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Background documentationCapacity Analysis

 

Screen Flow

The Capacity Analysis application is composed of the following screens:

  • Overview

    The top area of the OVERVIEW screen provides you with a high-level view of the planning objects that are included in the planning book, data view, planning version combination that you specify in the GENERAL SETTINGS screen area. Based on the key performance indicator (KPI) that you select in the OVERVIEW SETTINGS screen area for value calculation, the table displays the consumption of resource capacity for the product and time bucket you select. Based on another KPI you select for background color evaluation, the system also compares capacity consumption with the available capacity of each resource, and uses various background colors to alert you of problematic situations.

    The bottom area of the OVERVIEW screen provides you with information regarding the available capacity and capacity consumption of a selected item, and the way these values changed over the selected time period. Click the beginning of a row in the top table to display the relevant details in the bottom chart. For example, you can view the capacity consumption of production resources by SNP and PP/DS orders.

    For more information, see Separating Capacity Consumption Values by Order Type.

  • Product Drill-Down View

    The PRODUCT DRILL-DOWN VIEW screen allows you to drill down into your planning objects and investigate the planning situation on a deeper level. You use the Product Drill-Down Sequence to specify the order in which you want to drill down to your planning objects.

    For more information, see Using Drill Down in Capacity Analysis.

Settings

You can make the following settings in the Capacity Analysis application:

General Settings

You must specify the following settings in the GENERAL SETTINGS screen area:

  • Planning book

  • Data view

  • Planning version

    Note Note

    In the Planning Book, Data View and Planning Version fields, you can only select the planning book, data view, planning version combinations that you have replicated from SAP APO to SAP HANA. For more information, see Replication of Planning Data.

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  • Time horizon you want the system to calculate KPIs for

  • Display mode for planning objects

    You can define whether you want to display planning objects in the various charts of the applications by name or by description.

Settings for the OVERVIEW screen area

In the OVERVIEW SETTINGS screen area, you must specify the following:

  • The attributes based on which you want to drill down on the OVERVIEW screen of the Capacity Analysis application.

  • The KPIs for value calculation and for background color evaluation.

  • The source of values for available resource capacity. If you select the Normal Available Capacity option, you must also define the simulation percentage by which the system multiplies the values of available capacity defined in the Resource application on the SAP Easy Access screen, under Start of the navigation path SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization Next navigation step Master Data Next navigation step Resource End of the navigation path. You can also choose to use the values of maximum available capacity to define the available capacity of a resource in SAP Supply Chain Info Center.

  • The display settings for the OVERVIEW screen of the Capacity Analysis application.

Settings for the PRODUCT DRILL-DOWN Screen

In the PRODUCT DRILL-DOWN SETTINGS screen area, you must specify the attributes based on which you want to drill down on the PRODUCT DRILL-DOWN screen.

For more information, see Using Drill Down in Capacity Analysis.

You must also use this screen area to define the number of items you want the system to display in the column chart. If you select Show Remaining Items above the chart, the system also displays the other items related to the selected resource, but they are represented only by one color in the chart.

Selection Settings

You can change selection items after clicking the Edit Selection Items button, and change the order of the selection items using the drag-and-drop technique.

Prerequisites

To be able to use the Capacity Analysis application, you must define the following semantic key figures when setting up your replication model:

  • Available capacity

  • Total capacity consumption

  • Total production

You can specify these semantic key figures in either of the following transactions:

  • Replication Model Maintenance

    (Recommended when using SAP enhancement package 2 for SAP Supply Chain Management 7.0, Support Package 07, or higher)

  • Replication Model Maintenance (Maintenance View)

You can access the transactions on the SAP Easy Access screen, under Start of the navigation path Advanced Planning and Optimization Next navigation step APO Administration Next navigation step Data Replication End of the navigation path.