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Model Configuration Reference Guide

SAP Sales and Operations Planning 2.0.3

Target Audience

Sales and Operations Planning Administrators

System Administrators

Database Configuration Administrators

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Model Configuration Reference Guide SAP Sales and Operations Planning 2.0.3

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Table of Contents

Document History............................................................................................................................................. 6

About This Guide ............................................................................................................................................. 7

Model Configuration Overview .......................................................................................................................... 8

Glossary ........................................................................................................................................................... 9

SAP Sales and Operations Planning Tables ................................................................................................... 11

1.0 Attributes ........................................................................................................................................ 11

1.1 Attribute Descriptions ......................................................................................................................... 11

2.0 Master Data .......................................................................................................................................... 11

2.1 Master Data Descriptions ................................................................................................................... 12

2.2 Master Data Attributes........................................................................................................................ 12

2.3 Compound Master Data ..................................................................................................................... 13

3.0 Time Profile........................................................................................................................................... 13

3.1 Time Profile Description ..................................................................................................................... 13

3.2 Time Profile Level .............................................................................................................................. 14

3.3 Time Profile Level Description ............................................................................................................ 14

4.0 Planning Area Definition ........................................................................................................................ 14

4.1 Planning Area Description .................................................................................................................. 15

4.2 Planning Area Dimensions Definition .................................................................................................. 15

4.3 Planning Area Dimensions Description (not used in this release) ........................................................ 15

4.4 Planning Level ................................................................................................................................... 15

4.5 Planning Level Description ................................................................................................................. 16

4.6 Planning Level Attributes .................................................................................................................... 16

4.7 Key Figure Definition .......................................................................................................................... 16

4.8 Key Figure Definition Description........................................................................................................ 18

4.9 Attributes as Key Figures ................................................................................................................... 18


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4.10 Key Figure/Attribute Calculation Definition ........................................................................................ 19

4.11 Key Figure Calculation Input Definition ............................................................................................. 20

4.12 Calculation L Code ........................................................................................................................... 20

4.13 Table Sort Definition ......................................................................................................................... 20

4.14 Planning Area Set ............................................................................................................................ 21

5.0 Scenario Definition ................................................................................................................................ 21

5.1 Scenario Definition Description........................................................................................................... 22

5.2 Scenario Key Figure Definition ........................................................................................................... 22

6.0 Global Configuration Parameters........................................................................................................... 23

7.0 History of Activations ............................................................................................................................ 23

8.0 Reason Codes Definition...................................................................................................................... 23

9.0 Planning Operator Type Definition ........................................................................................................ 24

9.1 Planning Operator Type Description ................................................................................................... 24

9.2 Planning Operator Definition............................................................................................................... 24

9.3 Planning Operator Description............................................................................................................ 25

9.4 Planning Operator Assignment to Planning Area ................................................................................ 25

9.5 Planning Operator Parameters Definition............................................................................................ 25

10.0 Statistical Forecast Processes ............................................................................................................ 25

10.1 Statistical Forecast Process Methods ............................................................................................... 26

10.2 Statistical Forecast Method Parameters ........................................................................................... 27


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Creating a Currency-Related Model ................................................................................................................ 28

Getting Started............................................................................................................................................ 28

Workflow..................................................................................................................................................... 29

Configure ................................................................................................................................................. 29

Generate the Model ................................................................................................................................. 31

Activate the Model ................................................................................................................................... 32

Import Data .............................................................................................................................................. 33

View and Edit a Planning View ................................................................................................................. 33

Undo Generate ........................................................................................................................................... 34


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Document History

Make sure you have the latest version of this guide from SAP Service Marketplace at

http://service.sap.com/sop20.

The following table provides an overview of the most important changes.

Version Date Description

1.0 05/07/2013 Initial version
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About This Guide

SAP Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) allows you to configure and customize your data model for your ownunique requirements. The S&OP web client includes the SAP sample data model. You can use the sample datamodel to plan how you want to configure tables to support the processes for S&OP.

