Is it mandatory to have Option Class in ATO Model for Forecast Explosion in Demand Management?

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We are using DM to explode the ATO Model. We observed that when we do not include Option Class in ATO Model, the Forecast explosion does not work. I would like to know if Option Class is necessary for Forecast explosion in DM.

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