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SAP Certified Application Associate - SAP Integrated

Business Planning - Full
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What are some of the available ABC segmentation methods in IBP?

There are 2 correct answers to this question.
Response:
By Pareto Principle (Sorted and Cumulated %)
By number of items (Sorted values)
By number of items (Sorted Average)
By Pareto Principle (Sorted and Calculated Values)
You are reviewing the master data types for supply planning. Which master data
types are compound master data types?
Response:
SOURCEPRODUCTION
SOURCELOCATION
LOCATIONFR
SOURCECUSTOMER
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Which of the following fields can be overwritten in the New Planning view by
fixed default value settings?
Response:
Currency to ID
Language
Unit of Measure to ID
Default Display Time
Planning Unit
You are designing the planning area granularity. How do you construct the
granularity of the data which is saved?
Please choose the correct answer.
Response:
Define a base planning level and assign a storage profile with the required
granularity
Assign a time profile and a storage profile in the planning area header configuration
and for any additional planning level
Assign a time profile and define the smallest granularity for every additional
planning level
Assign, besides the base planning level, a separate time profile for every additional
planning level in the planning area
Which of the following modes can you use when creating a constrained plan?
Response:
Resource maximization
Profit maximization
Production maximization
Which of the following SAP Integrated Business Planning modules supports

Operational Supply Planning?
Response:
SAP IBP Response and Supply planning
SAP IBP Supply
SAP IBP Sales and Operations Planning
SAP Integrated Business Planning for Inventory
Which type of object do you use to create an offset for Period ID?
Response:
Attribute for time profile level
Stored key figure with time profile attribute
Attribute transformation with stored key figure
Calculated key figure with IBP_CAGGR function
You are working on a mid – range plan that spans the seasonal peak and you are
evaluating the need for additional crewing. Which of the following parameters
can you model to plan production with extra shift(s)?

Response:
Production source validity at the start of seasonal peak
Incremental production values
Adjusted production interactive values
Cost based capacity expansion.
What function would you use to configure year to date calculation?

Response:
IBP_LPA with static configuration as you are aggregating across broader time
period
IBP_CAGGR with aggregation mode parameter set to SUM
IBP_CAGGR with parameter for time profile level restart of a quarter
IBP_LPA with dynamic configuration to query key figures at request level
Which action that can be performed with an existing configuration object will
result in the creation of a D record in the database?
Response:
Modifying the inactive record
Performing the active deletion
Generating any new object
Modifying the active record
Which library is used by the forecasting engine for the Demand Sensing
algorithm?
Response:
Supply Chain Algorithm library
Demand library
Predictive Analytics library
Heuristics library
What are the main benefits of using SAP IBP Control Tower?
Response:
Control which orders are going to be processed first by assigning rank via priority
To create suitable application job chains
Collaborate, communicate and monitor performance of the supply chain
Gain holistic visibility across internal and external supply chain planning and
execution systems and networks
Understand the impacts and cause of exceptions, and take action to solve the
problem
Which forecasting algorithms leverage the SAP HANA Predictive Analysis

Library?
Response:
Pre-Processing
Accuracy Measurements
Demand Sensing
Time-Series
Best Model Selection
Which of the following key functions are supported by IBP for Sales &
Operations planning?
Response:
Supports a basic demand planning process
Supports manual creation of feasible constrained plans
Supports a finite resource planning
Supports an advanced demand planning process
What are S&OP operator (optimizer) parameters associated with demand fair
share?
Response:
- Number of fair share segments

- Additional tiering costs (default)
- Target inventory violation cost

- Maximum days of coverage
- Number of fair share segments late delivery

- Additional tiering costs (defaults)

- Maximum inventory
- Additional tiering costs (default)
You are setting up a drill down chart in the Advanced Analytics application to
allow the planner to drill down in a predefined sequence for consensus demand.
Which of the following levels are in the correct sequence?

Response:
Product Sub Family, Product Family, Product ID
Product Family, Product ID, Product Sub Family
Product ID, Month, Product Family
Product Family, Product ID, Month
You are configuring a complex calculation using helper key figures. What must
you take into account while completing this task?
Response:
You can expose the helper key figure to the user in planning views.
You can use the helper key figure at different planning levels.
You need to apply a helper key figure if you have more than three inputs at
different planning levels in one calculation.
You must check if the helper key figures have a base planning level.
Which of the following are features of tag – based snapshots?

