SAP APO CIF

Use

The SAP APO Core Interface (CIF) is the interface that enables data to be exchanged between SAP APO and SAP’s ERP system, in other words, SAP R/3, SAP R/3 Enterprise, or SAP ERP Central Component (SAP ECC).

Prerequisites

To make available the relevant communication layer in the ERP system, you must import a suitable SAP R/3 Plug-In up to and including SAP ECC 5.0. As of SAP ECC 6.0, CIF is an integrated part of the ERP system. CIF is also an integrated part of SAP APO.

Features

CIF provides the following central functions:

• Determination of source and target systems within complex system environments
• Supply of SAP APO with the master and transaction data relevant to planning
• Transfer of changes to transaction data
• Return of planning results from SAP APO.

Set up SAP APO-CIF Integration Model :

Prerequisites

After setting up the Plug-In including the SAP APO Core Interface (APO-CIF or CIF), you need to set up the SAP APO Core Interface integration model to specify which master data, such as plants and products, should be transferred from the SAP R/3 System to the SAP APO System.

In CRM Online, all products are relevant for the SAP APO System. In the SAP R/3 System, however, you need to specify which product is relevant for the SAP APO System. You do this by specifying the relevant products in the integration model of SAP APO Core Interface.

See also:

For more information, see the following sections under SAP Advanced Planner and Optimizer (SAP APO) in the SAP Library:

• In SAP APO 3.0A:
• Supply Chain Management (SCM) Business Scenarios ® Master Data
• Supply Chain Management (SCM) Business Scenarios ® Integration of APO and R/3 ® SAP APO Core Interface ® Integration Model
• In SAP APO 2.0A:
• APO Integration Scenario ® Master Data
• APO Integration Scenario ® Integration of APO and R/3 ® APO Core Interface ® Integration Model.

Procedure:

In the SAP R/3 System:

To call up the APO-CIF menu choose Logistics ® Central Functions ® Supply Chain Planning Interface ® Core Interface Advanced Planner and Optimizer.

Step 1: Create the Integration Model

1. In the APO-CIF menu choose Integration model ® Generate ® Create.
2. Fill in the following details - table entries are examples only.
3. Choose   (Execute).
4. Check the details and save the integration model.

Model name	CRMATP1
Target system	AP9CLNT900
Application	ATP
	Availability check
	Material masters   Plants  Customers
	Storage location stocks   Sales order stock
Relevant materials	Material: M100   Plant: 0001

Step 2: Activate the Integration Model

1. In the APO-CIF menu choose Integration model ® Activate.
2. Select the integration model that you just created.
3. Choose  (Execute).
4. To activate the integration model

• place the cursor on the relevant version and choose   (Active/Inactive), or
• double-click the relevant versionThe active version will be marked with  

     5.  Choose  (Start).

Result

The data specified in the integration model is transferred to the SAP APO System.