Publish B2B Outbound Messages for Order Forecasts
Use the Publish B2B Outbound Messages for Order Forecasts scheduled process to schedule the Process Forecast B2B message on demand.
When you set the Schedule B2B publish process supply collaboration setting to
Yes in the Publish B2B Outbound Messages for Order Forecasts
scheduled process:
- The B2B outbound messages for order forecast will be governed by the Publish B2B Outbound Messages for Order Forecasts scheduled process.
- The B2B outbound messages for order forecast will no longer be initiated each time the Publish Order Forecast scheduled process is started by a planner from Oracle Supply Planning.
When to Use
Use this process to schedule the Process Forecast B2B message on an appropriate cadence with your suppliers, rather than sending it automatically whenever a planner publishes a plan from Oracle Fusion Cloud Supply Planning. The process enables you to receive planning updates from all your planners before you share order forecasts with your suppliers and contract manufacturers.
Privileges Required
- Schedule Order Forecast Decomposition (VCS_SCHEDULE_ORDER_FORECAST_DECOMP)
Specifications
Review the following before setting up this scheduled process:
| Specification | Description |
| Job Type | Submitted as an ad hoc job, if required. |
| Frequency | As required by your business, usually aligns with your business’ planning cycle. |
| Time of Day | After work hours is recommended but can be submitted any time based on your requirements. |
| Duration | Runtime for the process varies based on the number of records to process. |
| Compatibility | There are no compatibility issues with other scheduled processes. |
Parameters
| Parameter | Optional or Required | Description | Parameter Value | Special Combinations Required |
| Collaboration Plan | Required | Collaboration plan name for which you want to publish the Process Forecast B2B message to suppliers. | Select Collaboration Plan to publish the Process Forecast B2B message to suppliers. | None |
| Supplier | Optional | Supplier name for which you want to receive the Process Forecast B2B message. | Select Supplier to receive the Process Forecast B2B message. | Supplier |
| Supplier Site | Optional | Supplier Site name for which you want to receive the Process Forecast B2B message. | Select Supplier Site to receive the Process Forecast B2B message. | Allows only the supplier site for the given supplier. |
Troubleshooting Information
- You can view the status of the process in the Scheduled Processes work area. A succeeded status indicates that the process has completed successfully.
- Validation errors and warning messages that prevented this scheduled process from completing display in the error log.
- The process does not perform interactive warning validations.
- After you submit the scheduled process, you can perform any of these tasks in
the Scheduled Processes work area:
- Resubmit it
- Put it on hold
- Cancel the process Note: This process doesn't support the Release option.