In SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP), time-series-based supply planning models are constructed around fundamental master data entities that define the supply chain's structure and the products within it. The most essential master data types are Product (the items being planned), Location (the physical sites like plants and distribution centers), and Customer (the demand points). These three form the core dimensions for most planning key figures and define the primary scope of the planning problem: what is being planned, where it is, and for whom. While other master data is required, these represent the foundational building blocks of the supply network.

A. DS Order fulfilment: This is not a standard master data type in SAP IBP. It refers to a process or a specific configuration, likely related to order-based planning, not a core entity.

B. Transportation lane: While a critical master data type for defining the network, it represents a relationship (a valid route) between two Location master data records for a specific Product. It is considered a compound or connecting master data type, not a primary entity like Product, Location, or Customer.

1. SAP Help Portal

SAP Integrated Business Planning for Supply Chain

"Setting Up the Planning Model for Time-Series-Based Supply Planning": This document outlines the necessary components for a time-series supply model. It implicitly and explicitly lists Product

Location

and Customer as foundational master data types upon which the model is built. The network structure

including transportation lanes (Location Sources)

is then defined based on these core entities.

2. SAP Help Portal

SAP Integrated Business Planning for Supply Chain

"Master Data": The documentation distinguishes between different types of master data. Simple master data types like LOCATION

PRODUCT

and CUSTOMER represent the core business objects. Compound master data types

such as LOCATIONPRODUCT or TRANSPORTATIONLANE (often modeled as LOCATIONSOURCE)

are built upon these simple types to define relationships.

3. SAP Help Portal

SAP Integrated Business Planning for Supply Chain

"Sample Planning Area: SAP7 for Response and Supply": An analysis of the SAP7 model shows S7PRODUCT

S7LOCATION

and S7CUSTOMER as fundamental simple master data types. S7TRANSPROD (Transportation Lane) is listed as a compound master data type

reinforcing the distinction.