This document will continue to evolve as existing sections change and new information is added. All updates appear in the following table:
| Date | Product | Feature | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 JUL 2022 | Demand Management | Selected Demand Management Bug Fixes in This Update | Updated document. Added a section. |
| 01 JUL 2022 | Replenishment Planning |
Selected Replenishment Planning Bug Fixes in This Update | Updated document. Added a section |
| 18 MAR 2022 | Created initial document. |
IMPORTANT NOTE: If you are being updated directly from 21D to 22B you should review the content of both 22A and 22B sections to ensure you see all the changes included in the update.
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Configure Color by Measure to Display in Tiles
Now when you configure a graph color for a measure, that color will be used in tiles that contain the measure as well as in graphs. This usage provides consistency across graphs and tiles and makes it easy to visualize the same measure in multiple analytics.
Control the colors to be displayed for measures in graphs and tiles to readily convey the impact of a measure.
Steps to Enable
You don't need to do anything to enable this feature.
Tips And Considerations
- You may have to change which color you select for a measure. If the color you configure for a measure is the same color as one of the colors automatically assigned to a measure in a specific graph, then you have to select a different color for the measure you're configuring.
- In bar, line, and radar graphs, a measure must be the only one located in the Y-Axis to display the configured graph color.
Role Information
You have a couple options for giving people access to this feature, depending on whether you're assigning them predefined job roles or your own configured job roles.
- Users who are assigned any of these predefined job roles are automatically able to access this feature:
- Supply Chain Planner (ORA_MSC_SUPPLY_CHAIN_PLANNER_JOB)
- Materials Planner (ORA_MSC_MATERIALS_PLANNER_JOB)
- Demand Planner (ORA_MSC_DEMAND_PLANNER_JOB)
- Sales and Operations Planner (ORA_MSC_SALES_AND_OPERATIONS_PLANNER_JOB)
- Replenishment Planner (ORA_MSC_REPLENISHMENT_PLANNER_JOB)
- Users who are assigned configured job roles that contain these privileges are able to access this feature:
- Maintain Planning Tables (MSC_MAINTAIN_PLANNING_TABLES_PRIV)
Refresh Collected Measure Data
You can now refresh data for a specific measure or a subset of measures in a plan that are collected by file-based data import (FBDI) without having to rerun the plan. This functionality streamlines the inbound measure data flow from sources, such as Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management, into Oracle Fusion Cloud Demand Management to orchestrate integrated business planning. It’s also useful for tracking updates to sales history while preserving current statistical forecasts.
Orchestrate Refresh Measures Processes job in Scheduled Processes (Navigation: Tools > Scheduled Processes > Schedule New Process > Orchestrate Refresh Measures Processes)
Quickly streamline your demand management plan with up-to-date data for planning measures and orchestrate integrated business planning using collected financial measures.
Steps to Enable
You don't need to do anything to enable this feature.
Tips And Considerations
- The scheduled process considers measures loaded using the file-based data import template for Supply Chain Planning Measures.
- Create and use a measure catalog that contains a subset of measures to refresh.
- Include both the Shipments History (or Bookings History) measure and the default measure used to refresh Shipments History in your measure catalog. For example, if the default measure used for the Default Shipments History Measure profile option is Shipments History: Requested Item by Shipped Date, then include this measure and the Shipments History measure in your measure catalog.
- When introducing a new measure to a plan, you must first run the plan to refresh with current data before you can refresh that measure's data using this new scheduled process.
Key Resources
- The Refresh Collected Measure Data readiness training available on Oracle Cloud Readiness for Demand Management.
Role Information
You have a couple options for giving people access to this feature, depending on whether you're assigning them predefined job roles or your own configured job roles.