Note

Before configuring your data, be sure you are familiar with the following:

Model configuration and activation permissions provided by your administrator

Data modeling and table configuration

Sales and operations planning process

SAP Sales and Operations Planning application

Your company planning model and business models, in general

Configuration permissions from your administrator to perform these actions

Disclaimer

The descriptions in this document relate to the earlier version of the Configuration user interface, and not to thenew Configuration user interface introduced for this release.


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Model Configuration Overview

The S&OP web client includes features that enable you to:

Configureyour data model

Activateyour data model

Copythe SAP sample data model into your own data model to configure

Follow the steps in the order listed below for a successful model configuration and activation.

Configure your model completely and carefully.

Activate your time profiles using the Configuration Activation tab.

Activate your master data types using the Configuration Activation tab.

Start by activating simple master data types such as ZZZCUSTOMER and ZZZPRODUCT. Then activatecompound master data types such as ZZZCUSTOMERPRODUCT.

Load data for master data types.

Activate your planning areas using the Configuration Activation tab.

Load data for key figures using the Data Integration Data Import tab.

Create visibility filters and assign them to users.

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Glossary

The following table contains definitions of the key terms that are used in this guide.

Term Definition

Attribute A subset of information of a given dimension.

For example, the dimension Product might have the attributes Product ID and ProductDescription.

Dimension A discrete category of data such as a product or resource.

Dimensions are used to segment planning data. For example, a consumer goods companymay want to understand sales based on the dimensions Product, Customer, and Location.

A dimension can have many attributes. For example, the dimension Product might have theattributes Product ID, Product Family, and Product Description.

Key figure A time-phased multidimensional set of data, that is, a series of numbers over time fordifferent attribute value combinations.

Key figures represent forward looking or projected data (such as sales forecast, consensusdemand plan) or actual data (such as sales order, shipment history) or constraints (such ascapacities).

Key figures can be:

Stored

Data is stored at base planning level for storage. This type of key figure may be

editable (for example, sales forecast quantity) or for display only (for example, actualquantity).

Calculated

The value is calculated based on a user-defined formula, for example, Revenue (Qty* Price). Typically, this type of key figure is not stored or editable.

Alert

A calculated key figure with user-defined formula that monitors and manages theexecution of business plans, for example, TargetRev vs. ConsensusRev > 10%.

Master data Dimensions, multi-dimensional attributes (for example, attributes of product-location-customer), and other entities such as bills of material and supply chain networks.

Planning area A set of the following configuration elements that together define the structure of yourplanning process:

Dimensions and attributes

Time profile


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Key figures and calculations

A planning area always contains a baseline dataset and can additionally contain manyscenario datasets. They can be understood as different versions of data to carry out what-ifanalysis.

A company can have multiple planning areas to enable planning in different business units ordifferent types of planning. However, it is not possible to plan across planning areas.

Planning level A set of selected attributes from dimensions.

A planning level enables you to analyze and plan at a specific aggregation level, for example,the planning level period-product-customer. You can define one or more planning levels for aplanning area.

Time profile The time periods in which planning data can be managed (for example, weekly, monthly, andso on) and the hierarchy of the time periods.

Visibility filter The settings which allow you to manage privileges.

For example, you can use a visibility filter to define that a planner can view only ConsensusDemand Plan instances related to the planner's business unit.


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SAP Sales and Operations Planning Tables

Some of the settings can exist in an active or inactive version. You can only maintain the inactive version. Aninactive version becomes active afterthe corresponding entity (time profile, master data type, planning area) isactivated.

In the following tables, * indicates that the field is mandatory.

1.0 Attributes

Note

After you change an attribute name in the Configurationtab, the metadata cache (in the SAPS&OP add-in for Microsoft Excel) must be cleared so that the change shows up.

Property Description

Attribute * Add an attribute. This must be all uppercase, no spaces,alphanumeric, and begin with a letter.

Data Type * Select the data type from the dropdown list.

Length Select the length of the field.

Decimal Digits If applicable, specify how many decimal digits.

Attribute Value Table Used to check values in data integration.

Attribute Value Field Used to check values in data integration.

1.1 Attribute Descriptions


Attribute * Select an attribute from the dropdown list.

Description * Enter a user-friendly description for the attribute.

Language * Select en. Multiple languages are not available in this release.

