You can use this functions to define reasons for changing order proposals in the system. You can then evaluate and analyze these reasons statistically in SAP Business Information Warehouse (SAP BI).
The statistical analysis of change reasons is performed in SAP BI. The system saves the change reason together with the order proposal in order proposal management.
In Customizing, you can define reasons for changes to quantities. For each replenishment type (RP type), define whether a change reason is mandatory or optional.
For more information about reasons for changes, see the Implementation Guide (IMG) of Forecasting and Replenishment
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The saves the specified reasons in a database table. This means that you can evaluate the change reasons in SAP BI subsequently.
If you make changes in the Replenishment Workbench at order proposal item level in the Order Proposal Quantity
column, you are prompted to enter a reason for the changes. The reasons you give are then displayed in the Reason
column. When you save the modified order proposal, the system checks whether the conditions you have defined in Customizing have been met.
You can display the reasons for change in Cause Determination.