Manually creating forecast demand

Select a company number defined on Company (IC01.1).

Select a valid stock location as defined on Location (IC02.1). It is also the production facility where finished goods are produced for work orders.

Type the finished good item for which unreleased forecast demand records should be released using the Release form action, or using the Unrelease form action to change released forecast demands back to an Unreleased status.

Type the date range to use with the Release or Unrelease form action to determine what demand records to affect with these form actions.

Select the Line action you want to perform.

• To change the quantity, select the Change line action and the Change form action.

  The date or item cannot be changed unless you delete the line and retype the information. You can only enter one forecast entry line for each item and date.

• To delete an unreleased line, select the Delete line action and the Change form action. You cannot delete a released line.

• To release each line, select the Release line action and Change form action.

• To change the forecast demand to unreleased, select the unrelease line action and the Change form action to change.

  After you unrelease the demand, you can change the quantity.

• To release the forecast demand to be used in production scheduling, select Release line action.

• To change the quantity needed, select the Unrelease line action, change the quantity, and select Release again.

Type the expected date needed for the finished good.

Select the item identifier for the finished good.

Type the forecasted quantity of the finished good needed.