Sap apo 5.

0 upgrade:

-----I have successfully completed the upgrade from APO 3.0A to SCM 5.0. Module implemented was - Demand
Planning and VMI.
We faced few issues related to APO-BI related to Nav. Attributes.
Peformance issue while loading the data back to LC.
Useful SAP Notes for the upgrade.
Important OSS Notes for our refrence
505930 - Activities after upgrading from APO 3.0 to 3.1 in DP
588986 - Demand Planning actions after upgrade to SCM 4.0
684929 - Actions in DP after upgrade to Release SCM 4.1
832393 - Release Restrictions for SCM 5
853797 - Actions to perform in DP after you upgrade to SCM 5.0
906789 - BW Related
534894 BW Related
892482 BW Related
692369 - Global SNP settings could not be read
With the help of above OSS notes you prepare a checklist of the task to be perform as per the Business process with
the category as Pre upgrade activities, During Upgrade (e.g. reload the data from back cube to Live cache etc). and
Post upgrade activities.
Before handing over the upgraded system, Please perform the all the task as per the check list sothat Users will be
happy to recieve 0% defect upgraded system!!!

-----We are also upgrading to 5.0.....The follwing challenges and problems we have faced so far..
We have received many errors and it was really pain to go thruogh each and every error....top of that APO is not
giving you vary specific error or some times there are no verbitze for the error..
Follow the steps below will help you lot
Extract the time series to an Info cube before the upgrade
Upgrade the system
De-initialie and Reinitialize the DP/SNP Planning area
Reload the Time series following the upgrade
Adjust the Like profiles
If Old like profile to be used then must assign the planning area to every like profile
If Existing LIKE profile cannot be assigned to several planning area, You must create the LIKE profile for second
planning area manuallt with new name
Adjust the Phase-In/Out profile
If Existing Phase-In/Out profile cannot be assigned to several planning area, You must create the Phase-In/Out profile
for second planning area manuallt with new name
Adjust the assignment table ( /SAPAPO/FCST_LC was replaced by /SAPAPO/FCST_LC1)
Activate all Infocubes by executing the RSDG_CUBE_ACTIVATE report
Check/Adjust the palnning area Data source
Convert the Note Anchor tables - Execute /SAPAPO/TS_NOTES_CONVERT_40 Report
If inconsistence - execute /SAPAPO/TS_GEN_DOCTAB_CHECK report
Check the converted notes for interactive planning
You must create the DB tables for the planning object structure/planning area - using taransction
/SAPAPO/RLGCOPY
Realignment and copying steps must be stored in new DB tables
Adjust planning object ID with /SAPAPO/TS_D_OBJECTS_COPY
Use report ZZZ_MACROS_CONS_CHECK to activate the Macros
-----Some iprovement of SAP 5.0 regarding on MACROs are:
-Total Forecast
-Ship and forecast differences/variances
-Calculate percentage variance

-Manual correction field output only in past

-Zero out future forecast (e.g Monthly)
-Zero out future manual correction (e.g Monthly)
-Alert macro less than 100 and more than 100
Another improvements also Production Planner will be transfered from R/3 MRP Controller througgh CIF but the prerequisite is production planner should exist in APO.
A lot more customizations in alert notofication engine.(e.g CIF errors are sent to users inbox through the function CIF
post processing alerts.