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Intel® Web Suite Overview

Forecast Details

"Purchase Order/Forecast #" or "Response Type" field links

Forecast details are accessed by clicking on the hyperlink in the "Purchase Order/Forecast #" or "Response Type" field links of the Search Results Screen.

If the "Purchase Order/Forecast #" link is used, the page displays all forecast lines for the selected forecast number.
If the "Response Type" link is used, the Forecast Response page displays only the forecast line of the selected line (a line is a specific Material, Ship-from, Ship-to combination).

In both cases, the data displayed will always be the most recent forecast per material.

Header, Comments and Forecast Schedule

Each forecast line consists of three sections: Header, Comments and Forecast Schedule

Forecast Reponse Header Information
Grouping	Family or capacity Group e.g. VFBGA	Intel Site:	Plant code for the trading partner in Intel's SAP e.g. 0197 or CS30
Material ID :	Product ID in Intel's SAP e.g. A16902-002	Ship To Loc:	Intel Ship-to location code e.g. WMNB
Forecast Revision:	Tracking number generated by Intel's SAP which is sent to the trading partner via email e.g. 2004041306290773	Ship From Loc:	Trading partner ship-from location code e.g. 0197450000
SLA for RTF:	Forecast type and Service Level Agreement for when the RTF is expected e.g.FCST-4H, MIDR-48H, TACT-2d	RTF Date:	Date when the RTF was submitted. Blank if RTF has not been submitted e.g. 4/14/2004 2:06:07 PM
Material Description:	Material description in Intel's SAP e.g. VFBGA,47 L,7.29X5.82,2 L,0.21MM	RTF Via:	Method by which RTF was submitted. Blank if RTF has not been submitted e.g. WEB or PIP
Forecast Reponse Comments Information This section displays the comments (free form text) that Intel has for the forecast line. Also, it allows the trading partner to enter comments which will be sent along with the RTF values. The trading partner comments cannot include special characters such as @, #, %, ^, &, *, ( ), +, and !
Intel Comments	e.g. Original (4/13 yk)
Trading Partner Comments	e.g. 20K units can be arranged for delivery.
Forecast Reponse Comments Information
Previous RTF:	Display field. Contains the values (units) of the previous RTF submitted for this forecast line (material/ship-to/ship-from combination)
Forecast:	Display field. Intel’s forecast values (units). Represent Intel’s material requirements needs throughout time
RTF:	Input field. Commit values (units). It is the trading partner’s commitment in response to Intel’s forecast. RTF values cannot be negative. The limit RTF quantity is 2,147,483,647
Confirmation:	Display field. Confirmed forecast after Intel and trading partner buyers have done material analysis in support to the original forecast. Confirmation is not always displayed. It is only applicable to Intel Systems Manufacturing businesses
Buffer Capacity:	Input field. Capacity (units) in addition to the RTF units. Buffer capacity is not always displayed. Buffer is only applicable to Components Manufacturing businesses. Buffer values cannot be negative. The limit Buffer quantity is 2,147,483,647
RTF – Forecast delta:	Display field. Difference between RTF minus Forecast values
Forecast – Previous RTF delta:	Display field. Difference between Forecast minus Previous RTF values
The forecast labels are constructed as follows:	Date, Interval=D show as mm-dd-yy (d) where d means day Date, Interval=W show as mm-dd-yy (w) where w indicates beginning of Intel work week Date, Interval=M show as mm-dd-yy (m) where m indicates beginning of Intel month

Forecast Response

The Forecast Response page (shown below) lists ALL the products under one forecast number if the forecast number link was used. This page shows only a selected material if accessed by the Response Type link. The user does not have to reply to all forecast lines.

