From f369a3cede8d4491b88a55f17b6558bbcb1f00ef Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eric Wright Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2017 16:34:01 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Update PromoSimulationWalkthrough.md Added sentence about changing CurrentDates in PromoSimulation to match up with Sales Dates. Also moved sentence about forecastPeriod. --- .../PromoSimulationWalkthrough.md | 7 +++---- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/Walkthrough 1 - Promotion Simulation/PromoSimulationWalkthrough.md b/Walkthrough 1 - Promotion Simulation/PromoSimulationWalkthrough.md index ea25f12..0470169 100644 --- a/Walkthrough 1 - Promotion Simulation/PromoSimulationWalkthrough.md +++ b/Walkthrough 1 - Promotion Simulation/PromoSimulationWalkthrough.md @@ -31,8 +31,7 @@ You have already completed the first step of those instructions (set up web serv Follow the instructions in the spreadsheet, but choose A18 as the destination (output) cell. As datasetName parameter of the service, you can use 'latestDemoBuild' -if the solution has run for a while and a model has been generated. -For forecastPeriod, choose 3. +if the solution has run for a while and a model has been generated. If the table at A18 fills out successfully, then your model has already been built by Azure Data Factory. If you get an error, please build a model according to the instructions in the next section. @@ -50,14 +49,14 @@ In this case, build a model from your data ad-hoc. To build a model, open the Excel workbook and navigate to the Data and Model tab. Follow the instructions on the spreadsheet, choosing some name other than -'latestDemoBuild' for the datasetName. +'latestDemoBuild' for the datasetName. For forecastPeriod, choose 3. Creating the model will take about 3 minutes for the OJ dataset and produces as output the lists of valid values for Products, Locations, etc. that the model recognizes. Now repeat the instructions in the Promotion Simulation exercise with the -datasetName being your chosen one. +datasetName being your chosen one. You may need to change the values in the CurrentDate columnn to correspond with the date range represented in the SalesDates column in the "Data and Model" worksheet. ## Building a model from your own data