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What are the mandatory when creating a new time profile? There are 2 correct answers to this question. Description. A start and end date. At least one attribute for the time profile levels. ID and name.

Which forecasting algorithms leverage the SAP HANA Predictive Analysis Library? There are 3 correct answers to this question. Accuracy Measurements. Pre-Processing. Time-Series. Demand Sensing. Best Model Selection.

Which of the following are the key features of SAPIBP Control tower? There are 3 correct answers to this question. Task and case management. Smart alerts. Create a feasible plan. What if simulation capabilities. Balance demand and supply and attain financial targets.

Which library is used by the forecasting engine for the Demand Sensing algorithm? Please choose the correct answer. Demand library. Heuristics library. Predictive Analytics library. Supply Chain Algorithm library.

You are creating a planning view in the SAP IBP for Microsoft Excel add-in. Which settings can you maintain as default values? There are 2 correct answers to this question. Language. Default Planning Area. Permission filter. Default Display Time (Zone).

Why would you set up a cascading filter in the planning view? There are 2 correct answers to this question. To filter using attributes that have a large number of values. To filter attributes based on other attribute filters. To filter attributes based on specific values. To filter data in for an Application Job template.

What does ABC/XYZ segmentation allow you to do? There are 2 correct answers to this question. Identify inventory items that require closer attention. Analyze forecast accuracy by product class. Assign more appropriate inventory algorithms to planning objects. Tailor your forecast strategy and inventory optimization to segment characteristics.

What are some of the ways to create network visualization? There are 2 correct answers to this question. Use chart functionality in the planning view. Use the Analytics Advanced app and create a supply chain network. Use a dedicated supply chain network app. Use an application job for network visualization.

You are creating an Advanced Simulation (ADVSIM) operator. Which operations are supported? There are 3 correct answers to this question. Simulate statistical forecast. Post-copy. Create time periods. Disaggregate key figures. Pre-copy.

You want to enable versions for your planning area. Which activities must you perform? There are 2 correct answers to this question. Assign master data to the version. Create a version using the Microsoft Excel Add-In. Assign key figures to the version. Create a version using the Web UI.

Which of the following configuration rules can be applied to the copy operator? There are 2 correct answers to this question. Duration is always optional parameter. Copy operator can create missing periods for the target key figure. Copy operator can consider both the configured filter and user-specified filter. Source and target planning areas are mandatory parameters.

Which of the following are features of the S&OP process templates? There are 2 correct answers to this question. The number of steps in a process template is the same for all implementations. Each step depicted in the template can have tasks associated with it. New instances of templates allow for re-use of the same processes again. All process templates are assigned to dashboards.

How many different time levels can be selected within one planning view? Please choose the correct answer. Only time levels from base planning level of selected key figures. Only base time levels of planning area. All time levels available in the time profile. All time levels available in the time profile. Restricted by global configuration parameter.

Which one of the following values can you use in disaggregation expressions? Please choose the correct answer. KF1 (Stored) + KF2 (Stored) + Attribute. If (Attribute!=O, KF1 (Stored), KF2 (Calculated)). KF1 (Calculated) + Attribute. KF1 (Stored) + Helper KF.

What global config parameter can be used to limit the number of planning versions in a system? Please choose the correct answer. SCENARIO->SCN_COUNT_MAX. ANALYTICS->MAX_RECORDS. PLAN_VIEW->PV_COUNT_MAX.

What are the main benefits of using SAP IBP Control Tower? There are 3 correct answers to this question. Understand the impacts and cause of exceptions, and take action to solve the problem. To create suitable application job chains. Control which orders are going to be processed first by assigning rank via priority. Gain holistic visibility across internal and external supply chain planning and execution systems and networks. Collaborate, communicate and monitor performance of the supply chain.

You want to grant only display rights to a specific user in the Microsoft Excel UI. How do you do this? Please choose the correct answer. Create permission filter and assign it to a specific user. Create user preferences. Create a filter in the Administration Console. Create value-based filter in Microsoft Excel add-in.

Why do you run a consistency check for a key figure? There are 3 correct answers to this question. To verify that all key figures have a calculation defined at REQUEST level. To verify that all key figures are marked as stored input in a key figure calculation. To verify that SUM() calculation is used for a key figure only if the Aggregation Mode of the key figure is set to Sum or Custom. To verify that you used at most two input planning levels.

Which of these conditions must be met to create a Local Member key figure? Please choose the correct answer. Key Figure is created in the Planning Area app. Use Excel Cell References in Report Editor is selected. Key Figure is selected in the Key Figures tab in Excel add-on. Activate Local Member Recognition is selected.

