Setting up Demand Planning

Creating the Storage Bucket Profile UseA storage buckets profile defines the time buckets in which data based on a given planning area is saved in Demand Planning or Supply Network Planning. You need a storage bucket profile before you can create a planning area. You need to define a storage bucket profile before you can create a planning area.Procedure1. Access the activity, use one of the following navigation options: Transaction code/SAPAPO/TR32

SAP SCM MenuDemand Planning Environment Current settings Periodicities for Planning Area

1. The screen Maintain Periodicity is displayed. Enter the following values: Field nameUser action and valuesComment

Stor. buck. profYDP_SBP_MO

Month

Year

Start date01.01.2010Example, maintain according to customer requirements

End date 31.12.2013Example, maintain according to customer requirements

You select periodicities in which you want to save data and specify a default horizon for which you want to create a time series. For example, besides monthly, you can choose weekly time bucket here according to your own planning requirement. You set the actual horizon when you create the time series of the planning area for the version.1. Choose Save. The storage bucket profile is created.