Cumulative Processing

You use cumulative processing to communicate firm and forecasted requirements for accumulated quantities of goods from the start of a blanket purchase order to a particular future date. For example, you can send and receive notifications regarding year-to-date quantities received, quantities required, and quantities shipped.

Each demand detail record is associated with a unique cumulative record. The system receives cumulative data when you enter it manually using the CUM Maintenance program (P40R12), or through the EDI Demand Header program (P47171) using the EDI Inbound Demand Edit/Update program (R47171). You can also adjust cumulative information using the adjust demand process and CUM Rollback program (P40R421), which automatically resets cumulative quantities to zero.