Connection to the SCM Alert Monitor

Use

You can use several predefined activities in SAP Event Management (SAP EM) that use a function module call to send alerts to the SCM Alert Monitor (Alert Monitor).

You use these alerts to forward information from SAP EM to the partners concerned (for example, a transportation or production planner) in a timely and proactive way.

Prerequisites

To view the alerts in the SCM Alert Monitor, you must have defined an alert profile (for example, VS optimization profile, PP/DS alert profile, or overall alert profile) in the monitor (transaction /SAPAPO/AMON_SETTING).

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For more information, see the SAP Library under Start of the navigation path SCM Basis Next navigation step Alert Monitor Application-Specific Alert Profiles End of the navigation path or under

Start of the navigation path SCM Basis Next navigation step Alert Monitor Monitoring and Solving Planning Problems Using the Alert Monitor. End of the navigation path

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Features

Alert Type in PP/DS

Machine outage (SCEM)

To send a PP/DS alert from SAP EM to the SCM Alert Monitor, use the SAP EM activity Send PP/DS Alert to SCM Alert Monitor (SEND_PPDS_APO_ALERT) within a rule set .

Note Note

For more information, see the documentation for function module /SAPTRX/SEND_PPDS_APO_ALERT that SAP EM uses within the SAP EM activity.

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Note Note

For more information about monitoring PP/DS alerts, see the SAP Library under Start of the navigation path SCM Basis Next navigation step Alert Monitor Monitoring and Solving Planning Problems Using the Alert Monitor Monitoring PP/DS Alerts End of the navigation path .

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Alert Types in Vehicle Scheduling

Proposed transfer order declined by external transportation service provider
Proposed delivery date changed by external transportation service provider
In progress, proposed delivery date changed by external transportation service provider.
In progress, proposed shipment declined by external transportation service provider.
No answer from transportation service provider

To send a VS alert from SAP EM to the SCM Alert Monitor, use the SAP EM activity Send VS Alert to SCM Alert Monitor (SEND_VS_APO_ALERT) within a rule set.

Note Note

For more information, see the documentation for function module /SAPTRX/SEND_VS_APO_ALERT that SAP EM uses within the SAP EM activity.

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For more information about monitoring VS alerts, see the SAP Library under Start of the navigation path SCM Basis Next navigation step Alert Monitor Monitoring and Solving Planning Problems Using the Alert Monitor Monitoring VS Alerts End of the navigation path .

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Activities

You use the relevant rule activity within your rule set.

Recommendation
We recommend that SAP APO creates the event handler, in whose rule set you use the activity, in SAP EM.

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As soon as the rule condition(s) are met, SAP EM triggers an alert in the SCM Alert Monitor.
You display the alerts in the SCM Alert Monitor.

Example

Monitoring a Shipment Process from Bidding to Execution

You plan a shipment in SAP APO.
When you save the shipment planning, SAP APO triggers the creation of event handler EH1 in SAP EM.
The supplier sends his or her answer Rejection to SAP EM in response to your transportation bid.
SAP EM forwards the rejection as a VS alert to the SCM Alert Monitor.
You choose a new supplier for your shipment in the SCM Alert Monitor.
SAP APO transfers the shipment planning to an SAP R/3 system.
When you save the shipment document in SAP R/3, it triggers the creation of event handler EH2 in SAP EM.
You have configured SAP EM in such a way that EH1 and EH2 form an event handler set EH set 1 . This event handler set maps your shipment process from planning to execution.