Set up Made2Manage for Demand Forecasting

Article • 6/8/2026 • 3 min read

Before you can use Made2Manage’s information in Demand Forecasting, you need to set up Made2Manage to work with Demand Forecasting.

To set up Made2Manage for Demand Forecasting:

  1. Open the Integration Control File Editor (BWPARM) page.

    1. Select Utilities > Company Setup > Module Setup > Purchase Orders > M2M Demand Forecasting > Integration Control File Editor.

    Or

    1. Search for BWPARM in the Navigation box and then select Integration Control File Editor.

    Integration Control File Editor (BWPARM) page appears.

  2. Make the necessary changes.

  3. Set the decimal places and paths:

    • In the Number of Decimal Places field, enter the number of decimal places you want to import from Made2Manage.

      Or click the calculator icon to display the Calculator. Select the values.

    • Click the EXE Path lookup reference.

      The Browse Shared Folders window appears.

    • Navigate to the desired location and click OK.

      See Microsoft Online Help for more information.

      Or double-click the Windows directory where you loaded the Demand Forecasting executable.

      *Note:*You do not need to change the path for the TRX files.

  4. In the Data Types area, select the check box corresponding to Made2Manage ERP data that you want Demand Forecasting to extract and use.

    *Note:*Made2Manage ERP and Demand Forecasting work best if you select all data types.

  5. If your company has multiple facilities, select the facility to use for Demand Forecasting:

    If your company does not have multiple facilities, skip this step.

    • Select the All Facilities checkbox to use Demand Forecasting for all facilities.

    • To use Demand Forecasting for a single facility:

    • Ensure that the All Facilities check box is clear.

    • Click the Facility to Process dropdown and select the facility from the list.

    • Or click the Facility To Process box to add a new value or modify the existing one.

  6. Use the Forecast Bucket setting when importing a forecast from Demand Forecasting to Made2Manage ERP.

    Click the Forecast Bucket arrow to select from the list.

    • This value defaults to “N None”, to use the same buckets in Made2Manage that were used in Demand Forecasting.

    • Select “D Daily” to change the imported Demand Forecast to Daily buckets before saving it to Made2Manage ERP.

    • Select “W Weekly” to change the imported Demand Forecast to Weekly buckets before saving it to Made2Manage ERP.

  7. In the Date Scope area, select the number of days to use to import Sales History and Issued History data from ERP to Demand Forecasting.

    • In the Number of Days Backward box, enter the days from the current system date that you want to use to import history.

      Or click the Calculator icon to displays the Calculator. Select the appropriate values.

    • *Note:*The Start Date is the start of the history period and the system calculates it by taking the current system date and subtracting the number of days entered in the Number of Days Backward field.

  8. Click Save on the Toolbar.The changes are saved.

    Click Cancel on the Toolbar to discard the changes.

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