Enter General Server Data

Explanation

This activity is used to specify:

• How many past periods from which to collect historical demand.
• How many future periods for which to create forecasts.
• The default forecast model and its parameters.
• The fields by which you want the parts to be grouped in the Demand Plan Client.

Prerequisites

N/A

System Effects

There are no system effects until the server is started.

Window

Demand Plan Server
Demand Plan Server Setup Assistant

Related Window Descriptions

Demand Plan Server
Demand Plan Server/General

Procedure

1. Start the Demand Plan Server Setup Assistant dialog box and go through the steps. Remember that the assistant only creates one base flow. So if additional flows are required,  then this have to be done in the Demand Plan Server Setup Assistant/scheduling dialog box.
2. Adding of scheduling information have to be done in Demand Plan Server Setup Assistant/Scheduling dialog box.

Or;

1. To make a new demand plan server, you should open the Demand Plan Servers window and click New.
2. Fill out all the required fields.
3. Save the setup.
4. Open the new Forecast Server ID field value in the Demand Plan Server Setup Assistant window and add flows, period versions and scheduling information.