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<ManualTopic ID="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000610" xml:lang="en">
   <Header>
      <Title>Special Demand by Item</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e168710">
         <Level1>Special Demand</Level1>
         <Level2>by item</Level2>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e168715">
         <Level1>By Item</Level1>
         <Level2>special demand</Level2>
      </Keyword>
   </Header>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>Master plan</SectionTitle>
      <Paragraph>Special demand is
		forecast demand for which it is important to administer a reason. ERP Enterprise considers and treats
		special demand as forecast demand.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>You can view the special
		demand volumes by plan period in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp2101m000" role="session">Item Master Plan (cprmp2101m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>ERP Enterprise automatically updates the special demand in
		the item master plan.</Paragraph>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>No master plan</SectionTitle>
      <Paragraph>If an item has no item
		master plan, you can use special demand as a demand forecast for <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000060" role="glossary">order planning</Link>.</Paragraph>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <Note>
         <SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
         <Paragraph>If you update a
		  scenario with the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rpd/cprpd4200m000" role="session">Initialize, Roll, and Update Scenario (cprpd4200m000)</GUIRef> session, ERP Enterprise deletes the special demand that lies before
		  the start date of the <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000007" role="glossary">scenario</Link>.</Paragraph>
      </Note>
      <Note>
         <SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
         <Paragraph>You cannot create
		  special demand for channeled plan items.</Paragraph>
      </Note>
   </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/basictasks/000001" role="manual">To use an overview session</Link>
      </RelTopic>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/basictasks/000035" role="manual">To maintain records in an overview session</Link>
      </RelTopic>
   </RelatedTopics>
</ManualTopic>