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   <Header>
      <Title>How to set up confirmed forecast (customer side)</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e183193">
         <Level1>How to set up confirmed and unconfirmed forecast</Level1>
         <Level2>customer side</Level2>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e183198">
         <Level1>Confirmed forecast and unconfirmed forecast</Level1>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e183201">
         <Level1>VMI</Level1>
         <Level2>confirmed demand and unconfirmed demand</Level2>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e183206">
         <Level1>Unconfirmed forecast</Level1>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e183209">
         <Level1>Confirmed forecast</Level1>
      </Keyword>
   </Header>
   <AimSection>
      <Paragraph>This topic contains instructions to set up functionality for <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000458" role="glossary">confirmed forecast</Link> and <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000459" role="glossary">unconfirmed forecast</Link> for the customer in a <Link href="/baanerp/wh/glossary/glossary#000469" role="glossary">vendor managed inventory (VMI)</Link> situation.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>For an overview of the various options, refer to <Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000474" role="manual">Confirmed forecast and unconfirmed forecast</Link>.</Paragraph>
   </AimSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>Basic setup</SectionTitle>
      <Paragraph>To enable the use of confirmed and unconfirmed forecast, first
		set up the relevant <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#000500" role="glossary">terms and conditions agreement</Link>; for instructions on how
		to do this, refer to <Link href="/baanerp/tc/onlinemanual/000503" role="manual">Setting up terms and conditions</Link>.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>All the fields and check boxes mentioned in this topic are
		located in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/trm/tctrm1135m000" role="session">Planning Terms and Conditions (tctrm1135m000)</GUIRef> session,
		unless otherwise specified.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>To specify that your supplier plans the supply, select the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/trm/tctrm1135m000#tctrm135.spbs" role="manual">Supply Planning by Supplier</GUIRef> check box.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>To make a distinction between confirmed forecast and unconfirmed
		forecast, select the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/trm/tctrm1135m000#tctrm135.ucnf" role="manual">Use Confirmed Forecast</GUIRef> check box.</Paragraph>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>You can use two methods to set up confirmed
		  forecast:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>Based on <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/vmi/cpvmi0101m000#cpvmi001.koor" role="manual">Order Type</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Based on <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/domains/cnfo#first.periods" role="option">First Periods</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
      </List>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>To set up confirmed forecast based on order
		type</SectionTitle>
      <Paragraph>To set up confirmed forecast based on order type, use the
		following settings:</Paragraph>
      <TABLE width="100%" border="2" cellpadding="4" borderstyle="matrix"
             space-and-orientation="indented-estimated">
         <THEAD noTR="1">
            <TR no="1" isLast="true">
               <TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">Field</TD>
               <TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">Value</TD>
            </TR>
         </THEAD>
         <TBODY noTR="3">
            <TR no="1" isLast="false">
               <TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/trm/tctrm1135m000#tctrm135.ucnf" role="manual">Use Confirmed Forecast</GUIRef>
               </TD>
               <TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/domains/yesno#yes" role="option">Yes</GUIRef> (check box
				selected)</TD>
            </TR>
            <TR no="2" isLast="false">
               <TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/trm/tctrm1135m000#tctrm135.scnf" role="manual">Specify Confirmed Forecast by</GUIRef>
               </TD>
               <TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/domains/scnf#message" role="option">Message</GUIRef>
               </TD>
            </TR>
            <TR no="3" isLast="true">
               <TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">
                  <Link href="/baanerp/tc/trm/tctrm1135m000#tctrm135.bcnf" role="formfield">Base Confirmed Forecast on</Link>
               </TD>
               <TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/domains/cnfo#cnfd.end.itm.dm" role="option">Confirmed End Item Demand</GUIRef>
               </TD>
            </TR>
         </TBODY>
      </TABLE>
      <Paragraph>In the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/vmi/cpvmi0101m000" role="session">Propagate as Confirmed Demand (cpvmi0101m000)</GUIRef> session, specify which types of
		orders are considered to result in confirmed forecast.</Paragraph>
      <Note>
         <SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
         <Paragraph>To ignore the order types and proceed as if <Emphasis>all</Emphasis> of the forecast is confirmed forecast, set the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/trm/tctrm1135m000#tctrm135.bcnf" role="manual">Base Confirmed Forecast on</GUIRef> field to <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/domains/cnfo#all.forecast" role="option">All Forecast</GUIRef>. To proceed as if <Emphasis>none</Emphasis> of the forecast