Response:
They are created in the configuration app for a fixed time range.
Target key figures are exposed to the user in planning views.
They are automatically assigned to a snapshot operator
Target key figures for theses snapshots must have lag as a root attribute.
By default, all charts and dashboards are pubic. What should be done to make
charts and dashboards private?
Response:
Enable the relevant settings in the Advanced Analytics and Advanced Dashboards
application
Choose only relevant key figures and filters in Analytics Advanced application
Enable the relevant settings in the Global Configuration parameters
Set restrictions for charts in the Permission filter application.
What is a prerequisite for modelling outsourced manufacturers with production

capacity?
Response:
Model target inventory and stocks at the outsourced location.
Model production cost for internal and external production resources to model
priority.
Ensure set up of multiple modes of transportation.
Use production lead times and offsets to manage components at the outsourced
location.
You are creating a Handling resource. What Resource Type do you need to
specify?
Response:
You have set up a planning area and data is available. You adjust the necessary
time profile settings and run the consistency check.
Which settings can you change and still run a successful consistency check?
Response:
Remove an attribute assigned to the time profile level if the attribute is used in a
planning level.
Add a new time profile level to the time profile.
Change the past and future horizon of the levels in the time profile.
Change the description of the attributes in a time profile.
What kinds of algorithms can you combine to come up with the best forecast in
IBP?
Response:
Mid-term ones, and long - term ones.
Mid-term ones, and machine - learning ones
Short - term ones, and mid-term ones.
Short - term ones, and machine - learning ones
What are the mandatory when creating a new time profile?

Response:
A start and end date
At least one attribute for the time profile levels
Description
ID and name
When you promote calculated and approved inventory parameters from SAP IBP
for inventory, what other IBP modules can be receiving them?
Response:
SAP IBP for response and supply
SAP IBP for SandOP
SAP IBP for demand
DDMRP
Which header name displays are available in the report options menu of the
Excel interface?
Response:
Captions
Changed number names created by user
Business meaning, as defined in configuration
Full unique name including technical name
Why would you use a reference master data type?

Response:
To reference a master data type from an external master data type.
To reference an existing master data type.
To create a join between two or more master data types.
To combine two or more simple master data types.
Which of the following are functions of SAP IBP for Demand?

Response:
Detailed statistical analysis of demand data using the supply chain algorithm library
Demand Sensing of demand data using the supply chain algorithm library
Detailed statistical analysis of demand data using predictive analytics tools
Embedded, on the fly, demand analytics
Demand Sensing of demand data using predictive analytics tools
What must you do to enable change recording for a key figure?

Response:
Set the planning levels to active for change logging.
Set the change log to active for master data type used.
Set the key figure to active for change logging.
Set the planning area to active for change logging.
Co-production allows you to model co-products. The output of a production

process is several different products, which are produced concurrently.
Which parameters apply to the co-product?

Response:
Production Lot Size
Capacity Consumption
Consumption of components
Output Product Coefficient
Which of the following data can be tracked using change history enabled key
figure?
Response:
Scenario ID
Attributes
Reason code
Modified date
Key figure type
What global config parameter can be used to limit the number of planning
versions in a system?
Response:
PLAN_VIEW->PV_COUNT_MAX
ANALYTICS->MAX_RECORDS
SCENARIO->SCN_COUNT_MAX
Which of the following are the key features of SAPIBP Control tower?
Response:
Create a feasible plan
Smart alerts
What if simulation capabilities
Task and case management
Balance demand and supply and attain financial targets
Which of the following are features of the S&OP process templates?

Response:
New instances of templates allow for re-use of the same processes again
All process templates are assigned to dashboards.
Each step depicted in the template can have tasks associated with it
The number of steps in a process template is the same for all implementations
Which of the following combination of nodes can be connected using the C-rule
and T-rule sourcing rules?
Response:
Customer-Warehouse and Warehouse-Plant
Warehouse-Warehouse and Warehouse-Plant
Customer-Plant and Warehouse-Supplier
Plant-Supplier and Customer-Supplier
What does ABC/XYZ segmentation allow you to do?

Response:
Identify inventory items that require closer attention.
Tailor your forecast strategy and inventory optimization to segment characteristics.
Assign more appropriate inventory algorithms to planning objects.
Analyze forecast accuracy by product class
You model the following supply chain:
- A finished product is manufactured on 2 different packaging lines

- Production takes place for 40 % on line A. 60 % on line which varies over time
- Produced products are immediately shipped to two warehouses, respecting the required
minimum safely stock values
- One warehouse is temporarily closed sometime during the next three months.
Which sourcing rules do you use?

Response:
P-rule
T-rule, time independent
U-rule
T-rule, time dependent
You created a time profile and want to use time levels. In which of the following
cases is it mandatory to set the time level?
Response:
Choose a time profile level in a planning view in Microsoft Excel.
Maintain a time profile level as parameter in a disaggregation planning operator.
Assign a time profile level for a planning level of a planning area.
Assign a time profile level during the load of key figure values with the Data
Integration Jobs app.
Which algorithm type can you use to plan the supply?

Response:
Local updates
Time-series based optimizer
Statistical forecasting
Compute quotas
How is minimum resource utilization considered by the optimizer?

