SAP ABAP Data Element /MAP/M_Y_SCALEFAC (MAP: Scaling Factor)
Hierarchy
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BI_CONT (Software Component) Business Intelligence Content
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BW-BCT-PLA-RMP (Application Component) Retail Merchandise Planning
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/MAP/M (Package) BW: Content MAP Forecast Framework
BI_CONT (Software Component) Business Intelligence Content⤷
BW-BCT-PLA-RMP (Application Component) Retail Merchandise Planning⤷
/MAP/M (Package) BW: Content MAP Forecast Framework
Basic Data
| Data Element | /MAP/M_Y_SCALEFAC |
| Short Description | MAP: Scaling Factor |
Data Type
| Category of Dictionary Type | Direct Type Entry | |
| Type of Object Referenced | No Information | |
| Domain / Name of Reference Type | ||
| Data Type | DEC | Counter or amount field with comma and sign |
| Length | 10 | |
| Decimal Places | 2 | |
| Output Length | 13 | |
| Value Table |
Further Characteristics
| Search Help: Name | ||
| Search Help: Parameters | ||
| Parameter ID | ||
| Default Component name | ||
| Change document | ||
| No Input History | ||
| Basic direction is set to LTR | ||
| No BIDI Filtering |
Field Label
| Length | Field Label | |
| Short | 10 | Factor |
| Medium | 15 | Scaling Factor |
| Long | 20 | Scaling Factor |
| Heading | 20 | Scaling Factor |
Documentation
Definition
The scaling factor is used to avoid rounding differences when normalizing the key figure to be forecast.
In this case, the it is not the key figure to be forecast itself that is processed, but instead its value multiplied by the scaling factor.
Use
The scaling factor is taken into consideration in the forecast and in model training.
Dependencies
Example
History
| Last changed by/on | SAP | 20141031 |
| SAP Release Created in | 702 |
