What are Demand Aggregation rules?

Demand aggregation rules are configured to determine whether requisition line items should be held for aggregation. There are 3 sets of rules:

•  Demand holding rules: Used to identify requisition line items to be held for aggregation and auto-aggregation, based on parameters such as commodity code and amount.
  • Import task: Import Demand Holding Rules
  • If manual aggregation is specified, Assignment rules determine who is assigned the item in the Purchasing Workbench
  • If auto-aggregation is specified, the Aggregation rules determine how the items are grouped. 
• Assignment rules: Used to assign held line items to purchasing agents, based on parameters such as commodity code and purchasing unit.
  • Import task: Import Assignment Rules for Demand Aggregation
• Aggregation rules: Used to group held line items marked for auto-aggregation, based on parameters such as supplier and shipping address. A scheduled task converts these groups into aggregated requisitions.
  • Import task: Import Demand Aggregation Rules

For details on the contents of these files, please see the Data Dictionary for your site.

1. Manage > Core Administration
2. Data Import/Export > Download Data Dictionary

For more details on Demand Aggregation:

• What is Demand Aggregation?
• Purchasing guide for procurement professionals

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