Re:apo basics

Morning gurus,
I am new to sap apo and i just want to post some threads on apo where can i post them in sdn.
Thanks
vp

Hi,
APO is the supply chain tool from SAP. BW is the data layer for APO. SAP APO is for Demand Planning and is a component of mySAP SCM. It enables dynamic supply chain management and which in turn includes applications for detailed planning, optimization and scheduling, allowing the supply chain to be accurately and globally monitored even beyond enterprise boundaries.
SAP BI is a reporting tool in SAP. It provides a complete view of the company. The solution is part of SAP NetWeaver and provides the tools needed to make the right decisions, optimize processes, and measure strategic success: data from all enterprise sources are merged effectively and can be comprehensively analyzed, business-critical factors can be monitored using external and internal benchmarks, the most important KPIs can be passed on to all the relevant forces in a company in real time, strategies can be rapidly adapted to changed market conditions, and the results of analyses can be graphically represented in a wide variety of formats, such as grids, graphs, and maps
Check this:
What is APO and how it is related to BW
SAP Advanced Planner and Optimizer is a component of the mySAP Supply Chain Management solution that you use for planning and optimizing supply chain processes at a strategic, tactical, and operational planning level.
With APO - Simultaneous Material & Capacity Planning is possible, as against R/3 PP
APO Planning is capable of taking all the constraints into consideration with Planning for Capacities/Scheduling
APO Resource (workcenter in R/3) does a Capacity availability check before scheduling an activity, if capacity is not available, it finds the immediate next available slot & schedules the activity there. This is not possible with R/3
http://www.sap.com/solutions/business-suite/scm/pdf/BWP_APO40.pdf
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_apo/helpdata/en/7e/63fc37004d0a1ee10000009b38f8cf/frameset.htm
http://help.sap.com/bp_biv133/documentation/BW/I18_Scen_InstallGuide_EN_DE.doc
Datasources
APO extraction
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/com.sap.km.cm.docs/library/biw/g-i/integrate%20bw-bps%20and%20apo-dp.pdf
Take a look some docs on BW-APO
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/5f229690-0201-0010-84ba-9ee5a8958a05
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/4fe5d590-0201-0010-6c8d-ada86492cf11
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_scm41/helpdata/en/92/dd013872af2946e10000009b38f8cf/content.htm
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_apo/helpdata/en/7e/63fc37004d0a1ee10000009b38f8cf/frameset.htm
Hope this helps.
Thanks,
JituK

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Hi All,
Kindly help,
I config Basic ATP agaisnt ATP check.
Now Issue is my newly created sales order is not getting confirmed in APO.Although it shows stock & recipts.
Regards
V4B

V4B,
You say that the ATP screen shows 'nothing'. That means that none of the items that you see in RRP3 (or in MD04 on the R/3 side) are being considered for ATP check, and therefore you will get no confirmation. On the ATP screen, the column entitled ATP quantity should show a quantity, and the quantity should be equal to or greater than the Simulated requirements quantity, on the date of the Simulated requirement. On this screen, you should have at least one row for 'stock' and at least one row which contains valid supply elements. Since you have 'nothing', your stock & supply elements are not being considered.
You also mention that you have stocks and receipts, and they show as onhand in //RRP3. According to your ATP check, the only items that will be relevant for ATP are 'Valuated, Unrestricted Use stock' and 'advanced shipping notification'. You have further stated that these are the items that exist in //RRP3. Please confirm. On //RRP3, the stock should display the 'CC', which is the only type of stock mentioned in your 'Scope of check'. You should also have one or more 'PO Memos'.
On the scope of check screen, you should at least have BM Sales orders selected as a requirements element. Please confirm.
I will assume that you are not using sublocations (storage locations in R/3) in your ATP check (scope of check screen). Please confirm. If you are using sublocations, all supply elements must be relevant for the same sublocation as the simulated requirement.
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I have been doing a lot of research and am confused on the communication flow between APO, live cache, and R/3. I have read about CIF, but the more I read the more I get confused. I am also curious when, and if it is customizable, the data flow takes place, and how quickly this process is.
I know that there are Business System Groups and that they should be assigned in the APO system in relation to a system that contains the master data server, but I donu2019t really understand why or how.
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I know that there are Business System Groups and that they should be assigned in the APO system in relation to a system that contains the master data server, but I donu2019t really understand why or how.
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"One or more logical systems that belong together from a business point of view. A business system group represents a unit within a company or organization that can be defined according to legal, economic, administrative or geographic factors.
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Within APO the live cache will run the algorithm and pull in the key findings from R/3 to APO, but are the key findings where the planners can place constraints?
Livecache is just a database. SAP designed this "meta-ram-database" which is like a combination of RAM in a computer and database that can also store data. Imagine a computer. It as RAM and it has a hard disk( database). Every time you execute some thing, the system stores temporarily in RAM and then puts back to hard disk. This slows down processing in planning. SO for faster planning, the planning information is save d in RAM *** database called livecache.
How ever livecache by itself does not have capability to pull information from R/3. You need CIF for that.
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APO - Basic settings for setting up the system landscape

