How Forecast Release and Consumption for Variant Configuration

Hi experts,
we are planning in our project how to Forecast Release and Consumption for Variant Configuration
can you explain me
Regards,
babu

Hi Sivaramakrishna,
We tried the same but what is complicating is having "market" attribute of customer in R/3 and planning forecast in DP at the "market" level. There is no customer as such in DP. THere is only market. We could release forecast at market leve using "consumption group". But I am trying to figure out how to have the sales orders consume forecast at the location, product and market level in SNP.
Today we have our sales orders to consume forecast in SNP at location-product level. we are trying to take this to "location-product-market" level in SNP.
I think we need to use some settings for characteristic based or variable consumption I think...but not clear.
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks for taking time to reply.

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