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Inventory - problem with variable calculations

Former Member
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I am trying to come up with a simple inventory report but simple calculations are not working like they should.    I’m hoping someone here can show me what I’m doing wrong.

For each product there is a starting amount (Available),   a monthly demand (Demand) and periodic expiration (Expire).  However the calculations are not working as they should.

Trans Date

Available Qty

Expire Qty

Demand

Running On Hand

Running Demand

Actual Expire

Starting Amount

Deduct

Running Avail

1/1/2013

304

304

0

0

0

304

2/1/2013

3

304

3

0

304

3

301

3/1/2013

4

304

7

0

301

4

297

4/1/2013

4

304

11

0

297

4

293

5/1/2013

6

304

17

0

293

6

287

6/1/2013

18

6

304

6

1

287

7

281

7/1/2013

109

6

304

6

103

281

109

172

8/1/2013

7

304

13

0

172

7

165

9/1/2013

5

304

18

0

165

5

160

10/1/2013

177

8

304

8

159

160

167

145

11/1/2013

17

304

25

0

145

17

128

12/1/2013

19

304

44

0

128

19

109

For example from the table above - On 6/1/2013 - 18 are due to expire.  However before that date we used 17 (previous(running demand)) so only 1 will actually expire (Actual Expire).  In addition Six more are due to be used on 6/1 (Demand) for a total deduction of 7 (Deduct).  But when I subtract this from the Starting amount (which is just Previous(Running Avail))  I get 281 instead of 280.

The variable formulas are :

[Running Demand]  = If [Expire].[Available Qty]>0 Then 0+[Util Demand].[Available Qty] Else 0+Previous(Self)+[Util Demand].[Available Qty]

[Actual Expire]   =If [Expire].[Available Qty]>0 Then ( If [Expire].[Available Qty]-Previous([Running Demand]) >0 Then ([Expire].[Available Qty]-Previous([Running Demand]) )Else 0) Else 0

[Deduct]  =0+[Util Demand].[Available Qty]+[Actual Expire]

[Running Avail]  =0+Previous(Self) +[On hand].[Available Qty] - [Deduct]

Thanks,

John

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former_member188911
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Hi John,

it seems that you need to use calculation contexts as per "Using Functions Formulas and Calculations" guide, http://help.sap.com/boall_en 

Thanks

Simone