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The demand history web page contains the data transmitted from the VMI demand forecast messages of the past.

The demand header information is split into multiple areas. This header information is related to the last VMI demand forecast created by the customer’s ERP location and for a selected material number.

The demand details page lists the requested quantity required by customer ERP plant location for one material number, the last transmitted forecast is presented. You can access the demand details either via the “VMI Summary” page or via the “Inventory Projection” page.

All options for searching, filtering and sorting apply to this table, you find demand quantities for previous periods on the demand history web page.

On the inventory projection configuration page, you can define following settings:

With the configuration of the time horizon (days, weeks, months, offset), you are defining if you would like to use default settings for your plant or if you would like to use your own settings.

Within the setting of additional key figures in the inventory projection table, you can control if you would like to see additional key figures in the inventory projection table.

The VMI supplier rating web page contains ratings for the suppliers VMI material numbers. This is only displayed if the supplier rating process is configured for a customer location. Each line in the performance data table describes a rating for a specific material number and rating period.

All options for searching, filtering and sorting apply to this table.

This table displays for each Customer Material Number

The tab Despatch advice overview summarizes despatch advices which were already created, saved as draft, and sent to the customer.

Important columns are:

If you access the page creating or modifying a despatch advice, you have to fill in some fields in order to complete the despatch advice.

Mandatory fields:

If you access the “Elementary Units” tab during despatch advice creation, you will find the objects (purchase order schedule lines, VMI Demands, VMI planned receipts) which you have selected for the despatch advice creation. Mandatory fields are highlighted in yellow.