3681778 - Dependent demand exists for product however in Demand Plan shows zero forecast

• The Demand Plan shows zero forecast values, even though historical purchase orders, receipts, or dependent demands exist for the product.

• Additionally, dependent demand visible in Supply Planning is not reflected as actuals in the Demand Plan.

SAP Business ByDesign

1. Navigate to the Demand Planning Work Center.
2. Go to the Demand Plans view.
3. Select the relevant demand plan and click the plan button.
4. Choose Planning Board Layout to maximal layout.
5. Observe that all values are zero.
6. Navigate to Supply Planning Work Center. 
7. Go to the Products view.
8. Search for the relevant product and relevant supply area.
9. Click go.
10. Observe that there are (Purchase / Production) dependent demands for the product.

• There are three types of dependent demands: Stock Transfer proposals, Purchase proposals, and Production proposals.
• Only Stock Transfer Proposal dependent demands are considered for historical data in the demand plan.

• This is due to the system design:
  Stock Transfer Proposals represent actual demand.
  Purchase Proposals and Production Proposals represent supply actions, created to fulfil demand.

• This behavior is standard system design.
• Only Stock Transfer Proposal dependent demands are considered for historical data in the demand plan.

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