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IC589


IC589 - Forecast Transfer

**Form Purpose
Run Forecast Transfer (IC589) to transfer forecast information from one
location to another. The forecast information comes from the Inventory
Forecast file. You can split a forecast between two company/location
combinations and type a percentage indicating how much of the forecast goes to
the first company/location.




Updated Files

    CKPOINT    - This file is used in the event of a program or system failure
                 to enable a batch update program to continue from where it left
                 off.

    ICFORECAST - The Inventory Forecast file stores the forecasted demand of an
                 item at a location. This demand is in units and/or amounts by
                 year and period. These valid forecast numbers can be attached
                 to the item location records via IC12 (Item Location).


Referenced Files

    ICCOMPANY  - Used to validate the company number.

    ICLOCATION - Used to validate the inventory location.

    ITEMLOC    - The Item Location file contains the dynamic information for an
                 inventoried item at a stock location.

    ITEMMAST   - The Item Master file stores static information about each item
                 such as description, classes, units of measure, and weight.