ASCP engine does forecast spreading or forecast consumption first?

Question

We are using Demantra for forecasting in Monthly bucket.Say for March 2011, forecast is 2300 qty.
And we have a sales orders 1 for 200 qty on 1st March 2011.
Planning Bucket is daily for 6 months with 5 days working. So for march we have 23 working days.
I think ASCP will first convert Forecasting bucket to Planning bucket, which means each working day will have forecast of 100 qty. ( Forecast Spreading)
Then Sales order of 200 qty will be consume by forecast on March-1,2011 ( Forecast Consumption)
If I check Consume forecast by Bucket then on 1st March, I will have 100 qty sales order and 100 qty forecast.
If I uncheck the above option in plan then based on consumption days it will work.
Our requirement, is first forecast consumption should happen before forecast spreading? How can we achieve this.
So really, Sales order on 1st March for 200 qty should be consumed against 2300 qty for March month, and then 2100 should be spread to 23 working days, Is it possible?

Answer 1

Hi Sandeep,
Thanks for pointing me to the section.
One solution can be the forecasting and planning bucket to be same, periodic. In this the forecast consumption will happen correctly, no issue and within the bucket. But the issue will be the ASCP will recommend planned orders on the last day of the period, which won't work. We want the planning & supply in daily bucket.
If we have forecasting bucket monthly and planning bucket daliy than every day when we run the plan we have to update the forward and backward days so that consumption can happen exactly the same month.
So I am currect with the understanding that forecast spreading happen first and then consumption.
Thanks
Dheeraj