Creating the Forecast Profile

Use
To run a forecast, a profile needs to be set up. This contains a reference to the key figure corrected
historical on which a forecast can be generated and a target key figure where the forecast results can
written to. In this configuration guide an automatic forecasting model will be chosen based upon the
historical data.

Procedure
1

To Access the activity, use one of the following navigation option:

Transaction code

/SAPAPO/MC96B

SAP SCM Menu

Advanced Planning Optimization Demand

Planning Environment Maintain Forecast
Profiles

On the Maintain Forecast Profile screen, choose the Master prfl. tab page and make the following
entries:

Field name

User action and values

Comment

YDP_PA

Your planning area

YDP_MFP

Your master forecast

profile name

Master profile

Your profile description

ZY93_BK07

The key figure used to

keep statistic forecast
result

Months

24

Define a time period for

your forecast horizon

24

Define a time period for

your history horizon

select checkbox for

univariate forecast

Basic Settings
Planning area
Master prfl
Description
Forecast key figure

Additional Settings
Period indicator
Forecast Horizon
Periods
History Horizon
Periods
Model Selection
Univariate forecast
Univariate forecast
profile
3

YDP_UFP

Choose Enter. If the information window with the information the profile does not exist is displayed,
ignore by choosing Enter.

Choose the Univariate prfl tab page and enter the following values:

Field name

User action and values

Comment

Basic Settings
Text

UNIVARIATE, WITH AUTO

SELECTION

Read historical
data
Key figure

ZY93_BK06

Version

001

Corrected Sales
History as base
data for forecast

Model parameters
Forecast strategy

56

Alpha

0.35

Beta

0.35

Gamma

0.35

Sigma

1.25

Periods

12

Error Measure

MAD

Alpha Start Value

0.15

Alpha End Value

0.35

Alpha Increment

0.1

Beta Start Value

0.15

Beta End Value

0.35

Beta Increment

0.1

Gamma Start
Value

0.15

Gamma End
Value

0.35

Gamma Increment

0.1

Control
parameters
Outlier Correction
Forecast Errors

None

Forecast with
automatic model
selection 2

Then choose Enter

MAD
MSE
RMSE

MAPE
MPE
Error total

Regarding the parameters mentioned in the table above, (that is, Alpha, Beta),
here we use dot as decimal point. If you are using comma as decimal point,
please replace the dot with comma in the table above, to make sure the input can
be accepted by the system.
5
6

Choose Save single profile, and then choose Adopt. The Univariate profile has been assigned to the
master profile.
Choose the Mater Prfl. tab page, choose Save. The master forecast profile has been created.