This document discusses how SAP Supply Chain Management (SCM) applications are utilizing SAP HANA. Key points include: 1) SCM applications like APO can use HANA as the primary database, providing faster planning and analytics. The Supply Chain Info Center application on HANA enables near real-time operational analytics using pre-defined KPIs. 2) S&OP on HANA is a cloud-based application for sales and operations planning that provides integrated analytics. It connects to data sources like APO and ECC through Data Services on Demand or HANA Cloud Integration. 3) Demand Signal Management is a new HANA application that provides analytics for sales, marketing, and SCM to

1. HANA & Cloud applications in SAP SCM
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2. SCM applications based on HANA
Business Suite – SCM APO
Operational Analytics - SCIC
•SCM EhP 3 onwards HANA as primary DB
•Integrated liveCache - no need of separate
MaxDB database instance
•Faster Interactive & Batch Planning in APO
•Real-time Operational Analytics using
Supply Chain Info Center (SCIC) application
•Future application innovations
•Supply Chain Info Center (SCIC) application
based on HANA Live foundation layer
•(Near) Real-time operational analytics
•Out-of-box Dashboards in Demand, Supply
& Capacity Analysis with pre-defined KPIs
•Zero client footprint – completely browser
based
S&OP on HANA
Demand Signal Management DSiM
• Demand, Supply Balancing with integrated
Analytics & optional Social Collaboration
• Cloud-based application, on-Premise
solution is now launched
• Integration with SAP or non-SAP system
through Data Service on Demand or HANA
Cloud Integration
• Web-based UI and Excel Add-On
•Provides analysis for Sales, Marketing, SCM
to monitor forecast accuracy, market share,
track promotions & product launches
• Handles SAP Business Suite, Social,
Market Research Data as inputs
• Acquires Data, monitors data quality,
harmonises and enriches data
•SmartOps Enterprise Demand Sensing, Inventory & Service Level Optimisation transition
•New age applications like Order Confirmation & Response in GATP
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3. SCM on HANA - Overview
SAP Business Suite applications can use SAP HANA as (the only) primary database
– Applications - SAP ERP, SAP CRM, and SAP Supply Chain Management (SAP SCM) can fully run on
top of SAP HANA as primary database.
– LiveCache server and Application Server can run on same HANA DB (Integrated liveCache).
• Delivered as Enhancement packages
– SAP SCM 7.0 - SAP Enhancement Package 2 for SAP SCM 7.0, Version for SAP HANA or EhP 3
Please note: not all scenarios / industries are already released for productive use with SAP HANA
Optimizations are delivered through business functions that are reversible.
SAP HANA Live (formerly called SAP HANA Analytics Foundation)
Provides an open environment allowing Operational analytics and reporting on fresh SAP Business Suite data.
Based on analytical views in a virtual data model, business users gain new ways to analyze operational data to build their own
reports and documents.
Diagram Source: SAP
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4. SCM on HANA – Deployment Options
Option 1 : Greenfield, Fresh Implementation
Similar to any other Business Suite implementation, but SAP SCM
application with HANA as primary database
Optimizations (currently none in SCM) need to be enabled through Switch
framework and / or Customization through IMG.
Project life cycle is similar to fresh SAP Business Suite implementation
Key is SAP HANA appliance sized to SAP SCM Application needs
Option 2 - Migration of Existing systems
Multi step Migration approach – Upgrade & Migration
1. Update to latest Enhancement Package 3 for SCM 7.0 and
latest version of SAP NetWeaver technology platform (AS
ABAP 7.4)
2. Migrate from any database to SAP HANA database
Post DB migration, Optimizations (currently none in SCM; refer
SAP Note 1761546) need to be enabled through Switch
framework and / or Customization through IMG.
Custom code refactoring as next step
Diagram Source: SAP
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ERP, CRM
PLM or SCM

5. Operational Analytics – Supply Chain Info Center
Supply Chain Info Center provide real-time operation analytics on select APO transaction data
Forecast Accuracy (APO DP data)
Supply Projection (APO SNP data)
Stock Coverage (APO SNP data)
Capacity Analysis (APO SNP Resource Consumption data)
* KPI forumlas provided in SAP Note 1792742
Add-on Application based on SAP HANA Live framework of Virtual Data Model
For non HANA APO system, out of box liveCache data replication reports provided
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6. Operational Analytics – Supply Chain Info Center
3 level Dashboards – Overview, Drill-down View and Detailed View
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7. Operational Analytics – Supply Chain Info Center
3 level Dashboards – Overview, Drill-down View and Detailed View
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8. SOP on HANA – Cloud based application
Entire S&OP process (Sales,
Demand, Supply review, Demand
supply balancing, S&OP analytics)
in one screen as a process flow and
associated tasks.
S&OP has Analytics capability in
same screen.
Single unified data model on
Cloud-based HANA DB that takes
feed from data sources / systems
like APO (DP and SNP), ECC,
Excel.
Data Transfer via Data Services
on Demand (DSoD) and / or HANA
Cloud Integration (HCI)
Web & Excel Add-on based UIs
for users / administrators
Optional integration with Social
Collaboration (SAP Jam) Platform
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9. Planning View – Excel Add On
Excel Add-on for Planning View – on Save real-time integration with Cloud data model
Functions like Statistical Forecasting, Master Data Management, Alerts, Scenario Planning possible
Social Collaboration Feed can be accessed from ribbon
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10. Demand Signal Management
Demand Signal Management is a new HANA based application providing analytics & integration
with SAP Business Suite application
• Sales – Sales, Promotion Analysis
• Marketing – Market Share, Product Launch Analysis
• Logistics – Out of Stock, On Shelf Availability, Inventory Analysis
Multiple data consumption options : Suite Application Integration, Analytics, Mobile
Consumption Layer
Data validation,
harmonization &
enrichment
Data acquisition
& cleansing with
transformation
HANA based data repository
Data Integration Layer
Multiple data sources : Retailer POS, Market Research Data, SAP Business Suite, Social Media
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