PROCESS CHAIN RELEASED DEMAND PLAN TO SNP

The process chain supports the process to release the demand plan to APO-SNP, based on
a release profile. You take this step if you want to release final demand plan to SNP for
further planning.
Step 1 : Create Release Profile : /SAPAPO/MC8S
Procedure : In the Release Profile window, maintain value as follows:
Field name
Release Profile

User action and values

Comment

YDP_RLSNP

Your release profile name

1. Then choose Create.

2. In the detail Release Profile window, maintain the values as follows:
Field name

User action and values

Comment

YDP_PA

Your planning area

ZY93_BK12

The key figure you want to

release to SNP

Basic Settings
Planning Area
Key Figure
Planning Version

001

Extras
Daily Bkts Prfl
9ADRPDEFAULT
Category

Optional. Enter a planning

buckets profile containing days
if you wish the demand plan to
be released in daily buckets

FA

Product Char.
ZY93_BC01

Optional. If you do not make

an entry, system uses the
characteristic 9AMATNR.

ZY93_BC03

Optional. If you do not make

an entry, system uses the
characteristic 9ALOCNO.

Strategy

20

Planning with final assembly

Create new orders

checked

Location Char.

3. Choose Save.

1.1.1.1

Create Activities Release Demand Plan to APO-SNP

Procedure
1. Now the activity can be created. To access the activity, use one of the following
navigation options:

Transaction code

/SAPAPO/MC8T

SAP SCM Menu

Demand Planning Planning Demand Planning in

the Background Define Activities for Mass Processing

2. On the Activity screen, maintain the data according to the table below:
Field name

User action and values

Comment

Activity

YDP_RLSNP

Your activity name

Description

Release DP to SNP

Your activity description

3. Then choose Create.

4. On the next Activity screen, maintain the data according to the table below:
Field name

User action and values

Planning Book

YDP_PB_MASS_JOB

Data View

YDP_DV_RELEASE

Comment

5. Choose the Release Prfl. tab page at the bottom of the screen. Maintain the value as
follows:
Field name
Release Profile

User action and values

Comment

YDP_RLSNP

Your release profile

6. Choose Enter.
7. Choose Adopt Current Action, then action Release with action counter 1 is
automatically inserted in the activity.
8. Choose Save.

1.1.1.2

Create Planning job Release Demand Plan to SNP

Procedure
1. To access the activity, use one of the following navigation options:
Transaction code

/SAPAPO/MC8D

SAP SCM Menu

Demand Planning Planning Demand Planning in

the Background Create Demand Planning in the
Background

2. Enter values as follows:

Field name

User action and values

Job number

YDP_RLSNP

Job name

Release DP to SNP

Comment

3. Choose Execute.
4. On the next Create Planning Job screen, maintain values according to the following
table:
Field name

User action and values

Comment

Planning Book

YDP_PB_MASS_JOB

Data View

YDP_DV_RELEASE

Version

001

5. Choose Execute.
6. On the next Create Planning Job screen, maintain the values according to the
following table:
Field name

User action and values

Comment

YDP_RLSNP

The activity you have created

Generate Log

Select the check box

Do Not Create Spool List

Control Parameters for

background planning
Activity
Planning job information

Chars
One

YDP_MP_ALL_PROD_LOC

7. Choose Aggregation level, on the Choose chars screen, select the characteristics for
Product and Location. Then choose Continue.
8. Choose Save.

1.1.1.3

Create Process Chain Release DP to SNP

Procedure
1. To access the activity, use one of the following navigation options:
Transaction code

RSPC

SAP SCM Menu

Demand Planning Environment Maintain Process

Chains

2. In the process chain maintenance planning view, choose Create and enter values as
follows:
Field name

User action and values

Process chain

YDP_RLSNP

Long description

DPA Release DP to SNP

Comment

3. Choose Continue.
4. In the Insert Start Process window, choose Create. In the Start Process window, enter
values as follows:
Field name

User action and values

Process variants

YDP_RLSNP

Long description

Release DP to SNP

Comment

5. Choose Enter, then choose Save.

6. In the Create Object Directory Entry, choose Local Object, go back then choose
Continue. In the Process Chain Maintenance Modified Version window, the starting
process is now visible.
7. Choose Process Type.
8. Expand the node: SCM Demand Planning. Choose process type: DP Background
Processing
9. In the pop up Insert DP Background Processing window, choose the job
YDP_RLSNP you created before and choose continue. The selected job is now on the
right screen area.
10. Link the starting process to this job, by selecting the start job and dragging a line to
the previous selected job, choose successful in the Action for dialog box.
11. Choose Activate to make the process chain active. On the Create Object Directory
Entry screen, choose Local Object.