APO & BW Info cube

[Former Member]

Hi Experts,

Can anyone tell me the difference between APO info cube & BW info cube?

Actually whenever we are trying to create an Info cube, System ask APO or BW option. When we select APO option it creates

Real time load behaviour(You will find this option when you right click on the Info cube). What is the Real time load behaviour & what is the use of this?

Thanks in Advance..

Regards

Sujay

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Here's some info on the Real time cube:

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw2004s/helpdata/en/39/100c38e15711d4b2d90050da4c74dc/content.htm

In APO, the cube associated with the MPOS are automatically created as APO cubes whereas the custom cubes that are created are to be created as standard cubes.

[Former Member]

Hi Sujay,

normally you create BW info cubes for storing sales history, back-up planning area etc. The APO info cubes are so named transactional info cubes; this means you can write them directly but you are not able to lead them using the standard way like running infopackage (for this you have to switch them to BW cubes. There is a proccess step in proccess chain toolbox).

If you are familar with BI Integrated Planning, there you use real time cube to write planning data directly into cube (real time cube in IP does the same as liavecache. But it is not that fast).

If hope this helps to clarify a bit

Regards

Aban