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Frequently asked Questions about SAP SCM and SAP APO

1. Which are the components of the new SAP SCM Solution?SAP SCM 5.0 is the new available Supply Chain Management Solution offered by SAP. The SAP SCM5.0 System includes SAP APO 5.0 (Advanced Planning and Optimization), SAP ICH 5.0 (InventoryCollaboration Hub) and SAP EM 5.0 (Event Management).

2. How about the architecture of SAP SCM 5.0?

SAP SCM 5.0 is based on SAP NetWeaver 2004s. All SAP SCM 5.0 Architecture Components can beinstalled on one hardware server, as long as this server is sized for all used application components.

3. What does APO mean?

SAP APO stands forSAP Advanced Planning and Optimizationand is the planning component within theSAP SCM solution.

4. Can SAP SCM be used as a stand-alone solution?

No, SAP SCM always requires a backend ERP system for execution functions. In most cases, thebackend system is an SAP ECC system.

5. Can SAP SCM and SAP ECC be installed on the same server and use the same database?

No, SAP SCM requires a separate server. The actual size of the SAP SCM system may vary anddepends on the data volume to be processed. You can find more details on this subject under the alias

/sizing on the SAP Service Marketplace (//http:/service.sap.com).

6. How does SAP ECC communicate with SAP APO?

Through the APO Core Interface (CIF) which supplies SAP APO with master and transaction data in realtime. CIF is delivered through the SAP ECC Plug-In, which is something you have to install in your SAPECC system. This is the same Plug-In that you need for connecting a BW or a CRM system.

7. What about the exchange of data between the two systems?

With SAP SCM you have a real-time integration to SAP ECC. The minute you change something in onesystem, it is immediately being transferred to the other and vice versa. And that goes for all data, be it asales order, a production order or a purchase order. You do not have to perform any batch jobs fortransferring data between the systems.

8. OK, SAP SCM is a separate system. Do I have to maintain the master data twice?

No. You create and change master data exclusively in SAP ECC. If you want to work with SAP SCM,

you need to transfer the master data from the SAP ECC system.Depending on the scenario you want to use in SAP SCM, you may have to enhance the transferred datawith SAP SCM specific settings, which are not relevant to SAP ECC.

9. What is an easy, cost efficient way of installing some standard SAP SCM scenarios?

The answer is: SAP Best Practices for Supply Chain Management. Choose one or more of the SAPSCM business scenarios that SAP Best Practices for SCMprovide.