Scenario Information

Scenario Name:
Create Info Objects.

Scenario Description:

This scenario is used to describe the logical steps to create an Info Area and Info Objects. Also,
you will create:
 Create Characteristics Catalog
 Key Figure catalog
 Characteristics
 Key Figures
 Time Characteristics

Basic Outline of the Process steps:

1. Decide the naming convention to be used for the creation of Characteristics and Key
Figures.

2. Decide Number and types of Characteristics and Key Figure to be created.

Expected results:

Characteristics and Key Figures are created successfully.

Note:

XX has been used as reference naming convention. Use D01 – D10 in place of XX to create your
unique naming convention.
Data Warehousing Workbench:

Every procedure related to creating and maintaining infoarea and info Objects are maintained through the
program Data Warehousing Workbench.

Step # Description System Steps Comments

1 SAP Menu
àAdvanced
Planning and
Optimizationà
Demand Planning
à Environment à
Data Warehousing
Workbench

Info Area (APO BW):

The Info Area is used to catalog Infocubes, allowing them to be assigned more effectively. Info Area is merely
an entity to group info cubes.
Step # Description System Steps Comments
1.
In the left part of
the screen of the
Data Warehousing
Workbench, in the
Modeling Section,
click on
InfoProvider .

Right-click the
node InfoProvider
and choose Create
InfoArea.

2.
Enter the name
(XXINFOAREA)

Enter the Long

description (XX
INFO AREA) of the
new InfoArea in the
popup window.

Press Enter.

Info Object Catalogs:

The Info Object Catalog is used to catalog the info objects, which have been created as characteristics, time
characteristics, or key figures.

Step # Description System Steps Comments

1
In the left part of (May need to click on
the screen of the refresh button to view
Data Warehousing newly created info
Workbench, click area.)
on InfoObjects

Right-click on the
created InfoArea
(XX INFO AREA)

Select Create
InfoObject Catalog.
Step # Description System Steps Comments
2 In the popup
window,
Enter the name
(XXCHARCAT)

Enter the
description (XX
CHARACTERISTIC
S CATALOG) of
Characteristic

Select Radio button

Char.

Click Activate.

3
After activation the
characteristics
catalog appears in
the InfoObjects
Section below the
INFO AREA.

4 Repeat the same

steps to create
catalog for Key
Figures.

Enter the name

(XXKEYCAT)

Enter the
description (XX
KEY CATLOG) of
Key Figure catalog
in the popup
window.
Select the radio-
button Key Figure.

Click create.

Clidk Activate icon.

5 .
After activation the
Key Figure catalog
(XX KEY CATLOG)
appears in the
InfoObjects section
Characteristics:
Characteristics represent the planning levels. One or multiple characteristics make up the key of data record.
Characteristics are definitions, not the data. They can be used to describe multiple planning areas.

Comments
Step # Description System Steps
1 SAP Menu
àAdvanced
Planning and
Optimizationà
Demand Planning
à Environment à
Data Warehousing
Workbench.
àInfoObjects

Right click on the

created
characteristic
catalog

Select Create
InfoObject to create
the characteristics

2
Enter the name
(ZXXPROD)

Enter the
description (Z XX
PRODUCT) of the
characteristics in
popup window.

Enter 9AMATNR
as reference
characteristics.

Press Enter.
3
Select BW.

Press Enter.
 Comments
Step # Description System Steps
4 Enter the Long In Right side a new
window appears that
description of the has the information
characteristics. about the
Characteristics. The
data has come from
the taken reference
characteristics.

5
Activate the
created
characteristics .

On activation a
new popup window
appears,

Select Package
and click on save.

6
After activation the
created
characteristics
appears below the
characteristics
catalog.

7
Repeat steps 1-6 to
create a new
characteristics
(ZXXLOC)

Enter 9ALOCNO
as the reference
characteristics.

Click activate.
 Comments
Step # Description System Steps
8 Right click at the Here we are not
created
taking any
characteristic
catalog and select standard
create info object to characteristics as
create the reference. We
characteristics
are creating new
Enter the name characteristics.
(ZXXPRODLI) and
description (Z XX
PROD LINE ) of
the characteristics
in the popup
window

Press Enter.

9
A Popup widow
asks about the BW
application.

Chose BW.

Press Enter.

10 In right side a new

window appears.
Select the data
type CHAR and
Length 20.

Click Activate.
 Comments
Step # Description System Steps
11 Repeat the
procedure to create
another
characteristics
ZXXPRODSR with
details :
Data Type : CHAR
Length : 20

12 This step
Right click on the
describes how to
characteristics
catalog select standard
(XXCHARCAT) characteristics.
and select change.
In the right side a
new window
appears.

13
Choose the node
Characteristics and
right click.

Select Info Object

Direct Input.
 Comments
Step # Description System Steps
14 A new window
pops up.

Select the
Characteristics
9AVERSION from
the list of options of
characteristics.

Double click on
9AVERSION and
enter.

Activate the chosen

characteristics.
Key Figures:
In APO the data is linked to Key Figure. Key Figures like the characteristics are called
InfoObjects.

Step # Description System Steps Comments

1 SAP Menu The available
standard Key Figures
àAdvanced are selected as per
Planning and requirement.
Optimizationà
Demand Planning
à Environment à
Data Warehousing
Workbench.
àInfoObjects

Double click on the

ZXXKEYCAT. The
right side window
shows the detail of
key figures.

Right click on the

created Key Figure
catalog
( ZXXKEYCAT)

Select change.

In the right side go

to the new window.

Right click on Key

Figures and select
Info Object Direct
Input.
2
To create a new
Key Figure.

Right click on the

Key Figure catalog
(ZXXKEYCAT).

Select Create Info

Object.

3
Enter the name
and Long
Description of the
key figure
Step # Description System Steps Comments
4 A new Popup
window appears

Select BW.

Press Enter.

5 In the right box

chose Type/Unit
tab to enter the
type of Key Figure.

Select Quantity.

In the Fixed Unit of

Measure enter EA.

6 Select Aggregate
Tab.

Select SUM and

Summation.

Click.
Use the steps above to create the following key figures:

Key Figure Description Data Unit Comments

Type
ZXXCORHIS Corrected History Quantity EA
ZXXBAFCST Baseline Forecast Quantity EA
ZXXPROMO Promotions Quantity EA
ZXXVMIFC VMI forecast Quantity EA
ZXXADJST Adjustment Quantity EA
ZXXFFCST Final Forecast Quantity EA
ZXXADDNL1 Additional 1 Quantity EA
ZXXADDNL2 Additional 2 Quantity EA