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SAPIntegratedBusinessPlanningStarterEdition,non
production
FrequentlyAskedQuestions(FAQ)
ThepurposeofthisdocumentistoprovideanswerstocommonlyaskedquestionsrelatedtoSAPIntegrated
BusinessPlanning(IBP)StarterEdition,nonproduction,aswellasCloudTest&DemoforIntegrated
BusinessPlanning(forpartners).
ThisdocumentissubjecttochangeandmaybechangedbySAPatanytimeforanyreasonwithoutnotice.The
informationinthisdocumentisnotacommitment,promiseorlegalobligationtodeliveranymaterial,codeor
functionality.Thisdocumentisprovidedwithoutawarrantyofanykind,eitherexpressorimplied,includingbutnot
limitedto,theimpliedwarrantiesofmerchantability,fitnessforaparticularpurpose,ornoninfringement.This
documentisforinformationalpurposesandmaynotbeincorporatedintoacontract.SAPassumesnoresponsibilityfor
errorsoromissionsinthisdocument,exceptifsuchdamageswerecausedbySAPswillfulmisconductorgross
negligence.
Generalquestions
1.WhatisSAPIBPStarterEdition?
2.Whatisthedifferencebetweenthestartereditionandtheenterpriseedition?
3.CanIuseSAPIBPStarterEditionproductively?
4.WhichmodulesforSAPIntegratedBusinessPlanningareincludedinthestarteredition?
5.Isthesystempreconfigured,oristhereanypredefineddemocontent?
6.IsthereanonpremiseversionofSAPIBPStarterEdition?
7.HowcanIupgradetotheenterpriseeditionofSAPIntegratedBusinessPlanning?
8.WherecanIfindmoreinformationaboutSAPIntegratedBusinessPlanning?
9.WherecanpartnersfindmoreinformationaboutSAPIntegratedBusinessPlanning?
PurchasingQuestionsforIBPStarterEdition
10.HowdocustomerspurchaseSAPIBPStarterEdition?
11.WhocanbuySAPIBPStarterEdition?
12.HowcanIpayforSAPIBPStarterEdition?
13.Willmysubscriptionbeautomaticallyrenewed?
14.CanIchangethesubscriptionperiod?
15.CanIcancelmysubscription?
16.Howlongwilltheprovisioningofthesystemtakeafterpurchase?
PurchasingQuestionsforCloudTest&DemoforIBP
17.HowdopartnerspurchaseCloudTest&DemoforIBP?
18.WhocanbuyCloudTest&DemoforIBP?
19.HowcanIpayforCloudTest&DemoforIBP?
20.Willmysubscriptionbeautomaticallyrenewed?
21.CanIchangethesubscriptionperiod?
22.CanIcancelmysubscription?
23.Howlongwilltheprovisioningofthesystemtakeafterpurchase?
TechnicalQuestions
24.Whoprovidesthehostingservicesforthisoffering?
25.WherearetheDataCenterslocatedforthisoffering?
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26.CanIselectthedatacenterformyinstance?
27.CanIchangeanyoftherestrictionssuchasvirtualinstancesizeornumberofusers?
28.HowdoIgetsupport?
UpgradeQuestions
29.WhatisthereleaselevelofSAPIBPStarterEdition?
30.HowdoIgetupgrades?
31.DoautomaticupgradesincludenewreleasesofIBP6.x?
32.CanItradeinmyexistingSAPIBPforsalesandoperations,starteredition,basedonSAP
IBP4.0/5.0forthenewSAPIBPStarterEditionbasedonSAPIBP6.x?
33.CanImigratethecontentfrommyexistingSAPIBPforsalesandoperations,starteredition
system,basedonSAPIBP4.0/5.0,toanewSAPIBPStarterEditionsystembasedonSAPIBP
6.x?
IntegrationQuestions
34.DoIneedtouseSAPJam?
35.HowcanIgetaccesstoSAPJam?
36.CanIconnectmyexistingSAPJamsystemtothestarteredition?
37.CanIuploadmyowndatatothestarteredition?
38.HowcanIgetaccesstoSAPHANACloudPlatform,integrationservice?
39.IstheSAPCloudIdentity(SCI)serviceincluded?
40.IsSDI(smartdataintegration),whichisusedforResponseManagement,included?
Generalquestions
1.WhatisSAPIBPStarterEdition?
