Import Demand Planning Forecasts

Explanation

This activity is used to open Import Demand Planning Forecasts  in either IFS/Master Scheduling or IFS/Material Requirements Planning. This allows you to import forecasts generated in the Demand Planning component into forecasts for either master-scheduled Level 1 parts or MRP-planned spare parts. For detailed information on the calculation of imported forecasts and explanations of related terminology, see About Import Demand Planning Forecasts.

Prerequisites

Forecasts should have been generated in the Demand Planning component for the specified parts.

System Effects

As a result of this activity,

Window

Import Demand Planning Forecasts
Import Demand Planning Forecasts for Spare Parts

Related Window Descriptions

MS Level 1 Part
MRP Spare Part Forecast

Procedure

A summary of the procedure is outlined below.

You can import demand planning forecasts either directly (Procedure A) or schedule the task by using the New Database Task Schedule. (Procedure B).

Procedure A

  1. In IFS/Forecasting, verify the existence of the plan demand forecasts that you want to import.
  2. From either Master Scheduling or Material Requirements Planning, open the Import Demand Planning Forecasts dialog box.
  3. In the Site field, accept the default value, or enter another site for the Level 1 part or MRP spare part for which you want to import plan demand forecasts. Type a value or use the List of Values to select from available sites. A description of the site appears in the field to the right. If you leave this field blank, the system will select all user sites.
  4. In the Part No field, type a part number, or use the List of Values to select from available parts. A description of the part appears in the field to the right. If you leave this field blank, the system will select all parts in all user sites.
  5. If you are importing into a master-scheduled part in the Import Demand Planning Forecasts dialog, accept the default value in the Target MS Set field, or enter the number of another MS set. A description of the MS set appears in the field to the right. This field is not available in the Import Demand Planning Forecasts for Spare Parts dialog.
  6. In the Begin Date field, accept the default value. If you are importing into a master scheduled part, you may instead enter another date on which you want to begin importing plan demand forecasts for the Level 1 part. If you leave this field blank, the system will import data from the earliest plan demand forecasts from the day after the demand time fence date through the End Datee.
  7. In the End Date field, enter the date on which you want to stop importing plan demand forecasts. If you leave this field blank, the system will import data from the Begin Date through the date of the latest plan demand forecasts.
  8. In the Forecast Type area, click either Regular or Budget. If you click Regular, the system will import plan demands that were entered as forecasts in IFS/Forecasting. If you click Budget, the system will import plan demands that were entered as budgets.
  9. In the Forecast Distribution area, click either Start Date, Daily or Weekly.
  10. In the Process area, click either Background or Online. 
  11. If you are importing into a master scheduled part in the Import Demand Planning Forecasts dialog, you can optionally select the check box at the bottom of the dialog box. This tells the system to import plan demand forecasts that are inside the planning time fence date. This check box is not available in the Import Demand Planning Forecasts for Spare Parts dialog box.
  12. Click OK. The system imports the plan demand forecasts for the specified site and part within the selected time span.
  13. If the import process is being done in the background, you can view its progress in the Background Jobs window.
  14. When the import process is complete, view the forecast data in the Register Forecast tab of the MS Level 1 Part window, or in the MRP Spare Part Forecasts window.

Procedure B

Click Schedule button and set the parameters to schedule import demand planning forecasts to Master Scheduling Level 1 or to MRP spares.