1. Using Supply Chain Planning Common Features
  2. How You Set Up Forecasting with Supersession Relationships

How You Set Up Forecasting with Supersession Relationships

This topic describes the high-level process for setting up forecasting with supersession relationships.

  1. Define your supersession chains in Oracle Fusion Cloud Product Lifecycle Management or using the file-based data import (FBDI) template named Supply Chain Planning Item Substitute.
  2. Collect your item relationships using one of the following:
    • The Item Relationships reference entity on the Reference Data subtab on the Parameters tab on the Collect Planning Data page
    • The Load Planning Data from Flat Files scheduled process
  3. Add these predefined measures to the measure catalog for your plan:
    • Current Revision
    • Inventory ID of Latest Item Revision
    • Item Revision End Date
    • Item Revision Start Date
    • Latest Revision
    • Name of Latest Item Revision

    Alternatively, you can use the predefined measure catalog named Supersession Forecasting Catalog in your plan. This measure catalog contains the previously listed measures along with other measures.

  4. Add these forecasting parameters to the forecasting profile used by your plan:
    • SupersessionForecastLevelMeasure: Select the Inventory ID of Latest Item Revision measure for this forecasting parameter.
    • LaunchDateMeasure: Select the Item Revision Start Date measure for this forecasting parameter.
    • DiscontinueDateMeasure: Select the Item Revision End Date measure for this forecasting parameter.
    • SmoothIntermittent: Set the value of this forecasting parameter to zero to generate a sparse and spiky demand forecast.

      Otherwise, the forecast generated by intermittent forecasting methods is spread across the time buckets.

    Alternatively, you can use the predefined Forecast Bookings for Supersession Chain or Forecast Shipments for Supersession Chain forecasting profile in your plan. These forecasting profiles use the previously mentioned forecasting parameters and values.

  5. Run your plan with the Refresh with current data option selected on the Parameters tab in the Run Plan dialog box.

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