Which features apply to quota violations modeled with the optimizer? Please choose the correct answer. Quota violation cost is maintained as an attribute as a key figure. Quotas require sourcing ratios to be maintained. Min and Max Quotas have to be the same as sourcing ratios. Quotas can be modeled for sourcing location, production, and consensus demand.

Which of the following fields can be overwritten in the New Planning view by fixed default value settings? There are 3 correct answers to this question. Language. Currency to ID. Planning Unit. Unit of Measure to ID. Default Display Time.

What do you have to do to connect to the SAP IBP database with SAP IBP Add-In for Microsoft Excel? There are 2 correct answers to this question. Check that you have access to the Planning area. Install the SAP IBP add-in for Microsoft Excel. Install the EPM Add-In for Microsoft Excel. Activate the time profile.

You need to monitor the capacity of your Distribution Center goods receipt employees. Every goods receipt takes two working days of a warehouse employee. How would you model this? Please choose the correct answer. Maintain a warehouse-resource on the DC and maintain the number of days on the location product. Maintain a storage resource on the DC and maintain the number of days on the location product attribute. Maintain a handling resource with available capacity on the DC and maintain the number of days on the location product attributes. Maintain a regular production resource and change the description in goods receipt employee capacity. Maintain the number of days on the location product attribute.

Your project requires end-to-end visibility and basic supply and demand planning. Which one of the following IBP Solution components do you recommend? Please choose the correct answer. Supply Chain Control Tower IBP for Sales and Operations. Supply Chain Control Tower IBP for Supply. IBP for Sales and Operations IBP for Demand. Supply Chain Control Tower IBP for Response.

Co-production allows you to model co-products. The output of a production process is several different products, which are produced concurrently. Which parameters apply to the co-product? Please choose the correct answer. Capacity Consumption. Production Lot Size. Output Product Coefficient. Consumption of components.

You are working on a mid – range plan that spans the seasonal peak and you are evaluating the need for additional crewing. Which of the following parameters can you model to plan production with extra shift(s)? Please choose the correct answer. Incremental production values. Cost based capacity expansion. Adjusted production interactive values. Production source validity at the start of seasonal peak.

Which of the following will have a positive impact on improving optimizer run time? There are 2 correct answers to this question. Usage of customer segmentation. Usage of incremental rounding values across the planning horizon. Usage of aggregated time profiles for telescopic buckets. Usage of max number of fair share segments.

Which of the following combination of nodes can be connected using the C-rule and T-rule sourcing rules? Please choose the correct answer. Plant-Supplier and Customer-Supplier. Customer-Warehouse and Warehouse-Plant. Warehouse-Warehouse and Warehouse-Plant. Customer-Plant and Warehouse-Supplier.

Where can we see the results of Time Series analysis in SAP IBP? Please choose the correct answer. Time Series Property Attribute in Customer. Time Series Property Attribute in Customer Product. Time Series Property Attribute in Product. Time Series Property Attribute in Customer Source.

Which of the following is one of the functions of Multi-Echelon inventory optimization? Please choose the correct answer. Ability to optimize delivery costs between different locations. Ability to maintain high external service levels with low internal service levels. Ability to optimize lead times between different locations. Ability to maintain high external service levels with high internal service levels.

You created a time profile and want to use time levels. In which of the following cases is it mandatory to set the time level? There are 2 correct answers to this question. Choose a time profile level in a planning view in Microsoft Excel. Assign a time profile level during the load of key figure values with the Data Integration Jobs app. Assign a time profile level for a planning level of a planning area. Maintain a time profile level as parameter in a disaggregation planning operator.

What is a possible technique used by forecast models in IBP S&OP Module? Please choose the correct answer. Mixed Integer Linear Programming (MILP). Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML). Statistical Algorithms. Predictive Analytics.

Which of the following are functions that represent milestone steps of the S&OP process templates? There are 2 correct answers to this question. Each step depicted in tl1e template can have tasks associated with it. All process templates are assigned to dashboards. New instances of templates allow for re-use of the same processes again. Number of steps in a process template is the same for all implementations.

You would like to persistently enhance the layout, for example by underlining a key figure, of your planning view template. What can you use to do this? Please choose the correct answer. ABAP. SQL. Microsoft Excel with EPM. Microsoft Excel with Power Pivot.

