APO Core Interface 
APO Core Interface
Use
APO Core Interface (CIF) is the communication layer to be applied to R/3 to enable an exchange of data between SAP APO and R/3. There is a suitable communication layer in APO which is shipped as an APO function. The APO Core Interface serves to connect APO to one or more R/3 systems in the form of a so-called tight coupling.
The APO CIF is a real time interface. Only those data objects that are needed in APO's streamlined data structures for individual planning and optimization processes must be transferred from R/3's complex data set.
In addition to initial data provision, the APO Core Interface also guarantees an incremental supply of relevant data changes to APO.
APO-CIF for R/3 is delivered as a Plug-In. This is because of the general product naming convention, which SAP introduced for the corresponding R/3 interfaces to mySAP.com components. There is a common plug-in version for each standard R/3 Release (currently 3.1I, 4.0B, 4.5B, 4.6B and 4.6C).
For further information, see
R/3 Plug-In.Prerequisites
Is it a prerequisite for a Plug-In installation that your R/3 System is at the correct support package level. For each R/3 release with R/3 Plug-In PI 2000.1 (with APO Core Interface), these are:
R/3 Release |
Support Package Level (SPL) |
3.1I |
43 |
4.0B |
38 |
4.5B |
16 |
4.6B |
3 |
4.6C |
1 |
For further information see
Support Package Strategy.Features
The cross application functions of APO Core Interface include:
Activities
There are two different areas: