GetForecast

Minor Business Rule

Object Name: B3400160

Parent DLL: CMFG

Location: Client/Server

Language: C

1.Functional Description
This function is to be used to get the forecast quantity and amounts from the forecast file. The
application using this function should provide the short item number, branch/plant, forecast year, and
forecast type.

1.1Purpose
The purpose of this business function is to return the forecast quantity and forecast amount from the
forecast summary record.

1.2Setup Notes and Prerequisites.

• Pass to the business function both quantity and amount fields along with item, branch/plant,
calendar year, and forecast type. The quantity and amount will be returned.

1.3Special Logic
None.

2.Technical Specifications
Fetch all Forecast records (F3460) corresponding to the input Short Item (ITM), Branch (MCU), and
Forecast Type (TYPF) with a Requested Date (DRQJ) that falls in the input Calendar Year (i.e. 1/1/yr <=
DRQJ <= 12/31/yr).

If no records are found, return error message ID "0002" (Record Invalid). If Suppress Error Message =
'0' highlight the ITM field.

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Data Structure

D3400160 - GetForecast

Parameter Name	Data Item	Data Type	Req/Opt	I/O/Both
mnShortItemNumber	ITM	MATH_NUMERIC	NONE	NONE
An inventory item number. The system provides three separate item numbers plus an extensive cross-reference capability to other item numbers (see data item XRT) to accommodate substitute item numbers, replacements, bar codes, customer numbers, supplier numbers, and so forth. The item numbers are as follows: o Item Number (short) - An eight-digit, computer-assigned item number o 2nd Item Number - The 25-digit, free-form, user defined alphanumeric item number o 3rd Item Number - Another 25-digit, free-form, user defined alphanumeric item number
szBranch	MCU	char	NONE	NONE
An alphanumeric code that identifies a separate entity within a business for which you want to track costs. For example, a business unit might be a warehouse location, job, project, work center, branch, or plant. You can assign a business unit to a document, entity, or person for purposes of responsibility reporting. For example, the system provides reports of open accounts payable and accounts receivable by business unit to track equipment by responsible department. Business unit security might prevent you from viewing information about business units for which you have no authority.
szForecastType	TYPF	char	NONE	NONE
A user defined code (34/DF) that indicates one of the following: o The forecasting method used to calculate the numbers displayed about the item o The actual historical information about the item
mnCalendarYear	YR	MATH_NUMERIC	NONE	NONE
The calendar year for this calendar.
mnForecastQuantity	FQT	MATH_NUMERIC	NONE	NONE
The quantity of units forecasted for production during a planning period.
mnForecastAmount	FAM	MATH_NUMERIC	NONE	NONE
The current amount of the forecasted units for a planning period.
szErrorMessageID	DTAI	char	NONE	NONE
A code that identifies and defines a unit of information. It is an alphanumeric code up to 8 characters long that does not allow blanks or special characters such as %, &, or +. You create new data items using system codes 55-59. You cannot change the alias.
cSuppressErrorMessages	EV01	char	NONE	NONE
An option that specifies the type of processing for an event.

Related Functions

None

Related Tables

F3460 Forecast File