Copying the Total Forecast 
Procedure
- To copy the forecast result for one or more plants and for a group of materials, choose Demand Management. Select Planned indep.reqmts → Copy total forecast.
The initial screen appears for copying forecast values.
- Enter the following selection criteria:
– Plant
– MRP controller
– Material number(s)
– MRP area (if applicable)
- If necessary, enter the period within which you want to copy the total forecast.
- You can limit the copy by entering the following parameters:
– Requirements plan number
– Requirements type
– Version
- To activate the forecast result, select Reqmt active.
- To record a history for the copy, select History.
Result
- The information from the forecast is used to create the planned independent requirements for materials for which no planned independent requirements are created.
- If the forecast is used as a reference for creating planned independent requirement quantities for materials, the system copies changes in the forecast values to the planned independent requirements.
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