Oracle Demand Planning Documentation

Dear colleges
Can any one knows the link to Oracle Demand Planning 11.5.10 Documentation
[I mean updated document not one with the Documentation CD] or any info. regarding Oracle Demand planning istallation and implementation in Oracle Applications 11.5.10.
Regards,
A.S.Salem

Hi.
Apologies for the delay in responding. The documentation for Oracle Applications 11.5.10 can be found on OTN, documentation URL: http://www.oracle.com/technology/documentation/index.html
Applications / E-Business Suite > Applications 11.5.10 > Applications 11.5.10.2+ Online Documentation CD >B10238-01 (Oracle Demand Planning Implementation and User's Guide (zipped) )
If this is not what you were referring to and it does not deal with documentations, please try the Members Feedback Forum at: Community Feedback (No Product Questions)
Regards,
Chao

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Hi.
Apologies for the delay in responding. The documentation for Oracle Applications 11.5.10 can be found on OTN, documentation URL: http://www.oracle.com/technology/documentation/index.html
Applications / E-Business Suite > Applications 11.5.10 > Applications 11.5.10.2+ Online Documentation CD >B10238-01 (Oracle Demand Planning Implementation and User's Guide (zipped) )
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with regards to point 1... demantra is a better tool; it will create better forecast numbers and will provide a much more sophisticated end user experience. however the answer to your question is not always an obvious one.
firstly lets talk about finance and schedule. ceasing an implementation that is costing a large sum of money in favour of a newer product may not be the right course of action. budget alarm bells will start ringing since the delivery schedule will now be off the chart and the costs will only go up. is the implementation required to fix legacy system and data problems? if so there will be groans from the people that need the forecast numbers when they hear that the current inaccuracy will continue because some fabled "even better numbers" will be available somewhat later than promised.
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good luck and let us know what you decide.

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the batch logfile does not reveal any issues. It would be helpful to get more details:
1. what kind of data does not appear in the worksheets? Level values etc?
2. some more details about the demand plan setup and demand plan assignments would help.
The first things I would check:
a) was data collection successful
b) check the demand planner assignments
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