SAP ABAP Data Element PERIN (Number of periods for initialization)
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 PERIN
Short Description Number of periods for initialization  
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
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Parameter ID   
Default Component name INIT_PDS   
Change document    
No Input History    
Basic direction is set to LTR    
No BIDI Filtering    
Field Label
  Length  Field Label  
Short 10 Init. pds 
Medium 15 Init. periods 
Long 20 Initialization pds 
Heading IPs 
Documentation

Definition

Number of historical values that you want to be used for initialization.

If fewer historical values exist in the system than specified here, the system includes all the existing ones.

If the field remains empty, no historical values are used to initialize the forecast.

History
Last changed by/on SAP  19970808 
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