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Function documentationTime Series Profile

 

You use this function to reduce the volume of data and minimize processing. The time series profile combines different time series types and assigns them to the locations.

Features

You can do the following:

  • Manage the time series types within a time series profile:

    • Primary Granularity

      This determines time period granularity that is assigned to an individual time series value (for example, day). If you use a day, it means a high degree of precision and a large volume of data and is suitable only for short periods of time.

    • Secondary Granularity

      This determines a period of time that must be longer than the primary granularity (for example, if you use day as the primary granularity, you could enter week here). The secondary granularity is an optional function. This is suitable for longer periods of time.

    • Unit of Measure

      This specifies the base unit of measure for the time series values of this type. It serves as the dimension in which the values will be displayed. If you leave this empty, the values will be displayed without a dimension.

    • Time Series Level

      This indicates whether SAP F&R should store the time series values of this type for a location or a location product. This is usually a location product, but could be location if there are values in a generic DIF time series that are valid for the entire location (such as temperature).

    • The input value for the BASIS TS_TYPE field is assigned automatically by Time Series Management. You cannot make your own settings here.

  • Assign a time series profile one or more locations.

  • Assign a time series profile to several locations.

  • SAP F&R provides three standard profiles, one for stores, one for distribution centers, and one for reference modules. You can define your own time series profiles and mark them as being the default profiles rather than using the SAP standard profiles.

    Caution Caution

    Only experienced only should create their own time series profiles since these are sensitive settings for program execution. You should not modify the standard profiles that SAP F&R provides, but instead create your own profiles, if necessary.

    End of the caution.

Activities

To assign a time series profile to a location, on the SAP Easy Access screen choose:

Start of the navigation path Forecasting and Replenishment Next navigation step Master Data Next navigation step Locations Next navigation step Maintain Locations. End of the navigation path

To make your settings, choose the tab page for SAP F&R.

For more information about defining time series profiles, see the Implementation Guide (IMG) under:

Start of the navigation path Forecasting and Replenishment Next navigation step Time Series Next navigation step Maintain Time Series Profiles End of the navigation path.