Considerations for Storing Plan Data at Aggregate Time Levels

For demand plans and replenishment plans, you can select a planning time level to determine whether plan data is stored at aggregate time levels.

Storing the demand signal data at a daily level isn't efficient if you forecast using demand signals at aggregate levels, such as weekly and monthly. When your data is stored at aggregate time levels, embedded analytics are more responsive and perform faster across your demand plan or replenishment plan. This decision is applicable to the Demand Management, Demand and Supply Planning, Planning Central, and Replenishment Planning work areas. Your choices for your forecasting time level are based on what you selected for your planning time level.

Planning Time Level Parameter

The Planning Time Level parameter is located on the Plan Options page, Scope tab, in the Plan Parameters section. Your selection for the Planning Time Level parameter determines the time level at which the plan data is stored. The values available for the Planning Time Level parameter are based on what you selected for the Planning Calendar parameter as follows:

• Gregorian calendar: Day or Month

  Oracle Fusion Replenishment Planning doesn't support the daily planning time level for the Gregorian calendar.

• Manufacturing calendar: Day, Week, or Period

Forecasting Time Level Parameter

For demand plans or replenishment plans, the Forecasting Time Level parameter is located on the Demand tab of the Plan Options page. The selections available for the Forecasting Time Level parameter are limited to the selected planning time level and any parent levels above it in the selected planning calendar. For example, if the Month level in the Gregorian calendar is selected for the planning time level, then the Forecasting Time Level parameter is limited to Month, Quarter, and Year.

Configuration Examples: Weekly and Monthly Plans

Weekly Plan: The following table shows an example of a configuration for a weekly demand plan or replenishment plan.

Parameter Location	Parameter	Value
Plan Parameters section of the Scope tab	Planning Calendar	a manufacturing calendar
Plan Parameters section of the Scope tab	Planning Time Level	Week
Demand tab	Forecasting Time Level	Week

Monthly Plan: The following table shows an example of a configuration for a monthly demand plan or replenishment plan.

Parameter Location	Parameter	Value
Plan Parameters section of the Scope tab	Planning Calendar	Gregorian calendar
Plan Parameters section of the Scope tab	Planning Time Level	Month
Demand tab	Forecasting Time Level	Month