Component Parameters

This activity allows you to set the parameters for the “Demand Planning” business component. The parameters are usually set for the component to follow during various processing of the transactions.

You can set the parameters that are involved in forecast creation. The parameters are set for the selected plant. If the parameter “Sales forecast consuming production forecast” is set to “Yes”, then during forecast creation/modification, the sales forecasts can be consumed against the production forecasts. If the parameter "Allow Automatic no generation of Forecast Group” set to “Yes”, then during forecast generation, the automatic generation of the forecast group number is allowed. If this parameter is set to “No”, even if the forecast group is not specified, the forecast group number will not be automatically generated. Based on the parameter set, the changes to the component are updated. These parameters can also be modified as per subsequent business requirements. The system saves the modified parameters.

Select the “Component Parameters” link under the “Demand Planning” business component.

The “Component Parameters” page appears.

Enter the following details:

Plant

Use the drop-down list box to select the valid plants. The system retrieves all the Organization Units (plants) from the “CIM Model” business component. The system displays “Login OU” by default on launch of the page. The system retrieves the parameter details (if any) that are already saved against the plant. Otherwise, retrieves nothing.

Click the “Get” pushbutton to retrieve the parameter details.

Enter the following in the “Parameter Details” group box:

Sales Forecast Consuming Production Forecast	Use the drop-down list box to specify whether the sales forecast can consume the production forecast. The system displays "No" by default on launch of the page.
Allow Automatic No. Generation Of Forecast Group	Use the drop-down list box to specify whether automatic number generation of forecast group is allowed. You can select from “Yes” or “No”. The system displays "Yes" by default on launch of the page.

Click the “Set Parameters” pushbutton to save the defined parameters.

The system saves the newly defined parameters against the plant.

The system displays the following:

Created By	The login ID of the user who created the component parameters.
Created Date	The date on which the component parameters was created.
Edited By	The login ID of the user who modified the component parameters.
Edited Date	The date on which the component parameters was modified.