Creating Aggregate Items
To create aggregate items, use the Aggregate Items component.
Use aggregate items to consolidate demand for multiple items when consuming forecast for a planning item. The aggregate parent and child items typically correspond to the parent and component items on a planning BOM. These two separate structures, planning BOMs (to allocate forecasts) and aggregate items (to sum demand), enable you to place forecast on alternate items that are not included in the current demand stream.
Note: Aggregate items do not always correspond to forecast families. The aggregate parent must always be a planning item. You can create hierarchies of aggregate items.
This topic discusses how to create aggregate items.
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Page Name |
Definition Name |
Usage |
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PL_AGG_DMD_ITEM |
Create aggregate items. |
Use the Aggregate Items page (PL_AGG_DMD_ITEM) to create aggregate items.
Navigation:
Field or Control |
Description |
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Item ID |
Select an item to include in the corresponding aggregate parent item. |
Description |
When you select a value in the Item field, the system displays the item's description. |