You create a planning filter using an SAP IBP Fiori app. Which of the following objects can it be applied to? Note: There are 2 correct answers to this question.
Correct Answer: A,B
Planning filters in SAP IBP, created via the Manage Planning Filters app (Fiori-based), define subsets of data (e.g., by Product, Location) for use across various applications. Their applicability depends on SAP IBP's functional scope. * Option A: Planning view templates in the SAP IBP, add-in for Microsoft ExcelThis is correct. Planning filters can be applied to planning view templates in the Excel add-in to restrict data displayed or edited (e.g., show only products in Region X). This is a core feature for planners, as per SAP IBP's Excel integration documentation. * Option B: Jobs in the Application Jobs appThis is correct. Planning filters can be parameters in application jobs (e.g., Copy Operator, Purge Data) to limit the scope of data processed (e.g., purge data for specific Locations). This is a standard capability in the Application Jobs app, per SAP IBP's job management guides. * Option C: Compare function in the Planning Areas appThis is incorrect. The Planning Areas app manages planning area configurations, and while it has a "Compare" function to analyze differences, planning filters are not applied here. Filters are for runtime data, not configuration comparison. * Option D: Supply chain graph in Supply Chain Network appThis is incorrect. The Supply Chain Network app visualizes the network (e.g., Locations, Transportation Lanes), but planning filters are not directly applied to this graph. Filters affect data views, not network visualizations. Thus, A and B are the correct objects where planning filters can be applied, per SAP IBP's official functionality.
Question 2
For which of the following application jobs can you enter planning filters as parameters? Note: There are 2 correct answers to this question.
Correct Answer: A,B
Application jobs in SAP IBP (via the Application Jobs app) automate tasks, and some allow planning filters to limit their scope. * Option A: Purge Master DataThis is correct. The Purge Master Data job accepts planning filters (e.g., specific Products or Locations) to selectively delete master data, per SAP IBP's job documentation. * Option B: Purge Key Figure DataThis is correct. The Purge Key Figure Data job uses planning filters to target specific keyfigure data (e.g., by Region), a standard feature, per SAP IBP's data management guides. * Option C: Purge Non-Conforming DataThis is incorrect. This job removes inconsistent data (e.g., orphaned records), but it doesn't use planning filters as parameters; it's system-driven. * Option D: Create Time Periods for Time ProfilesThis is incorrect. This job generates time periods for a time profile and doesn't involve planning filters, which apply to planning objects, not time setup. Thus, A and B support planning filters, per SAP IBP's official job capabilities.
Question 3
What are possible approaches to modeling a customer demand in time-series-based optimization with SAP IBP for response and supply? Note: There are 2 correct answers to this question.
Correct Answer: B,C
Time-series-based optimization in SAP IBP for Response and Supply balances demand and supply constraints over a horizon. Modeling customer demand involves prioritization and cost considerations. * Option A: Ensure discounting does not result in negative costs for each customer-product combinationThis is incorrect. Discounting (e.g., price reductions) isn't a standard concept in time- series optimization; costs (e.g., non-delivery) are positive penalties, not negative adjustments. * Option B: Assign a high cost value (1 million or more) for non-delivery to priority customersThis is correct. In the optimizer, assigning high non-delivery costs (e.g., 1M) to priority customers ensures their demand is met first, a common prioritization technique in SAP IBP, per optimization documentation. * Option C: Ensure product prioritization with the combination of customer and productThis is correct. Time-series optimization can prioritize demand at the Customer-Product level (e.g., via demand priority rules or costs), ensuring key combinations are favored, per SAP IBP's supply planning features. * Option D: Try to go as granular as possible with the customer productThis is incorrect. Excessive granularity increases complexity without guaranteeing better results; optimization balances granularity with performance, not mandating maximum detail. Thus, B and C are valid approaches to modeling customer demand, per SAP IBP's optimization capabilities.
Question 4
Which Supply Planning processes are part of the tactical planning level within a planning hierarchy? Note: There are 2 correct answers to this question.
Correct Answer: C,D
In SAP IBP, the planning hierarchy includes strategic (long-term), tactical (medium-term), and operational (short-term) levels. Tactical planning (e.g., monthly horizon) focuses on mid-term supply chain decisions. * Option A: Order PrioritizationThis is incorrect. Order prioritization is an operational-level process, typically in SAP IBP for Response and Supply, dealing with short-term order allocation, not tactical planning. * Option B: Stock ReplenishmentThis is incorrect. Stock replenishment is operational, focusing on short-term actions (e.g., daily/weekly restocking), not tactical mid-term planning. * Option C: Inventory Build and ReductionThis is correct. Tactical planning involves decisions like building inventory ahead of demand peaks or reducing excess stock over months, aligning with SAP IBP's Inventory Optimization and S&OP processes at this level. * Option D: Balancing Supply and DemandThis is correct. Balancing supply and demand over a medium-term horizon (e.g., via S&OP or supply heuristics) is a core tactical process in SAP IBP, ensuring resource alignment, per official planning hierarchy definitions. Thus, C and D are tactical supply planning processes, per SAP IBP's planning framework.
Question 5
What are some of the prerequisites for configuring a planning area that results in a successful consistency check? Note: There are 2 correct answers to this question.
Correct Answer: B,D
A successful consistency check in SAP IBP ensures the planning area's configuration is valid, per SAP IBP's documentation. * Option A: Configure at least one calculated key figure for the planning areaThis is incorrect. Calculated key figures are optional; a planning area can function with only stored key figures. * Option B: Specify a planning horizon in the planning area for each level of the assigned time profileThis is correct. The planning horizon (e.g., past/future periods) must align with the time profile levels (e.g., week, month) for data consistency, a prerequisite, per SAP IBP's setup. * Option C: Configure at most two input key figures on the same planning level in a key figure calculationThis is incorrect. There's no such limit; calculations can use multiple inputs, depending on complexity. * Option D: Assign the compound master data type and its component master data typesThis is correct. Compound types (e.g., SOURCECUSTOMER) and their components (e.g., Customer, Location) must be assigned for network consistency, per SAP IBP's documentation. Thus, B and D are prerequisites, per SAP IBP's official consistency check requirements.
