A Planning Operator uses an algorithm to compute large amounts of key figure data within a planning session. You can schedule a planning operator to be processed in the background.
The below list of operators (relevant for time series planning) is not exhaustive, as well as new operators continue to be added with new releases of SAP Integrated Business Planning.
Planning Operators
| Job Template Name | Description |
|---|---|
| ABC/XYZ Segmentation | You can schedule this job to execute the ABC/XYZ segmentation operator. This operator allows you to categorize the values of a set of attributes into A, B or C categories based on the values of a key figure defined on those attributes. You can use the Manage ABC/XYZ Segmentation Rules app to specify your segmentation settings. |
| Copy and Disaggregate Key Figure Operator | The Advanced Copy Operator covers all features of the old copy and disaggregation operators and delivers competitive performance. It is set up using Copy Operator Profiles app. |
| Copy Version Operator | You can schedule this job to execute the Copy Version operator. This operator allows you to copy master data and key figures from one version of a planning area to another. |
| Delete Version Operator | You can schedule this job to execute the Delete Version operator. This operator allows you to delete master data and key figure values from a planning version. |
| Statistical Forecasting | You can schedule this job to execute the Statistical Forecasting operator. This operator allows you to run forecasting based on forecasting models. |
| Application Job Template | You can schedule this job to execute several individual operators and/or an application jobs in sequence. A job chain stops automatically if one of the operators finishes with an error. |
| Inventory Optimization Operator | You can schedule this job to execute the Inventory Optimization (IO) operator. This operator allows you to run inventory optimization for a given supply chain network. |
| Lag-Based Snapshot | You can schedule this job to take lag-based snapshots of the input forecast for demand sensing, statistical forecasting, and inventory optimization. |
| Purge Jobs for deleting unused data | There are several application job templates available, in the next section of the course we describe the individually. |
| Create Time Periods for Time Profiles | You can schedule this job to generate the time periods for a selected time profile. |
| Custom Alert Notifications | You can schedule this job to trigger notifications for users or user groups who have calculated custom alerts that require their attention. |
| S&OP Operator | You can schedule this job to execute the S&OP Planning (SCM) operator. This operator allows you to perform supply planning across the supply chain network. Version 2 of this operator is now available with subnetwork selection by filter that offers planners an easier way to flexibly select location products that should be planned by specifying a filter criteria based on attributes of location, product, or location product. |
| Snapshot Operator | You can schedule this job to execute the Snapshot operator. This operator allows you to perform supply planning across the supply chain network. |
| Realign Planning Data | Recurring realignment is now available in SAP IBP. You can schedule this job to execute the changes in your planning data that result from changes in your company's daily business such as introduction of new distribution centers, new products, and so on. You define the changes as realignment rules in the Manage Realignment Rules app. |
| Redo Snapshot Operator | You can schedule this job to execute the Redo Snapshot operator. This operator allows you to perform supply planning across the supply chain network. |