LS Forecast is charged based on the Microsoft Azure usage. You can set a limit on the monthly calculation to prevent excessive usage.
To set up LS Forecast calculation limit
- Click the
icon, enter LS Forecast Setup, and select the relevant link. - On the LS Forecast Setup page, navigate to the Calculation FastTab, the Usage Monitoring section.
- Fill in the relevant fields:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Monthly Calculation Limit | This field specifies the number of calculations allowed for the current month.
One unit of LS Forecast calculation is equivalent to a forecast calculated based on a unique combination of Item, Variant, and Location.
If LS Forecast Variant Grouping has been activated for an item, LS Forecast will calculate the forecast of all the variants from the item as an aggregation. This reduces the number of unique combinations to per Item and Location. |
| Warning Threshold % | This field specifies the threshold percentage that will trigger a warning, when the Current Month Usage % hits or exceeds the threshold during forecast calculation. If the forecast calculation is triggered manually, a confirmation with warning will be prompted before proceeding with the calculation. If the forecast calculation is triggered via scheduler, the warning will be logged into the LS Forecast Calculation Logs. |
| Current Month Usage % | This field specifies the usage percentage based on the number of calculation for the current month and the Monthly Calculation Limit. |
| Exceeds Limit Block Calc. | This check box specifies if the system should block forecast calculation when the Current Month Usage % hits or exceeds 100%. This applies to both manual and scheduled forecast calculation. |
The LS Replenishment Role Center contains the Current Usage % and the Calculation Balance tiles under LS Forecast - Usage Monitoring. These tiles provide a good overview that shows if the monthly usage is already above the warning threshold or has exceeded the calculation limit. Clicking the Current Usage % tile opens the LS Forecast Calculation Logs page where the usage details are shown. For more information see How to: View LS Forecast Calculation Logs.
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