Update 19B

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Overview

This guide outlines the information you need to know about new or improved functionality in this update.

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Demand Management

Visually Identify Editable Cells in Tables

Select the menu option to highlight editable cells and make it easier for you to know which cells are editable.

Copy and Paste Data in Planning Tables

Select and copy a range of cells and paste it in a planning table. You can copy the data into the clipboard from any desktop application, such as Microsoft Excel, or from another planning table in Oracle Supply Chain Planning Cloud.

Export and Import Configurations of Planning Analytics

Migrate your configurations of planning analytics. Export the analytics configurations such as measures, tables, charts, and graphs into a configuration file from the instance where the analytics have been configured and tested. Import the data from the file into another instance, such as the production instance.

Load Transactional Data Using Files for Oracle SCM Cloud Source Systems

Choose the source of data for a specific transactional entity as required for implementing Oracle Supply Chain Planning Cloud. Choose from either Oracle Fusion Supply Chain Management Cloud or a file containing data that may be extracted from an external system.

Sales and Operations Planning

Visually Identify Editable Cells in Tables

Select the menu option to highlight editable cells and make it easier for you to know which cells are editable.

Copy and Paste Data in Planning Tables

Select and copy a range of cells and paste it in a planning table. You can copy the data into the clipboard from any desktop application, such as Microsoft Excel, or from another planning table in Oracle Supply Chain Planning Cloud.

Export and Import Configurations of Planning Analytics

Migrate your configurations of planning analytics. Export the analytics configurations such as measures, tables, charts, and graphs into a configuration file from the instance where the analytics have been configured and tested. Import the data from the file into another instance, such as the production instance.

Load Transactional Data Using Files for Oracle SCM Cloud Source Systems

Choose the source of data for a specific transactional entity as required for implementing Oracle Supply Chain Planning Cloud. Choose from either Oracle Fusion Supply Chain Management Cloud or a file containing data that may be extracted from an external system.

Plan Supply Using Any Demand Measure

Plan supply using a demand schedule that consists of any user-defined measure as the demand forecast.

Update Simulation Set Data in Microsoft Excel

Simulate planning scenarios by efficiently editing item attributes in a simulation set in Microsoft Excel.

Planning Central

Visually Identify Editable Cells in Tables

Select the menu option to highlight editable cells and make it easier for you to know which cells are editable.

Copy and Paste Data in Planning Tables

Select and copy a range of cells and paste it in a planning table. You can copy the data into the clipboard from any desktop application, such as Microsoft Excel, or from another planning table in Oracle Supply Chain Planning Cloud.

Export and Import Configurations of Planning Analytics

Migrate your configurations of planning analytics. Export the analytics configurations such as measures, tables, charts, and graphs into a configuration file from the instance where the analytics have been configured and tested. Import the data from the file into another instance, such as the production instance.

Load Transactional Data Using Files for Oracle SCM Cloud Source Systems

Choose the source of data for a specific transactional entity as required for implementing Oracle Supply Chain Planning Cloud. Choose from either Oracle Fusion Supply Chain Management Cloud or a file containing data that may be extracted from an external system.

Plan Supply Using Any Demand Measure

Plan supply using a demand schedule that consists of any user-defined measure as the demand forecast and any user-defined measure as forecast accuracy for safety stock computation.

Update Simulation Set Data in Microsoft Excel

Simulate planning scenarios by efficiently editing item attributes and supply and demand orders in a simulation set in Microsoft Excel.

Plan with Telescoping Time Buckets

Reduce planning cycle times by aligning the granularity of the planning time buckets to your business process.

Collect Resource Availability Using a Rolling Date Range

Specify the number of days into the future to collect resource availability instead of fixed dates that have to be set each time when running the collection processes.

Forecast Internal Orders

Model transfer orders as independent demand by creating a statistical forecast taking into consideration the order history that includes internal orders in addition to sales orders.

Integrate and Extend Planning Central Using REST Services

Extract Planning Demands Using a REST Service

Use a REST service to extract demand data, such as sales orders, specific to a supply plan or an integrated demand and supply plan.

Extract Planning Supplies Using a REST Service

Use a REST service to extract planned supplies, transfer orders, purchase orders, and work orders specific to a supply plan or an integrated demand and supply plan.

Supply Planning

Visually Identify Editable Cells in Tables

Select the menu option to highlight editable cells and make it easier for you to know which cells are editable.

Plan Supply Using Any Demand Measure

Plan supply using a demand schedule that consists of any user-defined measure as the demand forecast and any user-defined measure as forecast accuracy for safety stock computation.

Copy and Paste Data in Planning Tables

Select and copy a range of cells and paste it in a planning table. You can copy the data into the clipboard from any desktop application, such as Microsoft Excel, or from another planning table in Oracle Supply Chain Planning Cloud.

Update Simulation Set Data in Microsoft Excel

Simulate planning scenarios by efficiently editing item attributes and supply and demand orders in a simulation set in Microsoft Excel.

Export and Import Configurations of Planning Analytics

Migrate your configurations of planning analytics. Export the analytics configurations such as measures, tables, charts, and graphs into a configuration file from the instance where the analytics have been configured and tested. Import the data from the file into another instance, such as the production instance.

Load Transactional Data Using Files for Oracle SCM Cloud Source Systems

Choose the source of data for a specific transactional entity as required for implementing Oracle Supply Chain Planning Cloud. Choose from either Oracle Fusion Supply Chain Management Cloud or a file containing data that may be extracted from an external system.

Plan with Telescoping Time Buckets

Reduce planning cycle times by aligning the granularity of the planning time buckets to your business process.

Collect Resource Availability Using a Rolling Date Range

Specify the number of days into the future to collect resource availability instead of fixed dates that have to be set each time when running the collection processes.

Integrate and Extend Supply Planning Using REST Services

Extract Planning Demands Using a REST Service

Use a REST service to extract demand data, such as sales orders, specific to a supply plan or an integrated demand and supply plan.

Extract Planning Supplies Using a REST Service

Use a REST service to extract planned supplies, transfer orders, purchase orders, and work orders specific to a supply plan or an integrated demand and supply plan.