SAP APO Demand Planning - Macros

SAP APO demand planning is basically data analysis and calculation. The Macros are important part of demand planning and used for mainly calculation part. Used for interactive and background mass calculations and processing. Macros do the calculation on the Keyfigues values and Keyfigure cell, row . column & cell attributes i.e. calculating sum of the values of KFs, idenfing and highlighting the specific values in the interactive planning board.

Collective Macro Drop Box

The Macros can be executed in the interactive planning as well as using the Background Jobs (//MC8D).

Demand Planning Macros Classification:

The Macros can be of two type broadly
1. Single Independent Macro
2. Collective Macros

The collective macro is nothing but the collection of Single Independent Macros. The Collective Macros are used to execute the single independent macros in a defined sequence.

If we go by the events then Macros can be of following four types:

1. Default

2. Level Change

3. Start

4. Exit

Default Macros are executed on any event which takes place in Interactive planing for example enter, save etc. The level change macros are executed automatically whenever any structural aggregation and dis aggregation takes place i.e. disaggregating from Locaion-product to product level. Start macros are executed whenever a selection is loaded. Exit macros are executed in the interactive planning when you leave a selection.

Then offcourse we have Macros created with standard function and Macros created with cutom function.

You can find the information about the macro GUID name in the following popup: