Apply custom GUID forecast profile to reforecasting activity?

Question

Hi APO Experts,
My company currently uses only one master forecast method (auto model selection 2, forecast method 56) for every individual customer that we have in APO (~10,000 customers.)  I would like to fine tune the process and be able to specify a forecast for certain individual accounts.  We use SAP APO version 3.1.
In interactive forecasting mode, I have found the option to "Save assignment with unique forecast profile" (under Settings -> Forecast Profile) and I am now able to create customer specific forecasts with a unique "GUID."  However, I am not sure how to utilize these forecasts through a roll forward.  I roll my customer forecast window forward every month (ie, i change it from April 2011 - April 2012 to May 2011 - May 2012) by running a Mass Processing activity.  But I can not find the GUID forecast profiles when I set up the mass processing activity.  I tried deactivating the "always use job profile" button but that still doesn't work - instead of using the GUID specific forecast profiles during the reforecasting, APO will populate those customers with the default master forecast profile.  Is there a step that I am missing?
I appreciate your time and help,
-- K

Answer 1

Hi arun,
If i understand your situation,
You put
Validity start date as may and validity end date as dec
constant factor before start date  '0'
constant factor after end date      '100'
still you see forecast for march april.
if that is the issue, This might happen as per default settings, i think the default settings are constant factor before start date as 100%.
do the following
I dont know how the screens look in 4.1
But in the phase in profiles go to Menu option GOTO> settings
there you can define if constant factor by default should be zero or hundred.
The main reason why this happens is if you try to put 0 as the constant factor before the start date, it does not save anything. so you need to make the default settings that constant factor before the start date is 0 %.
let me know if this helps you or if the problem still persists.
Thanks,
Mythilee