Run Monthly Upload

1.   On the PC, run the monthly upload option within the forecasting application.  Enter FF120M.TXT for the upload file name.  Please refer to the forecasting application's user manual for details.

2.   On your personal computer, type UPTOMAC at the DOS prompt and press the ENTER key.

UPTOMAC is a PC program written for you to handle the IBM PC/Support functions for a monthly upload.  It runs an IBM PC/Support file transfer request to upload the intermediate files from the PC to the AS/400 where they can be used by MAC-PAC.

3.   From the System Support Menu, select the Forecasting Interface option.

4.   From the Forecasting Interface Application Menu, select the Monthly Upload option.

The Monthly Upload Request screen is displayed.

5.   Specify what data is to be loaded.  Please refer to the screen section for more information.

6.   The Master Scheduling forecast data is updated.  Print FFUPER on the output queue to see if any errors occurred during upload.