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Object documentationForecast

 

The forecast time series contain the demand forecasting results for specific combinations of product / location / sales organization / distribution channel / order channel / day for a specific time period. The forecasts are generated based on the demand modeling results and the provided future demand influencing factors (DIFs).

Structure

Demand forecasting can generate the following time series:

  • UDF forecast time series (/DMF/UFC_TS table)

    Contains the forecasted demand.

    Note Note

    The forecasting results are provided to the consuming application via the CV_POS_TS SAP HANA calculation view in the sap.is.ddf.udf.viz SAP HANA content package. For implementation considerations, see SAP HANA Content for SAP Customer Activity Repository.

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  • Decomposition values for the UDF forecast time series (/DMF/UFC_TSD table)

    Contains the forecasted demand decomposed by influencing factor. The demand decomposition indicates which portion of the demand can be attributed to each influencing factor that is assessed during forecasting.

    Caution Caution

    The demand decomposition can create a large data set based on your business scope, and the original hardware sizing needs to be taken into account. For more information, see the sizing guidelines for SAP Customer Activity Repository at Start of the navigation path http://help.sap.com/carInformation published on non-SAP site Next navigation step <your release> Next navigation step Additional Information Next navigation step Sizing End of the navigation path.

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For more information on both time series and how to generate them, see the documentation of the following Customizing activity (transaction SPRO): Start of the navigation path Cross-Application Components Next navigation step Demand Data Foundation Next navigation step Modeling and Forecasting Next navigation step Define Forecasting Control Settings End of the navigation path.

Prerequisites

The forecast time series can only be generated if demand modeling results are available. Demand modeling is a prerequisite for demand forecasting. Before objects (such as products and locations) can be considered for a forecast, they must first have been modeled. For more information, see Model.

Outbound Integration

You can also provide the forecast results to an external system (for example, to SAP Forecasting and Replenishment for Retail). The /DMF/UFC_RETRIEVE_RESULTS function module is available for this purpose. It allows the external system to retrieve the forecast results on demand via a Remote Function Call (RFC). For more information, see the function module documentation (transaction SE37).

More Information

Running modeling and forecasting: Schedule Model and Forecast