2.0 Master Data


Master Data Type * Enter a name for the master data type. This must be all uppercase, nospaces, alphanumeric, and begin with a letter.

Master Data Type Name * Description of the master data.


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Table Name Enter a name for the main table where the master data content willreside. The name is system-generated if left blank.

Master Data Staging Table

Name

Enter a name for the intermediate table name where the master data

content will reside temporarily until it moves to the main table. Thename is system-generated if left blank.

Default Data Load Sequence*

Enter a positive integer to indicate the order the system should importdata into the master data types.

Reference Master Data Type Allows you to reference another master data type, for example, if youwant to reuse the existing master data, but want to rename theattributes from the original without generating new tables for thereference master data.

2.1 Master Data Descriptions


Master Data Type * Select the master data from the dropdown list.

Description * Enter a user-friendly description for the master data type.


2.2 Master Data Attr ibutes


Master Data Type * Select the master data type from the dropdown list.

Attribute * List attributes that belong to the master data.

Description Attribute This field is used to link an attribute that contains descriptions to anattribute that contains IDs. If there is no description attribute available,leave this blank. Not relevant for attributes of compound master datatypes.

Key Indicator Indicates whether this attribute is a key for this master data type.

XYesBlankNo

If the attribute is a key, it should also be required.

Required Indicates whether this attribute is required.

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Reference Master Data TypeAttribute

See Reference master data typein 2.0 Master Data. The referencemaster data references another master data type. The referencemaster data type attribute references the attribute in the referencedmaster data type.

2.3 Compound Master Data


Compound Master Data Type*

Select the compound master data type from the dropdown list.

Master Data Type * Select the master data type from the dropdown list. This is one of thereferenced master data.

Sequence * Enter a positive integer to indicate the order in which master data

types compose the compound master data type.

3.0 Time Prof ile


Time Profile ID * Enter a positive integer for the time profile.

Period Table Name Automatically generated by the system.

Staging Period Table Name Automatically generated by the system.

Time Profile Start Date Enter the start date for the time profile.

Date format is YYYY-MM-DD.

Time Profile End Date Enter the end date for the time profi le.

Date format is YYYY-MM-DD.

3.1 Time Profi le Descr ipt ion


Time Profile ID Select the time profile ID from the dropdown list.

Description Enter a user-friendly description for the time profile.

Language Select en. Multiple languages are not available in this release.


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3.2 Time Profile Level


Time Profile ID * Select the time profile ID from the dropdown list.

Time Profile Level * Enter a positive integer for the time profile level.

The time profile level indicates the hierarchy of period types Thelowest integer is the lowest level, and the highest integer is the highestlevel). For example, 1: Month, 2: Quarter, 3: Year.

Period Type * Enter the period type, such as M for month, W for week, Y for year,and Q for quarter.

Default Display Horizon Past Enter the default planning horizon into the past (for example, 3 monthsinto the past) that is displayed in the S&OP add-in for Microsoft Excelwhen users choose their time periods.

Default Display HorizonFuture

Enter the default planning horizon into the future (for example, 6months into the future) that is displayed in the S&OP add-in forMicrosoft Excel when users choose their time periods.

3.3 Time Profi le Level Descript ion



Time Profile Level * Select the time profile level from the dropdown l ist.

Description Enter a user-friendly description for the time profile level, for example,Yearly, Quarterly, Monthly.


4.0 Planning Area Definition


Planning Area * Enter a name for the planning area. This must be all uppercase, nospaces, alphanumeric, and begin with a letter.


Time Series Storage TimeProfile Level

Enter the granularity (time profile level) of the time bucket in which youwant to store the time series data, for example, monthly buckets.

Calculation ScenarioTemplate

Calculation scenario templates are not presently used in S&OP.


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Supply Planning Enabled If supply planning is enabled for this planning area, users can invokesupply planning whenever a change is made to demand, supply, orinventory.

4.1 Planning Area Description


Planning Area * Select the planning area from the dropdown list.


Description * Enter a user-friendly description for the planning area description.

4.2 Planning Area Dimensions Definition



Attribute * Select the attribute from the dropdown list that will be used by theplanning area. Only attributes with data type NVARCHAR, INTEGER,or TIMESTAMP can be included in the planning area as attributes.

