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Time Series Objects for a Planning Area

Former Member
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Hi all,

Can anyone let me know why do we create Time Series Objects for a Planning Area.

What is its Role & significance..

Regards,.

Vishal.S.Pandya

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Former Member
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Hi Vishal,

Creating 'Time Series Objects' enables you to store your data in Planning Area/MPOS. It is a kind of memory allocation or a type of data storage in Livecache. When you initialize your planning area by creating TSO you will notice that the LC / Datacache memory is consumed. You need to create the TSO after you create your CVC's or before you load any data into planning area.

This is mainly used in DP and also in SNP. SNP also uses another type data storage known as 'Order Types'.

Hope this helps.

Regards,

Srinidhi

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time series is usually a Demand planning concept(and used in SNP as well but in SNP its predominantly the order series that plays a main role)

time series is a general concept in statistics(and forecasting) wherein the value of a key figure is represented in a time bucket

Time series gives you an idea of the gradual change in the values by time and the relation of the future based on the past

planning area in APO (and other tools) tries to represent this as a 2 dimensional model with time on the columns and key figures in the rows. the value that you load into the cells that are formed by the above are based on the characterisitic values you choose from your MPOS which is linked to the way the values are stored in the planning area

The planning area stores data for each key figure in the smallest unit of time(technical storage buckets) and the lowest level of characterisitc value combination

srinivas_krishnamoorthy
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Time series objects are created in a planning area to do calculations that involve changes in values of a metric or a key figure over a period of time. Example calculating forecasts based on historical values in a specific horizon. Similarly say calculating time-phased safety stock. These are just distinct values in a certain time period over a horizon. TS objects are most often used in DP & GATP and can also be used in SNP for doing very specific calculations. SNP primarily uses Order objects.