Configure Automatic Commits to Order Forecasts

Suppliers are contractually obligated to commit to order forecasts within a specified time frame. If a supplier does not commit to order forecasts within the due date on their contractually obligated commitment, there may be delays in the other planning processes. You can have an agreement with your supplier to commit automatically to order forecasts. As an administrator, configure Supply Chain Collaboration to commit automatically to order forecasts. You can set the automatic commits to match the commits from the previous cycle, or to commit to a percentage of the current forecast.

Note: You need the Supply Chain Application Administrator role to configure automatic commits to order forecasts.

To configure automatic commits to order forecasts:

1. In the Supply Chain Collaboration work area, click Manage Supply Collaboration Network in the Tasks panel.

2. On the Manage Supply Collaboration Network page, search for the collaboration relationship.

3. Select a row in the search results and click Actions > Edit.

4. On the Edit Relationship page, enter the number of days a supplier has to provide commits to an order forecast in Commit SLA in Days.

5. Select Auto Commit in SLA Action.

6. Select one of the following values for Commit Period:

   • Commit Horizon: The forecast commits are processed on the supplier's contractually obligated commitment due date.

   • Days: The number of days to process forecast commits without exceeding the commit horizon.

7. Select one of the following values for Commit Quantity:

   • Previous forecast commits: The committed order forecast quantity matches the commits from the previous commit cycle.

   • Percentage of current forecast: The committed order forecast quantity is a percentage of the current forecast.

8. Click Save and Close.

Note: For an existing collaboration relationship, changes to the relationship attributes will not be effective until the next planning cycle.