Use Customer Order or Forecast

This field applies to MRP and APS.

This option determines whether the system uses forecasts and/or customer orders to create independent requirements. Select one of these options:

• CO: The system plans customer orders but does not plan forecasts.
• Forecast: The system plans forecasts but does not plan customer orders. The output forms and reports do not show the forecasts being allocated to customer orders. When this option is selected, the system uses the forecast's Original Quantity as the demand quantity instead of the Outstanding Requirement.
• Both: The system plans both customer orders and forecasts. Forecasts are planned using the Outstanding Requirement value as the demand quantity. Forecasts are shown as being consumed by customer orders on output forms and reports. When Both is selected, the Customer field on the Forecast form is enabled.