Hi,
I have a, hopefully small, issue regarding setting up the system landscape for our APO - R/3 environment.
In our test system in R/3 I need to specify the APO release, which is not a problem. The issue I have in R/3 is when I try to save the new setting. The system asks for a workbench request even if the test system has been "opened" by the Basis resource.
I would like to avoid creating a workbench request as we are using an external tool ( HP PPM ) for transport management and I believe I will get into trouble since this workbench request should not be transported further into our production environment. As I have understood from our APO experts the settings must be maintained per R/3 system (development - test/quality - production) as it is pointing to corresponding systems in the APO landscape.
The question is, does anyone know how we can maintain these settings without any workbench request being created?
This is perhaps not a APO question, but I'm not sure in what other forum I should post it.
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Lars,
I have difficulty envisioning any situation when you would wish to make any transportable change (workbench or otherwise) in a test system. The normal path would be to transport the change from the dev system into the test system. I am unfamiliar with the third party software (HP PPM) about which you speak. However, the standard controls currently used in your transport process (third party or otherwise) should limit which transports do and which transports do not get moved into your prod system.
I can think of several ways to approach this problem. I think you should consult with your supervisor before attempting such changes, to ensure that you are complying with all policies and procedures that exist for your company. In my company, this type of exception would require creation of special change management docs, and appropriate signoffs by management.
You are right this is not an APO question, it is a Basis question. For advice on the technical aspect of your question, try one of the Basis forums. Pick the one that is for the DBM you are using.
http://forums.sdn.sap.com/index.jspa?categoryID=1#34
Best Regards,
DB49

ATP Check: R/3 and APO

Hi All,
My Query related to an Earlier Post (GATP: Unable to check ATP (in GATP) when creating sales order in R/3).
I would like to change the settings for ATP Check from APO system to R/3, I.E, the ATP Check for Business Rule should be triggered in R/3 and not in APO.
In the earlier post, inputs were provided for the following:
- Activation of ATP in external system: this is done in SPRO in the data transfer section.
- Another common point is cheking rule: In SPRO see that your business event(SO) is enabled for ATP check.
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regards,
Sudhir

Hi Sudhir,
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1) MRP type of the material has to be 'XO'
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5) Define Requirement Class: the path is same. Here you put the availability check tick. Use 050 & check availability check & transfer of requirement for them.
6) Next you define procedure for the schedule lines.( hope this is what you were looking for.
7) Go to SPRO -> integration with other SAP components -> APO -> Basic settings for data transfer -> Change Transfer -> Change Transfer for master data -> Activate change pointers Generally and tick it.
You are now ready to for ATP of SOs from R/3 in APO.
All setteings required in APO for GATP is clearly mentioned in APO help docs.
Sure it will work for you.
All the best
Regards
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I am creating SNP planned orders EE in APO and sending them through CIF to R/3.
When I make changes( Qty change) to the planned order in R/3, those changes are not being updated in APO. When I run CCR, I get the error 159 - Differences in content.
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KN

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I found one note 802980 for performance improvement.
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Demand and receipts

hi
in SAP parlance we frequently come across two words Demands and Receipts
list of all demands as for as i know are are customer demand ,sales order demand,demand from MD61 (pir),demand created from planning book .would you please list out all demands relevant to SCM you have come across so far?.
receipts are planned orders emerging from IHP,(inhouse production ),PR (procurement proposals) this is as far as i know
would you please list out all demands and receipts under the umbrella of SAP that you have come across in your practical working business environment .cpz your answer will remove my confusion
i understand my questions would be silly to you ,but your inputs will help me gain a mastery over SCM ...if you look at SNP optimizer SDP94 screen you will find many demand items and receipt items followed by total demand and total receipts-where are they emerging from i could see there is one "distribution demand (planned ) and distribution demand(confirmed) ,where it is emerginfg from.....am a bit perplexed about this demand and receipt theory.
please clear my confusion.....

