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Alert Monitor
Alert Profile
Conditions for Alert
generation
Plan Monitor
SCC
Alert Monitor Purpose
user customization,
favourites,
substitution
Determine quality of current planning by comparing with simulated versions over different periods b
Compares Plan key figures with specific objects, versions and periods and provides scores
(Work Area) query object pool a subset of all the supply chain elements in SAP AP
APO queries to retrieve detailed information on your supply cha
KPIs (key performance indicators) for measuring supply chain performance
APO KPIs express abstract supply chain objectives
To monitor whether your application is running without
problems
Determine in what situations the system reports the problem -
generates an alert
Assign to SCC, system only displays alerts for the alert types
that exist for the objects that you are processing in the
application
If you want to view all alerts for individual objects, such as for
a particular location product, irrespective of which application
the alerts were generated
Individual Message
Collective Message
Aggregated Message
chain elements in SAP APO that is considered when a query is launched in SCC
mation on your supply chain elements such as locations, products, and resources from the APO system
in performance
t supply chain objectives in financial or physical units for comparative purposes. They are retrieved from the SA
lication Server ® Basis Services/Communication Interfaces ® Alert mangmt facility- mySAP Technology Compo
BC-SRV-GBT-ALM).
They are retrieved from the SAP Business Information Warehouse (SAP BW
ity- mySAP Technology Components ® SAP Web Application Server ® Basis Services/Communication Interfaces
ices/Communication Interfaces ® Business Workplace and Services (BC-SRV-OFC) ® Alert Management (BC-SR
C) ® Alert Management (BC-SRV-GBT-ALM).
Module Demand Planning
Area Planning Area Adminstration
Scope basis for all activities in APO Demand Planning
It is a collection of parameters that define the scope of all planning tasks
Connected to Data Mart
Data View
Planning
Book
1 Data View to 1 Planning book
1 Planning book - many data views
1 Planning book - 1 POS
POS 1 POS --> many planning books
(CVC+hierar 1 POS --> 1 Planning area
) 1 planning area --> many POS
1 InfoObjects in DP
1.1 Key Figures (contains data as Qnty, amount and number factors)
1.1.1 in APO always create APO KF's and not BW KF's
1.1.2 Types in DP
Key Figures
History Forecast
Correction
1.2 Characteristics (planning object) Tells the level on which you plan and save
Levels of Characteristics
Location/
Product
Region
Characteristics Values
Value Name
Naming Convention
9A APO Characteristic - business content
O BW Characteristic - business content
Z user defined Characteristics
Limitations in DP
Descriptive Characteristics
For Non-DP usage of Descriptive characteristics, Put it in consumption group
Consumption group helps planning forecast at customer level i.e at sales and o
/SAPAPO/DM_DISP_ORDERS_IN_LC
Other POS -
Aggregates Std SNP
planning
levels
For each MPOS : create CVC, --> Planning Area --> Key figures --> Enter values to Key figures
Assignment of Characteristics to MPOS
For DP Can assign any characteristics to MPOS
For below fixed set of characteristics can be assigned
SNP
CBF
FC with BOM
SAP recomends do not change the characteristics in the MPOS when activated
When MPOS is deactivated then all CVC's are deleted and existing Live cache time series objects become incon
contains UOM, $, $ conversion type, Time - Storage bucket profile, Key figure
Periodicity
Horizon
Time Stream (to attach factory calendar)
Stage 2
2.1 Selection of Key figures
MPOS
Storage buckets profile
Planning Area
data views
Demand
forecasts
Correction
er adjustment if set of conditions are satisfied in master forecast profile.
Brand/customer
onsumption group
vel i.e at sales and other order levels
s then Data is stored at both lowest level and at aggregate level. There is consistency between levels
y Network Planning
the planning area
es
e, it is not possible to change it.Since the storage bucket profile does not take up any room in liveCache, this does not affect performance
d forecast, promotions, ex-post forecast, and/or ex-post MLR forecast, periods, subtotals, fixed values storage, s
ween levels