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In this TechTalk, the Microsoft Dynamics 365 FastTrack team walks through the latest capabilities in Demand Planning, including forecasting innovations, continuous planning workflows, AI‑powered insights, and new export and data‑cleanup features.
Presenters:
• Rich Black
• Rich Black
• Anders Girke
• Peter Friis• Lalitha C.
• Hiren Naik
Topics covered in this session include:
🔹 Forecasting Engine & Best‑Fit Models
How ARIMA, ETS, and Prophet models are used behind the scenes
How ARIMA, ETS, and Prophet models are used behind the scenes
Best‑fit forecasting and MAP‑based model selection
Handling short or sparse data with Croston and Naïve forecasting
Using external signals with XGBoost (e.g., weather, promotions)
🔹 Continuous Forecasting
Setting up rolling daily, weekly, or monthly forecasts
Setting up rolling daily, weekly, or monthly forecasts
How time series versions evolve over multiple cycles
Preserving manual adjustments across forecast runs
Using “current” versions to keep downstream processes aligned
🔹 Copilot & Generative Insights
Automatic detection of seasonality, clusters, and demand drivers
Automatic detection of seasonality, clusters, and demand drivers
Confidence‑scored insights for planners
Copilot chart prompts for trend, shift, and outlier analysis
Grid‑level Copilot cursor for cell‑level adjustment history
🔹 Export to Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management
How export profiles work
How export profiles work
Mapping dimensions to F&O entities
Optimization tips for DMF performance
Multi‑legal‑entity and multi‑business‑unit scenarios
CSV export and upcoming Power Automate integration
🔹 Time Series & Version Cleanup (New Feature)
Selectively delete outdated versions
Selectively delete outdated versions
Reduce storage consumption
Prepare for future migration from managed storage to Dataverse
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