Master Data Type * Select the master data type from the dropdown list to which theselected attribute belongs.

4.3 Planning Area Dimensions Description (not used in this release)



Attribute * Select the attribute from the dropdown list that will be used by theplanning area.


Description * Enter a user-friendly description for the attribute. Attribute descriptionsmaintained in this table overwrite the ones maintained in AttributeDescriptions.

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Planning Level * Enter a name for the planning level. This must be all uppercase, nospaces, alphanumeric, and begin with a letter.

System-Generated Record A table record generated by the S&OP application. For example, this

flag is set for records generated by the conversion generate function.

4.5 Planning Level Descript ion



Planning Level * Select the planning level from the dropdown list.


Description * Enter a user-friendly description for the planning level.

System-Generated Record A table record generated by the S&OP application.

4.6 Planning Level Attr ibutes




Attribute * Select the attribute from the dropdown list.

Sequence * Enter a positive number to specify the order in which the root levelattributes occur in this planning level. This number must be unique foreach root level attribute of this planning level.

Enter 1 for attributes that are not part of the root level.

Root Level Indicates whether this attribute is a root attribute.XYesBlankNo

Conversion Source Enter X to indicate that this attribute is used as a source unit forconversion purposes (if selected).

Conversion Target Enter X to indicate that this attribute is used as a target unit forconversion purposes (if selected).

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Key figure ID * Enter a name for the key figure. This ID must be all uppercase, nospaces, alphanumeric, and begin with a letter.

Stored Key Figure Indicates whether this key figure is stored.

XYesBlankNo

Is Calculated Indicates whether this attribute is calculated.

XYesBlankNo

Editable Indicates whether the key figure can be edited.

XYesBlankNo

Aggregation Mode 1Aggregation of type SUMBlankNot aggregation of type SUM

16Min or max

Disaggregation Mode 1Equal distribution

3The same value is copied to all cells on which disaggregation iscarried out. Typically used for key figures such as CUSTOMERRATIO,CAPACONSUMPTION.

5Proportional if the old aggregated value is not zero; otherwiseequal (quantity disaggregation). Typically used for key figures such asCONSENSUSDEMANDQTY.

6Proportional if the old aggregated value is not zero; otherwise copysame value to all cells (price disaggregation). Typically used for keyfigures such as CONSENSUSDEMANDPRICE, COSTPERUNIT.

Base Planning Level * Select the base planning level from the dropdown list.

Conversion Key Figure Enter X to define this key figure as one that is convertible.

Conversion Abbreviation Enter the abbreviation for the conversion. This abbreviation is addedto the planning level of the key figure which then uses this key figureas its conversion key figure. This parameter is only applicable if thekey figure is defined as a conversion key figure.


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Is Alert Key Figure Indicates whether the key figure is an alert.

1Yes, alert ON0No, alert OFF

I/O for Supply Planning Input and/or output key figure for supply planning. If the planning areais enabled for supply planning underPlanning Area Definition, this fielddetermines whether the key figure is used as:

an input for supply planning

an output for supply planning

an input and an output for supply planning

an indirect input for supply planning.

An indirect input for supply planning is a key figure whose valueinfluences the value of other key figures that are inputs for supplyplanning.

Convert Using Select the key figure that you want to use to convert the current keyfigure.

4.8 Key Figure Definition Description



Key Figure ID * Select the key figure ID from the dropdown list.


Key Figure Name * Enter a user-friendly name for the attribute.

Description * Enter a user-friendly description for the attribute.

4.9 Attributes as Key Figures

This table describes rules for copying an attribute value into a key figure value.


Master Data Type * Select the source master data type from the dropdown list.

Attribute * Select the source attribute from the dropdown list. The attribute andkey figure must have the same ID.

Auto Import 1Copy


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Planning Area Select a target planning area.

Scenario ID For baseline, leave blank. Otherwise, enter target scenario ID.

Key Figure Update RuleIndicator *

Enter a positive number to identify the rule.

