SAP ABAP IMG Activity ISP_IS_PL_TOOL_BMETH (Define User Methods)
Hierarchy
☛ IS-M (Software Component) SAP MEDIA
   ⤷ IS-M (Application Component) SAP Media
     ⤷ JAS (Package) Application development R/3 Publishing Advertising System***
IMG Activity
ID ISP_IS_PL_TOOL_BMETH Define User Methods  
Transaction Code S_KK4_74001482   IMG Activity: ISP_IS-M:L_TOOL_BMETH 
Created on 19990816    
Customizing Attributes ISP_IS_PL_TOOL_BMETH   Define user methods 
Customizing Activity ISP_IS_PL_TOOL_BMETH   Define user methods 
Document
Document Class SIMG   Hypertext: Object Class - Class to which a document belongs.
Document Name ISP_IS_PL_TOOL_BMETH    

In this step, you create one or more methods. A method allows you to perform complex transformations on statistical data. It consists of administrative information and an ABAP/4 FORM routine which you write yourself.

In Sales & Operations Planning, you can define methods for the following situations:

  • the setting of initial stock values (B)

    For full information on the different possibilities for setting opening stock levels, see the online guide "PP Sales & Operations Planning" (SOP).

  • the copying of planned key figure values from one information structure to another (Y)

    For information on the standard copying methods supplied with the R/3 System, see the online guide "PP Sales & Operations Planning" (SOP).

  • the reduction in the number of fully qualified records from an information structure, determined by the Actual Data Generator, to those records relevant for planning (P)

    For information on the Actual Data Generator, see the online guide "PP Sales & Operations Planning" (SOP).

In a method, you maintain the following:

  • method usage (B, Y, or P)
  • method

    This is a four-character key of your choice which denotes the method.

  • source table

    This is the source information structure.

  • target table

    This is the target information structure. If the method usage is 'B' or 'P', you enter the same information structure for both the source and the target table.

  • program

    This is the program in which you create the FORM routine for the transformation.

  • subroutine

    This is the FORM routine with which the data transformation is carried out.

  • description

    This is a description of the method.

Actions

  1. Enter the method usage (B, Y, or P).
  2. Select Edit -> New entries.
  3. Maintain your entries.

    To branch into the editor for program or subroutine maintenance, double-click on the field Program or Subroutine.

  4. Save your entries.

Further Notes

You can also create a method to plan characteristic values that are not updated from the operative applications. For an example, see Copy Management in Customizing for the Logistics Information System.

Business Attributes
ASAP Roadmap ID 255   Create Interfaces 
Mandatory / Optional 3   Nonrequired activity 
Critical / Non-Critical 1   Critical 
Country-Dependency A   Valid for all countries 
Assigned Application Components
Documentation Object Class Documentation Object Name Current line number Application Component Application Component Name
SIMG ISP_IS_PL_TOOL_BMETH 0 I170007158 O  
SIMG ISP_IS_PL_TOOL_BMETH 1 I170007159 Information System for Advertising Management 
Maintenance Objects
Maintenance object type C   Customizing Object 
Assigned objects
Customizing Object Object Type Transaction Code Sub-object Do not Summarize Skip Subset Dialog Box Description for multiple selections
V_PMET V - View MC7M ISP-IS-001 User Methods for Flexible Planning 
History
Last changed by/on SAP  19990816 
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