Demand Planning Workbench

The Demand Planning Workbench consists of various components that interact with each other. The components include the Table panel which contains the Fiscal, Forecast and History tables, and Accuracy chart; the Graph panel, the Selection panel, the Summary panel, the Toolbar, and the Information panel.

The Demand Planning Workbench contains a toolbar and these main panels:

  • Selection: This panel is located to the left of the central Work Area panel and is collapsible. See, Selection panel.
  • Work Area: This panel contains the toolbar, the graph panel, and the table panel.
  • Information: This panel is located to the right of the central Work Area panel and is collapsible.

The Work Area and Information panels are populated with data based on the Planning Entity (PE) or Aggregate Planning Entity (APE) selected in the Selection panel. The forecast data is modified and regenerated in Demand Planning Workbench.

Note: Data in the panels is displayed, only if a PE or APE is selected.

You can use these options in the main toolbar of Demand Planning Workbench:

  • Weighting: To modify the way the data is displayed in Demand Planning Workbench. See, Weighting.
  • Periodicity: To determine the periodicity of the data to be displayed. See, Periodicity.
  • Calculate: To generate forecasts for all levels of the current PE or APE. See, Calculate.
  • Update Children: To apply selected settings from an aggregate planning entity to associated child base planning entities. See, Update Children.
  • Discard/Save: To save or discard the changes of the PE or APE. See, Discard/Save.
  • Toggle Table: To view or hide the table in the Work Area panel.
  • Hide Chart: To view or hide the chart in the Work Area panel.