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Executive Summary

SAP APO is supposedly set up for exception based planning, for which APO alerts are a major part of this process.
Implementation experience shows that APO alerts are used very differently than proposed by SAP.
We cover examples of the APO alert screens.

Introduction to APO Alerts
On every APO implementation, APO alerts are promoted as a best practice by SAP consultants. However, while reviewing previous implementations, we found it to be rare for alerts to be used. Why? This article will learn about APO alerts’ design and how they are used in practice.
What Are APO Alerts …

… were explained to me first by Ralph Brown. Ralph is an experienced SAP consultant who works both in SCM and in MM.
Create the Time Bucket Profile
To create this custom Time Bucket Profile, go to the IMG by typing in SPRO into the transaction box.
The transaction is /N/SAPAPO/MSDP_ADMIN
To configure the Time Buckets Profile to be telescoping, it’s necessary to add multiple line items. Secondly, you can change the number of periods you want to appear by changing the number column.
Setting the Basic and Display Periodicity Interval and Interval Number
In this case …

… Components
One of the important settings in this area is the “Take into account found components in planning run” option on the SNP Heuristic screen, accessed from transaction /N/SAPAPO/SNP01.

This setting controls the planning run’s depth on the BOM and relates to the SAP Low-Level Codes product location run sequence.
“…you can also specify that you want the system to take into account all BOM components of the selected products during planning. To do this, set the Take into account found components in planning run indicator. The system then also plans the dependent demand for …