Which of the following are functions of the Snapshot Key Figures feature? There are 3 correct answers to this question. You can create up to nine time snapshots at periodic intervals, producing a time-lapsed view of your data. A snapshot takes a copy of a key figure at a particular point in time. A snapshot is taken only if a snapshot operator is run. The most recent snapshot is numbered with the highest number. Not exposed to the user in planning views.

You set up periodic activities to support S&OP and want to use a job chain to sequence these multiple steps. What must you do to use a job chain to sequence these multiple steps? There are 2 correct answers to this question. Schedule the job chain for recurring execution in the application job tile. Ensure that the job chain can continue after the most error-prone step fails. Set up the job chain with five steps or less in the application job template. Select the recurrence pattern in the Application Job Template app.

What objects do you need to upload before key figure data? Please choose the correct answer. Time periods and time profile attributes. Time periods and business roles. One simple master data record and one compound master data record. Time periods and relevant master data.

What type of key figure requires a planning level to have all attributes as roots? Please choose the correct answer. The time independent key figure, such as FCSTMAPE. The conversion key figure, such as exchange rate. The attribute transformation key figure, such as PERIODID1. The special key figure marked as an aggregate key figure.

Which objects can you query on in the Advanced Analytics application? There are 2 correct answers to this question. On all versions. On scenarios. Only on the base version. On simulations.

You are invited to review a problem with a customer's SAP IBP Excel template performance. What areas with the biggest potential performance impact would you focus on? There are 2 correct answers to this question. Excessive IBP formatting in Excel UI. Complex calculation graphs for key figures. Number of local members and complexity of calculations. Number of analytics charts displaying key figures’ values.

Which input parameters can you use to limit the scope of your supply planning run? There are 3 correct answers to this question. Product locations. Versions. Subnetwork. Time periods. Permission filter.

You are configuring disaggregation for the KF1 key figure. Which methods can you apply? There are 3 correct answers to this question. Disaggregation in batch triggered by an application job. Proportional disaggregation by using KF2 in the expression. An internal system-generated disaggregation. Disaggregation according to an equal split. Disaggregation according to a user-defined expression.

Which action that can be performed with an existing configuration object will result in the creation of a D record in the database? Please choose the correct answer. Performing the active deletion. Generating any new object. Modifying the inactive record. Modifying the active record.

Which of the following data can be tracked using a change-history-enabled key figure? There are 3 correct answers to this question. Attributes. Reason code. Scenario ID. Modified date. Key figure type.

You have set up a planning area and data is available. You adjust the necessary time profile settings and run the consistency check. Which settings can you change and still run a successful consistency check? There are 2 correct answers to this question. Change the description of the attributes in a time profile. Change the past and future horizon of the levels in the time profile. Add a new time profile level to the time profile. Remove an attribute assigned to the time profile level if the attribute is used in a planning level.

You are modeling the introduction of a new product using Lifecycle Planning functionality in SAP IBP. What is mandatory to create in your planning area for the setup of reference product(s) to work? There are 2 correct answers to this question. Definition of Actual Sales business meaning for one key figure. Definition of an attribute representing the product description. Planning objects for the new product. Definition of an attribute representing the product ID.

Which supply chain challenge is addressed by SAP IBP Demand? Please choose the correct answer. Inability to synchronize supply and demand. Inability to understand and shape actual demand. Inability to arrive consensus demand. Inability to respond to short term changes in supply and demand.

Which of the following chart types can be used to represent distribution in the Advanced Analytics application? There are 2 correct answers to this question. Dual Y-Axis Line. Scatter. Dual Stacked Column. Heat map.

A planning area can include one or more planning levels. What are the functions of a planning level? There are 2 correct answers to this question. A planning level is scenario specific. A planning level is version specific. A planning level enables users to analyze and plan at different levels. A planning level is defined for each planning area; it is the level at which data is saved.

Which header name displays are available in the report options menu of the Excel interface? There are 2 correct answers to this question. Full unique name including technical name. Business meaning, as defined in configuration. Captions. Changed number names created by user.

What is a prerequisite for modelling outsourced manufacturers with production capacity? Please choose the correct answer. Use production lead times and offsets to manage components at the outsourced location. Model production cost for internal and external production resources to model priority. Model target inventory and stocks at the outsourced location. Ensure set up of multiple modes of transportation.

What are the main features of alert key figures? Please choose the correct answer. Data for these key figures can be loaded into the system. They can be set to both calculated and stored. They check the conditions of other key figures. They can be defined as a key figure in the same way as the unit price.

Which of the following are the key features of SAP Supply Chain Control Tower? There are 2 correct answers to this question. Ability to create smart alerts. Ability to balance demand and supply and attain financial targets. Ability to create a feasible plan. Ability to use task and case management.

