Release Offset for Demand Plans

Hi, We are trying to understand and use the release offset for demand plans. Basically we would like to hide the current period from supply planning. This seems to work in period one of the forecast. As time passes and we get to period two we would like the forecast to no longer be exposed to supply planning. This does not seem to be the case. We have tried to roll the forecast however that does not seem to resolve it. I believe we could delete the forecast lines in the "Maintain Demand Plan Screen" and then release the forecast however that is very work intensive. How should this be done?
Thanks,
Dave

Dear Jeevan,
Before you can use the invoicing plan with automatic settlement, the Evaluated receipt settlement delivery indicator must be set on the Purchasing Data screen in the vendor master record.
(If you wish to enter invoicing dates manually, this is not necessary.)
Purchase Order
SAP recommends using order type FO (framework order), i.e. a purchase order with a predefined extended validity period and a "reason for cancellation". The invoicing plan can adopt the validity period specified in the PO header.
PO items for which you wish to use an invoicing plan must have account assignment irrespective of whether a material with a master record, a material described by a short text, or an external service is involved.
The GR/IR control facility must be set up in such a way that no goods receipt (or, in the case of services, no service entry) is expected - only an incoming invoice. If you wish to have automatic settlement, you must also set the Evaluated receipt settlement indicator.
Customizing
Under Purchase Order --> Invoicing Plan --> in Customizing for Purchasing, you can maintain data such as the desired invoicing plan types, date categories, and date descriptions.
If you want to split it based on periodic than : maintain the invocing plan types :Maintain Periodic Invoicing Plan Types
Regards,
w1n

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Hello Thanks for your feedback.
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