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Function documentationDemand Planning Worklist

 

The Demand Planning Worklist is a Web Browser application that you can call up in the SAP NetWeaver Business Client (NWBC) for Desktop, or in NWBC for HTML (using transaction NWBC). You can also call the Demand Planning Worklist in the SAP Easy Access screen.

You use the Demand Planning Worklist to create, change, delete or search for seasonality groups, events, event types, and event catalogs. You can also make settings that are required for performing ABC/XYZ classification.

The Demand Planning Worklist is realized using the SAP NetWeaver technology of the personal object worklist (POWL). Within a personal object worklist, you can define and save different queries, rename categories, and so on. For more information, see Changing and Personalizing the Demand Planning Worklist.

Prerequisites

You can work with the Demand Planning Worklist if the following applies:

  • If you want to call the Demand Planning Worklist in the SAP NetWeaver Business Client (NWBC) you must have installed SAP NetWeaver Business Client 3.5 for Desktop on your desktop. For more information about the NWBC, see SAP Library for SAP NetWeaver on SAP Help Portal at http://help.sap.com/nw703Information published on SAP site, under Start of the navigation path SAP NetWeaver by Key Capability Next navigation step Application Platform by Key Capability Next navigation step ABAP Technology Next navigation step UI Technologies in ABAP Next navigation step SAP NetWeaver Business Client End of the navigation path

  • Your user is assigned to one of the following roles:

    • DP Expert (SAP_SCM_FCS_PLN_EXP_2)

    • DP Administrator (SAP_SCM_FCS_PLN_ADM_2)

    • DP Planner (SAP_SCM_FCS_PLN_STD_2)

    For more information, see Roles for Demand Planning (DP).

To use this function, you must activate the business function SCM-APO-FCS, Events and Outliers, Causals, ABC/XYZ Classification (SCM_APO_FORECASTING_1). For more information, see SCM-APO-FCS, Events and Outliers, Causals, ABC/XYZ Classification.

Features

Queries in the Demand Planning Worklist

The Demand Planning Worklist contains the following queries:

  • Seasonality Groups

    Using queries of this type, you can create new seasonality groups, and change, delete or search for existing ones. For more information about seasonality groups, see Seasonality Groups.

  • Event Types

    Using queries of this type, you can search for event types, display the details of event types, create new event types, or delete existing ones. You can assign event types to event catalogs, or remove already assigned event types from event catalogs. For more information about event types, see Events, Event Types, and Event Catalogs.

  • Event Catalogs

    Using this query, you can search for event catalogs, display the details of event types, create new event catalogs, or delete existing ones. For more information about event catalogs, see Events, Event Types, and Event Catalogs.

  • Events

    Using this query, you can search for events, and delete existing ones. You should use the deletion for a small number of events only. For more information about mass deletion of events, see Mass Deletion of Events. For more information about events, see Events, Event Types, and Event Catalogs.

  • ABC/XYZ Configuration

    Using queries of this type, you can create, edit or delete ABC analysis profiles, XYZ analysis profiles, and assign composite forecast profiles to the combination of these. For more information, see ABC/XYZ Analysis.

Displaying Objects

You can display the details of event types, event catalogs, seasonality groups and ABC/XYZ analysis profiles by searching for the object with the help of the search criteria, and clicking the link in the relevant column of the result table.

Creating Objects

You can create new event types, event catalogs, seasonality groups and ABC/XYZ analysis profiles by clicking the relevant query, and choosing New. In the screen that appears, you specify the details of the object you want to create.

Deleting Objects

You can delete events, event types, event catalogs, seasonality groups and ABC/XYZ analysis profiles directly in the Demand Planning Worklist. In some cases, for example, when an event type is used by events, or in Customizing settings, you must run the Mass Deletion of Events, or the Deletion of Event Types with Dependencies report. For more information, see Deletion of Events and Event Types.

Activities

You can access the Demand Planning Worklist in one of the following ways:

  • In the SAP NetWeaver Business Client (NWBC), with your user role.

  • On the SAP Easy Access screen, under Start of the navigation path Advanced Planning and Optimization Next navigation step Demand Planning Next navigation step Environment Next navigation step Demand Planning Worklist End of the navigation path.