- Users who are assigned any of these predefined job roles are automatically able to access this feature:
- Supply Chain Planner (ORA_MSC_SUPPLY_CHAIN_PLANNER_JOB)
- Demand Planner (ORA_MSC_DEMAND_PLANNER_JOB)
- Materials Planner (ORA_MSC_MATERIALS_PLANNER_JOB)
- Sales and Operations Planner (ORA_MSC_SALES_AND_OPERATIONS_PLANNER_JOB)
- Replenishment Planner (ORA_MSC_REPLENISHMENT_PLANNER_JOB)
- Users who are assigned configured job roles that contain this privilege are able to access this feature:
- Run Plan with Snapshot (MSC_RUN_PLAN_WITH_SNAPSHOT_PRIV)
In industries such as wholesale distribution, some orders are fulfilled immediately from stock on hand, also known as counter sales. To improve the overall user experience associated with capturing transactions related to this fulfillment mode, Oracle Fusion Order Management Cloud now provides the ability to fulfill these orders without requiring picking and shipping transactions.
Oracle Fusion Cloud Demand Management and Oracle Fusion Cloud Supply Planning now support this fulfillment mode by collecting counter sales orders. Oracle Demand Management uses the history of all sales orders, including counter sales orders, to generate a forecast. Oracle Supply Planning not only ensures that there’s enough stock on hand to fulfill forecasted counter sales orders, but also ensures that the net demand calculations for the current time period account for this fulfillment mode.
Example of how you can consume forecast with fulfilled or closed counter sales orders in a Supply Plan which starts in order management and then is planned according in supply planning:
Example of how you can generate forecast from fulfilled or closed counter sales orders collected as shipments history in a Demand Plan:
Plan accurately by also considering sales orders fulfilled over the counter.
Watch a Demo.
Steps to Enable
Use the Opt In UI to enable this feature. For instructions, refer to the Optional Uptake of New Features section of this document.
Offering: Supply Chain Planning No Longer Optional From: Update 22D
In addition to opting in to this feature for the Supply Chain Planning offering, your site must opt in to the Reduce Inventory When a Sales Order Doesn't Require Picking or Shipping feature in the Order Management offering.
- If your site has already opted in to the Reduce Inventory When a Sales Order Doesn't Require Picking or Shipping feature in the Order Management offering, then you don't need to opt in to that feature again, but you do still need to opt in to the Plan Counter Sales Orders feature in the Supply Chain Planning offering
- If your site hasn't already opted in to the Reduce Inventory When a Sales Order Doesn't Require Picking or Shipping feature in the Order Management offering, then you need to opt in to that feature as well as the Plan Counter Sales Orders feature in the Supply Chain Planning offering
Tips And Considerations
- The Collections processes refer to the value set in Oracle Fusion Cloud Order Management for the Inventory Transaction Date for Order Lines Order Management parameter to derive the schedule ship date or demand date for the open counter sales orders for Oracle Fusion Cloud Supply Chain Planning.
- Counter sales orders that are interfaced to inventory are collected as closed sales orders or as part of bookings and shipments history to Oracle Fusion Cloud Supply Chain Planning.
- The Plan Counter Sales Orders feature isn't applicable to external source systems.
Key Resources
Role Information
You have a couple options for giving people access to this feature, depending on whether you're assigning them predefined job roles or your own configured job roles.
