APO Technical Workshop for LG Chemical

Based on APO 3.10

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Overview Software Maintenance Sizing&Platform Interface APO&BW CIF liveCache

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Backup&Recovery Optimizer Performance Others

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History of Resource Planning Systems: APS

Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) system features:
Separate system Own data pool

Pros:
Optimized data structures Main memory based planning models

Cons (through dependency on ERP):

Two systems, two data pools Data must be downloaded and uploaded by batches Data integrity difficulties through disintegration Never the current status

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SAP APO System

APO is SAPs APS solution
Based on SAP Basis System and mySAP BW Powerful memory-resident analytical engine Specialized and configurable data objects Open interface to both SAP and non-SAP systems Demand Planning (DP) Supply Network Planning (SNP) Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling (PP/DS) Global Available To Promise (GATP) Transportation Planning and Vehicle Scheduling (TP/VS) Collaborative Planning (CP) Network Design (ND)

Modules

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Application and Basis Components of SAP APO

Supply Chain Available To Cockpit Promise Demand Planning (uses BW) Vendor Managed Inventory Supply Network Planning Capable Production To Planning Match Detailed Scheduling

APO

Database with BW techniques available

liveCache

APO Optimizers

Queued RFC (qRFC), Synchronous RFC (sRFC), BAPI

Model Generator, mapping, connectivity

R/3 R/3 PI

SAP BW

Legacy OLTP

Non-SAP OLTP

Non-SAP OLTP

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APO Planning Horizon

Planning horizon
Demand Planning (6-24 month)

Supply Network Planning (1-6 month)

Production Planning (4-8 weeks)

Detailed Production Scheduling (1 week)

Deployment (1 day)

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Example: Production Planning in APO (DP)

SAP OLTP System
Sales Information System (SIS)

SAP APO
Demand Planning Data Load into APO Data Mart Execute Promotion Planning

SAP BW
Update Info cubes

Perform Material Requirements Planning (MRP)

Determine Realignment Procedures

Legacy / Flat File

Extract Data

Execute Forecast Run

Forecast Accuracy Reporting Manufacturing / Purchasing Execute Consensus Meeting

Collaboration Partner
Forecast / Promotion Data Collection/ Distribution

Confirmation of Final Forecast

Release to OLTP or SNP SNP * Constrained Demand Plan

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APO System: Scalable Architecture

Browser Presentation Client

Web server ITS

Dedicated HW/SW system for liveCache Low impact on OLTP performance Specialized and optimized solutions

SAP APO
App. Server APO Application
BW Layer

Optimizer

SAP OLTP

SAP OLTP
Database

Database Server

APO DB APO Application

Database

liveCache

Presentation Client

Database

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APO Components
APO 3.0 APO 3.1

SAP APO 3.0

SAP APO 3.1

SAP BW 2.0B

SAP BW 2.1C

SAP BASIS 4.6C 7.2.x SAP Kernel 4.6D

SAP BASIS 4.6D

7.4.x
SAP Kernel 4.6D

APO 3.0 : >= PI 2001.2 patch level 4, >= SAPGui 6.10 APO 3.1 : >= PI 2002.1 patch level 4, >= SAPGui 6.20

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Data Distribution
App Server

All Master Data (all Fields, R/3 Key) All Transactional Data (all Fields, R/3 Key)

APO
APO Application Optimizer

Database Server

APO-CIF

APO DB APO Application

Database

liveCache

Database

SAP OLTP All Planning-Relevant Master Data (all Fields, GUID) All Planning-Relevant Transactional Data (Texts, GUID) All Planning-Relevant Master Data (Plan.-rel. R/3 & APO Fields without Texts, GUID) All Planning-Relevant Transactional Data (Plan.-rel. R/3 & APO Fields, GUID)

Mapping of Master and Transactional Data in Anchor Tables (R/3 Key GUID)
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Performance Benefits of liveCache

Avoids/reduces disk I/O:
Data is kept in main memory, all operations run in memory so large data cache necessary Disk based logging need not be used

Reduces dataflow between application and data management:

Application logic runs where the data is, avoiding network load

Reduces runtime of operations on data:

Application logic operates with COM routines on object data faster than SQL commands on relational data

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Client Concept with APO 3.10

APO 3.10 is Client-Specific with Condition Current Restrictions
BW InfoCubes generate coding (client-independent)
InfoCubes can only be used within one single client, which is determined through the first call of a BW-dependent application It is not possible to change the productive client at a later stage

All APO applications using BW InfoCubes are client-independent

Demand and Supply Planning (planning area) Product allocation check (global ATP), if using BW InfoCubes Collaborative Demand and Supply Planning Network Design if data supply through BW InfoCube

InfoCube-dependent applications such as DP and/or SNP are restricted to one client!

Exception
SAP BW 2.x / SAP APO 3.x : Working in several Clients (note.384057) SAP BW 3.0 within SAP SCM 4.0 : Working in several Clients (note.522569) Too many considerations !!!

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