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		<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Demand forecast by channel</Title>
		<Keyword><Level1>Demand forecast by channel</Level1>
		</Keyword>
		<Keyword><Level1>Channels</Level1>
			<Level2>demand forecasting</Level2>
		</Keyword>
	</Header>
	<GeneralSection><Paragraph>You can enter a <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000015" role="glossary">demand forecast</Link> for a channel in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/dsp/cpdsp5130m000" role="session">Channel Master Plan (cpdsp5130m000)</GUIRef> session. You can also generate a demand forecast by using the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/dsp/cpdsp1210m000" role="session">Generate Demand and Inventory Plan (cpdsp1210m000)</GUIRef> session. For more information, see <Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000077" role="manual">Demand forecasting in Enterprise Planning</Link>.</Paragraph>
		<List><ListIntro>You can store the generated demand forecast in one of the following fields in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/dsp/cpdsp5130m000" role="session">Channel Master Plan (cpdsp5130m000)</GUIRef> session:</ListIntro>
			<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/dsp/cpdsp5130m000#cprmp300.demf" role="formfield">Demand Forecast</GUIRef>
			</ListItem>
			<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/dsp/cpdsp5130m000#cprmp300.exdt" role="formfield">Extra Demand</GUIRef>
			</ListItem>
		</List>
		<GeneralSection><SectionTitle>Aggregation of demand forecast</SectionTitle>
			<Paragraph>You can aggregate the demand forecast of individual channels to the demand forecast of the item master plan. Alternatively, you can copy the sum of the demand forecasts of all channels to the item's <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000018" role="glossary">production plan</Link>. This procedure is a simplified method for production planning. For more information, see <Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000008" role="manual">Aggregation of channels</Link>.</Paragraph>
		</GeneralSection>
	</GeneralSection>
	<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000077" role="manual">Demand forecasting in Enterprise Planning</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000080" role="manual">Channels in Enterprise Planning</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000008" role="manual">Aggregation of channels</Link>
		</RelTopic>
	</RelatedTopics>
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