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How Forecasted Discrete Items Appear in the Master Schedule

When you load a forecast entry with no end date into the master schedule for a discretely planned item, the schedule entry consists of a:

If the forecast is bucketed in days, the schedule date on the master schedule reflects each day of the forecast. If the forecast is bucketed into weeks or periods, the schedule date on the master schedule reflects the first day of either the weekly or periodic bucket. For example:

Bucket Forecast Date Rate End Date Forecast Quantity
Days 04-JAN   100
Weeks 17-JAN   200
Periods 31-JAN   400
Table 1 - 18. Forecast for Discrete Item

Schedule Date Rate End Date Quantity Daily Rate
04-JAN   100  
17-JAN   200  
31-JAN   400  
Table 1 - 19. Forecast Loaded into Master Schedule

When you load a forecast entry with an end date into the master schedule, the schedule entry consists of a schedule date and quantity. If the forecast is bucketed into days, there is a schedule entry for each day between the forecast date and the forecast end date. If the forecast entry is in weekly or periodic buckets, the schedule date is the first day of either the weekly or periodic bucket.

For example:

Bucket Forecast Date Rate End Date Forecast Quantity
Days 04-JAN 06-JAN 100
Weeks 17-JAN 24-JAN 200
Periods 31-JAN 28-FEB 400
Table 1 - 20. Forecast for Discrete Item

Schedule Date Rate End Date Quantity Daily Rate
04-JAN   100  
05-JAN   100  
06-JAN   100  
17-JAN   200  
24-JAN   200  
31-JAN   400  
28-FEB   400  
Table 1 - 21. Forecast Loaded into Master Schedule

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