- Users who are assigned any of these predefined job roles are automatically able to access this feature:
- Supply Chain Planner (ORA_MSC_SUPPLY_CHAIN_PLANNER_JOB)
- Materials Planner (ORA_MSC_MATERIALS_PLANNER_JOB)
- Demand Planner (ORA_MSC_DEMAND_PLANNER_JOB)
- Demand and Supply Planner(ORA_MSC_DEMAND_AND_SUPPLY_PLANNER_JOB)
- Order Promising Manager (ORA_MSC_ORDER_PROMISING_MANAGER_JOB)
- Backlog Manager (ORA_MSC_BACKLOG_MANAGER_JOB)
- Replenishment Planner (ORA_MSC_REPLENISHMENT_PLANNER_JOB)
- Users who are assigned configured job roles that contain these privileges are able to access this feature:
- Monitor Supply Planning Work Area (MSC_MONITOR_SUPPLY_PLANNING_WORK_AREA_PRIV)
- Monitor Demand and Supply Planning Work Area (MSC_MONITOR_DEMAND_AND_SUPPLY_PLANNING_WORK_AREA_PRIV)
- Monitor Demand Management Work Area (MSC_MONITOR_DEMAND_MANAGEMENT_WORK_AREA_PRIV)
- Monitor Order Promising Work Area (MSC_MONITOR_ORDER_PROMISING_WORK_AREA_PRIV)
- Monitor Backlog Management Work Area (MSC_MONITOR_BACKLOG_MANAGEMENT_WORK_AREA_PRIV)
- Monitor Replenishment Planning Work Area (MSC_MONITOR_REPLENISHMENT_PLANNING_WORK_AREA_PRIV)
Selected Demand Management Bug Fixes in This Update
This update includes some bug fixes that can change the way Oracle Demand Management works. This isn't a full list of all the bug fixes in this update. This list includes the bug fixes that can cause a noticeable change in application behavior.
Select Relative Time Range for Analysis in Tables and Graphs
With the 22B update, the behavior of the relative time filter in tables, graphs, tiles, and analysis sets is revised. The relative time filter is configured using the Advanced Filter icon on the Members tab in the Selector Tool. Prior to this update, the relative time filter would always include the current time period, even if the Time Periods After setting was set to zero. The behavior was changed to include the current time period only if the Time Periods After setting is set to at least 1. For example, a filter of 3 months prior to today and 0 months after today would previously return the prior 3 months and the current month. Now, a filter of 3 months prior to today and 0 months after today will return only the prior 3 months and not include the current month. To obtain the same results for your relative time filter as before this update, you must increase the value of the Time Periods After setting by 1.
Contact Oracle Support if you want to revert to pre-22B behavior.
Oracle reference: 27708234
Steps to Enable
You don't need to do anything to enable this feature.
Maintain optimum inventory levels at each node of your supply chain to meet customer service targets at the lowest inventory cost. Use automated processes to maintain inventory policy parameters and improve customer service levels. These automated processes dynamically update the inventory to keep on hand and reduce costs by calculating the economic order quantity for replenishment when appropriate.
After you opt in to the feature named Replenishment Planning, you can use the features described in this section.
Rebalance Inventory for Weekly or Monthly Plans
You can now use inventory rebalancing with weekly or monthly replenishment plans. The inputs and outputs to rebalance inventory in a weekly or monthly replenishment plan are similar to that of a daily replenishment plan. The computation of key entities used in rebalancing logic, such as excess and shortage, is performed at a daily level, and then displayed at a weekly or monthly level based on the type of replenishment plan.
The following screenshot illustrates how you can configure inventory rebalancing with weekly replenishment plan.
Navigation: Supply Chain Planning > Replenishment Planning work area > Manage Plans task > Create action
Use inventory rebalancing for replenishment plans with a larger time horizon.
Steps to Enable
Use the Opt In UI to enable this feature. For instructions, refer to the Optional Uptake of New Features section of this document.
Offering: Supply Chain Planning
Tips And Considerations
When you opt in to use this feature, you must opt in to the feature named: Replenishment Planning. Opting in to the Replenishment Planning feature also enables the feature described here. If you previously opted in to the Replenishment Planning feature, then this feature is automatically enabled.
Key Resources
Role Information
You have a couple of options for giving people access to this feature, depending on whether you're assigning them predefined job roles or your own configured job roles.