4.10 Key Figure/Attribute Calculation Defini tion

You can define calculations for key figures and attributes. For example:

KEYFIGURE1 = IF(ATTRIBUTE = VALUE, KEYFIGURE2 * 2, KEYFIGURE2 * 3)

KEYFIGURE1 = KEYFIGURE2 + ATTRIBUTE

ATTRIBUTE = ATTRIBUTE + 2

ATTRIBUTE = VALUE

The attribute used in the calculation must belong to a planning level of at least one of the inputs of the calculation.

The attribute cannot be used in the calculation if all the inputs are specified at REQUEST planning level.



Output Key Figure/Attribute * Choose a key figure (for example, sales forecast, revenue, quantity) orattribute (for example, product, product family, location) that is the

output of the calculation.

Calculation ID * Enter a positive number to uniquely identify the key figure calculationdefinition.


Calculation Expression Enter the calculation expression.

Code ID L Code ID

Period Filter Enter the filter for the time bucket period.

1Current time period2Past time periods

3Future time periods

4Current and future time periods

5Past and current time periods

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4.11 Key Figure Calculation Input Defini tion



Calculation ID * Select the calculation ID from the dropdown list.

Input Key Figure ID* Choose a key figure (for example, sales forecast, revenue, quantity) tobe used as an input for the calculation.


Stored Values Indicates whether to use the stored value of the input key figure for calculation. To use the stored value, enter X. Otherwise, leave the fieldblank.

Input Type This is applicable for key figures that participate in alert key figurecalculations. If more than one key figure is used to calculate an alert

key figure, this field is used to indicate which among them should behighlighted in the planning view when an alert is triggered. Set to 1 tohighlight that key figure. Otherwise, enter 0 (zero).


4.12 Calculation L Code



Code ID * Enter a positive number for the L Code ID.

Line * Enter a positive number for the code line.

Statement Enter the L Code string/substring. If the string is longer than 5000characters, it overflows to the next line.

4.13 Table Sort Definit ion



Code ID * Select the L Code ID from the dropdown list.

Attribute * Select the attribute ID from the dropdown list.

Sort Sequence * Enter a positive number for the sort sequence.


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Direction * Indicates whether the sequence is in ascending or descending order.1Ascending order0Descending order

4.14 Planning Area Set


Planning Area Set * Enter a name for the planning area set. This ID must be all uppercase,no spaces, alphanumeric, and begin with a letter.


Default Indicates whether this planning area set is the default for its planningarea.

XYes

BlankNo

Planning Period Offset Enter an integer.

Planning Period From Enter an integer.

Planning Period To Enter an integer.

Is Scenario Indicates whether the planning area set is a scenario.1Is scenario0Is not a scenario

Key Figure Table Name The key figure table holds the time series data of the stored keyfigures that are used for planning. The table is generated duringactivation, at which time this field is populated with the name of thetable.

Key Figure Staging TableName

Data that is uploaded from the file system or external uploader isinitially stored in this temporary/intermediate storage table before it ischecked and pushed to the core key figure table.

Master Data Type Name This table holds all master data combinations that are used forplanning. If you leave this field empty, the system-generated name isused to create this table and the field is automatically filled duringactivation.

Analytical View Name of the analytical view of the planning set. This field is filled

automatically during activation; you do not need to fill this field.

5.0 Scenario Definit ion


Planning Area * Select the planning area set from the dropdown list.


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Scenario ID * Enter a name for the scenario ID. This ID must be all uppercase, nospaces, alphanumeric, and begin with a letter.

Scenario Planning Set You do not need to fill this field. It contains the name of the planning

set for this scenario. This is the foreign key to the planning area set.

Base Planning Area Set Select the base planning area set from the dropdown list.

Reference Planning Set Select the reference area set from the dropdown list.

Scenario Number This field is filled automatically during activation; you do not need to fillthis field. Each scenario is given a unique number.

5.1 Scenario Definition Description



Scenario ID * Select the scenario ID from the dropdown list.


Scenario Name Enter a user-friendly short description.

Scenario Description Enter a user-friendly long description.

5.2 Scenario Key Figure Defini tion



Scenario ID * Select the scenario ID from the dropdown list.

Key figure ID * Select the key figure ID from the dropdown list.