Which master data types can you reference to create a reference master data type? There are 2 correct answers to this question. Virtual. Compound. Simple. Reference.

You are reviewing the master data types for supply planning. Which master data types are compound master data types? There are 2 correct answers to this question. SOURCECUSTOMER. LOCATIONFR. SOURCEPRODUCTION. SOURCELOCATION.

You created a key figure and want to add calculations. Which of the following rules do you consider? There are 2 correct answers to this question. The calculation chain for a key figure must always result in a calculated key figure. All key figure calculations have calculation inputs, which can be marked as stored or non-stored. Key figures can be calculated across different planning levels. Aggregation calculations using SUM or MAX functions must be based on a higher aggregation level.

What action can be performed in the Advanced Dashboards application? There are 3 correct answers to this question. Link two analytics charts. Add process templates. Organize charts. Display all assigned analytics on a single UI. Rename the charts.

You want to setup Demand Sensing to analyze demand changes in execution or close to execution windows. Which of the following conditions must you consider during the setup? There are 2 correct answers to this question. At setup test the system to run the Demand Sensing (full) algorithm weekly and the Demand Sensing (update) on a daily basis. The result generates sensed demand data at the monthly time granularity for the time horizon defined in the forecast model. Set up the forecast model to be executed at product-location level. It is mandatory to load historical lag-based snapshot data.

What function would you use to configure year to date calculation? Please choose the correct answer. IBP_CAGGR with aggregation mode parameter set to SUM. IBP_LPA with static configuration as you are aggregating across broader time period. IBP_CAGGR with parameter for time profile level restart of a quarter. IBP_LPA with dynamic configuration to query key figures at request level.

You are redesigning planning for supply chain that is facing the issue of variability. What is the best solution for dampening variability via demand classification? Please choose the correct answer. SAP IBP for Demand Driven Replenishment. SAP IBP for Demand. SAP IBP for Inventory. SAP IBP for Sales and Operations Planning.

For a PA you need to create time periods for the time profile. What should you take care of when executing the Create Time Periods application job? Please choose the correct answer. Multiple time profiles can be run with this application job. Job cannot be scheduled to start immediately. A time profile has to be activated so that the application job can proceed. The planning area with this time profile must be activated so that the application job can proceed.

You are designing the planning area granularity. How do you construct the granularity of the data which is saved? Please choose the correct answer. Assign, besides the base planning level, a separate time profile for every additional planning level in the planning area. Assign a time profile and define the smallest granularity for every additional planning level. Define a base planning level and assign a storage profile with the required granularity. Assign a time profile and a storage profile in the planning area header configuration and for any additional planning level.

You are working to realign the data due to a recent warehouse closure. What should you be aware of in regards to configuration of realignment steps? There are 2 correct answers to this question. The name of the realignment step should be no longer than 20 characters. If a realignment step fails, subsequent steps are not processed. The number of steps in realignment run is limited to 255. The realignment step status must be set to Approved for it to be executed.

You are using the Resource Location master data type. How do you specify Capacity Supply as time-dependent? Please choose the correct answer. Set the Capacity Supply additional attribute in the Time Profile. Maintain the CAPASUPPLY key figure values in the Planning Area. Set the Capacity Supply Time Series indicator attribute as a key. Set the Capacity Supply Time Series indicator in the Resource Location master data type.

For which of the following application jobs can you enter planning filters as parameters? There are 2 correct answers to this question. Purge Key Figure Data. Purge Non – Conforming Data. Purge Master Data. Create Time Periods for Time Profiles.

You define a fixing for key figure, which of the following functions are available for this key figure? There are 3 correct answers to this question. Fixing is possible for ranges of up to 50 cells. Fixing is possible for manually editable key figures. Fixing is possible for system editable key figures. Fixing is possible for a certain period including all child values in the hierarchy. Fixing is possible for a certain quantity of a key figure value.

You have set up infinite S&OP Heuristics for unconstrained planning. What must you do to model inputs as constraints? There are 2 correct answers to this question. Create product substitutions. Set minimum and maximum lot sizes. Enter transportation lead times. Model adjusted transport receipts.

Which calculations can be processed within the pre-processing step in the forecasting model? There are 2 correct answers to this question. Missing Values can be substituted. Correlations can be evaluated. Rounding can be executed for the sales history. Promotion Sales Lift Ups can be deleted.