Rahul
Demand & Receipt Elements are MRP Elements in ECC and those map to ATP Categories in APO. To see the entire list of ATP Categories use configuration /SAPAPO/ATPC03. There you can see 4 types of Categories - Requirements (Demand), Receipts (Supply), Forecast (Demand) and Stock (Supply).
Any data in Order Live Cache (typically interfaced from ECC using CIF but could also be loaded from external systems) must have an ATP Category identifying the specific element. It is useful to differentiate planned elements - planned orders, etc from firm elements - sales orders, deliveries, production orders, etc. Usually (but not always) planned elements are managed (created/ modified) by APO but firm elements are not changed by APO planning.
SNP Planning books display this data by assigning ATP Category Groups (defined in transaction /SAPAPO/SNPCG) to Key Figures during Planning Area definition. Check definition of SAP delivered Planning Area such as 9ASNP02 to see how key figures are mapped to ATP Category Groups.
I would suggest getting your APO basics clarified by reading a introductory book like "Supply Chain Management with SAP APO" By Jörg Thomas Dickersbach.
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Hello Anselmo,
I am assuming you are doing this either using BeX analyzer or by reading the planning book using the RFC ActiveX component and a BAPI.
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In general Claims are of 2 types
1. Claims on Vendor
2. Claims on Customer
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So u create a claim document in the system and maintain various information related to Claim
1. Cutomer Details
2. Related Project ID ( WBS Element)
3. U can attache some doucments to the Claim Document
4. What is Planned Cost
5. How much Customer has payed agains that.
Also there standard approval process to approve the claim document.
Refer presentatation on Claim management on "service.sap.com/ps". Click on "Media Center Project System".
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Check mode in APO product master

Hi - it is understood from SAP HELP that the check mode in the product master corresponds to the requirement class in ECC. I tried to understand for my case but couldn't get it. Below is the snap from SAP doc which explains this case. Can anyone please elaborate on this so I can understand it clear. I basically want to know exactly from where the check mode is getting updated in APO. Thanks.

GC,
Requirement class is determined in ECC. There can be more than one way it is determined, the illustration you have supplied is an example of how default Strategy 40 determines the default of two different requirements classes; one for Planned Independent Requirements, and one for Sales Requirements. You can see this in ECC by looking at the configuration for a Planning Strategy (OPPS). Strategy group determines Strategy, Strategy determines requirements TYPE, and requirements type determines requirements CLASS (OVZH/OVZG).
During sales order processing, the sales order contains a requirements type (which as I said before, can be determined by the ECC Planning strategy, but also can be determined in other ways). When ATP is triggered in ECC for execution in SCM, the requirements TYPE in the Sales Doc determines a requirements CLASS, which is sent to APO for ATP processing. Requirements CLASS is integrated in SCM as CHECK MODE.
When a new SCM system is delivered, there are usually no check Modes defined; YOU have to do that. You select the Requirements classes you wish to manage (from ECC) and you define them in SCM. They can behave the same as in ECC, or you can make them behave differently.
So, when a sales order arrives in SCM from ECC, for an availability check, and containing a requirements class, the sales order goes to the SCM configuration you have created, looks up the CHECK MODE that you created, and performs the availability check according to YOUR configuration.
Best Regards,
DB49

Completed PO Created in R/3 Need to be deleted in APO

Hi All,
We have some cases of R/3 created POs (PP/DS) which are in complete status in R/3 but they are still visible in product view in APO.
The delta report doesn't catch these POs since we have exhaustively used userexits and custom programs in CIF.
We can use /SAPAPO/DELETE_PP_ORDER for these POs but the POs dont get deleted from version 000 through this report.
Pls advise if there is any way to delete these POs apart from the intial CIF transfer of PRPO and apart from using the BAPI: BAPI_POSRVAPS_REMOVEITEMS
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Message was edited by:
Sachin Nagpal

Hi Harish,
Using a BAPI would basically mean a new development. I was looking for an option where SAP wld have provided some way to handle this without any new development. Utility DELETE_PP_ORDER fails in 000 otherwsie it was a good option.
I will try your suggestion or would go ahead for the new utility development through BAPI_POSRVAPS_REMOVEITEMS.
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Sachin

Scheduling third party sales orders in APO

Dear Experts,
Scenario:
Sales order with item category TAS (third party SAP standard) triggers a purchase requisition. The Preq calls ECC ATP check and gets scheduled simply based on planned delivery time. The delivering plant is virtual and doesnu2019t hold inventory. An inbound delivery is the only receipt against which sales order can be confirmed if at all I care to do an ATP check.
This is a standard SAP third party scenario with ATP check. The material is shipped directly to the customer from vendor and invoice by the company.
Requirement
This purchase requisition should be scheduled in APO.. Condition technique-trans. and shipment scheduling
The scheduled delivery date then should be updated to sales order schedule line.
My purpose is to schedule a delivery date based on lead times that are more conditional than the one from info record that just has a planned delivery time which is currently irrespective of customer.
Other info
Customing for checking rules is CIFd. Material is in APO with checking group maintained. All basic config exists.
The Purch req is calling ATP check ONLY in ECC that shows a delivery date offset from requested delivery date.
Why scheduling in APO and why not ECC:
I want to make use of possibly trans lanes duration in the future. by maintained t/lanes from vendors to all ship to parties.
Related question
Is TAS item category hardcoded not to call APO !
Regards,
Loknath

