Forecast to Supplier (cpvmi0102m000)
Use this session to prepare the forecast data that you intend to send to your supplier (or buy-from business partner).
Field Information
- Scenario
- Plan Item
- Buy-from BP
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The buy-from business partner for which you prepare the forecast data.
- Unit
- To Send
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If this check box is selected, this revision has been approved. Before a revision has been approved you cannot send it to the supplier.
You can only approve a revision if the revision's scenario is the actual scenario.
If you repeat the order planning before you approved a revision, LN overwrites the forecast values.
Changes in the terms and conditions agreement do not affect revisions already approved.
- Start Date
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The start date of the aggregation period.
The end date and time of the aggregation period is defined as one second before the start date and time of the next aggregation period.
- Total Forecast
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The total of confirmed forecast and unconfirmed forecast in this period, as communicated to the supplier.
- Confirmed Forecast
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The confirmed forecast, as communicated to the supplier.
- Unconfirmed Forecast
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The unconfirmed forecast, as communicated to the supplier
- Minimum Inventory
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The minimum inventory, as agreed in the applicable terms and definitions.
- Maximum Inventory
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The maximum inventory, as agreed in the applicable terms and definitions.
- Planning Total Forecast
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The total of confirmed forecast and unconfirmed forecast in this period, as calculated in the most recent planning run.
- Planning Confirmed Forecast
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The confirmed forecast in this period, as calculated in the most recent planning run.
- Planning Unconfirmed Forecast
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The unconfirmed forecast in this period, as calculated in the most recent planning run.
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- Specification
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If this check box is selected, a specification is present.
To display the specification, in the menu, click .
- Reference
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The supply that fills this demand must have been allocated or demand pegged to the reference code displayed in this field.
LN uses this characteristic to find a matching supply for this demand.
LN uses the Reference field to record an internal reference.
If related parts follow different routings, such as if some of the parts are transported to a subcontractor to be returned later, you can use a reference code to keep the parts linked together.