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Forecast Levels

In addition to designating the minimum level of detail for which the forecast is defined, the forecast level also serves as a consumption level. You can define the forecast level with or without the demand class that also controls the consumption of forecasts. You can define the following consumption levels for a forecast set:

Attention: If you have not installed Oracle Order Entry or Oracle Receivables, you can consume forecasts by item level only.

While attempting to consume a forecast, the consumption process looks for a forecast containing an item that corresponds to the sales order information. When it finds an entry, it checks the forecast using the criteria you defined for the forecast level. For example, if you define the forecast level to be ship to, the forecast consumption process searches the forecasts for the customer/ship-to address associated with the sales order.

Attention: If you enter customer information but do not specify the correct forecast level, the forecast consumption process ignores the customer information.

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