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Posted on by Chetan Rajpurohit 50
Hi 
We have a scenario. Product A have enough sales history ( more than 3 years) in the system which is discontinued now. 
We have now product B (no sales history) as an alternative for the product A.
When we run forecast for product B, we want system to forecast the quantity for product B based on the history for product A. 
Please let me know if this is possible using ALTERNAIVE item number function in 'Released product' or using any other function in D365?
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Procurement and Sourcing
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    Guy Terry 28,506 Super User 2024 Season 2 on at
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    The Demand forecasting tool does not have specific functionality for this, but it does allow manual adjustments to the forecast in Excel, which it suggests can be used in these scenarios. The old PDF from the AX days describes (although I have not tried if it looks the same in F&O). You can find the PDF linked at the bottom of this page.
     
     
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    Chetan Rajpurohit 50 on at
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    Hi Terry, 
    Thanks for you reply. 
    I am not using Demand planning app or tool. I am using the standard Demand forecast function with Master Planning module of D365 F&O. 
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    Guy Terry 28,506 Super User 2024 Season 2 on at
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    How are you doing the thing you call 'run forecast'?
     
    If you are using the Demand Planning tool, it has the capability for 'phase in/phase out', but I do not believe this uses the Alternative Item field.

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