SAPIntegratedBusinessPlanning(IBP)isSAP'snew,stateoftheartplatformforrealtime,integratedsupplychain
planningbuiltonSAPHANA,forClouddeployment.SAPIBPhasbeendevelopedtodeliverintegrated,unified
planningacrosssalesandoperations,demand,inventory,responseandsupplyplanning,aswellasthesupplychain
controltowerfordashboardanalyticsandmonitoring.SAPIBPdeliversanewparadigmofuserexperienceand
efficiency,leveragingrealtimedashboards,advancedpredictiveanalytics,interactivesimulation,embeddedsocial
collaborationandMicrosoftExcelenabledplanningtables.Formoreinformation,pleaseseetheIBP1pageproduct
overviewhere.
SAPIntegratedBusinessPlanningstarteredition,nonproduction(SAPIBPStarterEditionorstarteredition),isa
lessexpensive,limitedusageversionofSAPIBP.CloudTest&DemoforIntegratedBusinessPlanningisthenameof
thepartnerversionofSAPIBPStarterEdition.
ThefollowingrestrictionsapplytoSAPIBPStarterEdition:
Size
256GBvirtualinstance
Numberofconcurrentusers
Upto10
Customerdata
Upto50millionTotalPlanningPoints1
Customerdefinedplanningareas
Upto5planningareas
Useoforderbaseddatamodel
No2
Productiveuse
No
1TotalPlanningPointsisdefinedasthetotalnumberofstoredkeyfigurevaluesintheIBPsystem,takingintoconsiderationthe
numberofStoredKeyFigures,PlanningCombinations,TimePeriodsandScenarios/Versions.Aplanningpointissimilartoaplanning
cellinaspreadsheet.
2SeequestionWhichmodulesforSAPIntegratedBusinessPlanningareincludedinthestarteredition?below.
2.Whatisthedifferencebetweenthestartereditionandtheenterpriseedition?
SAPIBPStarterEditionhasrestrictionsonthesystemsizeandthenumberofusers(seequestionWhatisSAPIBP
StarterEdition?above).Thestartereditionisgenerallyusedfortrialusageandproofofconceptprojects.Thestarter
editionmaynotbeusedforproductiveuse.
Thestartereditionhasdifferentcontractterms,includingthesubscriptionduration.WhenpurchasedviatheSAP
Store,thestartereditionhasa3month,automaticallyrenewingsubscription.
Forpartners,thestartereditioncanbeusedtogrowyourapplicationconsultingexpertiseanddevelopuniquepoint
ofviewandserviceofferings.
3.CanIuseSAPIBPStarterEditionproductively?
No.
4.WhichmodulesforSAPIntegratedBusinessPlanningareincludedinthestarter
edition?
AllfivemodulesofSAPIBP(demand,inventory,responseandsupply,salesandoperations,supplychaincontrol
tower)areincludedinstarteredition.
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However,itisnotpossibletouseorcopytheorderbaseddatamodel(PlanningAreaSAP7)ortheSDIbased
integrationmodels,partoftheresponseandsupplymodule,withstarteredition.Itispossibletousethetimeseries
baseddatamodelfunctionalityoftheresponseandsupplymodulewithstarteredition.Inthefuture,weplantooffera
versionofSAPIBPStarterEditionthatwillsupporttheorderbaseddatamodel,atanadditionalcost(timingtobe
determined).
5.Isthesystempreconfigured,oristhereanypredefineddemocontent?
AswithallIBPsystems,thesamplemodels(PlanningareasSAP1,SAP2,etc.)arealreadyinstalled,includingthe
UnifiedPlanningArea(SAPIBP1).
ThestartereditionisalsodeliveredwiththeRapidDeploymentSolution(RDS)content(activatedplanningarea,
uploadedsampledata,configuredplanningviews,configuredanalytics,etc.)preinstalled.
Atthistime,thereisnopredefineddemocontentordemoscriptsforSAPIBPStarterEdition.
6.IsthereanonpremiseversionofSAPIBPStarterEdition?
SAPIntegratedBusinessPlanningisonlyavailableasacloudsolution.
7.HowcanIupgradetotheenterpriseeditionofSAPIntegratedBusiness
Planning?
PleasecontactyourSAPAccountExecutive.
8.WherecanIfindmoreinformationaboutSAPIntegratedBusinessPlanning?
