracking signal must be substantially greater than the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/dsp/cpdsp1110m000#cpdsp110.smfd" role="formfield">Smoothing Factor for Demand</GUIRef> field.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
			<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
				<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000107" role="manual">To compute the demand forecast</Link>
				</RelTopic>
				<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000110" role="manual">Forecast method: exponential smoothing</Link>
				</RelTopic>
			</RelatedTopics>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="cpdsp110.dgpr"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Degree for Polynomial Regression</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>This field is only available if you selected <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/domains/rpd.fcmd#pr" role="enum">Polynomial Regression</GUIRef> in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/dsp/cpdsp1110m000#cpdsp110.fcmd" role="formfield">Forecast Method</GUIRef> field.</FuncDesc>
			<AllowedValues><SectionTitle>Allowed values</SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph>Enter a whole number in the range of 0 to 9.</Paragraph>
			</AllowedValues>
			<SimpleSection><Paragraph>The degree of the polynom that is used in demand forecast calculations based on the polynomial regression method.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
			<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
				<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000107" role="manual">To compute the demand forecast</Link>
				</RelTopic>
				<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000111" role="manual">Forecast method: polynomial regression</Link>
				</RelTopic>
			</RelatedTopics>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="cpdsp110.fcmd"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Forecast Method</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The mathematical method that SSA ERP uses to compute the demand forecast.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><Paragraph>Each forecast method uses the historical demand data of the time period between the scenario start date and the current plan period. SSA ERP retrieves the historical demand data from the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp2101m000#cprmp300.cdel" role="formfield">Customer Deliveries</GUIRef> field in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp2101m000" role="session">Item Master Plan (cprmp2101m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
			<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
				<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000107" role="manual">To compute the demand forecast</Link>
				</RelTopic>
				<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000321" role="manual">Forecasting methods</Link>
				</RelTopic>
			</RelatedTopics>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="cpdsp110.madf"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Mean Absolute Deviation</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The mean absolute deviation or forecast error is the average difference between the demand forecast and the actual demand.</FuncDesc>
			<Note><SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph>This forecast error is not the mean absolute forecast error on which the tracking signal for demand forecast is based.</Paragraph>
			</Note>
			<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
				<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000107" role="manual">To compute the demand forecast</Link>
				</RelTopic>
				<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000113" role="manual">Forecast errors and seasonal correlation</Link>
				</RelTopic>
			</RelatedTopics>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="cpdsp110.maof"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Moving Average Offset</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>This field determines the starting point for the calculation of the moving average, and it is only available if you selected <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/domains/rpd.fcmd#ma" role="enum">Moving Average</GUIRef> in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/dsp/cpdsp1110m000#cpdsp110.fcmd" role="formfield">Forecast Method</GUIRef> field.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><List><ListIntro>The moving average offset is the number of calendar days between:</ListIntro>
					<ListItem>The starting point for the calculation of the moving average</ListItem>
					<ListItem>The forecast period</ListItem>
				</List>
			</SimpleSection>
			<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
				<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000107" role="manual">To compute the demand forecast</Link>
				</RelTopic>
				<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000109" role="manual">Forecast method: moving average</Link>
				</RelTopic>
			</RelatedTopics>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="cpdsp110.mapr"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Moving Average Period</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>This field is only available if you selected <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/domains/rpd.fcmd#ma" role="enum">Moving Average</GUIRef> in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/dsp/cpdsp1110m000#cpdsp110.fcmd" role="formfield">Forecast Method</GUIRef> field.</FuncDesc>
			<AllowedValues><SectionTitle>Allowed values</SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph>Enter a value that is less than or equal to the value of the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/dsp/cpdsp1110m000#cpdsp110.maof" role="formfield">Moving Average Offset</GUIRef> field.</Paragraph>
			</AllowedValues>
			<SimpleSection><Paragraph>The length of the period for which the moving average must be computed (in calendar days). The starting date of this period is determined by the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/dsp/cpdsp1110m000#cpdsp110.maof" role="formfield">Moving Average Offset</GUIRef> field.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
