Forecast Elements List Panel

Using Period Functions › Forecast Panels › Forecast Elements List Panel

Forecast Elements List Panel

The Forecast Elements List panel displays a list of the ORD Types and Charge Elements used in the forecast (see 1. below). CA PMA Chargeback displays each combination of ORD Type and Charge Element by period number. Initially, the panel displays values for the first period forecasted (see A. below).

Each display amount is a breakdown of the total amount (see B. below) for the period shown on the Overall Forecast Results panel. If you change the Fcast in field from CHARGES to UNITS, CA PMA Chargeback automatically presents unit values in the Amount column.

A Y in the Mod column indicates that CA PMA Chargeback applied a modifier to the Charge Element. The following panel shows the ORD Types and Charge Elements that make up forecast period 3. Results from the Overall Forecast Results panel remain for comparison purposes (see 2. below).

  USERID                    CA PMA Chargeback                 MM/DD/YY HH:MM:SS
  __    Acctdefs   Cbdefs   Query   Data   Period   Options   Exit   Help
  +-- CBOFCTE ---- Forecast Elements List --------------+ ------------------+
  |      Panel  Exit  Help                         1.   |            2.     |
  | --------------------------------------------------- | ----------------- |
  |  View forecast information. Then select an action.  |                   |
  |  More: < - + > ____  Row 0001 of 0005               |                   |
  |         A.                                          | Row 0001 of 0003  |
  |  Period = 003                  Fcast in CHARGES     | -->  Amount  S    |
  |                                  B.                 |                   |
  |  C  Ord Element            Mod Amount               |      52.3394 K    |
  |  _  MBJ CPU-CHARGE             36.5789              |      261.737      |
  |  _  MBJ DISK-CHARGE            265.5270             |      11.5957      |
  |  _  MBJ PRINT-CHARGE           1.1960               |                   |
  |  _  MBJ SPEC-CHARGE            52009.9000           |                   |
  |  _  MBJ TAPE-CHARGE            26.2000              |                   |
  |  _                                                  |   |               |
  |  _                                                  | 287.911           |
  |                                                     |                   |
  |   F5=<Per   F6=>Per   F7=Bkwd   F8=Fwd              |                   |
  +-----------------------------------------------------+ ------------------+
 
  Command ===> ____________________________________________________________
  F1=Help  F3=Exit  F4=Prompt  F9=Command  F10=Action Bar  F12=Cancel  PA1=Susp

A description of the Forecast Elements List panel follows.

Access

The Forecast Elements List panel appears when one of these events occurs:

You press F11 (Elements) on the Overall Forecast Results panel shown in Overall Forecast Results Panel.

You return from the Forecast Element, the Forecast Qualifiers List, or the Forecast Qualifier panels.


----------------
|Overall Fore. |___________
|Results Panel |          |
|>F11          |          v
----------------    ----------------
                    |   Forecast   |
                    |Elements List |
                    |    Panel     |
                    ----------------
                           ▲
                           |
                    ----------------
                    |Forecast Elem.|
                    |    Panel     |
                  __|>F3           |
                  | ----------------
                  | Qual. List   |
                --|>F3           |
                | ----------------
                |   Qualifier  |
                |>F3           |
                ----------------

Scrolling

F7 and F8 let you scroll backward and forward by ORD element through the Forecast Elements List panel. You can also use the scroll bar, as explained on page Sample List Panel, to move through the list.

You can also scroll left and right, by period number, through the Forecast Elements List panel using F5 and F6 or by placing the cursor on the < or > symbol on the scroll bar and pressing Enter.

Input

The following Forecast Elements List panel fields are available for input:

Note: CA PMA Chargeback uses the following fields for display as well as input purposes. When you first select the panel, these fields contain the values displayed on the Overall Forecast Results panel for the first forecasted period. You can enter new values by typing over existing values.

Period: A three-character numeric field used to specify the projected period for which CA PMA Chargeback displays elements. Initially, CA PMA Chargeback presents the first projected period in this field. You can change this value by specifying another projected period and pressing Enter. CA PMA Chargeback automatically presents charge information for the new period.
Fcast in: A field used to specify whether the panel presents charges or units. The default value is CHARGES. If you change the default to UNITS, CA PMA Chargeback adjusts the values in the Amount column to display units.
Amount: Specifies the forecasted amount of units or charges for a given charge element for the period displayed.

The following are acceptable commands in the Command column:

P

(Plot) Provides a new forecast projection in charges or in units, for the charge element selected.

C

(Calculate) Prorates all qualifiers associated with a charge element for the period based on the value you specify. UNITS must be specified in the Fcast in field, otherwise an error message results.

For example, if you change the unit amount for a charge element and enter C in the C (command) column, CA PMA Chargeback computes the percentage of change between the projection and the value you specify. It then applies this percentage to all subordinate qualifiers for the given period. CA PMA Chargeback also calculates the charge for the specified charge element.

Q:

(Qualifiers) Provides a listing of all the qualifiers associated with the specified charge element.

Pathways

P Command: (Plot) Displays the Forecast Element panel.
Q Command: (Qualifiers) Displays the Forecast Qualifiers List panel.
Enter: By entering a P (Plot), or a Q (Qualifiers) in the C command column next to an element and pressing Enter, you can perform the function specified.