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- Select the Work with demand plan categories menu item.
- On the initial panel, click Add.
- You access Work with control categories where you define the details of the DP control category. Complete the following fields:
- Category
- Enter the identity of the DP control category.
- Description
- Enter a description of the DP control category.
- Statistic key value
- Indicate from which source the statistics based demand plan will get key values. Valid codes are:
| Code |
Description |
| 1 |
Base files: The statistics based demand plan will get key values from the base files. |
| 2 |
Statistics: The statistics based demand plan will get key values from statistics. |
- Based on calc rule
- Indicate how the based on quantities shall be calculated when the specification periods are created. Valid codes are:
| Code |
Description |
| 1 |
Share equal |
| 2 |
Period per period |
| 3 |
According to season profile |
- Season profile
- Mandatory entry if Based on calc rule is set to 3. Enter the season profile code, if the Based on calculation rule is set to season profile. If a season profile is entered, this control category can only be used for demand plans that cover one year or a multiple of whole years. The reason for this is that the index for each period is calculated as the follows: Period index = Period weight/Average weight for all periods.
- Manual Fc calc rule
- Indicate how the period for a lower level quantity be moved upwards in the hierarchy when a manual forecast is added to it. Valid codes are:
| Code |
Description |
| 1 |
Move upwards: The value of manual forecast will be added upwards in the summary structure without any changes. |
| 2 |
Adjust upwards: The value of manual forecast will be adjusted before adding to the periods, upwards in the summary structure. |
- Rule for roll
- Indicate how the changes should be handled during the roll of a demand plan. Valid codes are:
| Code |
Description |
| 1 |
Add changes: After the new period is added during the roll, manually performed changes on the demand plan will automatically be performed. |
| 2 |
Don’t add changes: Original values will be used during the roll. |
Click OK. Exit the routine.
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