Response:
Achieved in short term and then tail off in future buckets, due to discounts.
For all buckets and all quantities that represent the minimum utilization.
Minimum resource utilization may not be achieved in full for restricted storage
capacity.
It depends on demands in future buckets; if there is no demand, no utilization.
Which of the following is one of the functions of Multi-Echelon inventory

optimization?
Response:
Ability to optimize lead times between different locations
Ability to optimize delivery costs between different locations
Ability to maintain high external service levels with low internal service levels
Ability to maintain high external service levels with high internal service levels
What objects do you need to upload before key figure data?

Response:
Time periods and relevant master data
Time periods and business roles
Time periods and time profile attributes
One simple master data record and one compound master data record
Which objects can you query on in the Advanced Analytics application?

Response:
Only on the base version
On all versions
On simulations
On scenarios
For which of the following jobs can you enter planning filters as parameters?
Response:
Create Time Periods for Time Profiles
Purge Key Figure Data
Purge Master Data
Purge Non – Conforming Data
Which master data types can you reference to create a reference master data
type?
Response:
Virtual
Simple
Compound
Reference
What are the ways to achieve period shift in SAP IBP calculations?
Response:
Use an attribute as a key figure.
Use a local member.
Use eisting IBP formula.
Use attribute transformation.
Model a large machine with high capital request, where you need to run it cost
effectively with minimum utilization, even if it is means producing more than
required/ demand.
Which solution would apply to this scenario?

Response:
Enough demands can be pulled forward and pull production will occur.
Capacity levelling will be possible for production and storage resources.
Balance between excessive prebuild and minimum utilization by incorporating

violation costs.
Excess stock to be staged in an overflow warehouse.
Which of the following are functions of the Snapshot Key Figures feature?
Response:
A snapshot takes a copy of a key figure at a particular point in time
You can create up to nine time snapshots at periodic intervals, producing a time-
lapsed view of your data
The most recent snapshot is numbered with the highest number
Not exposed to the user in planning views
A snapshot is taken only if a snapshot operator is run
How can you define new key figures?

Response:
You create a new key figure with one key figure attribute.
By converting an attribute into a key figure in the configuration application.
You create a new key figure in in the configuration application.
You create a key figure in the IBP Excel Add In UI.
How many different time levels can be selected within one planning view?
Response:
All time levels available in the time profile. Restricted by global configuration
parameter
All time levels available in the time profile
Only time levels from base planning level of selected key figures
Only base time levels of planning area
For a PA you need to create time periods for the time profile. What should you
take care of when executing the Create Time Periods application job?
Response:
The planning area with this time profile must be activated so that the application
job can proceed.
A time profile has to be activated so that the application job can proceed.
Multiple time profiles can be run with this application job.
Job cannot be scheduled to start immediately.
What are some of the ways to create network visualization?

Response:
Use the Analytics Advanced app and create a supply chain network
Chart functionality in the planning view
Dedicated supply chain network app

Use an application job for network visualization
You are creating a planning view in the SAP IBP for Microsoft Excel add-in.
Which settings can you maintain as default values?
Response:
Default Display Time (Zone)
Default Planning Area
Permission filter
Language
Which of the following chart types can be used to represent distribution in the
Advanced Analytics application?
Response:
Heat map
Dual Y-Axis Line
Dual Stacked Column
Scatter
Which of the following approaches could you take to reduce run times of an
optimizer?
Response:
Avoid telescopic time buckets.
Use a sub network ID.
Split into multiple planning areas to support weekly vs. Daily planning needs.
Increase the use of incremental lot size beyond the frozen horizon.
End users are validating the SAP IBP solution, and are concerned with how long
it takes to open templates. Which can impact performance the most, that should
you consider checking?
Response:
Key figures complex calculation
Excessive IBP formatting in Excel UI
Number of analytics charts displaying Key figures’ values
Number of local members and complexity of calculations
What are the main features of alert key figures?

