Use this procedure to create and set up a reduction key.

1. Click Master planning> Setup> Coverage> Reduction keys .

2. On the Overviewtab, press CTRL+N to create a new reduction key.

3. Enter an identifier for the key, and enter a name for it.

4. On the Periodstab, enter information to:

   • Define time periods during which you want the forecast consumption to occur.

   • Specify consumption percentages that you want to apply for each time period.

   • Specify starting dates and ending dates (validity dates) for the time period.

Tip
To use a reduction key you must select the Percentoption in the Reduction principlefield in the Master plans setup. If you select the Purchase/sales ordersoption, forecast requirements are consumed by actual order quantities instead.