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Changes in Lifecycle Planning (Changes) ( RELNAPO_401_FCS_LC_AGR )

Changes in Lifecycle Planning (Changes) ( RELNAPO_401_FCS_LC_AGR )

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Changes in Lifecycle Planning (Changes)

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Like Modeling for any Characteristic

In previous releases it was only possible to use lifecycle planning with products. It is now possible to use it with any characteristic that is contained in the planning area. In the basic settings you specify at which level lifecycle profiles can be assigned, that is, to which characteristics the profiles are assigned. For each of these characteristics you can create like profiles. For instance you can specify that the historical values from location A are used when planning for location B.

The restraints that applied to characteristics used in lifecycle planning, in particular the product and location characteristic, no longer apply.

Aggregated Lifecycle Planning

In Release 4.0 aggregated planning has been extended to include lifecycle planning. This means that you can use lifecycle planning (like modeling and phase-in/out) not only at detail level but at aggregated levels.

In Like Modeling

The system carries out the following activities:

  1. It reads any existing historical data at aggregate level.
  2. It reads the selection and determines the individual characteristic value combinations at the level of the basic settings.
  3. It determines for which characteristic value combinations like profiles exist
  4. It determines the new aggregated historical value by taking the value from step 1 and for each detail level that has been assigned a like profile subtracting any historical value and adding the value determined using the like profile.
  5. It now uses this aggregated historical data to carry out a forecast.
  6. The result is initially written to the aggregate level and then disaggregated to the detail levels using the calculation type specified for the key figure in the planning area.

In Phase-In/Out Modeling

The system proceeds as follows:

  1. It carries out the forecast at aggregated level.
  2. It saves the data at aggregated level. During this process the data is automatically disaggregated to lower levels.
  3. It reads the data at the level of the basic settings of life cycle planning.
  4. It checks if assignments of phase-in/out profiles exist
  5. It applies the phase-in/out profiles at the basic settings level
  6. It saves the data at the basic settings level. During this process the data is automatically aggregated to higher levels
  7. It reads the data at aggregated level and presents the results in the interactive planning screen (not in batch processing)

Changes to User Interface

LIfecycle planning is now a separate transaction that you access through the Easy Acess menu. It is no longer accessible through forecast profile maintenance.

Restricted Access to Assignment Screen

As of Release 4.0 it is possible to optionally set a filter for individual characteristics and characteristic values when a user accesses the Assignment of Lifecycle Profilesscreen. At this stage the system checks the user's authorization to edit data for the particular characteristic value. For example in the basic settings you restrict acess for the product characteristic. A user must then enter a product when entering the assignment screen. He/she can then only assign lifecycle profiles to this value (combined with the other unrestricted characteristics). If they do not have authorization to edit this product, an error message is issued and processing terminated.

Effects on Existing Data

Like profiles are now specific to a planning area. They are assigned to the planning area when you create them. This means that oif you want to use like profiles from earlier releases it is necessary to run the upgrade report program /SAPAPO/RMDP_FCST_LC_UPGRADE. For more details see SAP Note 588986.

Effects on Data Transfer

Effects on System Administration

Effects on Customizing

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