Demand Planning Monthly Execution

Draft 07/18/2024

Demand Planning Monthly Execution1

Imports1

Transformations1

Forecast Profiles1

Calculations1

Responsible Persons 5 monthly Tasks1

How to Update the Forecast 1

Editing data1

Export to D3651

 

 

 

Imports

Run Monday Import                                                           Recurring Job by System  

  • This imports the sales order lines and header information from D365
  • The recurring Job runs every day? to keep the data up to date

 

Transformations

 

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These are run Daily

 

Forecast Profiles

 

SNS Rolling 3 months                                       Manual

Is run once to start and subsequently updated by the person responsible

 

Next Month forecast –                                      Recurring Job by System

  1. Is run 1 AM on the 5th? of every month                         
  2. Used by the Calculation to add the next month to the Edited Rolling 3 month Forecast

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Calculations          

                                                                Recurring Job by System

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  • This calculation rolls the forecast forward a month so the next month can be edited
  • The person responsible edits this Worksheet

Responsible Persons 5 monthly Tasks

 

  1. Update the Rolling Forecast

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  1. Sort to bring Last Update to the top

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  1. Open the Worksheet

 

Click on the Newest SNS Worksheet Time Series

 

  1. Update the Forecast see “How to update the Forecast below”

 

  1. Export the updated forecast to D365

 

                The Export is initiated by the Responsible person when done but, as a backup this is also a scheduled Job run on Fridays

 

Click on the Export

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Click on Run

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Your Done

if this step is forgotten the system will do it for you every Friday

 

How to Update the Forecast

 

  1. Update the Rolling Forecast

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  1. Sort to bring Last Update to the top

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Note: the times come from the server which can be in any time zone 

 

  1. Open the Worksheet

 

Click on the newest “SNS Worksheet time series”

Toolset

 

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Editing data 

There are some controls which you will need to learn how to use.

The changes you make here cannot be saved as a default view, but, they are easy to set

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  • Group By

Use to not show some fields

 

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  • Fit to Data and Edit
  • Used together to get into edit mode
  • Once in Edit mode update the values in the date columns
  • Optionally use the pop-up window to make edits

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When you make a change the save button will become available

Click Save

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When the update is complete

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Save & Close

 

Export to D365

 

Under Data Management Click Export

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Click on the line with your initials Click Run

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You’re Done