Forecast Response Process

Forecast Response Process and Key Fields
The RTF and Buffer Capacity fields are blank and editable by default. Once the user submits an RTF, those fields become un-editable until a new forecast for that product code is sent out.
RTF Field: Can be populated manually by typing in values. Also, figures can be inserted by pre-populating RTF with the forecast or previous RTF values in the following ways:	Populate ALL: o Using the “Populate ALL with Forecast” link at the top of the page. This populates with forecast all the RTF lines that are displayed in the Forecast Response Detail page o Using the “Populate ALL with Prev. RTF” link at the top of the page. This populates with previous RTF all the RTF lines displayed in the Forecast Response Detail page
	Populate one by one: o Using “Forecast” link on each RTF line it is possible to populate a single RTF on the Forecast Response Detail page with the Forecast values o Using “Prev. RTF” link on each RTF line it is possible to populate a single RTF on the Forecast Response Detail page with the Previous RTF values
Buffer Capacity: This field can be populated manually by typing in values or by using the Buffer % Update button at the top of the page.
CLEAR ALL COMMITS Button: Clears all editable RTF and Buffer Capacity boxes for all forecast lines in the page.
Forecast Response Detail page: Can be opened via the “Purchase Order/Forecast #” link and can include a large number of forecast lines (max scenario is about 400 lines). The page displays forecast lines in groups of 20 and allows the use of << and >> links or the Page# box to navigate.	SUBMIT RTF: To send the response to forecast, the page offers the SUBMIT RTF button. This button must be clicked to submit each group of 20 forecast lines.
Note: For a given forecast line, a response to forecast will be submitted if at least one RTF box has been filled in with a value. If all the RTF boxes are empty, the system will interpret as if the trading partner does not want to send response to this particular forecast line. If some RTF boxes are filled in (can have any zero or positive value) and some others are not, then the system interprets as if the trading partner wishes to submit RTF and assumes zero commit value and zero buffer capacity in the empty boxes. It is not possible to have all RTF boxes empty and some or all buffer capacity boxes populated.
Note: Once a response for a material is sent, the user cannot respond to that material again unless a new forecast for that material is sent by Intel. After a successful submit, the RTF and buffer capacity boxes will change to un-editable

ISSP Forecast Response Process

Forecast Response Process and Key Fields
The RTF field is blank and editable by default. Once the user submits an RTF, those fields become un-editable until a new forecast is sent out.
RTF Field: Can be populated manually by typing in values. Also, figures can be inserted by pre-populating RTF in the following ways:	Populate RTF values: o Using the “Copy PRF=RTF” button. This populates all RTF values with the same values as PRF. o Using the “Reset RTF=0” button. This populates all RTF values with 0. o Users also can populate RTF values one by one by filling in a numeric value or 0. Any empty/blank value in RTF quantity will presume as the previous week commit is still valid.
	Save: This button allows supplier to enter RTF values and save it as a Draft to be Submitted at a later time. Submit: This button allows user to commit the RTF values that he/she entered. Once “Submit” button is clicked, RTF field is no longer editable, and “Submit”, “Copy PRF=RTF”, “Reset RTF=0”, “Download”, ‘Upload’ buttons are grey out. Download: This button means user wants to download a copy of forecast detail to his/her local machine. Upload: This button allows supplier to upload the RTF values populated in the excel sheet. Upload version file needs to be in .csv file format. Note: Delta is the difference after PRF qty – RTF qty Cum Delta is the total cumulative of delta for the whole horizon
Note: For a given forecast line, a response to forecast will be submitted if at least one RTF box has been filled in with a value. If all the RTF boxes are empty, the system will interpret as if the trading partner does not want to send response to this particular forecast line. If some RTF boxes are filled in (can have any zero or positive value) and some others are not, then the system interprets as if the trading partner wishes to submit RTF and assumes zero commit value and zero buffer capacity in the empty boxes. It is not possible to have all RTF boxes empty and some or all buffer capacity boxes populated.
Note: Once a response for a material is sent, the user cannot respond to that material again unless a new forecast for that material is sent by Intel. After a successful submit, the RTF and buffer capacity boxes will change to un-editable.