Magnitude rule
The Magnitude creation rule compares two values, to ensure that these values are within an acceptable threshold. This rule can be configured to compare the following:
- The recent history values with the recent forecast values for a specified period.
- The same forecast type. This requires an offset to be defined for comparing against a historic version of the forecast.
This information is displayed on the Rule Details screen when the value of the situation Type field is set to Magnitude:
- Creation Rule
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The unique name of the creation rule for the current situation.
Note: The value in this field cannot be modified.
- Description
- The description of the situation creation rule.
- Type
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The type of situation.
Note: This value is set to Magnitude and cannot be modified.
- Threshold Type
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The type of threshold.
Note: This value is set to % and cannot be modified.
- Creation Threshold
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The threshold value for the magnitude creation rule.
Note: You can specify a value between 1 and 100.
- Compare
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The first data series used in the Magnitude test for comparison. Possible values:
- Net Forecast
- Tactical Forecast
- Strategic Forecast
- Freeze Forecast
- Net History
- Customer Forecast
- Sales History
- Future and history option for each defined data series
- Time selector
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The period for which the values are to be summed and used in the Magnitude test. Possible values:
- Days
- Weeks
- Months
- Years
Note: You must specify a positive integer in the input. - With
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The second data series used in the Magnitude test for comparison. Possible values:
- Net Forecast
- Tactical Forecast
- Strategic Forecast
- Freeze Forecast
- Net History
- Customer Forecast
- Sales History
- Future and history option for each defined data series
- From
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An offset selector when comparing the same Forecast Type.
Note:
- You can specify a value between Period -1 and Period - 12.
- This field is not available when comparing different forecast types.