- Users who are assigned to this predefined job role are automatically able to access this feature:
- Replenishment Planner (ORA_MSC_REPLENISHMENT_PLANNER_JOB)
- Users who are assigned configured job roles that contain these privileges are able to access this feature:
- Monitor Replenishment Planning Work Area (MSC_MONITOR_REPLENISHMENT_PLANNING_WORK_AREA_PRIV)
- Manage Segments (MSC_MANAGE_SEGMENTS_PRIV)
Run Plans Within an Upper Limit on the Number of Items, Locations, and Time Buckets
You can now run a replenishment plan for a longer time horizon. Previously, replenishment plans were limited to 31 daily buckets, 26 weekly buckets, or 12 monthly buckets.
With this update, a flexible upper limit is defined by number of items, locations, and time buckets. When you’re configuring a replenishment plan, a validation is performed to ensure the number that results for the combination of items, locations, and time buckets doesn’t exceed 31 million. If the number exceeds 31 million, then you can’t save the plan option and an error message prompts you to reduce the plan size.
In addition, to facilitate longer lead times, you can now set the Supply Cut-off Days parameter up to 90 days.
The following screenshot illustrates how you can configure a replenishment plan for a longer time horizon.
Navigation: Supply Chain Planning > Replenishment Planning work area > Manage Plans task > Create action
Run a daily, weekly, or monthly replenishment plan for longer time horizons with a flexible upper limit.
Steps to Enable
Use the Opt In UI to enable this feature. For instructions, refer to the Optional Uptake of New Features section of this document.
Offering: Supply Chain Planning
Tips And Considerations
When you opt in to use this feature, you must opt in to the feature named: Replenishment Planning. Opting in to the Replenishment Planning feature also enables the feature described here. If you previously opted in to the Replenishment Planning feature, then this feature is automatically enabled.
Key Resources
Role Information
You have a couple of options for giving people access to this feature, depending on whether you're assigning them predefined job roles or your own configured job roles.
- Users who are assigned to this predefined job role are automatically able to access this feature:
- Replenishment Planner (ORA_MSC_REPLENISHMENT_PLANNER_JOB)
- Users who are assigned configured job roles that contain these privileges are able to access this feature:
- Monitor Replenishment Planning Work Area (MSC_MONITOR_REPLENISHMENT_PLANNING_WORK_AREA_PRIV)
- Manage Segments (MSC_MANAGE_SEGMENTS_PRIV)
Use Combined Weekly and Monthly Demand Management Plans As Demand Schedules
Oracle Fusion Cloud Demand Management now enables you to aggregate weekly forecasts to a month or to similar time aggregations where the more granular time level is spread across multiple parents. To improve forecasting efficiency, you can now use this type of demand management plan as a demand schedule in replenishment planning.
The following screenshot of the Create Plan UI in the Replenishment Planning work area illustrates how you can use this type of demand management plan as a demand schedule in replenishment planning:
Navigation: Supply Chain Planning > Replenishment Planning work area > Manage Plans task > Create action
Improve efficiency by using a combined weekly and monthly demand plan as a demand schedule.
Steps to Enable
Use the Opt In UI to enable this feature. For instructions, refer to the Optional Uptake of New Features section of this document.
Offering: Supply Chain Planning
Tips And Considerations
When you opt in to use this feature, you must opt in to the feature named: Replenishment Planning. Opting in to the Replenishment Planning feature also enables the feature described here. If you previously opted in to the Replenishment Planning feature, then this feature is automatically enabled.
Key Resources
Role Information
You have a couple of options for giving people access to this feature, depending on whether you're assigning them predefined job roles or your own configured job roles.
- Users who are assigned to this predefined job role are automatically able to access this feature:
- Replenishment Planner (ORA_MSC_REPLENISHMENT_PLANNER_JOB)
- Users who are assigned configured job roles that contain these privileges are able to access this feature:
- Monitor Replenishment Planning Work Area (MSC_MONITOR_REPLENISHMENT_PLANNING_WORK_AREA_PRIV)
- Manage Segments (MSC_MANAGE_SEGMENTS_PRIV)
Use Downstream Replenishment Plans As Demand Schedules
In a multiechelon supply chain network, you may want to replenish downstream locations using replenishment planning techniques available as part of Oracle Fusion Cloud Demand Management while the rest of the supply network is planned using Oracle Fusion Cloud Supply Planning. With this update, you can feed the demand from a replenishment plan for the downstream location as a demand schedule on the upstream location. This demand schedule can then be used to generate the plan for the rest of your supply network.
