Forecast -Bacground Job issue

[Former Member]

Hi,

Working on SCM 4.1

We are getting one issue regarding the Forecast Run in the Background...

After the Background Job run --- for Forecast --- we are getting Error message for some of the SKU-Locations...

Error ---> "Forecast Values will be negative"

Becasue of the above error the Forecast isnot updateed in the Forecast Key fig !

If we run the same SKU-Location -- under the same Forecast profiles and settings --->> It is giving the Forecast values

And in the message Tab --> it is givin the same message ""Forecast Values will be negative"

But in foregroubd it is giving the forecast

So in Background job why system isnot populating the Forecast in the planning Book?

Is there any specific reson? How can we solve this?

Thx in advance.

Regards,

Rajesh patil

[former_member583013 · Accepted solution]

Hi,

if you want to save forecast values even if there is error via background job then

you have to select this message under job activity->select messages to ignore this message via batch job.If you select messages in batch job then system ignores these error messages and saves the forecast as in interactive planning book.

Regards,

Sunitha

[Former Member]

Hi

Please cross check the forecasting model which is getting used in the background job. It might be different than which are using in forground. Please also cross check if you already have different forecast assignment for the respective products in the T-code /SAPAPO/MSDP_FCST2 - Assign Forecast Profiles to a Selection.

Amol

[Former Member]

Rajesh,

It is normal to see the error message "Forecast Values will be negative" due to decreasing trend. In this case, the negative values just dont get stores in the stat forecast KF, instead it will be null.

Now to the question of why positive values are not written in background. Please make sure you run forecast at the same level both in Interactive Planning and background as well. Lets say if you use Product - customer in the planning book, select only these levels in the forecast batch job as well.

Let me know if this helped.

Hari Vomkarey

[Former Member]

Hi,

Check the settings for your forecast Key Figure. I am guessing it is set to negative values not allowed. This setting can be located in the Planning area settings in transaction /sapapo/msdp_admin.

It just shows up in interactive, it wont let you save. If you try saving, you will get the same error.

Hope this helps.

Thanks

Mani Suresh.

[Former Member]

Hi Thax for your reply...

Actuly in foreground run...Positive values are there in the key fig...and negative not there

For example -- Forecast having decresing Trend --- 20/10 and negative and so on

My question is ...why in background job these positive values arenot not saving in the Forecast key fig?