Working with the Forecaster’s Auto Adjustment feature
When you create a store’s tanks profile in the Company Tank Setup window, you identify how the store is monitored by your entry in the Inventory Service Mode field. When a store has its mode set to Forecasted, the Forecaster automatically generates orders when it determines the store needs product. To make that determination, the Forecaster evaluates tank readings and recent orders. It always looks at the last reading to determine how soon a delivery should be made, and how much product should be delivered.
As the Forecaster monitors a store’s readings and orders, it may find discrepancies in the data that will affect its projections. For example:
A store has a load delivered between 10:30 and 11:00. Readings at the store were taken at the store at 10:32. The reading does not reflect the delivery that is in progress. Using this data, the Forecaster would incorrectly calculate that a delivery is needed.
To eliminate these inconsistencies, the Forecaster will make adjustments automatically.
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It can assign the order a Forecaster Status that shows the order as Completed while the order’s actual dispatch status is Available.
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Alternatively, it could adjust the arrival date/time of the order’s delivery event (LUL).
These adjustments are not written to the database. They are made only in the Forecaster’s memory.
Auto adjustments appear in the AdjustmentStatus, AutoAdjtype, AutoAdjArrival, and ForecasterStatus columns.
In Inventory Services, these columns appear on the Order Forecast Review window’s Orders Projection tab.
In Fuel Dispatch, these columns appear in the:
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Forecast Order Review window’s Order Review section.
Note: For more information, see Working with a store’s orders in the Forecast Order Review window in the Fuel Dispatch help system. -
Forecast Order Site Review window’s Orders tab.
Note: For more information, see Retrieving a store’s orders in the Forecast Order Site Review window in the Fuel Dispatch help system.
AutoAdjArrival |
Displays the Forecaster’s adjustment to the order’s arrival date/time |
AdjustmentStatus |
Identifies the order status or any changes made to the dates/times on the order
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AutoAdjType |
Indicates whether the Forecaster has made an adjustment to the order’s volume Options are:
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ForecasterStatus |
Indicates the Forecaster status for the order, which may be different from the order’s dispatch status |
Preventing the Forecaster from making adjustments automatically
The Forecaster makes automatic adjustments by default. If you want, you can disable the feature using the [InventoryService]TankReadingOrderAdjustment setting in your TTS50.
Identifying stores that are not monitored
You may have some stores that you do not want included in the Forecaster’s monitoring for adjustments. You can identify stores that should be excluded using the [InventoryService]TankReadingOrderAdjustmentExcludedCompanies setting in your TTS50.
Identifying stores that should be monitored when auto adjustments are disabled
If you have disabled the Forecaster’s Auto Adjustment feature, there may be some stores you would like to have it continue to monitor. You can identify these stores using the [InventoryService]TankReadingOrderAdjustmentOverrideCompanies setting.
Controlling how the Forecaster adjusts Planned orders
By default, when an order has the Planned status, the Forecaster can update its delivery window. You can change how the Forecaster can adjust Planned orders using the [InventoryService]ForecastPLNStatus setting in your TTS50.
Controlling how the Forecaster adjusts Dispatched orders
By default, when an order has the Dispatched status, the Forecaster cannot adjust it. You can change how the Forecaster can adjust Dispatched orders using the [InventoryService]ForecastDSPStatus setting in your TTS50.
Basing an order’s adjusted status on tank delivery information
First available in Inventory Services 17.10.1.0
The Forecaster projects when orders are needed, and how much product should be delivered. By default, the Forecaster uses the latest tank reading to calculate the fuel level inside a tank.
You can set up the system to have the Forecaster import and store data from automatic tank gauges (ATG) using the [InventoryService]CheckForDeliveryReadings setting in your TTS50. The information includes:
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Delivery start date with starting volume
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Delivery end date with ending volume
During a delivery, the Forecaster records ATG information. It uses these values to calculate the fuel level inside a tank. If there is no ATG information, the Forecaster uses the most current tank reading.