Navigation: Supply Planning Work Area > Manage Plans task > Create Plan > Supply Tab > Organizations and Schedules subtab
Flexibly configure the planning logic to be used for multiechelon supply chain network.
Steps to Enable
Use the Opt In UI to enable this feature. For instructions, refer to the Optional Uptake of New Features section of this document.
Offering: Supply Chain Planning
Tips And Considerations
When you opt in to use this feature, you must opt in to the feature named: Replenishment Planning. Opting in to the Replenishment Planning feature also enables the feature described here. If you previously opted in to the Replenishment Planning feature, then this feature is automatically enabled.
Additional Tips & Considerations:
- You can use this feature for both unconstrained and constrained supply plans.
- Lower echelons (customer-facing locations) in your supply chain will be planned in a replenishment plan and driven by policies. Upper echelons, such as distribution centers and manufacturing facilities, will be planned in supply planning. Supply planning will plan the demands at upper echelons from a replenishment plan.
- You will see a new Planned Transfer Order Demand order type in supply planning for the demands coming from lower echelons in a replenishment plan.
- Recommendation: You shouldn't have any overlap between organizations in the replenishment plan and supply plan.
Key Resources
- The Downstream Replenishment Plans As Demand Schedules readiness training available on Oracle Cloud Readiness for Supply Planning.
Role Information
You have a couple of options for giving people access to this feature, depending on whether you're assigning them predefined job roles or your own configured job roles.
- Users who are assigned the following job roles are automatically able to access this feature:
- Supply Chain Planner (ORA_MSC_SUPPLY_CHAIN_PLANNER_JOB)
- Materials Planner (ORA_MSC_MATERIALS_PLANNER_JOB)
- Users who are assigned configured job roles that contain the following privileges are able to access this feature:
- Monitor Supply Planning Work Area (MSC_MONITOR_SUPPLY_PLANNING_WORK_AREA_PRIV)
- View Demands and Supplies (MSC_VIEW_DEMANDS_AND_SUPPLIES_PRIV)
Override the Deliver-To Location on Planned Orders
You may have a situation where there are multiple receiving docks modeled as a location for a plant or distribution center (also known as an inventory organization), and the purchasing or transfer order document needs to specify the destination location to receive the inbound supply. For example, you may have a specific location to receive refrigerated supplies and another one for dry goods.
With this update, you can override default deliver-to locations prior to release of planned orders for execution. The corresponding REST APIs also incorporate the ability to perform this override.
Incorporate business specific decisions on the deliver-to location of inbound supply orders.
Steps to Enable
Use the Opt In UI to enable this feature. For instructions, refer to the Optional Uptake of New Features section of this document.
Offering: Supply Chain Planning
Tips And Considerations
When you opt in to use this feature, you must opt in to the feature named: Replenishment Planning. Opting in to the Replenishment Planning feature also enables the feature described here. If you previously opted in to the Replenishment Planning feature, then this feature is automatically enabled.
Additional Tips and Considerations:
- This functionality applies only to planned buy or transfer supplies that are released manually. The automated release process always uses the receiving organization's default location.
- This functionality doesn't allow changing the location of collected purchase requisitions, purchase orders, or transfer orders.
- You must first mark the planned buy or transfer supply for release for the Implement Location field to be editable.
- Only deliver-to locations that have been associated with the receiving organization can be selected in the Implement Location field in the Supplies and Demands UI or when using the Planning Supplies REST resource.
