To enable the LS Forecast functionality, you must perform some basic setup in LS Forecast Setup, this includes configuring the authentication and API connection between LS Central and LS Forecast, so that they can integrate and communicate with each other.
To set up LS Forecast
- Click the
icon, enter LS Forecast Setup, and select the relevant link. - Fill in the relevant fields:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Web API URL | This field specifies the URL used to connect to the LS Forecast web API. |
| Forecast Exception Handling |
This field specifies how the Replen. Journal calculation for an LS Forecast item should cater for a situation when forecast result entries do not exist for that item. The available options are:
Use Average Usage Result: The Replen. Journal will use the average daily sales calculated with the Average Usage method as the demand of the item, on the days with missing forecast result entries. Use Zero Quantity: The Replen. Journal will treat the item as having no demand (zero demand quantity) on the days with missing forecast result entries. |
| Show Variant Grouping | This check box specifies if the LS Forecast Variant Grouping option will be visible on the item's Replenishment Control Data page. The LS Forecast Variant Grouping option activates group level calculation on the item, enabling the forecast of the variants from the item to be calculated as an aggregation. |
| Include Items without Variant Framework | This check box specifies if the LS Forecast group level calculation should include the items with variant but without Variant Framework Code assigned. |
| Disable Notification (Variant Sales Bucket) | This check box specifies if the notification in the Variant Sales Buckets page should be disabled. The notification serves as a reminder that the LS Forecast Locations and LS Forecast Items should be up-to-date before calculating the Variant Sales Buckets. |
| Disable Notification (Weekly Sales Bucket) | This check box specifies if the notification in the Weekly Sales Buckets page should be disabled. The notification serves as a reminder that the LS Forecast Locations and LS Forecast Items should be up-to-date before calculating the Weekly Sales Buckets. |
| Disable Notification (Monthly Sales Bucket) | This check box specifies if the notification in the Monthly Sales Buckets page should be disabled. The notification serves as a reminder that the LS Forecast Locations should be up-to-date before calculating the Monthly Sales Buckets. |
| Days Forecast Entries Exists | This field specifies how far back in days to keep the LS Forecast Entries and LS Forecast Group Entries. |
| Days Calculation Logs Exists | This field specifies how far back in days to keep the LS Forecast Calculation Logs. |
| Authentication URL | This field specifies the URL for LS Forecast authentication. |
| Client ID | This field specifies the unique public identifier for your LS Central application, which is used by the LS Forecast authentication server. |
| Client Secret | This field specifies a random encrypted secret known only to your LS Central application and the LS Forecast authentication server. This is used together with the Client ID. |
| Username | This field specifies the user name to be used for LS Forecast authentication. |
| Password | This field specifies the user password to be used for LS Forecast authentication. |
The tasks listed below describe the setup steps for LS Forecast:
| To | See |
|---|---|
| Set up LS Forecast Batches | How to: Set Up LS Forecast Batches |
| Set up LS Forecast Locations | How to: Set Up Locations for LS Forecast |
| Set up LS Forecast Items | How to: Set Up Items for LS Forecast |
See also