			<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
				<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000107" role="manual">To compute the demand forecast</Link>
				</RelTopic>
				<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000109" role="manual">Forecast method: moving average</Link>
				</RelTopic>
			</RelatedTopics>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="cpdsp110.mrdf"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Mean Relative Deviation</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The mean relative deviation or forecast error of the forecast demand against the actual demand.</FuncDesc>
			<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
				<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000107" role="manual">To compute the demand forecast</Link>
				</RelTopic>
				<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000113" role="manual">Forecast errors and seasonal correlation</Link>
				</RelTopic>
			</RelatedTopics>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="cpdsp110.plnc"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Scenario</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000007" role="glossary">scenario</Link> for which you set the plan item's forecast paramaters in this session.</FuncDesc>
			<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
				<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000044" role="manual">Scenarios in Enterprise Planning</Link>
				</RelTopic>
			</RelatedTopics>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="cprpd400.dsca"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Scenario</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The description or name of the scenario.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="cpdsp110.plni"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Plan Item</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#PlanItems.ti" role="glossary">plan item</Link> for which you maintain the forecast settings. This can be the normal plan item, or the channel-related plan item.</FuncDesc>
			<Note><SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph>If you specify the special demand on plan item level and not on channel level, then the special demand is input for the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp2101m000#cprmp300.spde" role="formfield">Special Demand</GUIRef> field in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp2101m000" role="session">Item Master Plan (cprmp2101m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
			</Note>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="cpdsp110.scrf"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Seasonal Correlation Factor</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The seasonal correlation factor is a relative factor, which indicates to what extent there is a seasonal cycle for a given demand pattern. The maximum value of the seasonal correlation factor is 1.0.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><Paragraph>SSA ERP calculates the factor on the basis of the historical demand figures and the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/dsp/cpdsp1110m000#cpdsp110.sctm" role="formfield">Seasonal Cycle Time</GUIRef> field.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
			<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
				<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000107" role="manual">To compute the demand forecast</Link>
				</RelTopic>
				<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000113" role="manual">Forecast errors and seasonal correlation</Link>
				</RelTopic>
			</RelatedTopics>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="cpdsp110.sctm"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Seasonal Cycle Time</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The cycle time of the seasonal demand pattern, expressed in calendar days.</FuncDesc>
			<AllowedValues><SectionTitle>Allowed values</SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph>Enter a value of more than 0 and less than 1000 calendar days.</Paragraph>
			</AllowedValues>
			<SimpleSection><Paragraph>If the demand for the plan item has a yearly recurring variation, the seasonal cycle time is 365 days.</Paragraph>
				<Paragraph>If the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/dsp/cpdsp1110m000#cpdsp110.tosi" role="formfield">Type of Seasonal Influence</GUIRef> field is not <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/domains/rpd.tosi#not.in.use" role="enum">Not Applicable</GUIRef>, you cannot modify this field.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
			<Note><SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph>If the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/dsp/cpdsp1110m000#cpdsp110.aufp" role="formfield">Automatic Update of Forecast Parameters</GUIRef> check box is selected, you can determine the seasonal cycle time by using the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/dsp/cpdsp1210m000" role="session">Generate Demand and Inventory Plan (cpdsp1210m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
			</Note>
			<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
				<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000107" role="manual">To compute the demand forecast</Link>
				</RelTopic>
			</RelatedTopics>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="cpdsp110.sdev"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Standard Deviation</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The standard deviation of the forecast error.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><Paragraph>The standard deviation of the forecast error is the difference between the forecast demand and the actual demand, compared to the mean forecast error.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
			<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
				<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000107" role="manual">To compute the demand forecast</Link>
				</RelTopic>
				<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000113" role="manual">Forecast errors and seasonal correlation</Link>