- Specifying an implement location that's different from the default location doesn't trigger planning to re-evaluate shipping method or transit time. It's assumed that the implement location is in close proximity to the default location and therefore doesn't impact the shipping method or transit time.
- If you're using a Fusion source system, then locations are associated to the receiving organization using the Manage Inventory Organization Locations task in Setup and Maintenance.
- If you're using an External source system, then locations are associated to the receiving organization using the Organization Site tab in the Supply Chain Planning Organizations file-base data import (FBDI) template.
Key Resources
- The Override the Deliver-To Location on Planned Orders readiness training available on Oracle Cloud Readiness for Supply Planning.
Role Information
You have a couple options for giving people access to this feature, depending on whether you're assigning them predefined job roles or your own configured job roles.
- Users who are assigned any of these predefined job roles are automatically able to access this feature:
- Supply Chain Planner (ORA_MSC_SUPPLY_CHAIN_PLANNER_JOB)
- Materials Planner (ORA_MSC_MATERIALS_PLANNER_JOB)
- Replenishment Planner (ORA_MSC_REPLENISHMENT_PLANNER_JOB)
- Users who are assigned configured job roles that contain this privilege are able to access this feature:
- Edit Demands and Supplies (MSC_EDIT_DEMANDS_AND_SUPPLIES_PRIV)
Configure Color by Measure to Display in Tiles
Now when you configure a graph color for a measure, that color will be used in tiles that contain the measure as well as in graphs. This usage provides consistency across graphs and tiles and makes it easy to visualize the same measure in multiple analytics.
Control the colors to be displayed for measures in graphs and tiles to readily convey the impact of a measure.
Steps to Enable
Use the Opt In UI to enable this feature. For instructions, refer to the Optional Uptake of New Features section of this document.
Offering: Supply Chain Planning
Tips And Considerations
- When you opt in to use this feature, you must opt in to the feature named: Replenishment Planning. Opting in to the Replenishment Planning feature also enables the feature described here. If you previously opted in to the Replenishment Planning feature, then this feature is automatically enabled.
- Other tips and considerations:
- You may have to change which color you select for a measure. If the color you configure for a measure is the same color as one of the colors automatically assigned to a measure in a specific graph, then you have to select a different color for the measure you're configuring.
- In bar, line, and radar graphs, a measure must be the only one located in the Y-axis to display the configured graph color.
Role Information
You have a couple options for giving people access to this feature, depending on whether you're assigning them predefined job roles or your own configured job roles.
- Users who are assigned any of these predefined job roles are automatically able to access this feature:
- Supply Chain Planner (ORA_MSC_SUPPLY_CHAIN_PLANNER_JOB)
- Materials Planner (ORA_MSC_MATERIALS_PLANNER_JOB)
- Demand Planner (ORA_MSC_DEMAND_PLANNER_JOB)
- Sales and Operations Planner (ORA_MSC_SALES_AND_OPERATIONS_PLANNER_JOB)
- Replenishment Planner (ORA_MSC_REPLENISHMENT_PLANNER_JOB)
- Users who are assigned configured job roles that contain this privilege are able to access this feature:
- Maintain Planning Tables (MSC_MAINTAIN_PLANNING_TABLES_PRIV)
Refresh Collected Measure Data
You can now refresh data for a specific measure or a subset of measures in a plan that are collected by file-based data import (FBDI) without having to rerun the plan. This functionality streamlines the inbound measure data flow from sources, such as Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management, into Oracle Fusion Cloud Replenishment Planning to orchestrate integrated business planning. It’s also useful for tracking updates to sales history while preserving current statistical forecasts.
Orchestrate Refresh Measures Processes job in Scheduled Processes (Navigation: Tools > Scheduled Processes > Schedule New Process > Orchestrate Refresh Measures Processes)
Quickly streamline your replenishment plan with up-to-date data for planning measures and orchestrate integrated business planning using collected financial measures.
