Migration from Legacy to APO Demand Planning

[Former Member]

Hi,

Currently Client uses legacy system for Forecasting. The forecasted value from legacy system will be given as input to APO DP for further Planning. Now, Client wants to do Forecasting and Planning in APO DP. That said they want to use the APO DP Forecasting functionality. How it can be handled in terms of.....

- They want simplified solution for their sales person to enter sales data, which will inturn uploaded into APO DP Planning book,

- which forecasting technique

- other settings or configurations or pre-requisites to be considered..

Appreciate your help questions and any additional inputs being migrating from Legacy to APO DP.

Thanks,

Sai Ganesh

[Former Member]

Ok

[Former Member]

Hi

The sales person can upload the sales information in excel file which can be easily upload into APO DP planning book. This sales history can be used as reference for forecasting

Please find enclosed herewith DP technical configuration guide for you. You can check BW part in detail.

http://help.sap.com/bp_scmv250/index.htm

There are different FCST tech avaiavble in APO DP. Forecast planners can assign different FCST tech based on sales history. Please find below the more information regarding it.

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_scm70/helpdata/EN/73/3e1164347111d398290000e8a49608/frameset.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_scm70/helpdata/en/19/98ad1765354d7ba54b1eb164c377e0/frameset.htm

Please let us know if it help you. Please also let me know if you require more info regarding it.

Thanks

Amol

[Former Member]

Hi Amol,

Thanks for update and useful links.

Question here is....

- even Sales person uses Excel to enter his data, it will become huge work for them to manage multiple products, locations etc.....

- for multiple sales persons, how to handle the data or many excel sheets.....

- is there any possibility to put entries directly in APO with the help of any custom transaction or table etc. then we can upload it into Planning book....

Need yout insights (please bear with me for silly questions)

Regards,

Sai Ganesh