XML Messages in Collaborative Sales Forecasting

Collaborative Sales Forecasting (CSF) in SAP Supply Network Collaboration (SAP SNC) uses the following XML messages:

ProductForecastNotification (FCST)

These XML messages can contain the following data:

Sales forecast

Promotion sales forecast

ProductForecastRevisionNotification (FCSTREV)

These XML messages can contain the following data:

Sales forecast

Promotion sales forecast

Inbound XML messages of these types can also contain order forecast data (this time series type is only supported in the Order Forecast Monitor ). Outbound XML messages of these types sent from CSF, only contain sales forecast data. When you publish from the Sales Forecast Details – Product View screen, the data source is the final consensus forecast. When you use the report /SCA/FCST_OUT, you can choose either the final consensus forecast or the supplier baseline forecast.

For more information about the report /SCA/FCST_OUT, see Send Forecast and Forecast Revision Time Series .