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Former Member
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Hai,

I have the following questions:

1. What kind of master data needs to be created when we are working with Third party Execution systems?

2. What are the methods of creating and deleting stock and other transaction data in APO?

3. How do you do selective deletion of master data?

4. When data from two different systems are transferred to APO and if they have the same product with different product names, we can use a BSG to differentiate. But when the system plans, I need both of them to be planned under same product but the system is treating them differently. How can I work this out?

5. How many key figures can I include in a planning area? How many in POS? How do you decide on it?

6. While deciding on a forecast strategy, how do you decide which model you need to select? You have past data and you need to decide on either trend or season or both. How do you decide it?

7. What are critical for a successful Demand Plan?

Thank you.

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Former Member
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Hi Raj,

3. How do you do selective deletion of master data?

The selective deletion can be done in Supply Chain Engineer. I am not sure about using mass maintenance but it may be used.

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Former Member
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hi raj.. too many questions within a topic

i believe that the rules of engagement says you need to

a. Use a Good Subject Line

b. Only One Question Per Posting

Its more so to help us when we look for specific topics based on the subject line.

also need some more explanation on the first Question.what kind of landscape are you talking about

here is the answere for Q 2. Am not sure if you can change the topic to reflect this

2. You can delete most of the transaction data by executing program /SAPAPO/RLCDELETE.

some other deletion programs are

/SAPAPO/SDORDER_DEL for SD orders

/SAPAPO/DELETE_PP_ORDER for PPDS orders

Former Member
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Hi Harish,

I am sorry for breaking the rules of the forum and thanks for replying the second question. I saw those rules but I didn't want to spam the whole forum with 7 simple questions neither could I find a common title. Sorry for that.

For question1, for any kind of landscape, lets say, I have a JD Edwards system and and I am dealing with sales orders and SNP model with strategy 20. I understand I have to creates Material, Plant, BOM, Routing and PPM in R/3. But what about the third party system like JD Edwards? Do they have something like a material master and other master data?

I have seen this forum to be wonderful with you, Somnath and few others.

I appreciate any replies.

Thank you.

Former Member
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Hi Raj

Feel free to put in as many questions as you want and immaterial of how simple it is... you have a better chance of getting more answers and bunching questions dilutes some answers.... was more of a suggestion from me than a reminder of rules

Incidentally some of the questions have been recently posted in the forums... pl check using the search option too for more details

1. Its not always necessary that your system be integrated with a R3 system.

You can create data in APO - Masterdata can be created using LSMW or any custom built ABAP programs which can load the fields from a file in a specified

format with the data you need

BAPIs can be used for loading Transaction data.. Take a look at the BAPI transaction and drill down to the. There are also various discussions here about

these bapis

you can again use these BAPIs in LSMW or design your own ABAP programs to load data from text files (for eg)

So if you have a different ERP system you would be looking at using a middle ware to extract data in a format you need for the above process

you will also have to design a process on how and when to trigger this process for changes and addition and deletions

3. Depends on the Masterdata and your System landscape

You can flag the masterdata such as product or location for deletion at the screen you want to change or create them. for eg You have delete buttons for

Transportation lanes and PPMs

You can also delete Masterdata from the transaction MASSD

4. check if you get some leads here

5. Am not sure of a technical limitation (even if it is am sure it will not be anything small).

As many KF as you want in the PA. But you should be thinking of performance and livecache issues by using unnecessary Kf

POS - no restriction again on characterisitcs. But too many non-unique combinations with no purpose will be a burden on performance.

6. check

7. A good demand planning Process which lets the planners react to inputs such market intelligence while using the systems planning features and arriving at the output of a "single" demand plan and uses the feedback (forecast errors) to refine the plan

Former Member
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Thanks Harish.

The only answer I didn't really get is for question 4. I still cannot understand how the system could be made to treat them as same product.

I think it's a good suggestion that I post everything seperately.

Thanks.

Former Member
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is your ERP systems already are using the same product but denoting them with diferent names ?

try to create a user exit in the CIF re-map the names to the common name. You will need some technical help there. orr maybe someone will post if there is such a feature you can use readily

alternately, once it is in APO you can try to realign the names to represent a common name

Pl check help for realignment here

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_scm50/helpdata/en/61/7ade603472c447b0bb52d67391683e/frameset.htm