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How to Load Plan Data from SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) to SAP S/4HANA

SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) provides robust planning capabilities, allowing users to create and analyze various planning scenarios. To integrate these plans with your core ERP system, SAP S/4HANA, you need to transfer the plan data from SAC to S/4HANA. Here's how:

Steps:

1. Establish a Connection: Ensure you have a live connection between SAC and your S/4HANA system. This connection facilitates data transfer between the two systems.
2. Export from SAC:
   • In SAC, navigate to the planning model containing the data you want to export.
   • Go to Data Management > Export Data.
   • Select SAP S/4HANA as your data source.
   • Choose the relevant S/4HANA connection.
   • Create a new query or select an existing one.
   • In the Build SAP S/4HANA Query dialog, choose the appropriate folder for your planning data (e.g., APl Financial Planning Entry Item).
   • Select the specific folder based on your data type (total amounts or fixed/variable amounts).
   • Map the SAC dimensions to the corresponding S/4HANA fields.
   • Define filters if you need to export specific data subsets.
   • Execute the export process.
3. Import into S/4HANA:
   • The exported data from SAC is automatically imported into the relevant planning tables in S/4HANA (e.g., ACDOCP).
   • You can verify the imported data in S/4HANA using transaction codes or reports specific to your planning area.

Detailed Article on Use Cases and Business Need

Use Cases:

• Financial Planning: Transferring financial plans, such as budgets, forecasts, and rolling forecasts, from SAC to S/4HANA for operational planning and execution.
• Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP): Integrating sales plans, demand forecasts, and production plans between SAC and S/4HANA for better supply chain management.
• Workforce Planning: Loading workforce plans, including headcount projections and cost estimates, from SAC to S/4HANA for HR and talent management.
• Project Planning: Transferring project budgets, resource allocations, and timelines from SAC to S/4HANA for project controlling and execution.

Business Need:

• Integrated Planning: Seamlessly connect planning activities in SAC with operational processes in S/4HANA.
• Data Consistency: Ensure data consistency between planning and execution systems.
• Real-time Insights: Provide real-time visibility into plan data within S/4HANA for operational decision-making.
• Improved Collaboration: Facilitate collaboration between finance, operations, and other departments by sharing plan data across systems.
• Streamlined Processes: Automate data transfer between SAC and S/4HANA, reducing manual effort and errors.

Benefits:

• Enhanced decision-making: By integrating plan data with actuals in S/4HANA, businesses gain a holistic view of their performance and can make more informed decisions.
• Increased agility: The ability to quickly transfer plan data between systems enables businesses to respond to changing market conditions and adjust their plans accordingly.
• Improved efficiency: Automating data transfer reduces manual effort and frees up resources for more strategic activities.
• Reduced costs: Improved planning accuracy and efficiency can lead to cost savings by optimizing resource allocation and minimizing waste.

By leveraging the integration between SAC and S/4HANA, businesses can effectively manage their planning processes and achieve their strategic goals.