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How to create a workflow for the below case (inventory adjustment)

hishashvat
6 - Meteoroid

The thing is I am finding solution for the below case. Here I wish to find the that orderQ is spread across to how many months.

E.g.

> for the month of February orderQ 55 compares  it with Fvalue  and I should get the figure in new column as 20 (55-35) 

> Again it compares it with next row since the result is positive (20-15) and I should get the figure in new column as 5

> again it compares it with next row since the result is positive (5-2) as 3 and so on.

 

--> Comparison should not go beyond December

--> In case of comparison coming out to be negative,  this logic should not proceed

Problem _

Code1MonthFvalueCode2orderQ
abc123January49  
 February35abc12355
 March15  
 April2  
 May16abc12315
 June10abc12334
 July12  
 August10abc12310
 September21  
 October32abc12345
 November44  
 December16 20
xyz456January23xyz45645
 February16  
 March10xyz45667
 April12xyz45667
 May10  
 June21xyz45656
 July32  
 August35xyz45634
 September15xyz45623
 October23  
 November12  
 December10xyz45623

 

Expected Result

Code1MonthFvalueCode2orderQNewFieldExplanation
abc123January49    
 February35abc1235520(55-35)
 March15  5(20-15)
 April2  3(5-2)
 May16abc12315-1(15-16)
 June10abc1233424(34-10)
 July12  12(24-12)
 August10abc1231012(12+10-10)
 September21  -9(12-21)
 October32abc1234513(45-32)
 November44  -31(13-44)
 December16 204(20-16)
xyz456January23xyz45645  
 February16    
 March10xyz45667  
 April12xyz45667  
 May10    
 June21xyz45656  
 July32    
 August35xyz45634  
 September15xyz45623  
 October23    
 November12    
 December10xyz45623  

 

Thanks in advance

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DavidP
17 - Castor
17 - Castor

I nearly get the expected result, except for August. I don't understand the logic for August. I built the logic to only look at the 1st 12 rows, but if you wanted to repeat the same logic for xyz4546, this can easily be done with grouping in the multi-row formula.

 

If you can explain the logic for August, I can adjust the workflow for you.

 

DavidP_0-1585515050987.png

 

grossal
15 - Aurora
15 - Aurora

Hi @DavidP,

 

he posted the problem here with some additional information, but he hasn't answered the latest question. I stumbled across the same thing as you did.

hishashvat
6 - Meteoroid

@DavidP  @grossal 

 

I am extremely sorry for missing out on the part of the information in my problem. I apologize for the same.

Actually I was looking out for the vales of Ordered quantity for the spread of over 3 months only. Therefore I stopped at the month of April.

 

But if above logic is difficult to incorporate in the workflow and will make it complex then it will be fine if all the entries are adjusted likewise

Corrected table as per the discussion  (May month adjusted )

 

Code1MonthDemandCode2Ordered QInventoryExplanation
abc123January49    
 February35abc1235520(55-35)
 March15  5(20-15)
 April2  3(5-2)
 May16abc123152(15-16+3)
 June10abc1233426(34+2-10)
 July12  14(26-12)
 August10abc1231014(14+10-10)
 September21  -7(14-21)
 October32abc123456(-7+45-32)
 November44  -38(6-44)
 December16 20-34(-38+20-16)

Inventory = Inventory previous month + Ordered quantity - Demand

DavidP
17 - Castor
17 - Castor

In that case, this formula will do that

 

DavidP_0-1585554311414.png

 

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