Modeling Techniques within SCM 4.0

Are there any reported bugs in the existing modeling techniques within APO 3.0 that have been corrected in SCM 4.0.
If they have not, are there any workarounds to get past the problem(s).
Thanks

Hi Tushar,
This is a too generic question. Very difficult to answer - suggest going through the SCM 4.0 Release Notes http://help.sap.com/saphelp_scm40/helpdata/en/36/069840893d2b54e10000000a1550b0/RN_SCM_40_EN.pdf for details to your query.
Thanks,
Somnath

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