SAPIBPontheSAPCommunityNetwork: https://scn.sap.com/community/scm/ibp.
Forgeneralinformation: http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC64883.
Forproductdocumentation:http://help.sap.com/ibp.
Forproducttraining:https://training.sap.com/shop/sapsearch?q=IBP.
FortechnicalinformationaboutimplementingSAPIBP: http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC64323.
9.WherecanpartnersfindmoreinformationaboutSAPIntegratedBusiness
Planning?
PartnerscanfindinformationaboutallSAPSupplyChainManagementsolutionsontheSAPPartnerEdgeportal:
https://partneredge.sap.com/en/products/supplychainmanagement/about.html.
PartnersshouldalsohavealookatthePartnerEnablementContentpageinSCN:
http://scn.sap.com/community/scm/ibp/blog/2015/05/15/integratedbusinessplanningpartnerenablementcontent.
PurchasingQuestionsforIBPStarterEdition
Forpartners,pleaseseePurchasingQuestionsforCloudTest&DemoforIBPbelow.
10.HowdocustomerspurchaseSAPIBPStarterEdition?
ThestartereditioncanbepurchasedonlineviatheSAPStore.
PleasenotethatnotallcountriesaresupportedforpurchasingviaSAPStore.Toseeifyourcountryissupported,click
onthenationalflagiconintheupperrightcorneroftheSAPStorescreen,betweenHelpandtheshoppingcarticon.
11.WhocanbuySAPIBPStarterEdition?
AnySAPbusinesspartnercanpurchasethestarteredition.IfyourcompanyisnotanexistingSAPbusinesspartner,
youmayregister,viatheSAPStore,atthetimeofpurchase.
12.HowcanIpayforSAPIBPStarterEdition?
Thedefaultpaymentmethodisviacreditcard.
Theoptiontopayviainvoiceisalsopossible,butneedstobesetupaheadoftimeintheSAPStore(pleasecontact
BryanCharnockat l.w.bryan.charnock@sap.com).Theinvoiceoptiondoesallowthepossibilitytoentera
purchaseorderorotherreferencenumber.
Itisnotpossibletorequestaquotation.
13.Willmysubscriptionbeautomaticallyrenewed?
Yes,thesubscriptionwillberenewedautomaticallyattheendofevery3monthsubscriptionperiodunlessthe
subscriptionisterminated.Youwillreceiveanotificationtwoweekspriortotheendofyourcurrentsubscriptionperiod
remindingyouoftheautomaticrenewal.
14.CanIchangethesubscriptionperiod?
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WhenpurchasedviatheSAPStore,thestartereditionhasa3month,automaticallyrenewingsubscription.Itisnot
possibletochangethesubscriptionperiod(e.g.1monthor6month).Itisnotpossibletoprepayforfuture
subscriptionperiods.
15.CanIcancelmysubscription?
Yes,thesubscriptionforstartereditioncanbeterminatedattheendofany3monthsubscriptionperiodbyproviding
SAPwithatleast10daysnotice(pleasecontactBryanCharnockat
subscriptionrenewalwillhappenautomatically.
l.w.bryan.charnock@sap.com).Otherwise,
16.Howlongwilltheprovisioningofthesystemtakeafterpurchase?
Provisioninggenerallytakes12weeksafterpurchaseandrespondingtotheProvisioningRequirementsSurvey.The
ProvisioningRequirementsSurveylinkwillbesenttoyouviaemailafteryourpurchase.
PurchasingQuestionsforCloudTest&DemoforIBP
Forcustomers,pleaseseePurchasingQuestionsforIBPStarterEditionabove.
17.HowdopartnerspurchaseCloudTest&DemoforIBP?
CloudTest&DemoforIntegratedBusinessPlanningcanbepurchasedviatheSAPPartnerEdgeportal:
https://partneredge.sap.com/en/partnership/sales/demo/cloud.html.
WhenpurchasedthroughtheSAPPartnerEdgeportal,thestartereditionisthesamefromatechnical
standpoint,butthelicensing,subscriptionandpaymentoptionsaredifferent(seebelow).
18.WhocanbuyCloudTest&DemoforIBP?
AllSAPPartnerEdgepartnerscanpurchaseCloudTest&DemoforIBP.
AllSAPOpenEcosystempartnerswhoareoperationallyauthorizedforBuild,SellorServicecanpurchase
CloudTest&DemoforIBP.