By default, all charts and dashboards are pubic. What should be done to make charts and dashboards private? Please choose the correct answer. Choose only relevant key figures and filters in Analytics Advanced application. Enable the relevant settings in the Global Configuration parameters. Enable the relevant settings in the Advanced Analytics and Advanced Dashboards application. Set restrictions for charts in the Permission filter application.

You are adding a value-based filter to a planning view. Which of the following conditions apply? There are 3 correct answers to this question. The alerts dashboard is not available if a value-based filter is set for the open planning view. These filters can be used together with attribute totals in the same planning view. Can only apply one value-based filter per planning view. You can add or delete planning objects to planning view after these filters are applied. These filters are always applied based on the values stored in the database.

Model Configuration allows the attributes of a master data type to be assigned as key figures. Which features are relevant for this type of object? Please choose the correct answer. This object contains user-defined criteria that monitor execution of business plans. This object is not exposed to the user in planning views or modeling. This object provides a single value for a unique planning combination. This type of key figure is not usually stored and it cannot be set to be editable.

You are configuring a complex calculation using helper key figures. What must you take into account while completing this task? There are 2 correct answers to this question. You can use the helper key figure at different planning levels. You need to apply a helper key figure if you have more than three inputs at different planning levels in one calculation. You can expose the helper key figure to the user in planning views. You must check if the helper key figures have a base planning level.

Why would you run the Purge Non-Conforming Planning Area Data application job? Please choose the correct answer. To delete non-conforming Location Products after Purge Master Data was performed. To purge key figure data outside of certain time frame. To purge Master Data from a certain Planning Area after activation. To purge key figure data basing on certain attributes.

Time profiles are made out of levels, which are in turn made out of periods. What are the ways SAP IBP identifies profiles and periods? Please choose the correct answer. Periods are identified by an alphanumeric prefix and profiles by an integer. Periods are identified by a start and end date and profiles by an integer. Periods are identified by an integer and profiles by an alphanumeric prefix. Both periods and profiles are identified by an integer.

How is minimum resource utilization considered by the optimizer? There are 2 correct answers to this question. It depends on demands in future buckets; if there is no demand, no utilization. For all buckets and all quantities that represent the minimum utilization. Achieved in short term and then tail off in future buckets, due to discounts. Minimum resource utilization may not be achieved in full for restricted storage capacity.

Which of the following stages can be modeled using scenarios from the S&OP planning cycle? There are 2 correct answers to this question. Data input review for inventory. Demand-Supply balancing. Demand sensing stage. Demand review.

How can you define new key figures? There are 2 correct answers to this question. By converting an attribute into a key figure in the configuration application. You create a new key figure in in the configuration application. You create a new key figure with one key figure attribute. You create a key figure in the IBP Excel Add In UI.

Which of the following functional areas are included in the out-of-the-box Integrated Business Planning Sales and Operations model provided by SAP? There are 3 correct answers to this question. Consensus demand planning. Rough cut supply planning. Finite resource capacities planning. Demand Driven Materials Requirement planning. Executive review.

A time profile is defined with the levels week, month, quarter, and year. Which PERIODID will be assigned to quarter? Please choose the correct answer. PERIODID2. PERIODID1. PERIODID0. PERIODID3.

Which configuration elements can be used to add meaning to the planning activities? There are 2 correct answers to this question. Planning View notes. Microsoft Excel notes in Planning. Business Meaning Key figure Definition. Reason codes.

You need to limit value in projected periods of coverage to 999. What must you doing the S&OP operator profile's configuration? Please choose the correct answer. Enter 999 as an additional parameter. Enter 999 as infinite coverage parameter. Enter 999 as global limit per message type. Enter 999 as an allowed quota deviation parameter.

Which of the following configuration options are part of the New Key Figure creation process? There are 3 correct answers to this question. Enable planning notes for the key figure. Enable fixing for the key figure. An option to set allowed planning levels. Setting disaggregation logic for the key figure. Hiding or displaying totals for the key figure.

Which of the following are features of tag – based snapshots? There are 2 correct answers to this question. Target key figures are exposed to the user in planning views. They are automatically assigned to a snapshot operator. Target key figures for theses snapshots must have lag as a root attribute. They are created in the configuration app for a fixed time range.

You want to copy a custom planning area that was built during the SAP IBP implementation to model a separate process. What options for copying will be available to you? There are 2 correct answers to this question. Creation of a partial copy with a new ID along with the time profile and all master data objects. Creation of an exact copy with a new ID, with the time profile and master data types shared with the source. Creation of a partial copy with a new ID along with the time profile and required master data types. Creation of an exact copy with a new ID along with the time profile and master data types.