Modeling these business requirements demands a container, SAPIBP1 where fundamental guidelines for the model are defined. These rules are set through attributes, master data types, time profiles, versions, etc.
As evident in the previous figure, when a world-class company as XYZ, for instance, a headphones producer introduces SAP IBP for Supply Chain, this enterprise must define a path to model business processes and business requirements to optimize information and materials flow.
This road is built through artifacts definition as time profiles, attributes and master data.