When configuring a copy operator with multiple key figure pairs, it is crucial to understand the processing logic. The operator processes each source-to-target key figure pair sequentially in the order they are defined in the profile. This allows for chained calculations where the result of one copy can be used as the source for a subsequent copy within the same operator run.

Furthermore, if the target key figure's base planning level is more detailed than the source's, the system will disaggregate the copied values. The planner must be aware of this, as the disaggregation behavior is determined by the settings of the target key figure, which dictates how the aggregated value is distributed across the lower-level planning objects.

B. Copying multiple key figures on different planning levels is not possible.

This is incorrect. A primary function of the copy operator is to transfer data between key figures, which often reside on different planning levels.

C. Necessary source key figures values are disaggregated.

This is incorrect. The copy operator reads values from the source key figure at its stored level. Disaggregation is a write-side operation applied to the target key figure.

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"Copy Operators": This document states

"If you define multiple source and target key figures

they are processed sequentially in the order they are listed in the Copy Operator Profiles app." It also explains

"If the target key figure has a more detailed planning level than the source key figure

the values are disaggregated according to the disaggregation mode that is defined for the target key figure." This directly supports answers A and D and refutes B and C.

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"Disaggregation and Pro-Rata Disaggregation": This section details how key figure values are distributed from an aggregate level to a detailed level. It confirms that disaggregation is a property and behavior of the key figure being written to (the target)

which aligns with the reasoning for selecting D and rejecting C.

A key figure configured as "not editable" prevents users from manually changing its values directly within a planning view in the SAP IBP Excel add-in. However, the system still allows data to be loaded into this key figure through other means. The "Data Integration Jobs" application in the Web UI is a primary tool for uploading transactional data, including key figure values, from external files. Similarly, the "Manage Planning Objects" function in the Excel add-in allows users to create new planning object combinations and simultaneously upload initial key figure values for them, bypassing the editability restriction of the planning view.

B. Using the key figure calculations in the Web UI: This defines the logic for a calculated key figure. It does not directly modify the stored values of an existing key figure; it's a configuration step.

D. Managing the master data via the web UI: This process modifies master data records (e.g., products, locations), not the transactional key figure data associated with them.

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"Configuration of Key Figures": This document details the key figure properties

including "Editability". It explains that "Not Editable" prevents changes in planning views

implicitly allowing other data loading methods. The system behavior described confirms that data can be loaded via integration.

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"Data Integration Jobs": This section describes the application used for importing data. It states

"You can use this app to import data (master data

time-series data

and so on) into SAP Integrated Business Planning from a file..." This directly supports option A.

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"Creating Planning Objects in the IBP Add-In for Microsoft Excel": This guide explains the "Manage Planning Objects" feature. It details the process: "You can also upload key figure values for the new planning objects... You can do this by adding key figure columns to the planning object sheet and entering values for them." This directly supports option C.

The Planner Workspaces app in SAP IBP is a flexible tool for creating integrated dashboards. Its core capabilities revolve around composing a workspace with various analytical and planning components. It directly supports adding planning views that are based on templates, which planners save as "favorites" in the SAP IBP, add-in for Microsoft Excel. Furthermore, a key integration feature is the ability to embed "analytic stories" from SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) as a workspace component, allowing for a combination of operational planning data and strategic analytics in a single view.

A. It supports simulating the effect of the changes: While simulation is possible within a planning view component inside a workspace, it is a function of the component, not a defining capability of the workspace app itself, which is primarily for composition and visualization.

D. It supports sharing with other users or user groups: Although sharing is a supported and important function, it is a general collaboration feature. Options B and C are more specific to the unique content integration capabilities that define the purpose of the Planner Workspaces app.

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"Planner Workspaces": This document outlines the main features. It explicitly states

"Add components to your workspace

for example

analytics charts

planning views

and custom alerts." This supports the general concept of composing a workspace.

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"Planner Workspaces"

section "Components in a Workspace": This section details the types of components.

For option C

it states under "Analytics": "You can embed stories from SAP Analytics Cloud in your workspace."

For option B

it states under "Planning Views": "The planning views that you can add to your workspace are based on the planning view templates that are available for your user." These templates are created and saved as favorites in the Excel add-in.

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"Working with Planning Views in Planner Workspaces": This page confirms that simulation is possible within the planning view component ("You can run simulations on the data in your planning view. To do this

you can use the Simulate button...")

justifying why option A is a feature

but a feature of a component rather than the workspace itself.

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"Sharing Workspaces": This page details the sharing functionality

confirming its existence (supporting the analysis for option D) but framing it as a collaborative action on a completed workspace

distinct from the core composition capabilities.

The SAP IBP for sales and operations (S&OP) process is a formal, integrated business management process. Within this framework, the Consensus Demand Plan is a foundational element. It is the single, agreed-upon forecast resulting from the demand review meeting, where inputs from sales, marketing, and finance are reconciled. This plan serves as the primary input for supply planning. Concurrently, the Inventory Plan, which includes safety stock targets and projected inventory levels, is critically reviewed during the supply and reconciliation steps. It is essential for balancing supply with demand, managing working capital, and ensuring service level targets are met. Both are central data artifacts reviewed throughout the S&OP cycle.

A. Global Demand Plan: This term is less precise. The "Consensus Demand Plan" is the specific, reconciled output from the S&OP demand review step that drives subsequent planning.

B. Constrained Demand plan: This is an output of the supply review or reconciliation steps, representing what can be supplied, rather than a primary input reviewed at the start of the process.

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The S&OP Process: This official documentation outlines the standard five-step S&OP process.

Demand Review Step: "The outcome of this meeting is a consensus demand plan." This directly supports option D.

Supply Review Step: "During the supply review

you review the consensus demand plan... You also check key figures such as capacity utilization

inventory projections

and supplier capacity." This confirms the review of the Inventory Plan (projections)

supporting option C.

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Sample Planning Area SAPIBP1

Key Figures for S&OP: The standard SAPIBP1 planning area includes key figures like "Consensus Demand" and various inventory-related key figures such as "Projected Stock

" "Safety Stock

" and "Target Inventory Position

" demonstrating their centrality to the process.

Demand fair share in the S&OP optimizer is a mechanism to distribute constrained supply across demands by segmenting them and applying tiered costs. The configuration relies on three specific parameters. Number of fair share segments defines how many tiers the demand is split into. Additional tiering costs (default) sets the incremental non-delivery cost for each successive segment, influencing the fulfillment priority. Number of fair share segments late delivery allows for applying different late delivery costs to different segments, providing more granular control over which demands can be fulfilled late when supply is short. These three parameters work in concert to define the fair share logic.

A: Maximum days of coverage is a general inventory management parameter, not a specific configuration for the demand fair share feature itself.

C: Maximum inventory is a standard inventory constraint for the optimizer, unrelated to the specific logic of segmenting and prioritizing demand for fair share.

D: Inventory days of supply is typically a target or output key figure used for inventory planning, not a direct input parameter for configuring fair share logic.

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"Demand Fair Share for S&OP Optimizer": This document explicitly lists the key parameters for configuring demand fair share. It details FAIRSHARESEGMENTS (Number of fair share segments)

FAIRSHARECOSTINCREASE (Additional tiering costs (default))

and FAIRSHARELATEDELIVERYSEGMENTS (Number of fair share segments late delivery) as the central settings for this functionality.

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"S&OP Operator Profiles": This section describes the various parameters available for the S&OP optimizer. It differentiates general parameters like inventory constraints (MAXINVENTORY) from specialized feature parameters like those for fair share

confirming that the options in B are specific to the feature

while others are general.