Process Chains in SAP APO DP

[emani_raghavendra]

HI all

I am bit new to SAP Demand Planning. I have heard about process chains and started googling it , but i couldnt understand much. As far as my understanding, Background jobs are very much crucial in APO DP and SNP and these can be scheduled through SM36. However , SAP 4.0 has come up with a new functionality to schedule the background jobs , which is a Process Chain. Process Chains are far better than SM36 as we can create the dependencies here. This is how much i understood. Can any1 explain Process chain in more deep and how to create them in system with an example.

Thanks

Emani

[Former Member]

Hi Emani,

The following SDN link will surely help you in getting a clear picture of process chains in DP.

http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-5510

Regrads,

Anurag

[former_member187488]

Hello, Just to add, process chain's technology is in fact a BW technology. We just use it in APO to plan our jobs. Maybe you can get more help on process chain if you go to BW forum.

[former_member492024]

Hi Emani,

Well, what I can say is that the Process Chain might be complex depending the number of jobs you have and also the reports/programs you have scheduled on the chain.

Please go into the documentation below, I believe it can help to create a process chain in SCM:

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_SCM700_ehp01/helpdata/en/48/0750ff69ba59e8e10000000a421937/frameset.htm

Regards,

Michel Bohn