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Background documentationKey Figures in the SNI Monitor

 

Key figures are time series data regarding the demand, receipt, and stock situation of location products at the customer location or supplier location.

Structure

The following documentation provides information about the key figures in the SNI Monitor. The descriptions of the key figures refer to one individual location product. Different grid arrangements are available in the SNI Monitor. In the case of a grid arrangement that aggregates according to product, a key figure can refer to more than one location.

Source

Customers and suppliers use reports in SAP ERP to transfer data relating to the demand, receipt, and stock situation. In addition, customers and suppliers can also enter certain key figures on the Web user interface of SAP Supply Network Collaboration (SAP SNC). SAP SNC then determines some of the key figures from this data. Thus, the Firm Receipts key figure can be a total derived from purchase orders and scheduling agreement delivery schedule lines.

Other key figures are calculated by SAP SNC. The following overview shows which key figures are determined by SAP SNC through the transfer of data from the ERP system or through manual data entry, and which key figures are calculated by SAP SNC.

Overview of Key Figures

Key Figure

Source

Comments

Demand

Calculated by SAP SNC

Aggregation of planned demand, firm demand, and forecast demand

Planned Demand

ERP system

You can also change this key figure manually on the Web user interface.

Firm Demand

ERP system

You can also change this key figure manually on the Web user interface.

Forecast

ERP system

You can also change this key figure manually on the Web user interface.

Subcontracting Reservation

ERP system

You can also change this key figure manually on the Web user interface.

Firm Receipts

ERP system

You can also change this key figure manually on the Web user interface.

Planned Receipts

ERP system

You can also change this key figure manually on the Web user interface.

In-Transit Quantity

ERP system

Customers and suppliers can also enter in-transit quantities manually on the Web user interface of the SNI Monitor.

Released QM Inspection Lot Stock

ERP system

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Projected Stock

Calculated by SAP SNC

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Minimum Stock Level

Calculated by SAP SNC

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Maximum Stock Level

Calculated by SAP SNC

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Minimum Proposal

Calculated by SAP SNC

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Maximum Proposal

Calculated by SAP SNC

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Days' Supply

Calculated by SAP SNC

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Depending on the scenario, either the ERP system of the customer or that of the supplier is the system that supplies the data for the key figures. Likewise, depending on the scenario, the demands represent the demand at the customer location or the supplier location.

As of enhancement package 2 of SAP ERP 6.0, you can use the ROEMPROACT2, RCMPROACT2, and RPRTPROACT reports to transfer data. If you are using SAP ERP 5.0, you can use the ROEMPROACT and RCMPROACT reports. Only with ROEMPROACT2, RCMPROACT2, and RPRTPROACT can you separately transfer in-transit quantities, planned demands, firm demands, and forecast demands.

You can obtain more information about which ERP data contributes to the individual key figures as follows:

Key Figures with ERP Data or Manual Entry as Source

The following provides you with some information about key figures that are determined by SAP SNC from ERP data or from manual input on the Web user interface. The technical name of a key figure as it is saved in time series data management (TSDM) is given in brackets below.

  • Planned Demand (PLANNEDDEMAND)

    This key figure comprises demand data that has as-yet unconfirmed planning character.

  • Firm Demand (ALLFIRMDEMAND = FIRMDEMAND)

    This key figure comprises demand data that is firm or binding in nature. Note that in the standard system, the FIRMDEMANDWO key figure from order document management (ODM) is not evaluated for firm demand.

  • Forecast (FORECAST)

    This key figure comprises forecast demands.

  • Subcontracting Reservation (SCRESERVE)

    This key figure is only relevant for products that are assigned to the customer and products for which the customer transfers data from his or her ERP system. This key figure is the total of the demands from subcontracting reservations that are not assigned to a supplier. The standard system does not take this key figure into account in the projected stock of such a product. For more information, see Calculation of Projected Stock.

  • Planned Receipts (PLANSHIP = PLANSHIPTS)

    This key figure comprises various receipts (depending on the category of the location product) that have as-yet unconfirmed planning character.

  • Firm Receipts (ORDER = ORDERTS)

    This key figure comprises various receipts (depending on the category of the location product) that are firm or binding in nature. Note that in the standard, the ALLORDER, VGORDER2, and WOORDER key figures from order document management (ODM) are not evaluated for the Firm Receipts key figure.

    Note Note

    If you change the standard configuration of SAP SNC to use ODM key figures for calculating firm receipts, do not send firm receipts using XML messages of type ProductActivityNotification from your SAP ERP system to SAP SNC. Otherwise, SAP SNC would calculate firm receipts twice (from the purchase orders and from the XML messages).

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  • In-Transit Quantity (INTRANSIT = INTRANSITOR + INTRANSITTS)

    This key figure comprises advanced shipping notifications. Note that in the standard system, the INTRANSITOR key figure from order document management (ODM) is not evaluated for the In-Transit Quantity key figure.

