Version Properties

On Version Properties, select from these tabs and specify this information:

General

This table shows the options available on this tab:


Field name	Description
Version	Shows the version number of the selected version
Name	Shows the default version name You can change the version name.
Description	Optionally, specify a description of the version
Server	Shows the name of the server
Database	Shows the name of the database
Creation Date	Shows the date when the file was created
Last Time Used	Shows the time when the file was last used
Location	Shows the location of the file

Settings

This table shows the options available on this tab:


Field name	Description
Cycle Name	Shows the creation date and time of the forecast cycle
Closed	Specifies if the forecast cycle is closed Note: A forecast cycle is closed by default when a new version is created.
Bypass Open/Close	Set a version to Bypass to enable forecasters to log on to the central version even when it is closed
Forecast Method	Select Calculated Base Forecast or Manual Forecast methods See Statistical Forecast Methods.

Packages

Note: The Packages tab is displayed when a server-based version is selected.

This table shows the options available on this tab:


Field name	Description
Access	Select the access type for the forecasters
User Name	Specify the login name to the FTP or HTTP site Note: You can specify the user name if the access type is User Authentication.
Password	Specify the password to the FTP or HTTP site Note: You can specify the password if the access type is User Authentication.
Protocol	Select FTP or HTTP File Transfer Protocol or FTP is a protocol used to upload files from a workstation to a FTP server or download files from a FTP server to a workstation. When FTP is displayed in a URL, it means that the user is connecting to a file server and not a web server and that some form of file transfer is going to take place. Most FTP servers require the user to log on to the server to transfer files. Hyper Text Transfer Protocol or HTTP is a protocol used to transfer files from a web server to a browser to view a web page. When HTTP is displayed in a URL, it means that the user is connecting to a web server and not a file server.
Package Format	Select the type of package format. The available options are XML and ADTG.
Offline Package Path	Specify the package path for Offline User
Online Package Path	Specify the package path for Online User
Package URL	Specify the URL for the package
Test Package Site	Test the path to the package