Features enabled by the Inventory Forecast key

Areas affected

Comments

Controls access to forecasting of inventory, customers, and vendors.

You can specify a forecast with optional details depending on the type and use of the forecast. For example, a forecast for a customer group can be stated in a currency amount, a forecast for a specific item can be stated in quantity, or an item forecast can be included in master scheduling when calculating net requirements.

Items, customers, and vendors

The and buttons are unavailable from the relevant forms.

Master scheduling

The menu items are unavailable.

Forecasts about items, item groups, customers, customer groups, vendors, and vendor groups are unavailable.

The , , and menu items are unavailable.

Forecast scheduling is unavailable.

Remarks

If disabled, all forecast related fields disappear and you cannot create forecasts for inventory, customers, or vendors. Master scheduling cannot calculate net requirements.