Mass processing for SOP

Question

Hi,
I am able create sale plan through MC87 transaction by selecting the create sale plan through forecasting, when total consumption values are maintained in the material. But I want this to be done by MASS processing function. In other words I want to up date key figure sales in S076 table.
There is one tcode MPBT which is to create total forecast in background. But this is happening only when unplanned consumption values are maintained in material. Is this behaviour is correct?
Can u detail the configuration settings required for mass processing of SOP.
Through help I came to now that mass processing can be done for forecasting. Is this forecasting and creating sales plan are same. Kindly brief.
Thanks & Regards,
N. Laxman

Answer 1

you can refer the below link:
[http://help.sap.com/printdocu/core/Print46c/en/data/pdf/LOLISPLN/LOLISPLN.pdf]
configuration steps for SOP:
1)Set parameter for Info structure and Key figure
2)Maintain Transfer Profile
3)Define Activity
4)Define Key figure assignment
5)Define copy profile.
procedure of Standard SOP:
1. Create Plan in inactive version
2. Disaggregate product group plan & Check capacity
3. Version Management
4. Transfer Product group to planning
procedure of Flexible Planning:
1.Create Plan in inactive version
2.Convert Plan in to Active Version
3.Transfer to Demand management
Master Data in SOP:
1.Information Structure
2.Planning Type
3.Planning Hierarchy
4.Product Group
5.Resource
6.Rough cut planning profile
It's very helpful link & std procedures for SOP.
SOP steps have 3 classifications
1) STD SOP for Material
2) STD SOP for Product Group
3) Flexible Planning
A) Now Let we take STD SOP for Material
This will takes place in Material and Plant level
so the charateristics will be Material and Plant
The key figures are Sales,Production Qty,Targer stock level,.......etc
Steps
1) Create Planning for material MC87
2) Copy to Active Version MC78
3) Transfer to Demand Mangement MC74
B) STD sop for Product Group
Here also the Characteristics are same material->product group
You have to maintain master data Product group
steps:
1) Create Product Group MC84
2) Create Plan for Product Group MC81
3) Disaggregate Product Group Plan MC76
4) Copy to active version MC78
5) Transfer to Demand Management mc75 for Pg or mc74 for material
C) FLEIXIBLE PLANNING
Here you can able to Define your own characteristics and Key figures
Char like Sales org,Dis chann, Div,......
Key figures like stock,invoice qty,....
steps
1) Create Info structute MC21
2) Maintain Planning Parametes MC7F
3) Create Planning Type MC8A
4) Create Flexible Planning MC93
5) Copy to active version MC8V
6) Transfer to Demand managemet
5) Create Std SOP Planning -MC
6) Transfer to DM from change mode of Flex Plann with active version MC94
if you want use the flexible planning info like SIS in std sop after the 4th step of above it will be like
5) MC87 std sop there Sales data from SIS it will ask for info str and version then you can get it automatically then the std steps like
6) Copy to Active Version MC78
7) Transfer to Demand Mangement MC74
Pls let me know any clarifications.