19.HowcanIpayforCloudTest&DemoforIBP?
Paymentisviainvoice,whichdoesallowthepossibilitytoenterapurchaseorderorotherreferencenumber.
Subscriptionfeesareinvoicedannuallyandinadvance.
Theannualsubscriptionfeeisproratedbasedonwhentheorderisplaced.Forexample,anorderplacedat
thebeginningofthefourthquarterwouldbe25%oftheannualsubscriptionfeeforthatyear,and100%ofthe
annualsubscriptionfeeforsubsequentrenewals.
Itisnotpossibletobreakupthesubscriptionfeesintomultipleinvoices(e.g.quarterlyormonthly).
Whileitisnotpossibletopaydirectlyviacreditcard,itispossibletouseSAPBillerDirecttopayyourSAP
invoicesusingacreditcard.AllcustomersandpartnerscanuseSAPBillerDirecttoviewandpaytheir
invoices,butmustfirstregisterviathewebsite.
20.Willmysubscriptionbeautomaticallyrenewed?
Yes,thesubscriptionwillberenewedautomaticallyattheendofeverycalendaryearunlessthesubscription
isterminated.
21.CanIchangethesubscriptionperiod?
No.Theinitialtermrunsfromtheeffectivedateoftheagreementuntiltheendoftherespectivecalendar
year.Eachrenewaltermautomaticallyrenewsforanadditional12monthtermattheendoftheinitialterm
andofeachsubsequentrenewalterm.
22.CanIcancelmysubscription?
Yes,theagreementcanbeterminatedinwritingonly,whichmustbereceivedatleast90dayspriortothe
renewaldateoftheagreement(December31stoftherespectivecalendaryear).Paidinvoicesarenot
refundable.
23.Howlongwilltheprovisioningofthesystemtakeafterpurchase?
Provisioninggenerallytakes12weeksafterbooking.
TechnicalQuestions
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24.Whoprovidesthehostingservicesforthisoffering?
SAPCloud.ItisnotpossibletohostSAPIntegratedBusinessPlanningin3rdpartyclouds.
25.WherearetheDataCenterslocatedforthisoffering?
SAPIBPStarterEditioniscurrentlyhostedinthefollowingSAPDataCenters:
NorthAmerica:NewtownSquare,Pennsylvania,USA
Europe:Walldorf/Rot,BadenWrttemberg,Germany
Australia:Sydney,NewSouthWales,Australia
26.CanIselectthedatacenterformyinstance?
ForIBPStarterEdition,thedatacentermustbespecifiedintheProvisioningRequirementsSurvey,administeredafter
purchase.
ForCloudTest&DemoforIBP,thedatacentermustbespecifiedattimeofpurchaseintheorderform.
27.CanIchangeanyoftherestrictionssuchasvirtualinstancesizeornumberof
users?
Thestartereditionisnotintendedtobeanexpandable,scalablesolution,butratheralowcost,shorttermtrybefore
youbuyoption.InordertohaveanIBPsystemwithmorecapacity,moreusers,etc.istopurchaseasubscriptionto
theIBPenterpriseedition.
28.HowdoIgetsupport?
ActivecommunityhelpandresourcesareavailableontheSAPCommunityNetworkpagesforSAPIntegrated
BusinessPlanning( http://scn.sap.com/community/scm/ibp).YoucanalsoreceivesupportfromtheSAPSupport
PortalusingSAPstandardincidentreporting(https://support.sap.com).ThemaincomponentisSCMIBP.
UpgradeQuestions
29.WhatisthereleaselevelofSAPIBPStarterEdition?
ThecurrentreleaseforthestartereditionisSAPIntegratedBusinessPlanning6.2.Thereleaselevelofthestarter
editionwillchangeasnewreleasesofSAPIBP(6.3,6.4,etc.)becomeavailable.
30.HowdoIgetupgrades?
Systemsareupgradedautomaticallywithpatchesevery4to6weeksbySAP.Expecteddowntimesduringupgrades
arespecifiedintheTermsandConditions(licenseagreement).Formoreinformation,pleaseseethepresentationon
theSAPIBPUpgradeProcessat
http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC63226.
31.DoautomaticupgradesincludenewreleasesofIBP6.x?