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Scenario Key FigureReference

Choose one of the following options:

Baseline Key Figure (default) key figure is maintained for thebaseline scenario only however, the scenario-related

calculation can still refer to this key figure. This option shouldbe used when in the business case this key figure cannot havedifferent values due to different scenarios.

Scenario Specific Key Figure key figure is maintained for anindividual scenario

Note

This feature is also only applicable for stored key figures.

6.0 Global Configuration Parameters

For information about the global configuration parameters, see Global Configuration Options.

7.0 History of Activations

This step provides you with access to a log of all historical model activations.

8.0 Reason Codes Definition


Reason Code ID * Enter a unique ID.

Name Enter the name of the reason code, for example, Cost Reduction. Thereason code is offered for selection by this name in the Save KeyFigure Changesdialog box when users update planning views in theS&OP add-in for Microsoft Excel.
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9.0 Planning Operator Type Definit ion


Planning Operator Type Enter the name of the planning operator type that groups together theplanning operators.

Schedule Procedure Enter the procedure that is used to execute the background job.

Add Job Procedure Enter the procedure that is used to add the job to the background jobtable.

9.1 Planning Operator Type Description


Planning Operator Type Enter the name of the planning operator type that groups together the

planning operators.

Planning Operator TypeName

Enter the name that you want to be displayed in the S&OP add-in forMicrosoft Excel.

Planning Operator TypeDescription

Enter the description that you want to be displayed as a tooltip for theplanning operator type name in the S&OP add-in for Microsoft Excel.

9.2 Planning Operator Definition


Planning Operator ID Enter a unique ID for the planning operator. Each planning operator ina planning operator type must have a unique ID.


Interactive Mode To be able to run the planning operator in the current planningsession, choose Yes. Otherwise, choose No.

Batch Mode To be able to run the planning operator in the background, chooseYes. Otherwise, choose No.

Filter Mode If you want to allow the user to use filters when running or scheduling

the planning operator in the S&OP add-in for Microsoft Excel, set thefilter mode to Yes. For example, if you set the filter mode to Yesfor theplanning operator type SNAPSHOT, the user can use a stored filter orcreate an ad-hoc filter when taking the snapshot from the S&OP add-in. Only the data that satisfies the filter is included in the snapshot.


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9.3 Planning Operator Description




Planning Operator Name Enter the name that you want to be displayed in the S&OP add-in forMicrosoft Excel. The name is used only if you have chosen InteractiveMode for the planning operator definition.

Planning OperatorDescription

Enter the description that you want to be displayed in the S&OP add-infor Microsoft Excel.

9.4 Planning Operator Assignment to Planning Area


Planning Area Select the planning area from the dropdown list.



9.5 Planning Operator Parameters Definition




Parameter Name (Optional) Specify one or more parameters for the operator.

Parameter Value (Optional) If you have specified a parameter, enter the value.

10.0 Statist ical Forecast Processes


Process ID Enter a unique number as your statistical forecast process ID.

Process Name Enter the name of the statistical forecast process. This name willappear in the S&OP add-in for Microsoft Excel.


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Process Description If needed, enter a description of the statistical forecast process.

Planning Area Choose the planning area that you want to use for your statisticalforecast process.

Input Key Figure Choose the input key figure to be used to forecast the output keyfigure.

Historical Periods For the input key figure, enter the number of historical periods to beincluded in the forecast starting from the past period offset.

Future Periods Enter the number of periods to be forecast starting from the forecastperiod offset.

Periods per Season Enter the number of periods that repeat as a pattern for this particularstatistical forecast process.

Output Key Figure Choose the output key figure where the forecast data is to be saved.

Historical Error Periods Enter the number of past periods to adjust the statistical forecastprocess to pick the best statistical forecast method.

Filter ID If you want to restrict the statistical forecast to one or more datasets,choose the filter.

Scenario ID If you want a statistical forecast for a certain scenario, choose thescenario. If you do not choose a scenario ID, the statistical forecast iscarried out for the baseline scenario.

Past Period Offset Number of past periods preceding the present period which are not tobe considered in the forecast, for example, because these most recentperiods do not contain useful data. To base the forecast on all pastperiods up to the present period, enter 0.

