Manually Entering an Item Demand Plan

You can manually enter a demand plan instead of having NetSuite calculate a plan for you. This can be useful if you use calculations derived outside of NetSuite and want to enter a plan based on those external calculations.

To enter a manual item demand plan:

Go to Transactions > Demand Planning > Item Demand Plans > New.
In the Custom Form field, choose a form for this plan.
If you use NetSuite OneWorld, select a subsidiary.
If you use the Multi-Location Inventory feature, select a location.

The items list shows only items for the selected location that are time-phased replenishment items and have no existing demand plan.
Select the item you are entering a demand plan for.
Select a Unit of Measure to create a demand plan based on the unit.
Optionally enter a memo for this plan. Later, you can search for this plan by the text entered here.
You can alter your view of the demand plan by changing the date range or the plan view, as described below:
1. Year – Enter the year to view.
2. Month – Select a month to view
3. Start Date – Enter the first date of the period you want to view.
4. End Date – Enter the last date of the period you want to view.
5. View – Choose to see the demand results in a Daily, Weekly or Monthly format.
For each interval, enter an amount in the Quantity field to set the demand quantity.
Click Save.

After the demand plan is entered, you can use the plan to generate supply plans.

To enter a manual item demand plan:

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