Consumption Forecast: Forecast Profile

Hi everyone,
I am dealing with consumption forecast and I would like to correct outliers in the historical data on which the forecast is based.
I have found transaction MC96 where you can define different forecast profiles and there you can define a Sigma Factor for this purpose.
However, this profile seems to apply only to SOP (Sales and Operation Planning) and not to consumption forecast in MM. Am I right?
Does everyone know how can I define a profile which is applicable to consumption forecast in MM so I can apply that mentioned Sigma Factor?
I would be very grateful if someone could help me.
Thanks a lot in advance and best regards,
Ben.

In R/3 you cannot do what you want.  Regards, Richard

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