SAP ABAP Data Element VMMAD (Mean absolute devaition of previous period)
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 VMMAD
Short Description Mean absolute devaition of previous period  
Data Type
Category of Dictionary Type D   Domain
Type of Object Referenced     No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type MENG13    
Data Type QUAN   Quantity field, points to a unit field with format UNIT 
Length 13    
Decimal Places 3    
Output Length 17    
Value Table      
Further Characteristics
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No Input History    
Basic direction is set to LTR    
No BIDI Filtering    
Field Label
  Length  Field Label  
Short 10 MAD pr.per 
Medium 15 Previous period 
Long 20 MAD previous period 
Heading 13 MAD prev.per. 
Documentation

Definition

Value that allows you to make a comparison with the value in the current period. This shows you how the different forecasts look over a period of time, and enables you to identify any trend.

The mean absolute deviation of the previous period should be about the same size as the current value.

History
Last changed by/on SAP  19950302 
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