Demand forecast cube (ReqDemandPlanningCube) for Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3
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Applies To: Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3
The Demand forecast cube for Microsoft Dynamics AX is used to store historical demand data and demand forecast data. This article provides details about the cube.
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Deployment
The Demand forecast cube is included in the Demand Forecast project. For information about how deploy the Demand Forecast project—and the cubes that it contains—see Deploy the default cubes.
Configuration keys
The following configuration keys are required to use all features of the Demand forecast cube:
- Demand forecasting (ReqDemandPlanning)
Tables and views
The Demand forecast cube uses data from the following tables and views:
EcoResColor table
EcoResConfiguration table
EcoResSize table
EcoResStyle table
WHSInventStatus table
ReqDemPlanCubeFactView view
ReqDemPlanCurrentForecastView view
ReqDemPlanDimAllocKey view
ReqDemPlanDimCountryRegion view
ReqDemPlanDimCustomer view
ReqDemPlanDimCustomerGroup view
ReqDemPlanDimReleasedItem view
ReqDemPlanDimState view
ReqDemPlanForecastModel view
ReqDemPlanForecastView view
ReqDemPlanInventLocation view
ReqDemPlanInventSite view
ReqDemPlanMiningModelStagingView view
Measures
The Demand forecast cube includes the following measure groups.
Historical data
This measure group is based on the ReqDemPlanCubeFactView view and includes the following measures.
Measure |
Measure field name |
Aggregation |
Description |
Associated dimensions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Actual demand |
ReqDemPlanCubeFactView.TransactionQty |
Sum |
Past, current, and future sales order lines, BOM requirement lines, and transfer lines that are recorded in the Microsoft Dynamics AX database that represent the actual demand. |
Item allocation key Country region Customer Customer group Released product State Warehouse Site Company Styles Inventory status Colors Configurations Sizes Historical data Date |
Current AX forecast
This measure group is based on the ReqDemPlanCurrentForecastView view and includes the following measures.
Measure |
Measure field name |
Aggregation |
Description |
Associated dimensions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Current AX forecast |
ReqDemPlanCurrentForecastView.Qty |
Sum |
Demand forecast lines that are recorded in the Microsoft Dynamics AX database and consumed by master planning. They represent the current Microsoft Dynamics AX forecast. |
Item allocation key Country region Customer Customer group Released product State Forecast models Warehouse Site Company Styles Inventory status Colors Configurations Sizes Date |
Demand forecast
This measure group is based on the ReqDemPlanForecastView view and includes the following measures.
| Measure |
Measure field name |
Aggregation |
Description |
Associated dimensions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forecasted quantity |
ReqDemPlanForecastView.Qty |
Sum |
The demand forecast projection that is calculated based on different forecasting methods. |
Item allocation key Country region Customer Customer group Released product State Warehouse Site Company Styles Inventory status Colors Configurations Sizes Demand forecast Date |
| Quantity |
ReqDemPlanForecastView.OriginalQty |
Sum |
The demand forecast projection that is calculated based on different forecasting methods. |
Calculated measures
The Demand forecast cube contains the following calculated measures.
Calculated measure |
Associated measure group |
Description |
|---|---|---|
Adjusted quantity |
Demand forecast |
Manual adjustments made to the forecasted demand quantity that is calculated by various forecasting methods. |
Read only historical and forecast quantity |
Demand forecast |
Past actual demand and projected future demand quantities. |
Key performance indicators
The Demand forecast cube does not include any key performance indicators (KPIs).
Security
The Demand forecast cube can be accessed by users assigned to the following Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services roles.
Production planner
Production manager