The purpose of the Replenishment Batch Calculation Calendar is to improve the flexibility of replenishment intervals in Automatic Replenishment. With the Replenishment Batch Calculation Calendar you can plan ahead and define when to execute the replenishment batch calculation.
For example, you expect higher sales at the beginning of the month, so at that time you need more frequent replenishment than for the rest of the month. Using the Replenishment Batch Calculation Calendar, you can set different replenishment frequencies for different weeks: you can set up more days to execute the replenishment calculation around the first week and reduce the days for later weeks.
When you use the Replen. Worksheet Batch and set the Run Frequency field to Calculation Calendar, some other related fields will be visible for setup. You must choose the relevant Replenishment Batch Calculation Calendar in the Batch Calc. Calendar Code field. For more details on the setup, refer to Replenishment Batch, the section about Run Frequency FastTab for Calculation Calendar.
To create a Replen. Batch Calculation Calendar
- Click the
icon, enter Replen. Batch Calculation Calendars, and select the relevant link. - Click the New action.
- Use the View by Year field to specify the year that fetches the related calender entries, broken down to weeks.
- Select the days of the week (the Monday to Sunday check boxes) to specify when to execute the replenishment calculation.
To update Replen. Batch Calendar Entries based on a week number range
- Click the icon, enter Replen. Batch Calculation Calendars, and select the relevant link.
- Select the Replen. Batch Calculation Calendar that you wish to update.
- Click the Update Calendar Entries action to open the Update Replen. Batch Calendar Entries report.
- Below are the available options in the report:
- Week Update Interval - To define how frequently the week will be updated for the calendar entries. For example, 1 means every week, 2 means biweekly, and so on. The default value is 1.
- Start Week - To define the starting week of the year where the calculation days will be updated.
- End Week - To define the ending week of the year where the calculation days will be updated.
- Calculation Days - To define which day of the week (Monday to Sunday) is to be selected as the calculation day for each defined week.
- Click OK to perform the update.
Note: This action will replace any existing entries where their weeks fall within the specified Week Update Interval, Start Week, and End Week.