Planning Collaboration

Which of the options below are Planning Collaboration benefits?

There is one correct answer

• Overlapping or conflicting priorities are necessary for Planning

• Allows for Silo Mentality around data

• Invoice processing made easy by using Invoice Conversion services

• Allows suppliers to allocate production capacity and inventory against a Buyer's projected demand

• Inventory levels are optimized and customer service responsiveness is increased

The Supply Chain Monitor allows Suppliers to review alerts

• True

• False

Answer explanation

The Supply Chain Monitor allows Buyers not Suppliers to to review alerts based on different types of functionality.  There are confirmation alerts, forecast alerts and inventory alerts.

Where in the Business Network can a Supplier commit to a Forecast?

There are two correct answers

• Planning Collaboration tab

• Reports tab

• Extended Collaboration tab

• Forecast tab

What is Planning Collaboration?

There is one correct answer

• The process for collecting and reconciling the information from diverse sources inside and outside the company; to come up with a single unified statement of demand

• The process of making predictions of the future based on past and present data and most commonly by analysis of trends

• All of the above

Which of the following cXML message types are used in Planning Collaboration?

There are two correct answers

• ConfirmationRequest

• ProductReplenishmentMessage

• OrderRequest

• ProductActivityMessage

Which of the following methods can be used to set different Planning Collaboration transaction rules for different sets of suppliers?

There is one correct answer

• Create a custom configuration of suppliers of SAP Business Network

• Create the supplier with new vendor numbers

• Adda prefix to the supplier name

• Upload a template with supplier record numbers

Planning Collaboration is the new brand name for Forecast Collaboration

• True

• False

The Supply Chain Monitor does not allow the buyer to send a message back to supplier

• True

• False

Answer explanation

It is true that the Supply Chain Monitor has no functionality to allow the buyer to send a message to a supplier.  The supply Chain Monitor is for notification only.  It allows the buyer to be aware that something needs some attention. 

What screen do you navigate to for setting up Planning Collaboration Transaction Rules?

There is one correct answer

• SAP Business Network

• Assign Suppliers

• Supplier Groups

• Planning > Settings

What fields are required on the Extract Forecast Product Activity Message screen?

There are two correct answers

• Vendor

• Time Period

• Plant

• Planned Order

• Material