Market-Basket Analysis - Receipt/Article

Definition

This standard analysis is fundamental for analyzing market-baskets.

Use

It uses Copy Management (SAP Method R001) to copy data from information structure S120 (Sales as per Receipts). It answers questions such as:

The following Control Parameters for Complete Document Analysis are available to help you use this standard analysis for market-basket analyses that are tailored to your requirements:

The system interprets the selection criteria you enter in such a way that all the documents (receipts) that contain a relevant data record (item) are selected. If, for example, you enter Sugar and Coffee as selection criteria, the system selects all the receipts that contain sugar or coffee.

In this case, the selection criteria entered for the article characteristic are linked not by OR, but by AND. If, for example, you enter Sugar and Coffee as selection criteria, the system selects all the receipts that contain sugar or coffee.

Structure

The Market-Basket Analysis: Receipt/Article standard analysis is based on data that the system updates to information structure S117.

For more information on standard analyses and information structures, see the following documentation on the Logistics Information System (LIS):