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SAP Table BAPI_MPOP

Forecast Parameters

BAPI_MPOP (Forecast Parameters) is a standard table in SAP R\3 ERP systems. Below you can find the technical details of the fields that make up this table. Key fields are marked in blue.

Additionally we provide an overview of foreign key relationships, if any, that link BAPI_MPOP to other SAP tables.

BAPI_MPOP table fields

Field Data element Checktable Datatype Length Decimals
PLANT Plant WERKS_D CHAR 4 0
FORE_PROF Forecast profile PROPR CHAR 4 0
MODEL_SI Model Selection Indicator MODAW CHAR 1 0
T Examine for trend
S Examine for seasonal fluctuations
A Examine for trend and seasonal fluctuations
MODEL_SP Model selection procedure MODAV CHAR 1 0
1 Model selection by significance test
2 Analytical model selection procedure
PARAM_OPT Indicator for parameter optimization KZPAR CHAR 1 0
X Yes
NULL No
OPTIM_LEV Optimization level OPGRA CHAR 1 0
F Fine (high optimization level)
M Middle (middle optimization level)
G Rough (low optimization level)
INITIALIZE Initialization indicator KZINI CHAR 1 0
X Initialization by system
M Manual initialization
FORE_MODEL Forecast model PRMOD CHAR 1 0
D Constant model
K Constant with smoothing factor adjustment
T Trend model
S Seasonal model
X Seasonal trend model
N No forecast/external model
G Moving average
W Weighted moving average
0 No forecast/no external model
O 2nd order trend with adjustment of smoothing factor
B 2nd order trend
J Automatic model selection
ALPHA_FACT Basic value smoothing using alpha factor ALPHA DEC 3 2
0 Text
BETA_FACT Trend value smoothing using the beta factor BETA1 DEC 3 2
0 Text
GAMMA_FACT Seasonal index smoothing using gamma factor GAMMA DEC 3 2
0 Text
DELTA_FACT MAD (mean absolute deviation) smoothing using delta factor DELTA DEC 3 2
0 Text
TRACKLIMIT Tracking limit SIGGR DEC 5 3
FORE_DATE Date of last forecast PRDAT DATS 8 0
HIST_VALS Number of historical periods PERAN DEC 3 0
INIT_PDS Number of periods for initialization PERIN DEC 3 0
SEASON_PDS Number of periods per seasonal cycle PERIO DEC 3 0
EXPOST_PDS Number of periods for ex-post forecasting PEREX DEC 3 0
FORE_PDS Number of forecast periods ANZPR DEC 3 0
FIXED_PDS Fixed periods FIMON DEC 3 0
WTG_GROUP Weighting group GEWGR CHAR 2 0