				</RelTopic>
			</RelatedTopics>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="cpdsp110.smfd"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Smoothing Factor for Demand</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>This field is only available if you selected <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/domains/rpd.fcmd#es" role="enum">Exponential Smoothing</GUIRef> in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/dsp/cpdsp1110m000#cpdsp110.fcmd" role="formfield">Forecast Method</GUIRef> field.</FuncDesc>
			<AllowedValues><SectionTitle>Allowed values</SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph>Enter a value in the range 0 to 1.</Paragraph>
			</AllowedValues>
			<SimpleSection><Paragraph>The <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/dsp/cpdsp1110m000#cpdsp110.smfd" role="formfield">Smoothing Factor for Demand</GUIRef> field is a factor in the computation of the demand forecast according to the exponential smoothing method.</Paragraph>
				<Paragraph>If the smoothing factor increases, the influence of demand data from the recent past on the demand forecast also increases. In other words, an increase of the smoothing factor will cause a stronger reaction of the demand forecast to recent demand fluctuations.</Paragraph>
				<Paragraph>Values between 0.1 and 0.3 usually give satisfactory results.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
			<Note><SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph>If the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/dsp/cpdsp1110m000#cpdsp110.aufp" role="formfield">Automatic Update of Forecast Parameters</GUIRef> check box is selected, you can determine the smoothing factor by using the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/dsp/cpdsp1210m000" role="session">Generate Demand and Inventory Plan (cpdsp1210m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
			</Note>
			<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
				<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000107" role="manual">To compute the demand forecast</Link>
				</RelTopic>
				<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000110" role="manual">Forecast method: exponential smoothing</Link>
				</RelTopic>
			</RelatedTopics>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="cpdsp110.smfe"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Smoothing Factor for Forecast Error</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>This field is only available if you selected <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/domains/rpd.fcmd#es" role="enum">Exponential Smoothing</GUIRef> in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/dsp/cpdsp1110m000#cpdsp110.fcmd" role="formfield">Forecast Method</GUIRef>.</FuncDesc>
			<AllowedValues><SectionTitle>Allowed values</SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph>Enter a value in the range 0 to 1.</Paragraph>
			</AllowedValues>
			<SimpleSection><Paragraph>The <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/dsp/cpdsp1110m000#cpdsp110.smfe" role="formfield">Smoothing Factor for Forecast Error</GUIRef> field is a factor in the computation of the mean forecast error during the demand forecast calculation according to the exponential smoothing method.</Paragraph>
				<Paragraph>If this factor increases, the influence of recent forecast errors on the mean forecast error also increases.</Paragraph>
				<Paragraph>You must enter a value close to 1 (for example 0.8) in order to obtain a fast response of the mean forecast error to fluctuations in the demand.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
			<Note><SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph>If the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/dsp/cpdsp1110m000#cpdsp110.aufp" role="formfield">Automatic Update of Forecast Parameters</GUIRef> check box is selected, you can determine this smoothing factor by using the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/dsp/cpdsp1210m000" role="session">Generate Demand and Inventory Plan (cpdsp1210m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
			</Note>
			<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
				<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000107" role="manual">To compute the demand forecast</Link>
				</RelTopic>
				<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000110" role="manual">Forecast method: exponential smoothing</Link>
				</RelTopic>
			</RelatedTopics>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="cpdsp110.smfs"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Smoothing Factor for Season</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/dsp/cpdsp1110m000#cpdsp110.smfs" role="formfield">Smoothing Factor for Season</GUIRef> field is a factor in the computation of the demand forecast according to the exponential smoothing method.</FuncDesc>
			<AllowedValues><SectionTitle>Allowed values</SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph>Enter a value in the range 0 to 1.</Paragraph>
			</AllowedValues>
			<SimpleSection><Paragraph>If the smoothing factor increases, the influence of demand data from the recent past on the seasonal influence also increases. In other words, an increase of the smoothing factor causes a stronger reaction of the demand forecast for a following seasonal cycle on recent demand fluctuations in the current seasonal cycle.</Paragraph>
				<Paragraph>A reasonable value is something between 0.1 and 0.3.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
			<Note><SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph>If the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/dsp/cpdsp1110m000#cpdsp110.aufp" role="formfield">Automatic Update of Forecast Parameters</GUIRef> check box is selected, you can determine this smoothing factor with the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/dsp/cpdsp1210m000" role="session">Generate Demand and Inventory Plan (cpdsp1210m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
			</Note>
			<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
				<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000107" role="manual">To compute the demand forecast</Link>