Forecast Period Offset Number of future periods following the present period that are to beskipped so that the start period is shifted out. If the start period is to bethe present period, enter 0.

10.1 Statistical Forecast Process Methods


Process ID Enter a unique statistical forecast process ID.

Method ID Specify the methods to be included in this statistical forecast process.

Planning Area Planning area for this statistical forecast process


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10.2 Statistical Forecast Method Parameters


Configuration ID Enter a unique ID which identif ies values for alpha, beta, gamma, andmoving average value settings.

Process ID Enter a unique statistical forecast process ID.

Planning Area Planning area for this statistical forecast process

Method ID Statistical forecast method ID

ALPHA Number from 0 to 1 that is used only for single, double, and tripleexponential smoothing.

BETA Number from 0 to 1 that is used only for double and triple exponentialsmoothing.

GAMMA Number from 0 to 1 that is used only for triple exponential smoothing.

Moving Average Value Number from 0 to 1 that is used only for moving average.


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Creating a Currency-Related Model

SAP S&OPs customers run their businesses worldwide and are therefore impacted by multiple currencies in theworld they operate. For global companies, this process supports the calculation and use of multiple currency keyfigures across the business.

The SAP Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) application supports the calculation of related key figures in thecontext of currency, including conversion, editions and time-phased currency conversion rates.

This section describes how an existing model in the SAP S&OP web client application can be extended to supportcurrency conversions. The currency-related data can then be viewed in the SAP S&OP add-in for Microsoft Excel.

The key benefits of creating a currency-related model are:

Empowers you to collaborate efficiently with all parties involved in your project within your company andbeyond.

Provides an accurate view of key figure values; with the values shown in currency.

Supports displaying key figures in a currency code and enables users to switch from one currency toanother.

Getting Started

Using the key figures shown in the example, namely, Price, Quantityand Revenue, this section describes howthe base planning model is changed to create the currency-related model. The aim is to extend the current modelso that it supports currency.

Base Planning Model

The table below describes the key figures used in this example:

Key Figure Key Figure Type Base Planning Model Currency-Related Model

Price Stored Period Product Location Period Product Location From

Quantity Stored Period Product Location Period Product Location From

Revenue Calculated Period Product Location Period Product Location From


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Note that Revenueis calculated by multiplying Quantity and Price.

REVENUE@PerProdLoc = PRICE@PerProdLoc x QUANTITY@PerProdLoc

Workflow

The workflow below describes the process when creating a currency-related model in the SAP Sales andOperations Planning web client application and the SAP S&OP add-in for Microsoft Excel.

Configure

Define the Conversion Key Figures

Define the conversion key figures as follows:

Create Master Datatypes:

FromCurrency

ToCurrency


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ExchangeRate

Define Planning Area Dimensions

Define a Planning Level


Create Master Data

The first step is to create two standard master data types that will contain the list of source and target currencycodes, for example, EUR and USD.

Define Planning Area Dimensions

The new master data attributes should be defined as dimensions in 4.2 Planning Area Dimensions Definition .

Define a Planning Level

Define a planning level that includes both the fromand to attributesthat were defined earlier. Then mark the

attribute that came from the from master datatype as a source.

To define a planning level

1. Choose 4.6 Planning Level Attri butes.

2. Enter X to define the Conversion Sourceattributes. In this example, the From Code attribute.

3. Enter X to define the Conversion Targetattributes. In this example, the To Code attribute.


To get started, you must first define a new key figure that stores the conversion ratios in 4.7 Key FigureDefinition .

To define the conversion key figures

1. Choose 4.7 Key Figure Definition.

2. In the Conversion Key Figurefield, enter X.


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3. In the Conversion Abbreviationfield, enter 3 characters. This is used as the prefix for the generatedplanning level by all the key figures. For example, ABC.

The conversion rate is time phased, for example:

January 2013 February 2031

Revenue Euro 100 200

Conversion Rate 1.1 1.2

Revenue USD 110 240

Assign the Key Figures

The next step is to assign the related-key figures with the key figure with which they will be converted. Forexample, Price and Revenue must be assigned with the conversion key figure using the Convert Usingfield.

