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		<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Aggregation of channels</Title>
		<Keyword><Level1>Aggregation</Level1>
			<Level2>channels</Level2>
		</Keyword>
		<Keyword><Level1>Channels</Level1>
			<Level2>aggregating</Level2>
		</Keyword>
	</Header>
	<GeneralSection><Paragraph>In <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp" role="package">Enterprise Planning</GUIRef>, you can carry out aggregation and disaggregation of planning data, based on <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#PlanniBillOf.ti" role="glossary">aggregation relationships</Link> defined in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rpd/cprpd3110m000" role="session">Aggregation Relationships (cprpd3110m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
		<List><ListIntro>You can define aggregation relationships between:</ListIntro>
			<ListItem>A <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#PlanItems.ti" role="glossary">plan item</Link> and a family item</ListItem>
			<ListItem>A channel item and a plan item</ListItem>
			<ListItem>Two family items</ListItem>
			<ListItem>A channel item and a family item</ListItem>
			<ListItem>A channel item and a channel family item</ListItem>
			<ListItem>Two channel family items</ListItem>
		</List>
		<GeneralSection><SectionTitle>Aggregation from channel master plans to item master plan</SectionTitle>
			<Paragraph>If you want to aggregate data from one or more <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000020" role="glossary">channel master plans</Link> to the corresponding <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000019" role="glossary">item master plan</Link>, you do not need to define aggregation relationships for this. You can use the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/dsp/cpdsp5210m000" role="session">Aggregate Channel to Item Master Plan (cpdsp5210m000)</GUIRef> session to carry out this type of aggregation directly.</Paragraph>
		</GeneralSection>
	</GeneralSection>
	<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000080" role="manual">Channels in Enterprise Planning</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000105" role="manual">Aggregated planning</Link>
		</RelTopic>
	</RelatedTopics>
</ManualTopic>
