Hierarchy
SAP_BASIS (Software Component) SAP Basis Component⤷
BC-SRV-BSF (Application Component) Business Service Functions⤷
SPRG (Package) Forecast Basis Separation
Basic Data
| Data Element | PERAN |
| Short Description | Number of historical periods |
Data Type
| Category of Dictionary Type | D | Domain |
| Type of Object Referenced | No Information | |
| Domain / Name of Reference Type | PERAN | |
| Data Type | DEC | Counter or amount field with comma and sign |
| Length | 3 | |
| Decimal Places | 0 | |
| Output Length | 3 | |
| Value Table |
Further Characteristics
| Search Help: Name | ||
| Search Help: Parameters | ||
| Parameter ID | ||
| Default Component name | HIST_VALS | |
| Change document | ||
| No Input History | ||
| Basic direction is set to LTR | ||
| No BIDI Filtering |
Field Label
| Length | Field Label | |
| Short | 10 | Hist.perds |
| Medium | 15 | Hist. periods |
| Long | 22 | Historical periods |
| Heading | 3 | HPe |
Documentation
Definition
The number of historical values the system uses for the forecast.
Use
If fewer historical values exist in the system than specified here, the system includes all the existing values in the forecast.
If this field remains empty, no historical values are used to carry out the forecast. However, this is only possible in the case of manual initialization.
Supplementary Documentation - PERAN 0001
Use
Procedure
Examples
Dependencies
The number of historical periods depends on the period setting made in the material master record for the object to be planned.
Supplementary Documentation - PERAN 0003
Use
In Sales & Operations Planning (SOP), the system uses this entry to establish a default number of historical values.
Procedure
You can change this default if you are carrying out the forecast online, but not if you are using background processing.
Examples
Dependencies
Supplementary Documentation - PERAN 0004
Use
In Sales & Operations Planning (SOP), the system uses this entry to establish a default number of historical values.
Procedure
You can change this default if you are carrying out the forecast online, but not if you are using background processing.
Examples
Dependencies
Supplementary Documentation - PERAN 0005
Use
In Sales & Operations Planning (SOP), the system uses this entry to establish a default number of historical values.
Procedure
You can change this default if you are carrying out the forecast online, but not if you are using background processing.
Examples
Dependencies
History
| Last changed by/on | SAP | 19970808 |
| SAP Release Created in |