Meanwhile I read these consulting notes on third party item scheduling
210455- Confirmation of TAS items and
549364- FAQ's on scheduling of third party PO's
where SAP's design intent of PO/Preq scheduling is explained..that primarily comes from this hypothesis:
IF WE CANT CONTROL EXTERNAL VENDORS, WHY BOTHER SCHEDULING VENDOR's DATES.
Sounds like an archaic reasoning!! given we cannot practically confirm a reasonably good delivery date with albeit approximate assuming vendor has 100% materail on release date. The inforecord's planned delivery time as I mentioned is only so much...not destination specific (the vendor can potentially supply to customers across the globe with transit times varying from x to 10x)
The logic used for confirmation of third party orders based on PO scheduling is this
Backward
Release date =Requested delivery date - purchasing department processing time - planned delivery time or
Forward
Realistic delivery date =Current date + purchasing department processing time + planned delivery time
To help visualize I tried a scenario with sale order requested delivery date 3months out. The PO scheduling screen is NOT called. The order stands confirmed on requesed delivery date with the simple logic applied being
Requested delivery date = material availability date
My requirement still remains valid though.
I want to schedule TAS items in APO..using APO master data or condition technique.
I need to get a MAD date updated to the sales order schedule line for gettting a delivery date that is more conditional than info-record's planned delivery time. Not sure if this sounds technically consistent but requirement is reasonble !
Edited by: Loknath Rao on Jun 28, 2011 6:03 AM
Edited by: Loknath Rao on Jun 28, 2011 6:03 AM
Edited by: Loknath Rao on Jun 28, 2011 6:05 AM

Purchase Requisition Transfers from SCM 5.0 APO to R/3

I am working on SCM 5.0 -- transferring Purchase Requisitions from APO to R/3 from SNP heurristic run. I am wondering if there is any documented procedure of available options and the steps involved in setting up.
Can you transfer only certain Purchase Requisitions instead of ALL?
Can you setup approval workflow to allow the transfer of only approved PRs ?
What steps involved to get PRs from the SNP Heuristic?
I found the IMG Activity (SAP SCM Implementation Guide  Advanced Planning and Optimization  Supply Chain Planning  Supply Network Planning (SNP)  Basic Settings  Configure Transfer to OLTP system).
I shall greatly apprecaite if some one answers the questions and points me to some 'How to Guide or the steps involved in setting up'.
Thanks

Devendra,
You actually need the SCM-APO-CIF (Core Interface) Training for this. A Pre-requisite to that is the APO Overview. Have you undergone it ?
In Short i will tell you the answers you want ... I hope you will reward me with Points if you feel it was helpful.
To Transfer PRs from APO to R3 following setup is needed ..
- Do Configuration of STO (Stock Transfer) in R3. Ensure Stock Transfer PRs and STOs between the 2 Plants can be created Manually in R3. This will require you to do a Lot of MM & SD Configuration on IntraCompany STOs.
A Key Part for APO is to set the STO Order Types for the
Source and Destination Plant, Assign Vendor to the Shipping Plant, Customer to the Destination Plant .. etc. A Test of correct setup is your ability to create a PR and STO manually in R3 first before you do APO.
- Setup of all APO Locations (Plants in SAP-R3), Products (Materials in SAP-R3). These are done via the Location and Product Integration Models. Make sure you have defined the Timezone in the Plant and set the Plant in SAP as DC or Production Plant (Refer CIF Training).
- Setup of Transport Lanes in APO (done manually in APO).
You define Transport Durations here.
- You have to have the Purchase Requisition Integration Model Active for those Product Locations. To do the Integration Model all CIF Configuration including the one IMG you have described in your Question is to be done. Assuming that the Products are set to 'X0' MRP Type in R3 ... so they are set to Planning in APO.
- For Setup in "Configure Transfer to OLTP" it is best to select 'Periodic Transfer' so you can actually control the Product-Locations and Date Range of PRs APO has created. The Planning Runs create 'Change Pointers' to send the PRs to R3.
- Define in APO that you will be sending Purchase Requisitions at your Destination Location to R3. You use 'Publish Change Pointers' - /sapapo/cp1 to do this.
- The Change Pointers are created after APO Planning run which can be sent to R3 using /sapapo/c5. You should send them periodically after you're satisfied with the planning results or in Night Batch runs after your Planning run.
- To Control some type of PRs you will have to use User Exits in APO for CIF that send External Procurement / PRs from APO to R3. This is not Standard. But I am not sure why you will have different types of PRs for Stock Transfer between 2 Plants. There is no need. You can control PRs between 2 Locations to not go to R3, via the selection of locations in /sapapo/c5.
Hope you find this usefull.
Regards,
Ambrish Mathur

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