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EHP 1 for SAP SCM 7.0

May 2013

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Supersession for Service Parts Planning (S37)

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Building Block Configuration Guide

SAP Best Practices Supersession for Service Parts Planning (S37): Configuration

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1 Purpose................................................................................................................................... 5

2 Preparation.............................................................................................................................. 5

2.1 Prerequisites..................................................................................................................5

3 Configuration........................................................................................................................... 6

3.1 Supersession Master Data Settings..............................................................................6

3.1.1 Assign Replacement Types to Replacement Strategies............................................6

3.1.2 Settings for Calculating Supersession Times............................................................6

3.1.3 Define DRP Service Profile for Supersession............................................................7

3.1.4 Define Service Profile for Supersession....................................................................8

3.1.5 Define Service Profile for Reorganization of Demand History...................................9

3.2 DRP Set up for Supersession Service...........................................................................9

3.2.1 Activating the Global Standard Service Profile for DRP............................................9

3.2.2 Make General Settings for DRP..............................................................................10

3.2.3 Assign DRP Service Profile for UI...........................................................................11

3.3 Set up Planning Service Manager...............................................................................11

3.3.1 Define Trigger Group...............................................................................................11

3.3.2 Creating Planning Profiles for Planning Services....................................................12

3.4 Create Variants for Planning Service Manager............................................................14

4. SPP Customizing – Maintain General Settings for Demand History……………………15

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Settings for Supersession for Service Parts Planning: Configuration Guide

1 PurposeThe purpose of this document is to describe the general configuration steps required to manually set up the configuration within the system landscape that has already been installed using the corresponding installation or configuration guides for installation.

If you do not want to configure manually and prefer an automated installation process using BC Sets and other tools, refer to the Quick Guide of your SAP rapid-deployment solution that is attached to the SAP Note 1578223.

This document supplements the existing Customizing documentation in the Implementation Guide (IMG) and provides additional information where required.

2 Preparation

2.1 PrerequisitesBefore adjusting the content, make sure that the automated content (BC-sets, eCATTs, Transports) has been imported in the system. Ensure that the system is compliant to the software requirements, stated in the Software Requirements document.

Before you start installing this scenario, you must install the prerequisite building blocks. For more information, see the Building Block Prerequisites Matrix for SAP Service Parts Planning rapid-deployment solution. You find this document in the content library, attached to the Step-by-Step Guide.

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3 Configuration

3.1 Supersession Master Data Settings

3.1.1 Assign Replacement Types to Replacement Strategies

Use

In this IMG activity, you can assign replacement types to a strategy to model replacement strategies. For more information about replacement strategies and modeling replacement strategies, see the SAP Library SAP Supply Chain Management Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO) Service Parts Planning (SPP) Product Interchangeability in Service Parts Planning Replacement Strategies in Service Parts Planning.

Procedure 1. Access the activity using the following navigation option:

SAP SCM IMG Menu SAP Customizing Implementation Guide Advanced Planning and Optimization Supply Chain Planning Service Parts Planning (SPP) Supersession Assign Replacement Types to Replacement Strategies

Transaction Code SPRO

2. On the Maintain Interchangeability Types tab page, mark the Supersession line, choose it and make the following entries:

SPP Prod. Replacement: Replacement Strats – Replacement Types Value

Replacmnt Type for 1:1 Supersession S_1P1P

Replacement Type for 1:1 Part. Supersession S_1P1PPT

Repl. Type for 1:Many AND Supersession S_1PNP

Repl. Type for 1:Many OR Supersession S_1PNPOR

Repl. Type for Many:1 AND Supersession S_ NP1P

Repl. Type for Many:1 OR Supersession S_NP1POR

Replacement Type for 1:0 Supersession S_1P0P

Rep. Type for Remanufactured Products Superses. S_1P1PRE

3. Save your entries.

3.1.2 Settings for Calculating Supersession Times

UseIn this IMG activity, you define the basic settings for the supersession service.

