Use this function to determine whether a string of zeros at the beginning of a selected period in the past are to be taken into consideration for the forecast.
You want to calculate forecast values for your product. The past period covers the last 24 months. However, the time series of products that have only existed for a few months begins with a lengthy sequence of zeros. You do not want the forecast values to be influenced by these zeros so you select the option Ignore Initial Zeros.
Choose this option if initial leading zeros are to be excluded from the forecast calculation.