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SOP: Mass Processing
Description
Release 3.0 of Sales & Operations Planning comes with a mass processing
function that allows you to process large volumes of data in a few simple
steps. To optimize the use of system resources, you run mass processing jobs
in the
background. Actions supported by mass processing are:
- copying key figures from one information structure to another
- transferring data to Demand Management
- copying a planning version of an information structure to another planning
version of the same information structure
- deleting a planning version
- setting opening stock levels
The procedure for running a mass processing job is as follows:
1. You define one or more actions. This
step applies only to the first four actions listed above.
You define the first three of these actions in
profiles, and the fourth as part of a planning type.
2. You create a planning activity which
comprises one or more actions; for example, forecasting, a macro to adjust
sales figures, and the copying of sales figures in one information structure
to production figures in another information structure.
As in step 1, the creation of a planning
activity is necessary only for the first four actions listed above.
Note
If you run a job based on a planning activity
(step 2), the system processes the job characteristic value by characteristic
value. Thus, if the characteristic values are sales organization NORTH and
sales organization SOUTH and the actions are forecasting, a macro, copying,
and transfer to Demand Management, the processing sequence will look like
this:
Characteristic value |
|
Action |
Sales organization NORTH |
|
forecasting |
|
|
macro |
|
|
copying |
|
|
transfer to Demand Management |
Sales organization SOUTH |
|
forecasting |
|
|
macro |
|
|
copying |
|
|
transfer to Demand Management |
|
The sequence of the actions depends on the
numbers set in the field Act.sequence in the
definition of the activity.
3. You create a mass processing job for
this planning activity.
In this step, you enter the information
structure and the planning version(s) for which the planning job will be
carried out.
You also create a variant in which you specify
the job parameters such as characteristic values, planning horizon, and
planning activity.
4. You schedule the mass processing
job.
For example, you can set the job to start during
the night when fewer demands are made on system resources.
5. The system carries out this job.
6. Using the Job
overview, you check that the job has run successfully.
For more information on forecasting and the copying of key figures between
information structures, see SOP: New Ways to Plan.
For more information on macros, see
SOP: Planning Types and Macros.
For more information on initial stock levels, see
SOP: Opening Stock Levels.
Change system parameters in customizing
You create forecast profiles, copy profiles, key figure assignment
profiles, transfer profiles, and macros in the following Customizing
steps:
(Alternatively, you can create forecast
profiles, key figure assignment profiles, transfer profiles, and planning
types from within the application.)
You can create a planning activity in
Activities.
You define a user method to determine opening stock levels in
Define user methods.
Changes to the interface
To copy a planning version of an information structure with mass
processing, you select Version management -> Copy
from the Planning menu.
To delete a planning version of an information structure with mass
processing, you select Version management ->
Delete from the Planning menu.
To set opening stock levels with mass processing, you select
Mass processing -> Opening stock levels from the
Planning menu.
You can create forecast profiles, key figure assignment profiles, transfer
profiles, and planning types in the Settings menu.
(Alternatively, you do so in Customizing.)
You can create activities in the Settings menu.
(Alternatively, you can do so in Customizing.)
You create, change, schedule, and delete mass processing jobs in the
Planning menu. For full information on variants, see
the ABAP/4 User Guide.
You check the job overview in the Planning
menu.