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SAP SCM IMG Menu SAP Customizing Implementation Guide Advanced Planning and Optimization Supply Chain Planning Service Parts Planning (SPP) Supersession Settings for Calculating Supersession Times


2. Make the following entries:

Field Value

Buffer [Days] 2

Buffer [% of Safety Stock]

Do not consider Supplier Procurement Lead Time Set this field

Do not consider BOD internal Procurement Lead Time

Do not consider Safety Stock

Do not consider Buffer

Value of Free Attributes


ResultWith this setting, a buffer of two days is considered when calculating supersession dates, and the Stock Exhaustion Warning Date (SEWD) is set at the same date as the Successor Product Receipt Date (SPRD).

3.1.3 Define DRP Service Profile for Supersession

Use

In this IMG activity, you define the Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP) service profile used in the supersession service.


SAP SCM IMG Menu SAP Customizing Implementation Guide Advanced Planning and Optimization Supply Chain Planning Service Parts Planning (SPP) Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP) Define Service Profile for DRP



Field Name Entry

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Service Profile for example YSPP_SUPERSESSION

Inventory Planning: Time Series ID TSID_INV

Time Zone for Current Date and Valid BODs UTC

Pre-Season Safety Stock Shift Do not set this indicator

Max. Days’ Supply in Months for Product Group Procurement

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Ignore Replenishment Indicator Set this indicator

Determine Horizon for Future Entry Point Location

Do not set this indicator.

Anonymous Purchase Requisitions, if no Supply Source Exists


RoB: Conflict at Lot Size Rounding Ignore Lot Size

Reorder-Point-Based Plng: Consider Supplier Receipts

Within Replenishment Lead Time (Limited Freeze Horizon)

Approval Status for Released but Not Changed Orders

Do not change approval status

Apply Stability Rule Do not set this indicator.

Rounding Profile For example YSPP_ROUNDING (check the name of the maintained rounding profile in the system)

Start of Planning Horizon Today

DRP Approval Separate DRP Approval

Save Stock Transport Requisitions Set this indicator

Save Intermediate Results in TSDM Set this indicator

DRP Time Series ID DRP

Change Forecast at Supersession Set this indicator


3.1.4 Define Service Profile for Supersession

Use

In this IMG activity, you define the service profile for the supersession service. The settings you make here are considered by the Planning Service Manager (PSM) during the planning run for supersession.


SAP SCM IMG Menu SAP Customizing Implementation Guide Advanced Planning

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and Optimization Supply Chain Planning Service Parts Planning (SPP) Supersession Define Service Profile for Supersession



Service Profile MxStkExHor DRP Service Profile

for example YSPP_SUPERSESSION

180 YSPP_SUPERSESSION


3.1.5 Define Service Profile for Reorganization of Demand History

UseIn this IMG activity, you define service profiles for reorganizing the demand history, Data Realignment for Supersession in particular.


SAP SCM IMG Menu SAP Customizing Implementation Guide Advanced Planning and Optimization Supply Chain Planning Service Parts Planning (SPP) Forecasting Define Service Profile for Reorganization of Demand History


2. Choose the Service Profile: Data Realignment Supersession tab page and make the following settings:

Service Profile Days in the past

YSPP_SUPERSESSION_RLG 1


3.2 DRP Set up for Supersession Service

3.2.1 Activating the Global Standard Service Profile for DRP

UseYou activate the global standard service profile for DRP. You only have to do this once. As of then, DRP uses this service profile whenever no other DRP service profile is specified.

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SAP SCM IMG Menu SAP Customizing Implementation Guide Advanced Planning and Optimization Supply Chain Planning Service Parts Planning (SPP) Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP) Create Global Standard Service Profile for DRP


2. Execute the IMG activity and confirm that you want to create the global standard service.

3.2.2 Make General Settings for DRP

UseIn this IMG activity, you make general global settings for Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP). Global means that these settings are always used independent from the DRP service profile, product, or location.


SAP SCM IMG Menu SAP Customizing Implementation Guide Advanced Planning and Optimization Supply Chain Planning Service Parts Planning (SPP) Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP) Make General Settings for DRP


2. Specify the following settings:

Field Name Entry

Calendar Selection Planning Calendar (SPP)

Use Calendar for Period Structure Do not set this indicator.

