What-if inventory and base inventory

[Former Member]

I am trying to explore Stock Projection area in TSW. I would like to know what is Base inventory and What-if inventory.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Base inventory

The SAP book inventory is generally the basis for calculating the base inventory. The system calculates the base inventory by taking into account all actual and expected incoming and outgoing movements. However, in Customizing you can define the physical inventory as the basis for calculating the base inventory. In this case, the Stock Projection Worksheet uses the latest update of the physical inventory as the starting inventory.

What-If inventory

The basis for calculating the what-if (simulated) inventory is either the physical inventory or SAP book inventory. The calculation of the what-if inventory considers all the actual and expected incoming and outgoing movements including what-if figures entered in the Stock Projection Worksheet.