Could not release my own Key Figure from DP to SNP

Question

Hi SAP Experts,
As requirement, I have to run forecast for three Key Figures in Demand Planning (DP): Z_FK1, Z_KFK2, Z_FK3. Unit of measure of these Keyfigure are VND (currency Viet Nam Dong).
I added these Key Figures to DP Planning Area with name Z_DPPlan01.
I created a new Planning Area in SNP with name: Z_9ASNP02 by coppying from the standard 9ASNP02. Then I added the above Key Figures (Z_FK1, Z_KFK2, Z_FK3) into Z_9ASNP02 planning area.
After I runing forecast in DP, I tried to release value of three Key Figures into SNP with tcode: /n/sapapo/mc90. Although system informs that u201CRelease successfully executedu201D, nothing released from Z_DPPlan01 to Z_9ASNP02 when I check in SNP Planning book.
Question is:
How to configure Key Figures in SNP and DP (Sematic, Key Figure Function, Category, Category Groupu2026)  so that we can release all three above Key Figures from DP to SNP?
Thanks very much for your help!
Duyennx

Answer 1

Dear Pawan,
2 . The business requirements are:
Our customer is a bank that has many branches. They want to forecast for each branches:
- The Total money (all denominations) will be issued in next quater (Z_KF1). This base on historical data (Z_HIS1)
- The total money (all denominations)will be received in next quater (Z_KF2). This base on historical data (Z_HIS2)
Base on these forecast KFs, we need to calculate the Average of Total money will be received and Issued in next quarter (Z_KF3 = (Z_KF1+ZKF2)/90.
90 is the number of days in a Quarter.
We need to release the three KFs from DP to SNP for further calculation and reporting. As said previously, I added three time series KFs Z_KF1, Z_KF2, Z_KF3 to SNP Planning Area (Z_9ASNP02)
If could not release, we can coppy. But the problem is that: in DP, beside standard characteristics 9AMATNR and 9ALOCNO, we also added more custom characteristics like Z_TYPE (to generate CVCs and to drill down money by type (cotton, polymer, coin)). So when I run the Tcode /n/sapapo/tscopy, despite of the fact that in u201CCharacteristic Assignmentu201D I only assigned 9AMATNR and 9ALOCNO from source to target, system show message like:
   3 combinations not contained in target master planning object structure
Message no. /SAPAPO/MSDP_REL108
Diagnosis
Characteristic combinations exist in the source planning area's master planning object structure that are not contained within the master planning object structure of the target planning area.
System Response
The source data of these characteristic combinations is not written to to the target planning area.
So, How to copy with my case?
4.Please Explain more about:
u201CCreate a third custom category group containing your custom category, and add this under 9AMALO. Give only your category group name & Semantic should be 000u201D
4.1.I can creat a custom category group under menu path:
SAP Reference IMG u2192 Advanced Planning and Optimization u2192 Supply Chain Planning u2192 Supply Network Planning
u2192 Basic Settings u2192 Maintain Category Groups.
But where can I create my custome category? Is this menu path:
SAP Reference IMG u2192 Advanced Planning and Optimization u2192 Global Available-to-promise (Global ATP) u2192 General Settings u2192 Maintain Category
In this path, I can see to folder:
-u201CSAP categoriesu201D: We could not create new category in this folder
- and  u201Cnon-SAP Categoriesu201D: I can press button u201CNew Entriesu201D and key in Data like:
oCategory: TT
oCategory text: TT
oCategory Description: TT
oSort String: 99
oCategory type: Requirements (I also tried with Forecast, Stock, Receipt)
And then, press u201CSaveu201D button. But system always create message:
u201CEnter values in work area for non-key fields
Message no. SV174
Diagnosis
An entry has been made for a non-key field in the view or table, which does not satisfy a selection condition stored in the Dictionary or made in the maintenance transaction initial screen.
System Response
The values entered cannot be accepted.
Procedure
Ensure that your entry is correct. This data record will not be displayed if you use the same selection conditions again.u201D
I donu2019t know what wrong here. How to create my custom Category? Here is u201Cnon-SAP Categoriesu201D, Is there any problem if we create category with this type?
4.2 How to add custom Category Group under 9AMALO? Which T-code we use?
5. By the way, Please clearly explain for me:
5.1. What are differences between u201CTime series live cacheu201D and u201COrder live cacheu201D?
5.2. What are differences between releasing KFs from DP to SNP and copying KFs from DP to SNP?
Thanks very much for your help!
Edited by: xuanduyen on Dec 31, 2011 4:38 AM