Procurement Lead Times in DRP Component Procurement Lead Times

Calendar for Transp. Times Planning Calendar of Parent Location

Start of Net Demand Calculation at the End of Proc. LT

Set this indicator.

Product Group Type for Product Group Procurement

FC

Consider External STRs and Substitution Orders


Methd: Round. to Days’Supp. Entry Loc. Economic Order Quantity

Method for Roudning to Days’Supply CLoc Economic Order Quantity

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Days’ Supply Rounding for Child Loc. (Planned: Push)

Set this indicator

DRP Matrix Snapshot: Realtime Results X DRP Results are recalculated during extraction

DRP Matrix Snapshot: Service Profile GLOBAL_DEFAULT

Freeze Horizon 48:00 Hours

Limited Freeze Horizon 148:00 Hours

Plan Submission Horizon 30 Days

Planning Horizon 360 Days

Change Horizon Leave this field blank.

3. Save your entry.

3.2.3 Assign DRP Service Profile for UI

UseIn this activity, you assign your DRP Service profile to use the DRP Matrix view.


SAP SCM Easy Access Menu

Advanced Planning and Optimization Service Parts Planning (SPP) Environment Current Settings Assign Standard Service Profiles for UI

Transaction Code /SAPAPO/72000069

2. Choose New Entries and make the following settings:

Field Name Entry

User Leave blank or specify your own user

Planning Service SPP_DRP

Mode Leave this field blank

Service Profile Global_Default

3. Save your entry.

3.3 Set up Planning Service Manager

3.3.1 Define Trigger Group

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In this IMG activity, you define trigger groups and trigger attributes. You can use the trigger groups in the Define Planning Profile IMG activity of the Planning Service Manager. The trigger attributes are evaluated in the Triggers for Planning File Entry transaction.

Procedure Proceed as follows to manually define the trigger groups:

1. Access the activity using the following navigation option:

IMG Activity SCM Basis → Data Management Layer → Triggers (for Planning File Entry) → Define Trigger Groups and Attributes

Transaction Code /SCMB/72000008 - Define Trigger Groups and Attributes

2. Choose New Entries and make the following settings:

Triggergroup Description

YSPP_SUPERSESSION Supersession Triggergroup

3. Select Assignment of Trigger Names to Trigger Group and add Trigger SPP_INC_CHANGED.

4. Select Assignment of Services to Trigger Group and add Service SPP_SUPERSESSION.5. Select Assignment of Selection Types to Trigger Group and add Selection Types

PE_LOCPROD and PE_PROD.6. Save your entries.

3.3.2 Creating Planning Profiles for Planning Services

UseYou define the following planning profiles for all your planning services:

YSPP_SUPER (planning profile for supersession and supersession realignment)

Where it is applicable, a trigger group has been assigned to the following planning profiles:

YSPPTSUPER SPP Supersession - T

Having one Planning Profile without trigger group makes it easier to test the services. Planning Profiles with trigger groups enable working with the trigger concept in the SAP SPP solution.

Procedure Proceed as follows to manually define the selections:

1. Access the activity using the following navigation option:

IMG Activity SCM Basis Planning Service Manager Define Planning Profile.