Key Figures Calculated by SAP SNC

The following key figures are calculated by SAP SNC:

  • Demand (DEMAND)

    This key figure is an aggregation of the key figures Planned Demand, Firm Demand, and Forecast. You can configure the aggregation of the demand. A standard setting is supplied for the aggregation. To check the standard setting, in Customizing for Supply Network Collaboration, choose Start of the navigation path Supply Network Inventory Next navigation step Display Standard Profiles for Projected Stock End of the navigation path. To define your own algorithm to calculate demand, in Customizing for Supply Network Collaboration, choose Start of the navigation path Supply Network Inventory Next navigation step Define Profiles for the Projected Stock End of the navigation path. For more information, see the Customizing documentation.

  • Projected Stock (PROJSTOCK)

    This key figure represents the demand/stock balance of a location product at the end of a period. The projected stock is the stock of a product that is expected to be available at the location at the end of the period. The system calculates the key figure from demand, receipt, and stock data for the location product. Planners can use this key figure to see how the stock situation of the location product develops over time and when critical situations are likely to occur for that location product. For more information, see Calculation of Projected Stock.

    You can configure how SAP SNC calculates the projected stock by defining profiles for the projected stock, in Customizing for Supply Network Collaboration under Start of the navigation path Supply Network Inventory Next navigation step Define Profiles for the Projected Stock End of the navigation path. A default profile is supplied. To view the settings for the default profile, in Customizing for Supply Network Collaboration, choose Start of the navigation path Supply Network Inventory Next navigation step Display Standard Profiles for Projected Stock End of the navigation path.

    Note Note

    The standard system does not take into account the Subcontracting Reservation key figure in the projected stock of a product at the customer location.

    Periods in which the projected stock reaches a critical value are highlighted in color in the SNI Monitor. Moreover, the system generates corresponding inventory alerts. For more information, see the Minimum Stock Level and Maximum Stock Level sections.

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  • Minimum Stock Level (MINSTOCK) and Maximum Stock Level (MAXSTOCK)

    Minimum and maximum stock levels are stock levels agreed upon by the customer and the supplier, which the projected stock of a location product is not allowed to exceed or fall short of. Depending on your settings, the system uses a firm non-demand-dependent minimum or maximum stock level, or calculates the demand-dependent minimum or maximum stock level for each period dynamically from a fixed minimum and maximum days' supply. For more information, see Determination of Minimum and Maximum Stock Level and Master Data and Settings for the SNI Monitor.

  • Minimum Proposal (MINPROPOSAL) and Maximum Proposal (MAXPROPOSAL)

    Minimum and maximum proposals are the location product quantities that a location additionally needs in a period so that the projected stock of that period reaches the minimum or maximum stock level. The system calculates these key figures as follows:

    • Minimum proposal = minimum stock level - projected stock

    • Maximum proposal = maximum stock level - projected stock

    If the projected stock is greater than the minimum stock level, the minimum proposal quantity is zero. If the projected stock is greater than the maximum stock level, the maximum proposal quantity is zero.

  • Days' Supply (DAYSOFSUPPLY)

    The days' supply of a location product in a period shows how long the projected stock of a period would be sufficient to cover the demands of the subsequent periods if no receipts were to occur in those periods. The days' supply is a location-product-specific parameter. This key figure is therefore not available when you select the Product Overview grid arrangement on the SNI details screen. For more information, see Calculation of Days' Supply.

  • Released QM Inspection Lot Stock (RELQSTCK)

    This key figure represents the stock of the customer location product that the customer has reserved for quality inspection. This stock is considered as future planned receipt at the date of the release.

    Note Note

    To enable SAP SNC to include the Released QM Inspection Lot Stock key figure in the SNI Monitor, you must select the Enable Transfer Released QM Lot Stock to SNI checkbox in Customizing for Supply Network Collaboration under Start of the navigation path Supply Network Inventory Next navigation step Enable the Transfer of QM Lot Stock Data for SNI End of the navigation path.

    Including the Released QM Inspection Lot Stock key figure in SNI Monitor is available as of certain Support Packages, or by implementing certain SAP Notes. For more information, see SAP Note 1867428Information published on SAP site and its related SAP Notes.

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Time Series Data Types in Time Series Data Management (TSDM)

The system uses the standard time series data type INVM1 for the key figures in the SNI Monitor.

Configuration of Key Figure Evaluation

You can change the range of evaluated key figures for SNI. To do so, configure the selection mode for SNI in Customizing for Supply Network Collaboration under Start of the navigation path Basic Settings Next navigation step Visibility Next navigation step Create Selection Modes End of the navigation path. In addition, you can change how the system evaluates key figures. To do so, change the settings in Customizing for Supply Network Collaboration under Start of the navigation path Basic Settings Next navigation step Data Matrix Next navigation step Configure Data Matrix End of the navigation path.