Macros in Demand Planning SCM 7.o

Dear Friend,
Please give me the link where I can learn about Macros of Demand Planning in SCM 7.o.
Please brief me about the Macros.
My intention is to learn about Macros.
With regards,
Balu

Balu,
Macros are used for performing complex calculations easily. They are basically used to manipulate the Key Figure values. They are also used for genertaing alerts. You can execute macros either interactivekly or by a background job. Go terough the following link:
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_scm50/helpdata/en/17/a5216532a111d398260000e8a49608/frameset.htm
I believe the best way to learn about macros is to create them and test them. You have the standard 9AEXAMPLES macro workbook which contains examples of all the macro functions available. Very handy tool!
Try and go through the macros in standard SAP books and refer to the link above and 9AEXAMPLES to understand the flow. I am sure you will learn in no time.
Happy Learning!
Cheers!
Abhi

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We really need more information here to help you.
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