Demand forecast by channel

You can enter a demand forecast for a channel in the Channel Master Plan (cpdsp5130m000) session. You can also generate a demand forecast by using the Generate Demand and Inventory Plan (cpdsp1210m000) session. For more information, see Demand forecasting in Enterprise Planning.

You can store the generated demand forecast in one of the following fields in the Channel Master Plan (cpdsp5130m000) session:

• Demand Forecast
• Extra Demand

Aggregation of demand forecast

You can aggregate the demand forecast of individual channels to the demand forecast of the item master plan. Alternatively, you can copy the sum of the demand forecasts of all channels to the item's production plan. This procedure is a simplified method for production planning. For more information, see Aggregation of channels.