APODPDANT for diff KFs

[Former Member]

Hi,

When we use the program MC8V to calculate Proportional factors and store it in APODPDANT Key figure,

and then when we use this APODPDANT KF in planning area as the disaggregation KF for both History and Forecast Key figures,

Both History and Forecast Key figures will be using the same proportions always for the same set of CVCs. I feel, it may not be possible to use different proportions for History and Forecast using the same APODPDANT at one time.

We may have to run the MC8V program twice if we need to use diff proportions for both History and Forecast KFs right? Like run first time for History just before History is copied from lets say Base History to Final History. And then run the MC8V program one more time to calculate new proportions in APODPDANT when we copy Stat Forecast to Final Statforecast.

My understanding is APODPDANT can store only one set of proportions at a given time for a given data set and if we want to use diff proprotions for both History KFs and Forecast KFs , we need to either run it twice or use one more KF in addition to APODPDANT as base. Would appreciate if anyone can correct me if I am wrong ?

Tej

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Tej,

You are correct, if you want to maintain more than one prop ref factor you need to have additional KF.

As you mentioned you can first calc the Prop Ref, copy it into the additional KF using a macro or txn /SAPAPO/TSCOPY - Copy/Version Management (ths is faster). Either case remember to use Parallel Profiles.

Also, you will have to set the KF which needs to be dependent on this KF as 'P - based on another KF' in Planning Area definition.

Hope this is helpful.

Thanks

Mani

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Mani,

Thanks for your response. For example, if we exactly know the KF whose proportions we want to use like Base History, then I suppose we dont even need to go through APODPDANT, we can directly use Base History as the Disaggregation KF in PA. I guess using APODPDANT makes sense only if we have to use the proprotions of history KF to a KF whose values lie in future horizon or vice versa.

Thanks again,

Tej

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

If you use a KF directly, you do not have the possibility to calculate averages for several periods and things like that (which you can do using APODPDANT). If you do not need to have this functionality and you are ok that you might have different disaggregation factors for each period, then you can use the other KF directly if you have the values in the same period(s) as of the Kf you want to disaggregate.