				</RelTopic>
				<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000110" role="manual">Forecast method: exponential smoothing</Link>
				</RelTopic>
			</RelatedTopics>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="cpdsp110.smft"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Smoothing Factor for Trend</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>This field is only available if you selected <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/domains/rpd.fcmd#es" role="enum">Exponential Smoothing</GUIRef> in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/dsp/cpdsp1110m000#cpdsp110.fcmd" role="formfield">Forecast Method</GUIRef> field.</FuncDesc>
			<AllowedValues><SectionTitle>Allowed values</SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph>Enter a value in the range 0 to 1.</Paragraph>
			</AllowedValues>
			<SimpleSection><Paragraph>The <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/dsp/cpdsp1110m000#cpdsp110.smft" role="formfield">Smoothing Factor for Trend</GUIRef> field is a factor in the computation of the demand forecast according to the exponential smoothing method.</Paragraph>
				<Paragraph>If the smoothing factor increases, the influence of demand data from the recent past on the trend influence also increases. In other words, an increase of the smoothing factor causes a stronger reaction of the demand forecast to recent forecast errors.</Paragraph>
				<Paragraph>A value of 20% of the value of the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/dsp/cpdsp1110m000#cpdsp110.smfd" role="formfield">Smoothing Factor for Demand</GUIRef> field usually gives satisfactory results.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
			<Note><SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph>If the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/dsp/cpdsp1110m000#cpdsp110.aufp" role="formfield">Automatic Update of Forecast Parameters</GUIRef> check box is selected, you can determine this smoothing factor by using the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/dsp/cpdsp1210m000" role="session">Generate Demand and Inventory Plan (cpdsp1210m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
			</Note>
			<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
				<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000107" role="manual">To compute the demand forecast</Link>
				</RelTopic>
				<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000110" role="manual">Forecast method: exponential smoothing</Link>
				</RelTopic>
			</RelatedTopics>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="cpdsp110.tosi"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Type of Seasonal Influence</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>This field determines to what extent there is a seasonal influence on the demand forecast.</FuncDesc>
			<Note><SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph>If the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/dsp/cpdsp1110m000#cpdsp110.aufp" role="formfield">Automatic Update of Forecast Parameters</GUIRef> check box is selected, you can determine the seasonal influence by using the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/dsp/cpdsp1210m000" role="session">Generate Demand and Inventory Plan (cpdsp1210m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
			</Note>
			<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
				<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000107" role="manual">To compute the demand forecast</Link>
				</RelTopic>
			</RelatedTopics>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="cpdsp110.toti"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Type of Trend Influence</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>This field determines to what extent there is a trend influence on the demand forecast.</FuncDesc>
			<Note><SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph>If the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/dsp/cpdsp1110m000#cpdsp110.aufp" role="formfield">Automatic Update of Forecast Parameters</GUIRef> check box is selected, you can determine the trend influence by using the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/dsp/cpdsp1210m000" role="session">Generate Demand and Inventory Plan (cpdsp1210m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
			</Note>
			<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
				<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000107" role="manual">To compute the demand forecast</Link>
				</RelTopic>
			</RelatedTopics>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="cpdsp110.trsi"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Tracking Signal for Demand Forecast</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>You can only select this check box if you selected <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/domains/rpd.fcmd#es" role="enum">Exponential Smoothing</GUIRef> in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/dsp/cpdsp1110m000#cpdsp110.fcmd" role="formfield">Forecast Method</GUIRef> field.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><Paragraph>If this check box is selected, the smoothing factor for the demand must be linked to a tracking signal during a demand forecast calculation, according to the exponential smoothing method.</Paragraph>
				<Paragraph>The tracking signal is the ratio between the mean absolute forecast error and the mean forecast error. If the tracking signal exceeds the value of the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/dsp/cpdsp1110m000#cpdsp110.ctsi" role="formfield">Critical Tracking Signal</GUIRef> field, SSA ERP automatically adjusts the smoothing factor for the demand.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
			<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
				<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000107" role="manual">To compute the demand forecast</Link>
				</RelTopic>
				<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000110" role="manual">Forecast method: exponential smoothing</Link>
				</RelTopic>
			</RelatedTopics>
		</FieldHelp>
	</Fields>
</Session>
