SAP ABAP Data Element /SAPAPO/PERIO_VARIATION (Variation of Time Period Length)

Hierarchy

☛ SAP_BW (Software Component) SAP Business Warehouse
   ⤷ SCM-BAS (Application Component) SCM Basis
     ⤷ /SAPAPO/SCMB_FORECAST (Package) Forecast

Basic Data

Data Element	/SAPAPO/PERIO_VARIATION
Short Description	Variation of Time Period Length

Data Type

Category of Dictionary Type	D	Domain
Type of Object Referenced		No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type	/SAPAPO/PERAN
Data Type	DEC	Counter or amount field with comma and sign
Length	5
Decimal Places	0
Output Length	6
Value Table

Further Characteristics

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Field Label

	Length	Field Label
Short	10	Variation
Medium	15	Length Variatn
Long	27	Variation of Period Length
Heading	27	Variation of Period Length

Documentation

Definition

You have selected an automatic model selection procedure . These methods take seasonal effects into account. If you do not make an entry in this field, the system uses a fixed number of periods as defined in the Seasonal Periods field. If you make an entry in the Variation Length field, the system varies the length of the seasonal period and chooses the period that results in the highest autocorrelation value. The value in the field determines how much the period length is varied to either side of the value given in Seasonal Periods .

Example

The following entry was made in the profile:

Seasonal Periods: 4         Variation Length: 2

The system looks for the optimal period length from a value of 2 (4-2) to 6 (4+2).

History

Last changed by/on	SAP	20130604
SAP Release Created in	401