OTB: Ways to Plan
You create, change, and display plans in the planning table. Your view of an information structure depends on the planning type (which is a user-defined planning screen). This determines the data elements which will be contained in the table, and the order in which they are displayed.
For a full explanation of planning types, see
PP Sales & Operation Planning: Planning Types and Macros
in the corresponding general documentation.
The system comes with six planning types for retail:
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OTB_VP (key figures planned at sales price with tax)OTB_VPOM (key figures planned at sales price without tax)
OTB_EPOM (key figures planned at purchase price without tax)
You plan your key figures at sales price or purchase price (with the exception of the purchasing quota) and the system converts them into quantities and percentages using a predefined macro. See also
OTB: What to Plan .·
OTB_% (key figures planned at sales price)OTB_%_VPOM (key figures planned at sales price without tax)
OTB_%_EPOM (key figures planned at purchase price without tax)
You plan your key figures in percentages and the system converts them into sales price or purchase price values and quantities using a predefined macro. See also
OTB: What to Plan .In Customizing, you specify whether key figures are to be planned at sales price with tax (VP), sales price without tax (VPOM), or purchase price without tax (EPOM).
Based on the Customizing entries, the system selects the appropriate planning type automatically.
The standard planning types for retail are based on information structure S110, which requires consistent planning.
The planning horizon (that is, the planning period) is defined in the planning type.
If you want to have plans with different planning horizons (for example, for different seasons), then you should create a separate plan for each season, each with its own planning type and version. The ability to choose different planning versions allows you to have overlapping seasons that can be planned independently.
In order to create your own planning type for OTB, use the planning types delivered with R/3 as references and make copies of them. Then you need only enter the appropriate planning horizon. The key figures in the planning table and the calculations are identical to those in the standard planning types.