Review demand class information

After completion of the forecast run, use the Demand Class tab to review the type of demand affecting your forecast. This tab provides insight into the patterns of the input demand time series. Demand pattern classification helps the forecasting process by highlighting the SKUs that you can analyze in further detail (for example, products that have a smooth pattern with high revenue).

Before you view your forecasts, be sure you have run the appropriate scenarios.

  1. Log into the Demand Modeler app using the link provided by your administrator.
  2. Select the Output Overview button. The Forecast Hub page appears.
  3. Select the Demand Class button.
  4. At the top of the page, select a scenario to use from the Scenario field.
  5. Select the Filters button to select the slice of the forecast to analyze.
    • <Dimension 1> — select the dimension member to analyze. The dimension name that appears is customized for your application. If the dimension has been aggregated, you will only see "All" as a choice. Select Apply when finished.
    • <Dimension 2> — select the dimension member to analyze.The dimension name that appears is customized for your application. If this dimension or Dimension 1 has been aggregated, you will only see "All" as a choice. Select Apply when finished.
    • <Dimension 3> — select the dimension member to analyze. The dimension name that appears is customized for your application. If any of the dimensions have been aggregated, you will only see "All" as a choice. Select Apply when finished.
  6. Review the results.

Demand Class tab

Visualization Description
graph This graph displays the number of dimension combinations affected by each type of demand.
table This table displays the type of demand affecting each dimension combination.

Last modified: Friday May 12, 2023

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