Response:
They can be set to both calculated and stored
Data for these key figures can be loaded into the system
They check the conditions of other key figures
They can be defined as a key figure in the same way as the unit price
Which input parameters can you use to limit the scope of your supply planning
run?
Response:
Product locations
Subnetwork
Versions
Time periods
Permission filter
You want to enable versions for your planning area. Which activities must you
perform?
Response:
Assign master data to the version.
Create a version using the Web UI.
Assign key figures to the version.
Create a version using the Microsoft Excel Add-In.
You would like to persistently enhance the layout, for example by underlining a
key figure, of your planning view template. What can you use to do this?
Response:
ABAP
Microsoft Excel with Power Pivot
SQL
Microsoft Excel with EPM
A time profile is defined with the levels week, month, quarter, and year. Which
PERIODID will be assigned to quarter?
Response:
PERIODID2
PERIODID1
PERIODIDO
PERIODID3
Which of the following configuration options are part of the New Key Figure
creation process?
Response:
Hiding or displaying totals for the key figure.
Enable fixing for the key figure.
Enable planning notes for the key figure.
Setting disaggregation logic for the key figure.
An option to set allowed planning levels.
You are using Resource Location master data type. How do you specify Capacity
Supply as time-dependent?
Response:
Set the Capacity Supply Time Series indicator attribute as a key.
Set the Capacity Supply additional attribute in the Time Profile.
Maintain the CAPASUPPLY key figure values in the Planning Area.
Set the Capacity Supply Time Series indicator in the Resource Location master data
type.
What do you have to do to connect to the SAP IBP database with SAP IBP Add-In
for Microsoft Excel?
Response:
Install the SAP IBP add-in for Microsoft Excel.
Check that you have access to the Planning area.
Install the EPM Add-In for Microsoft Excel
Activate the time profile
You need to define a new logic for key figure to split values from the PERPRODC
USTREGION level to the PERPRODCUST level.
Which of the following configuration options are possible for this process?
Response:
Spitting the values from aggregated to detailed level based on time profile attribute
Splitting the values from aggregated to detailed level using multiplication by the
proportions
Splitting the values from aggregated to detailed level based on stored split factor
key figure
Spitting the values from detailed to aggregated level by using copy operator
Which of the following conditions are relevant for subtotals in planning view?
Response:
The values of the attribute-based total at the highest attribute level in the planning
level can be changed.
Total number of attributes that can use subtotals in the planning view can be
restricted.
Total value can be added before or after the selected attribute.
Only attribute-based totals can be added.
Which of the following are the functions of Local Member key figures?
Response:
Refreshing of a planning view deletes Local Members key figures
Local member can be added as a row or column in planning view
Inserted in the front-end by the add-in and calculated using an Excel formula
Inserted in the back-end by the Web UI and calculated using a key figure
calculation
Which of the following can be used as an input for inventory level optimization?
Response:
Reorder point
Target inventory level
Lot sizes
Lead time variance
You are creating an Advanced Simulation (ADVSIM) operator. Which operations

are supported?
Response:
Disaggregate key figures
Create time periods
Pre-copy
Post-copy
Simulate statistical forecast
You are working with Inventory Optimization Process and you want to use a
What If analysis. What parameters are assessed by this analysis?
Response:
Number of planning combinations
Capacity consumption
Changed variability
Service levels
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3/28/2021 SAP Certified Application Associate - SAP Integrated Business Planning - Full | ERPPrep

SAP Certified Application Associate - SAP Integrated

You got 70 of 70 possible points.

What are some of the available ABC segmentation methods in IBP?

By Pareto Principle (Sorted and Cumulated %)

By number of items (Sorted values)

By number of items (Sorted Average)

By Pareto Principle (Sorted and Calculated Values)

Default Display Time

Which of the following SAP Integrated Business Planning modules supports

SAP IBP Response and Supply planning

SAP IBP Supply

SAP IBP Sales and Operations Planning

SAP Integrated Business Planning for Inventory

Attribute for time profile level

Stored key figure with time profile attribute

Attribute transformation with stored key figure

Calculated key figure with IBP_CAGGR function

can you model to plan production with extra shift(s)?

Production source validity at the start of seasonal peak

Incremental production values

Adjusted production interactive values

Cost based capacity expansion.

What function would you use to configure year to date calculation?

IBP_CAGGR with aggregation mode parameter set to SUM

IBP_CAGGR with parameter for time profile level restart of a quarter

IBP_LPA with dynamic configuration to query key figures at request level

Modifying the inactive record

Performing the active deletion

Generating any new object

Modifying the active record

Supply Chain Algorithm library

Predictive Analytics library

To create suitable application job chains

Collaborate, communicate and monitor performance of the supply chain

Which forecasting algorithms leverage the SAP HANA Predictive Analysis

Best Model Selection

Supports a basic demand planning process

Supports manual creation of feasible constrained plans

Supports a finite resource planning

Supports an advanced demand planning process

- Number of fair share segments

- Number of fair share segments

- Number of fair share segments

- Number of fair share segments

- Number of fair share segments

Which of the following levels are in the correct sequence?

Product Sub Family, Product Family, Product ID

Product Family, Product ID, Product Sub Family

Product ID, Month, Product Family

Product Family, Product ID, Month

Which of the following are features of tag – based snapshots?

Target key figures are exposed to the user in planning views.

They are automatically assigned to a snapshot operator

Enable the relevant settings in the Global Configuration parameters

Set restrictions for charts in the Permission filter application.

What is a prerequisite for modelling outsourced manufacturers with production

Model target inventory and stocks at the outsourced location.