Steps to Enable
Use the Opt In UI to enable this feature. For instructions, refer to the Optional Uptake of New Features section of this document.
Offering: Supply Chain Planning
Tips And Considerations
When you opt in to use this feature, you must opt in to the feature named: Replenishment Planning. Opting in to the Replenishment Planning feature also enables the feature described here. If you previously opted in to the Replenishment Planning feature, then this feature is automatically enabled.
Additional Tips and Considerations:
- The scheduled process considers measures loaded using the file-based data import template for Supply Chain Planning Measures.
- Create and use a measure catalog that contains a subset of measures to refresh.
- Include both the Shipments History (or Bookings History) measure and the default measure used to refresh Shipments History in your measure catalog. For example, if the default measure used for the Default Shipments History Measure profile option is Shipments History: Requested Item by Shipped Date, then include this measure and the Shipments History measure in your measure catalog.
- When introducing a new measure to a plan, you must first run the plan to refresh with current data before you can refresh that measure's data using this new scheduled process.
Key Resources
- The Refresh Collected Measure Data readiness training available on Oracle Cloud Readiness for Demand Management.
Role Information
You have a couple options for giving people access to this feature, depending on whether you're assigning them predefined job roles or your own configured job roles.
- Users who are assigned any of these predefined job roles are automatically able to access this feature:
- Supply Chain Planner (ORA_MSC_SUPPLY_CHAIN_PLANNER_JOB)
- Demand Planner (ORA_MSC_DEMAND_PLANNER_JOB)
- Materials Planner (ORA_MSC_MATERIALS_PLANNER_JOB)
- Sales and Operations Planner (ORA_MSC_SALES_AND_OPERATIONS_PLANNER_JOB)
- Replenishment Planner (ORA_MSC_REPLENISHMENT_PLANNER_JOB)
- Users who are assigned configured job roles that contain this privilege are able to access this feature:
- Run Plan with Snapshot (MSC_RUN_PLAN_WITH_SNAPSHOT_PRIV)
In industries such as wholesale distribution, some orders are fulfilled immediately from stock on hand, also known as counter sales. To improve the overall user experience associated with capturing transactions related to this fulfillment mode, Oracle Fusion Order Management Cloud now provides the ability to fulfill these orders without requiring picking and shipping transactions.
Oracle Fusion Cloud Demand Management and Oracle Fusion Cloud Supply Planning now support this fulfillment mode by collecting counter sales orders. Oracle Demand Management uses the history of all sales orders, including counter sales orders, to generate a forecast. Oracle Supply Planning not only ensures that there’s enough stock on hand to fulfill forecasted counter sales orders, but also ensures that the net demand calculations for the current time period account for this fulfillment mode.
Example of how you can consume forecast with fulfilled or closed counter sales orders in a Supply Plan which starts in order management and then is planned according in supply planning:
Example of how you can generate forecast from fulfilled or closed counter sales orders collected as shipments history in a Demand Plan:
Plan accurately by also considering sales orders fulfilled over the counter.
Steps to Enable
Use the Opt In UI to enable this feature. For instructions, refer to the Optional Uptake of New Features section of this document.
Offering: Supply Chain Planning No Longer Optional From: Update 22D
When you opt in to use this feature, you must opt in the following features:
- You must opt in to the feature named: Replenishment Planning in the Supply Chain Planning offering. If you previously opted in to the Replenishment Planning feature, then you don't need to opt in to Replenishment Planning again.
- You must also opt in to the feature named: Plan Counter Sales Orders in the Supply Chain Planning offering.
- In addition to opting in to these features for the Supply Chain Planning offering, your site must opt in to the Reduce Inventory When a Sales Order Doesn't Require Picking or Shipping feature in the Order Management offering.
