COLLABORATIVE PLANNING (CLP)

[Former Member]

Hi,

For using APO CLP - Collaborative Planning functionality do the external user(business partner -customer/distributor) need to have SAP GUI? how can they access the planning book to enter/modify forecast figures?

Thanks

Suresh

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi

Exteirnal business partner can acess the planning book/forecast figures through web. You can check the following for more information

http://www50.sap.com/businessmaps/91039F49E53F11D3874B0000E820132C.htm

Thanks,

Prasun

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Prasun

Thanks for your responce.

Can you provide me some more details as the link gives only high level things and not anything on system set up related to my query.

Thanks

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi

External business partners need not have SAP GUI, then can access planning book through web. You can get details from the following link

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_SCM700_ehp02/helpdata/en/2e/2c8e39b7b3972ce10000000a114084/frameset.htm

Thanks,

Prasun

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hello Suresh,

The FAQ's on Collaborative demand planning can be found in the below link :

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_scm70/helpdata/en/2e/2c8e39b7b3972ce10000000a114084/frameset.htm

Supply chain collaboration---> The Process of Collaborative Planning ---> Collaborative Supply and Demand Planning ---> Frequently asked questions :Collaborative Demand planning.

Hope this helps.

Thanks and Regards,

Nithin.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Nitin,

Thanks for your reply. I have been refering to that document already however I am not getting hint or answers to my queries there like;

1. As a security policy/matter no company wants to expose APO system directly to external partners. For this I thing it is required to portal and web dispatcher. If we display planning book by this way will it give same functionality as accessing direct html page?

2. I did all required set up like activating ITS services, publishing templates. With this, I am able to display and work on a planning books (which were already available in system) in intranet webpage. However I created new planning book/Data view. After this confirmation I created new planning books/data views but while loading them on webpage (through /n/sapapo/clpisdp) it is giving errors. Is there any set up/activation required for new PB/DVs?

Thanks

Suresh