Symptom
When the user sets the forecast for the previous month, adds dependent demands and sales orders, and then runs MRP, the forecast is not consumed.
Environment
SAP Business ByDesign
Reproducing the Issue
- Go to Supply planning work center - Product view
- Enter Product id and Planning Area
- Run the MRP Single BOM level
- Forecast is not consumed.
Cause
In Material Master The Demand Management Procedure, is maintained All Demand Consumes Preceding Forecasts. So that system is not consuming the forecast. If we have two available forecast, then system consumes and fulfils the demand from the Preceding forecast and for the demand that is not fulfilled from the current forecast the preceding forecast is used.
Resolution
The system is working as designed.
See Also
Keywords
Forecast Consumption, Demand Management Procedure, All Demand Consumes Preceding Forecasts, ATOS_MPC, MRP, Consumption issue , KBA , AP-SDM , Supply and Demand Matching , Problem