General Description of The History File MYGATEFH.TXT
There is generally a history record for each location and item
containing The following fields :

Number	Content	Example
1. Location	Plant , Warehouse , Distribution Center	DENVER
2. Item Number	Item code	134-789-0A
3. Item Description	Item characteristic or name	Yellow 50 Watt Florescent Light Bulb
4. Vendor code	Who is the ultimate source vendor , plant , warehouse number abbreviation	GE
5. Product Class	Grouping of items by family or generic code	FLORESCENTS
6. Management Code	Grouping of items by buyer or work center	HARDWARE
7. Type	Type of item : Y = Make to stock NS = Make to order NB = discontinue	Y
8. Safety Time	Minimum time supply in weeks (Adds to Vendor Safety Time)	0
9. Safety Quantity	Minimum quantity to keep on hand	0
10. Lead Time	Minimum resupply time in weeks (Adds to Vendor Lead Time)	Y
11. Unit Cost	Value of 1 unit of sales history	1.1516
12. Minimum	Minum Order Size(Usually the same as the Multiple)	100
13. Multiple	Ship Pack	100
14. Weight	Heaviness of 1 unit of sales history	.086
15. Other Unit of Measure	Unit Factor(s) of 1 unit of sales history	.07 cubes
16. Unit of Measure Description	Cartons , Gallons , Packs of 100 , Pallets , etc.	Eaches
17. On Hand	Physical count (or equivalent) of quantity in inventory	1265
18. Month to date sales	Shipped so far this month in unit of measure	25
19. Blank	Not Needed	H
20. Most recent complete month of sales	For example how many we sold in August	37
21. Month before that complete month of sales	For example how many we sold in July	45
22. Month before that complete month of sales	Keep going back in time June etc. up to 48 months	69