The Demand Data Foundation (DDF) module in SAP Customer Activity Repository integrates with external systems to receive or send information about master data and transaction data (time series).
DDF can receive data from and send data to an SAP ERP system or a legacy system. Note that DDF can receive data from more than one system.
Integration with SAP ERP System
The SAP ERP system sends information to DDF using the data replication framework (transaction DRFOUT). For more information, see the following sources:
In this help: Master Data Replication from SAP ERP to Demand Data Foundation
Business process Enabling Demand Data Foundation (DDF) and Creating Demand Forecast
of business scenario Customer Activity Repository
in SAP Solution Manager
Section Introduction to SAP Customer Activity Repository
of the Common Master Guide
under
Integration with Legacy System
You can use this option when your system of record is not an SAP ERP application. For more information, see the Introduction to SAP Customer Activity Repository
section of the Common Master Guide
under .
Provides a unified data storage for applications using DDF.
Receives information through the following inbound interfaces:
Remote Function Call (RFC) communication
Extensible Markup Language (XML) message
Provides the following interfaces for time series:
Generic
Model
Forecast
Sales
Store traffic
Provides the following inbound interfaces for master data:
Attributes
Images
Inventory
Location
Location Hierarchy
Offer
Placeholder Product
Product
Product Hierarchy
Product Location
Transportation Lane
Vendor
Vendor Fund
Provides the following outbound interfaces for master data:
Offer
Placeholder Product
Vendor Fund
Inbound Interfaces For Remote Function Call (RFC) Communication
Supported master data and time series: Data Management
Integrating master data and time series: Inbound Processing