Transaction Code /SAPAPO/48000009

2. To create the YSPP_SUPER planning profile, proceed as follows.

3. In the navigation tree, choose Planning Profile: Header Data and make the following entry:

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Field Name Entry Value

Planning Profile YSPP_SUPER

Description SPP Supersession

4. In the navigation tree, choose Planning Profile: Process Block and make the following entry:



Process Block No 1

Selection Name YSPP_SEL1

Plng Version 000

Process Profile YSUPER

5. In the navigation tree, choose Planning Profile: Service List and make the following entry:



Process Block No 1

Sequence Number 1

Planning Service SPP_SUPERSESSION

Service Profile YSPP_SUPERSESSION

6. Go back to Planning Profile Process Block, choose Next Entry and make the following settings:



Process Block No 2

Selection Name YSPP_SEL2

Plng Version 000

Process Profile YSUPERRLG

7. In the navigation tree, choose Planning Profile: Service List and make the following entry:



Process Block No 2

Sequence Number 1

Planning Service SPP_PDEM_SUPERSESSION_RLG

Service Profile YSPP_SUPERSESSION_RLG

8. In the navigation tree, choose Planning Profile: Header Data.

9. Mark the YSPP_SUPER Planning Profile and copy the profile by choosing copy


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Planning Profile YSPPTSUPER

Description SPP Supersession - T

11. Choose Enter.

12. Confirm the Number of dependent entries copied dialogue.

13. Mark the YSPPTSUPER Planning Profile.

14. Choose Planning Profile: Process Block and change the following entry:


Block No. 1

Trigger group YSPP_SUPERSESSION


3.4 Create Variants for Planning Service Manager

UseYou create variants for the Planning Service Manager that are executed at a later point in time.

Procedure1. Access the transaction using one of the following navigation options:

SAP menu Advanced Planning and Optimization Service Parts Planning (SPP) Planning Planning in the Background Run Planning Service Manager

Transaction Code /SAPAPO/PE_RUN

2. On the Planning Service Manager screen, make the following settings:


Planning Profile YSPP_SUPER <choose from input help>

3. Choose Save as Variant (Ctrl+S).

4. On the Variant Attributes screen, make the following settings:


Variant Name YSPP_SUPER

Description supersession realignment

5. Choose Save.

Repeat the steps 1 to 5 for the following planning profile (variants):

Planning Profile Variant Name Description

YSPPTSUPER YSPPTSUPER SPP Supersession

ResultYou have created two variants for the Planning Service Manager.

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4 SPP Customizing – Maintain General Settings for Demand History

4.1 Maintain Fiscal Year Variant Definition UseTo configure SCM and BW, you have to check and adjust (if required) the Fiscal Year Variant.

Procedure1. Access the activity using the following navigation option:

SAP SCM IMG Menu SAP - Implementation Guide → Advanced Planning and Optimization → Supply Chain Planning → Service Parts Planning (SPP) → Forecasting → Make General Settings for Demand History

Transaction Code /SAPAPO/PDEMCUST

2. In the Dialog Structure, choose General Settings for Demand History.

3. Select Fiscal Year Variant (if technical names are visible, look for PERIV).

4. Check or create the following settings for Fiscal Year Variant:


Fiscal Year Variant K3

5. Save.

6. In case you changed the value, a warning message is raised “Time buckets profile 9AFCST_PERKZ_P also changed (bus. Year variant changed in K3)”, Message no. /SAPAPO/PDEM264

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This message only states that fiscal year variant K3 is saved in table /SAPAPO/SDPTBPOS in field PERIV_1 for the entry with key TBID = 9AFCST_PERKZ_P.

7. Accept the warning with ENTER.

Result You have checked and changed (if required) the Fiscal Year Variant Definition in your SAP SCM system.

4.2 Maintain Settings for Predefined Demand CategoriesUseYou must check that the appropriate Predefined Demand Categories are defined, and that the appropriate Demand Categories are flagged as relevant for Forecasting.

Procedure1. Access the activity using the following navigation option:

SAP SCM IMG Menu SAP - Implementation Guide → Advanced Planning and Optimization → Supply Chain Planning → Service Parts Planning (SPP) → Forecasting → Make General Settings for Demand History

Transaction Code /SAPAPO/PDEMCUST

2. In the Dialog Structure, choose Predefined Demand Categories.

3. Check or create the following Predefined Demand Categories settings:

Demand Category Forecast-Relevant

ADJ_DEM X

CRM_INACT

ERP_INACT

FDO_DEM

NONE X

PROMO_DEM

XML_ACTIVE X

XML_INACT

4. In case you created the entries, choose Save (Ctrl +S).

5. Choose Exit (Shift+F3).

Result You have checked or created the General Settings for Demand History.

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