- If your site has already opted in to the Reduce Inventory When a Sales Order Doesn't Require Picking or Shipping feature in the Order Management offering, then you don't need to opt in to that feature again, but you do still need to opt in to the Plan Counter Sales Orders feature in the Supply Chain Planning offering
- If your site hasn't already opted in to the Reduce Inventory When a Sales Order Doesn't Require Picking or Shipping feature in the Order Management offering, then you need to opt in to that feature as well as the Plan Counter Sales Orders feature in the Supply Chain Planning offering
Tips And Considerations
- The Collections processes refer to the value set in Oracle Fusion Cloud Order Management for the Inventory Transaction Date for Order Lines Order Management parameter to derive the schedule ship date or demand date for the open counter sales orders for Oracle Fusion Cloud Supply Chain Planning.
- Counter sales orders that are interfaced to inventory are collected as closed sales orders or as part of bookings and shipments history to Oracle Fusion Cloud Supply Chain Planning.
- The Plan Counter Sales Orders feature isn't applicable to external source systems.
Key Resources
- The Plan Counter Sales Orders readiness training available on Oracle Cloud Readiness for Supply Planning.
Role Information
You have a couple options for giving people access to this feature, depending on whether you're assigning them predefined job roles or your own configured job roles.
- Users who are assigned any of these predefined job roles are automatically able to access this feature:
- Supply Chain Planner (ORA_MSC_SUPPLY_CHAIN_PLANNER_JOB)
- Materials Planner (ORA_MSC_MATERIALS_PLANNER_JOB)
- Demand Planner (ORA_MSC_DEMAND_PLANNER_JOB)
- Demand and Supply Planner(ORA_MSC_DEMAND_AND_SUPPLY_PLANNER_JOB)
- Order Promising Manager (ORA_MSC_ORDER_PROMISING_MANAGER_JOB)
- Backlog Manager (ORA_MSC_BACKLOG_MANAGER_JOB)
- Replenishment Planner (ORA_MSC_REPLENISHMENT_PLANNER_JOB)
- Users who are assigned configured job roles that contain these privileges are able to access this feature:
- Monitor Supply Planning Work Area (MSC_MONITOR_SUPPLY_PLANNING_WORK_AREA_PRIV)
- Monitor Demand and Supply Planning Work Area (MSC_MONITOR_DEMAND_AND_SUPPLY_PLANNING_WORK_AREA_PRIV)
- Monitor Demand Management Work Area (MSC_MONITOR_DEMAND_MANAGEMENT_WORK_AREA_PRIV)
- Monitor Order Promising Work Area (MSC_MONITOR_ORDER_PROMISING_WORK_AREA_PRIV)
- Monitor Backlog Management Work Area (MSC_MONITOR_BACKLOG_MANAGEMENT_WORK_AREA_PRIV)
- Monitor Replenishment Planning Work Area (MSC_MONITOR_REPLENISHMENT_PLANNING_WORK_AREA_PRIV)
Selected Replenishment Planning Bug Fixes in This Update
This update includes some bug fixes that can change the way Oracle Replenishment Planning works. This isn't a full list of all the bug fixes in this update. This list includes the bug fixes that can cause a noticeable change in application behavior.
Select Relative Time Range for Analysis in Tables and Graphs
With the 22B update, the behavior of the relative time filter in tables, graphs, tiles, and analysis sets is revised. The relative time filter is configured using the Advanced Filter icon on the Members tab in the Selector Tool. Prior to this update, the relative time filter would always include the current time period, even if the Time Periods After setting was set to zero. The behavior was changed to include the current time period only if the Time Periods After setting is set to at least 1. For example, a filter of 3 months prior to today and 0 months after today would previously return the prior 3 months and the current month. Now, a filter of 3 months prior to today and 0 months after today will return only the prior 3 months and not include the current month. To obtain the same results for your relative time filter as before this update, you must increase the value of the Time Periods After setting by 1.
Contact Oracle Support if you want to revert to pre-22B behavior.
Oracle reference: 27708234
Steps to Enable
You don't need to do anything to enable this feature.