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Consumption of Predefined Configurations

Forecast consumption for predefined configurations is exactly the same as forecast consumption for configuration items created automatically from sales orders for ATO models. Typically, if you have created a predefined configuration, you have also defined forecasts for it. If so, forecast consumption finds and consumes forecasts for the predefined configuration. If you have not defined forecasts for the predefined configuration item, then forecast consumption explodes the configuration bill and consumes forecasts for each model and option class on the bill. It also consumes forecasts for each standard item on the configuration bill where Forecast Control is set to Consume or Consume and Derive.

The following table illustrates a predefined configuration for a commonly ordered version of Laptop Computer called Laptop Basic.

Level Item BOM Item Type Optional
1 Laptop Basic Standard No
. 2 . Laptop Computer Model No
. 2 . Carrying Case Standard No
. 2 . Keyboard Standard No
. 2 . CPU Option Class No
. 2 . 486 Processor Standard No
. 2 . Monitor Option Class No
. 2 . VGA Option Class No
. 2 . VGA Manual Standard No
. 2 . VGA1 Standard No
. 2 . Monitor Manual Standard No
. 2 . Operating System Option Class No
. 2 . DOS Standard No
Table 1 - 14. Predefined Configuration (Page 1 of 1)

The following table illustrates consumption of a forecast for 100 Laptop Basics after a customer places a sales order for 10 units.

Item Original Forecast Current Forecast
Laptop Basic 100 90
Table 1 - 15. Forecast Consumption (Page 1 of 1)

If you have not defined forecasts for the predefined configuration, forecast consumption explodes the configuration bill and consumes forecasts for each model and option class. Forecast consumption also consumes forecasts for each standard item on the configuration bill where Forecast Control is set to Consume or Consume and Derive.

The following table illustrates consumption of the same sales order for 10 Laptop Basics when you have not defined a forecast for Laptop Basic. Note that the original forecast quantities for Laptop Basic's components have not been exploded from Laptop Basic, since you cannot explode forecasts from a standard item. Any forecasts that do exist for Laptop Basic's components must have been entered manually or exploded from a planning item, model, or option class forecast. This example assumes that Forecast Control is set to Consume or Consume and Derive for all standard components on Laptop Basic's configuration bill.

Item Original Forecast Current Forecast
Laptop Computer 20 10
Carrying Case 20 10
Keyboard 20 10
CPU 30 20
486 Processor 50 40
Monitor 40 30
VGA 40 20
VGA Manual 50 40
VGA1 20 10
Monitor Manual 30 20
Operating System 30 20
DOS 30 20
Table 1 - 16. Forecast Consumption (Page 2 of 2)

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