Creating the Storage Bucket Profile UseA storage buckets profile defines the time buckets in which data based on a given planning area is saved in Demand Planning or Supply Network Planning. You need a storage bucket profile before you can create a planning area. You need to define a storage bucket profile before you can create a planning area.Procedure1. Access the activity, use one of the following navigation options: Transaction code/SAPAPO/TR32

SAP SCM MenuDemand Planning Environment Current settings Periodicities for Planning Area

2. The screen Maintain Periodicity is displayed. Enter the following values: Field nameUser action and valuesComment

Stor. buck. profYDP_SBP_MO

Month

Year

Start date01.01.2010Example, maintain according to customer requirements

End date 31.12.2013Example, maintain according to customer requirements

You select periodicities in which you want to save data and specify a default horizon for which you want to create a time series. For example, besides monthly, you can choose weekly time bucket here according to your own planning requirement. You set the actual horizon when you create the time series of the planning area for the version.3. Choose Save. The storage bucket profile is created.

Creating the Time Bucket ProfileUseTime bucket profiles define the historical or future time horizon for Demand Planning or Supply Network Planning, specifically which time buckets are used for planning, how many periods of each time bucket are used and the sequence in which the time buckets appear in the planning table. Procedure1. Access the activity, use one of the following navigation options:Transaction code/SAPAPO/TR30

SAP SCM MenuDemand Planning Environment Current settings Maintain Time Buckets profile for Demand Planning and Supply Network Planning

2. Define the following profiles: Field nameUser action and valuesComment

Time buckets prfl IDYDP_MON24The horizon spans 24 months.

Description24 Months

3. In the Time Buckets Prof. Details Section, enter the following value and choose Enter: NumberBasic periodicityPeriv2Display periodicity

24M

M

4. Choose Save. The time bucket profile is created.