SAP APO DP Demand Planning

Where do you define Info-objects? Info-objects comprise of? What is Administrator Workbench is used to create and manage? What are the different types of data in liveCache? What is the difference between Storage Bucket Profile and Planning Bucket Profile? How can you setup two grids in the Planning Book / Data View? What can be sources of data in the timeseries keyfigure? What is the use of ex-post forecast in Univariate Statistical Forecasting? What are the types of Keyfigure aggregation in terms of characteristics/Calc Type? What are the types of Keyfigure aggregation in terms of time? Where do you maintain keyfigure aggregation? What are aggregates? What is the difference between planning characteristic and navigational attribute? What is selection profiles used for? What are the different ways of creating CVCs? How many levels does a macro have? What are the different types of standard macros? When is the exit and default macro executed? What is process chain and how is it used in Demand Planning? what is an Infospoke? Where do you find the configuration in BW Admin Workbench? what is the basis of creation of planning books and data views considering background job performance? Where do you set the level at which a DP background job activity has to execute? How can you setup custom alert types for DP and SNP? what is the difference between Dynamic and Database alerts? Where are database alerts stored (table name)? What is realignment and explain the process? What is cannibalization group? What are the different forecast error measures and which is most preferred? What are the different types of keyfigures you can use in a Planning Book? What is planning version and planning area initialisation? What is the master data in APO Demand Planning? what is meant by Release of Demand Plan to SNP? How do you create proportional factors? What is the standard keyfigure for Proportional Factor? How to determine what will be a characteristic and a keyfigure? Where do you define the characteristics and where do you define the keyfigures? Briefly describe the architecture of configuration required for interactive demand planning? What are Planning Object Structure, Planning Area, Planning Book, Data Views and their relationship?

 What are the types of data in liveCache Time Series and Order Series? Which is used in DP and where is the other type used? How is TimeSeries created? Explain what happens when TS is generated. What is the difference between Storage Bucket Profile and Planning Bucket Profile? Where are they used? What are macros and what are the different types of macros (Start, Default, Exit, Level Change) Describe the use and process of realignment What are the methods of Statistical Forecasting in APO DP? What are the main types of Forecasting Methods? What are the different Univariate Forecasting models available? Briefly explain them Explain the usage of Proportional Factors. What are the two categories of aggregation possible for keyfigures? Briefly explain the different types of aggregation and disaggregation How is lifecycle planning done in APO DP? What are phase-in and phase-out profiles? How is Promotion Planning done in APO DP? What is Cannibalisation Group? Explain process of Alert & Exception Management in DP? How are Alert Monitor Profiles setup? What is the difference between Dynamic and Database alerts? What is the table storing Database alerts? What is Fixing? How can a keyfigure be fixed and what is the associated configuration? What are infocubes? What are the methods to get data from infocube to a keyfigure in Interactive Planning? How can you copy data from one keyfigure to another keyfigure in same planning area or to another planning area? What user settings are required for Collaborative Planning through ITS? What are the restrictions when using Interactive Planning Table via ITS. Explain the process of setting up background jobs in DP? Where and how do you define the aggregation level and selection criterion for which background processing is to be done. Discuss about Notes Management which keyfigures and what level can it be created. How does a planner know there are notes in Interactive Planning? What are aggregates? Where and how are they used? Whats the advantage and disadvantage of having aggregates?

Exercises:
Create a planning object structure Create planning book Create Macro to compute

BW Datamart Concepts
What is an infocube, remotecube, multicube and their uses Briefly describe process of data extract from APO Planning Area What are infosources, update rules, infopackages? Familiarity with use of Process Chains What is Open Hub Services and what is use of Infospoke? How can you transfer calendars and units of measure from R/3?