		  is confirmed forecast, set the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/trm/tctrm1135m000#tctrm135.bcnf" role="manual">Base Confirmed Forecast on</GUIRef> field to <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/domains/cnfo#none" role="option">None</GUIRef>.</Paragraph>
      </Note>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>To set up confirmed forecast based on first
		periods</SectionTitle>
      <Paragraph>You can communicate for each period whether the forecast in that
		period is confirmed forecast within the message. In this situation, the
		supplier does not need to know the terms and conditions agreement. To achieve
		this, use the following settings:</Paragraph>
      <TABLE width="100%" border="2" cellpadding="4" borderstyle="matrix"
             space-and-orientation="indented-estimated">
         <THEAD noTR="1">
            <TR no="1" isLast="true">
               <TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">Field</TD>
               <TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">Value</TD>
            </TR>
         </THEAD>
         <TBODY noTR="4">
            <TR no="1" isLast="false">
               <TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/trm/tctrm1135m000#tctrm135.ucnf" role="manual">Use Confirmed Forecast</GUIRef>
               </TD>
               <TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/domains/yesno#yes" role="option">Yes</GUIRef> (check box
				selected)</TD>
            </TR>
            <TR no="2" isLast="false">
               <TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/trm/tctrm1135m000#tctrm135.scnf" role="manual">Specify Confirmed Forecast by</GUIRef>
               </TD>
               <TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/domains/scnf#message" role="option">Message</GUIRef>
               </TD>
            </TR>
            <TR no="3" isLast="false">
               <TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">
                  <Link href="/baanerp/tc/trm/tctrm1135m000#tctrm135.bcnf" role="formfield">Base Confirmed Forecast on</Link>
               </TD>
               <TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/domains/cnfo#first.periods" role="option">First Periods</GUIRef>
               </TD>
            </TR>
            <TR no="4" isLast="true">
               <TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/trm/tctrm1135m000#tctrm135.nrpr" role="manual">Number of Periods</GUIRef>
               </TD>
               <TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">The number of periods in a demand forecast message
		  that must be marked as confirmed forecast.</TD>
            </TR>
         </TBODY>
      </TABLE>
      <Paragraph>To define the number of periods in which the forecast quantities
		are considered to be confirmed demand in the <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#000500" role="glossary">terms and conditions agreement</Link>, which has been negotiated
		with the supplier, use the following settings:</Paragraph>
      <TABLE width="100%" border="2" cellpadding="4" borderstyle="matrix"
             space-and-orientation="indented-estimated">
         <THEAD noTR="1">
            <TR no="1" isLast="true">
               <TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">Field</TD>
               <TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">Value</TD>
            </TR>
         </THEAD>
         <TBODY noTR="4">
            <TR no="1" isLast="false">
               <TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/trm/tctrm1135m000#tctrm135.ucnf" role="manual">Use Confirmed Forecast</GUIRef>
               </TD>
               <TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/domains/yesno#yes" role="option">Yes</GUIRef> (check box
				selected)</TD>
            </TR>
            <TR no="2" isLast="false">
               <TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/trm/tctrm1135m000#tctrm135.scnf" role="manual">Specify Confirmed Forecast by</GUIRef>
               </TD>
               <TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/domains/scnf#terms" role="option">Terms and Conditions</GUIRef>
               </TD>
            </TR>
            <TR no="3" isLast="false">
               <TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/trm/tctrm1135m000#tctrm135.icnf" role="manual">Interpret Confirmed Forecast</GUIRef>
               </TD>
               <TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/domains/cnfo#first.periods" role="option">First Periods</GUIRef>
               </TD>
            </TR>
            <TR no="4" isLast="true">
               <TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/trm/tctrm1135m000#tctrm135.nrpr" role="manual">Number of Periods</GUIRef>
               </TD>
               <TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">The number of periods in a demand forecast message
				interpreted as confirmed forecast.</TD>
            </TR>
         </TBODY>
      </TABLE>
      <Note>
         <SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
         <Paragraph>To specify that all forecast is considered confirmed forecast,
		  set the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/trm/tctrm1135m000#tctrm135.icnf" role="manual">Interpret Confirmed Forecast</GUIRef> field to <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/domains/cnfo#all.forecast" role="option">All Forecast</GUIRef>.</Paragraph>
      </Note>
   </GeneralSection>
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      <SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
      <RelTopic>
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      </RelTopic>
      <RelTopic>
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