ThesubscriptiontoIBPstartereditionincludesupgradestosubsequentreleasesofIBP6.x.Forexample,ifyou
purchasestartereditiononIBPrelease6.2,yoursystemwillbeupgradedtoIBPrelease6.3automaticallyandatno
cost.
32.CanItradeinmyexistingSAPIBPforsalesandoperations,starteredition,
basedonSAPIBP4.0/5.0forthenewSAPIBPStarterEditionbasedonSAPIBP
6.x?
ThenewSAPIBPStarterEditionbasedonSAPIBP6.xisanewproduct(increasedscope,RDScontentpreinstalled,
improvedsupportlevel).Therefore,itcannotbetradedlikeforlikewiththepreviousS&OPonlyversion.Instead,we
recommendthatcustomersandpartnerspurchasethenewstartereditionandterminatetheirprevioussubscriptions.
Formoreguidanceorifyouhavequestions,pleasecontactBryanCharnockat l.w.bryan.charnock@sap.com.
33.CanImigratethecontentfrommyexistingSAPIBPforsalesandoperations,
startereditionsystem,basedonSAPIBP4.0/5.0,toanewSAPIBPStarterEdition
systembasedonSAPIBP6.x?
Bydefault,contentshouldbemigratedmanually.Weexpectthatmostcustomersandpartnerswillwanttostartfresh
withanewIBP6.xsystemandstartbuildingtheircontentinalignmentwiththenewUnifiedPlanningArea(SAPIBP1)
andleveragingthepreinstalledRDScontent.IfthereisanexceptionalsituationandmigrationassistancefromSAPis
needed,pleasecontactBryanCharnockat l.w.bryan.charnock@sap.comafterpurchaseofthenewSAPIBPStarter
Edition.
IntegrationQuestions
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34.DoIneedtouseSAPJam?
No,SAPJamisnotmandatory.However,westronglyrecommendusingSAPJam,asthisisrequiredtodoanyofthe
S&OPProcessModelingandCollaboration.SAPJamislicensedseparately.
35.HowcanIgetaccesstoSAPJam?
Forcustomers,ifyouarebasedintheUnitedStates,pleasecontactyourSuccessFactorssalesrepresentative,call+1
8008450395,orusetheonlineform:http://www.successfactors.com/en_us/company/contactus.html.
Forpartners,toobtainalicenseforSAPJam,pleasegetintouchwithyourPartnerServicesAdvisor.
TimelimitedJamdemolicensesareavailable.Forinformationonorderingademosystem,seetheDemoRequest
ToolUserGuide,whichisavailableontheSuccessFactorsPartnerPortalathttps://partners.successfactors.com/demo
partners/SitePages/PartnerDemoManagerUser.aspx.ContactyourPartnerServicesAdvisorifyoudonothaveyour
logincredentials.
36.CanIconnectmyexistingSAPJamsystemtothestarteredition?
TheSAPJamsystemmustbeEnterpriseEdition.InstructionsforintegratingSAPIBPtoSAPJamwillbeprovided
afterpurchasingtheSAPIBPStarterEditionandreceivingyoursystemcredentials.
37.CanIuploadmyowndatatothestarteredition?
Yes,youcanuseSAPHANACloudPlatform,integrationservice(formerlySAPHANACloudIntegrationorHCI)to
loadyourowndata.
PleasenotethatitisnotallowedinanycasetoconnectapartnersSAPIBPStarterEditionsystemtoacustomers
system(e.g.SAPECC,SAPAPOorlegacy)directlythroughSAPHANACloudPlatform,integrationserviceorany
othertechnique.
38.HowcanIgetaccesstoSAPHANACloudPlatform,integrationservice?
SAPHANACloudPlatform,integrationservice(formerlySAPHANACloudIntegrationorHCI)isincludedwithyour
subscriptiontoSAPIBPStarterEdition.Youwillreceiveinformationonhowtoaccesstheintegrationserviceonce
yourstartereditionsystemisprovisioned.
39.IstheSAPCloudIdentity(SCI)serviceincluded?
Yes.
40.IsSDI(smartdataintegration),whichisusedforResponseManagement,
included?
No.Sinceitisnotpossibletouseorcopytheorderbaseddatamodel(PlanningAreaSAP7)ortheSDI
basedintegrationmodels,partoftheresponseandsupplymodule,withstarteredition,SDIisnotincluded.
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