This article guides how to create a new demand template for a location, add demand template detail and navigate system checks.

To create a new Demand template:

1. Navigate to Demand Template Management console, then click Create.

The New Demand Template modal is displayed.

2. Complete the form with the following information:

• Valid From – This field represents the start date of a demand template’s validity. It must be set to Monday to create a weekly template.
• Valid To – This field represents the end date of a demand template’s validity. It must be set to Sunday to create a weekly template.
• Location – Each location can only have one demand template within the same validity period. 
• Demand Increment – This is the time slot increment and can be either 1 hour or 30 minutes. 
• Record Name – This is an optional field, where you can provide a descriptive name for a demand template. 

3. Once all necessary fields have been filled out, click on the Save button. The system will then automatically direct you to a new page displaying a detailed table.

Layout:

• Location – This field displays the location of a demand template
• Weekly Demand – This field will automatically calculate the total number of resources demanded per week.
• Valid From – This field represents the start date of a Demand template’s validity.
• Valid To – This field represents the end date of a Demand template’s validity.
• Name – This field is for the name of the demand template.
• Day – This represents a one-week period, starting on Monday and ending on Sunday.
• Daily Demand – This field will automatically calculate the total number of resources demanded per day.
• Time period/increment – This represents the time of the day in a 12-hour clock format.
  • For a demand template of 30 minutes, the time slots will range from 12:00 am, 12:30 am to 11:00 pm, 11:30 pm.
  • For a demand template of 1 hour, the time slots will range from 12:00 am, 1:00 am, 2:00 am to 10:00 pm, 11:00 pm.