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Forecast Qualifiers List Panel

The Forecast Qualifiers List panel provides you with a listing of the qualifiers associated with a given charge element (see 1. below). CA PMA Chargeback presents each qualifier by period number. When you first select the panel, it displays values for the first period forecasted.

A Y in the Mod column indicates that CA PMA Chargeback applied a modifier to the qualifier. For comparison purposes, results from the Forecast Element Panel remain (see 2. below).

  USERID                    CA PMA Chargeback                 MM/DD/YY HH:MM:SS
  __    Acctdefs   Cbdefs   Query   Data   Period   Options   Exit   Help
  +-- CBOFCTQ -----Forecast Qualifiers List-------------+ ------------------+
  |      Panel  Exit  Help                         1.   |            2.     |
  | --------------------------------------------------- | ----------------- |
  |  View forecast information. Then select an action.  |                   |
  |  More: < - + > ____  Row 0001 of 0001               |                   |
  |                                                     |                   |
  |  Period = 0003  Element MBJ CPU-CHARGE              |              S    |
  |                                                     |      3.65789 U    |
  |  C  Qualifiers         Mod Amount  Fcast in CHARGES |      22.2562      |
  |  _  SHIFT1                3.65789                   |      34.0892      |
  |  _                                                  |                   |
  |  _                                                  |                   |
  |  _                                                  |                   |
  |  _                                                  |                   |
  |  _                                                  |                   |
  |  _                                                  | 37.4981           |
  |                                                     |                   |
  |   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 Qualifiers List panel follows.

Access

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

Scrolling

F7 and F8 let you scroll backward and forward through the Forecast Qualifiers List. 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 Qualifiers 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 Qualifiers List panel fields are available for input:

Note: CA PMA Chargeback uses the following fields for display purposes as well as input. When you first select the panel, these fields display qualifiers for the first projected period of the charge element on the Forecast Element panel. You can overtype this value with one of your own.

Period

A three-digit numeric field that specifies the projected period for which CA PMA Chargeback displays qualifiers. Initially, CA PMA Chargeback displays the first projected period within this field. You can change the period by specifying another projected period and pressing Enter.

Fcast in

Acceptable values are:

  • Units
  • Charges
C

(Command column) Valid commands are:

P: (Plot) Displays a new forecast projection in charges or in units, for the qualifier selected.

C: (Calculate) Prorates the projected unit amount for a given element based on the value you specify. When using this command, you must specify UNITS in the Fcast in field.

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

Amount

Specifies the forecasted amount of units or charges for the qualifier for the period displayed.