How to: Set Up Forecast Dimension Entries

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To download Forecast Dimension Entries from external APIs

To import Forecast Dimension Entries from files

To delete Forecast dimension entries

See also

Forecast Dimension Entries contain the values of Forecast Dimension for each day. You decide how the values for the dimensions are obtained, that is downloaded from external APIs or imported from files.

To download Forecast Dimension Entries from external APIs

  1. Click the icon, enter Forecast Dimensions, and select the relevant link.
  2. Select a dimension in the list, click the Related action, and then the Dimension Entries action to open the list of entries.
  3. Click the Maintenance action, and then click the Download action.

The LS Forecast Dimension Entries page has the following fields:

Field Description
Dimension Code This field specifies the unique dimension code.
Date This field specifies the date of the dimension's value.
Value This field specifies the dimension's value.

You can automate the download of a dimension's values for a specific LS Forecast Dimension by using a Scheduler job:

  1. Click the icon, enter Scheduler Job List, and select the relevant link.
  2. Create a new Scheduler job by clicking the New action, or select an existing job.
  3. In the General FastTab, define the Job ID and Description.
  4. Select or create a new Scheduler Job Type Code.
  5. In the Object Setup FastTab, select Codeunit in the Object Type field, and assign the Object No. with 10012234 (LSC Forecast Dim Val. Download).
  6. In the Object Setup FastTab, fill the Code field with the unique dimension code.
  7. Go to the Schedule Details FastTab, define the date and time when you would like the job to be executed. This includes Time Units, Time Between Check, Next Check Date, and Next Check Time.

To import Forecast Dimension Entries from files

  1. Click the icon, enter LS Forecast Dimensions, and select the relevant link.
  2. Select a dimension in the list, click the Related action, and then the Dimension Entries action to open the list of entries.
  3. Click the Maintenance action, and then click the Import action.
  4. Choose a .csv file that contains the entries to be imported. The file must have a header and 3 columns: Dimension Code, Date, Value.

To delete Forecast dimension entries

The LS Forecast Dimension Entries can be deleted periodically by setting up the Scheduler job DELETELOGS and the Days Forecast Dimension Entries Exist field in the LS Forecast Setup page.

  1. Click the icon, enter LS Forecast Setup, and select the relevant link.
  2. In the General FastTab, fill in the Days Forecast Dimension Entries Exist field. This field specifies how far back in days to keep the LS Forecast Dimension Entries. All entries older than the defined period will be deleted, if you enable the Scheduler job DELETELOGS.

See also

How to: Set Up Forecast Dimensions

How to: Extend Forecast Dimensions

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