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Procedure documentationSet up SAP APO Core Interface (APO-CIF) Locate this document in the navigation structure

Prerequisites

In addition to SAP ECC, a Plug-In must be installed. The Plug-In includes the SAP APO Core Interface (APO-CIF or CIF) which is used to transfer master data such as plants and products from SAP ECC to SAP APO.

For information on the SAP APO Core Interface, see the following documentation in the SAP Library for SAP Supply Chain Management (SAP SCM) under   SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization (SAP APO)   Integration via APO Core Interface (CIF)  .

Procedure

In SAP ECC

Note Note

To call up the APO-CIF menu choose   Logistics   Central Functions   Supply Chain Planning Interface   Core Interface Advnaced Planner and Optimizer  .

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  1. Define target systems.

    Note Note

    If you are using APO-CIF PlugIn Releases before Release 2000, you need to maintain the OpMode field.

    In the CIF menu choose   Settings   RFC Destinations  .

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    Log. System

    OpMode

    AP9CLNT900

    T

    This table is cross-client.

  2. Define SAP APO Releases.

    In the CIF Menu choose   Settings   APO Releases  .

    Log. System

    Syst.Type

    Release

    AP9CLNT900

    SAP_APO

    30A

    Figure 2 illustrates how the logical system is defined as the target system for SAP APO:

    This graphic is explained in the accompanying text.

In SAP APO

Caution Caution

Before the first transfer of master data takes place from SAP ECC to SAP APO, make sure that the logical systems of SAP CRM and SAP ECC are both in the same business system group.

When setting up the business system group, note that the service resource planning also uses functions in SAP APO.

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  1. Maintain business system group.

    In Customizing choose   Integration With SAP Components   Integration via APO Core Interface (CIF)   Basic Settings for Creating the System Landscape   Maintain Business System Group  .

    BusSystGrp

    Description

    CRMATP

    CRM ATP

  2. Assign logical systems to business system group.

    In Customizing for APO choose   Integration With SAP Components   Integration via APO Core Interface (CIF)   Basic Settings for Creating the System Landscape   Assign Logical System and Queue Type  .

    BusSystGrp

    Log.System

    R/3 Flag

    SAP Rel.

    CRMATP

    CR7CLNT700

    X

    46C

    CRMATP

    R38CLNT800

    X

    46C

    Figure 3 illustrates how the logical systems of SAP CRM and SAP ECC are assigned to the same business system group in SAP APO:

    This graphic is explained in the accompanying text.