To assign the key figures

1. Choose 4.7 Key Figure Definition.

2. In the Convert Usingcolumn, choose the conversion key figure you created previously.

Generate the Model

You can now generate the currency-related model in the S&OP web client application.

To generate the currency-related model

1. On the Configurationtab, chooseActivation .

2. In Planning Areas, select the required planning area.

Note

Planning areas that contain conversion key figures and therefore can be generated, are indicated bya checkmark in the Convertiblecolumn.

3. Choose Generate. The currency-related model is generated.

If there are any issues during the generation process, they are displayed in the log.


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The newly generated currency-related model is shown below.

Note

Yellow indicates the object was created during the generation process.

In this example, the key figures were modified as follows:

For stored key figures the base planning level was changed to include a Fromattribute (ConversionSource, for example, dollars) in the new planning level

For stored and calculated key figures a new planning level for the conversion calculations was created thatincludes From(Conversion Source) and To(Conversion Target, for example, euros) attributes

The planning level was changed to include the prefix of the conversion abbreviation, for example, ABC.

Note

If a calculation refers to more than two planning levels after the generation process, an error mayoccur during activation. To avoid this, split the calculations so that the post-generation model fitsthese requirements.

Note

You must mark all related attributes as Conversion Sources and Conversion Targets.

Activate the Model

The next step is to activate the currency-related model that you generated just like any other model.


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To activate the cu rrency-related model

1. On the Configurationtab, chooseActivation .

2. ChooseActivate. The currency-related model is activated.

Import Data

Before you import data into SAP S&OP, make sure that you include the newly added attributes in the file.

In addition, you must upload the CONVFROMand EXCHANGERATEmaster data types.

Note

The CONVTOmaster data type is created automatically.

For example, if you named the conversion source in the 4.6 Planning Level Attri butestable CONVFROMID,then the csv file must include a column CONVFROMID as shown in the csv example file below.

"PRODUCTID", "LOCATIONID", "KEYFIGUREDATE", CONVFROMID, "ILPRICE"

"PROD-94", "LOC-10", "2012-09-01", "USD", "304"

"PROD-96", "LOC-36", "2012-09-01", "USD", "254"

"PROD-91", "LOC-20", "2012-09-01", "USD", "336"

"PROD-79", "LOC-20", "2012-09-01", "USD", "256"

"PROD-13", "LOC-36", "2012-09-01", "USD", "410"

Note

Make sure that you only upload data from a single currency to the same key figure.

For more information about importing data, see Data Integration.

View and Edit a Planning View

You can now view the key figures that you created in the SAP S&OP add-in for Microsoft Excel. In addition, youcan edit the currency; for example, change it from dollars to euros.

When a currency-related model is created, a new tab, namely, Conversionsappears in the Create Planning Viewdialog box in the SAP S&OP add-in for Microsoft Excel. The tab has a dropdown list of all the currenciesavailable.

You can change the data in your spreadsheet from one currency to another, namely, from dollars to euros.

For more information, see Create Planning Views.

To view a currency-related planning view

1. Log on to the SAP S&OP add-in for Microsoft Excel application.

2. Define the Templates, Time, Planning Level, Key Figures, and Filtertabs.

3. Choose the Conversionstab.

4. Choose the to and from currencies from the dropdown list.

5. Choose OK.
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The data appears in the spreadsheet in dollars. The key figures can be edited.

Note

To edit the currency, choose Conversions on the toolbar.

Any time you view or edit the data in the SAP S&OP add-in for Microsoft Excel, the data will continue to bedisplayed in dollars.

Note

You can choose New Viewto select another currency from the dropdown list, for example, eurosand the data will be displayed in the spreadsheet in the newly selected currency.

Note

The currency code can be saved as a template and favorite.

Undo Generate

S&OP enables you to go back to the models previous state before the generation took place. This enables theuser to easily and automatically undo changes to save the user having to make these changes manually.

If the model has also been activated all updates made during the generation are undone.

To undo generation of the currency-related model

1. On the Configurationtab, chooseActivat ion.

2. In Planning Areas, select the required planning area.

3. Choose Undo Generate.

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