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Maintenance Planning with SAP IBP for MRO: FAQs
The following FAQs are based on the most frequently asked questions asked during our webinars on maintenance planning with SAP IBP for MRO. They provide a concise overview of the aspects that participants are particularly interested in.
Webinar | Tactical Maintenance Planning with SAP Integrated Business Planning (SAP IBP MRO)
In this webinar, learn how tactical maintenance planning helps overcome challenges such as resource utilization and downtime. Discover more!
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Yes, you can map your entire planning process with SAP ERP/S/4HANA and SAP IBP. In SAP IBP, you can choose to work with Excel front ends or, alternatively, with web interfaces (Fiori).
No, maintenance plans/work plans are not adjusted by IBP. This must be done directly in ERP/S/4HANA. In the future, SAP will offer a “demand object” that could then be adjusted by IBP.
Technically, the SAP CI-DS (Cloud Integration Data Services) tool is used, which is delivered with IBP. SAP also provides an add-on for SAP ERP and S/4HANA to extract data from these systems. Standard extractors are provided, but these can be extended.
Yes, you can define roles and permissions. IBP also provides workflow functionality for guided processes.
The disruptions are recorded in SAP S/4 and are visible in waySuite after the next data transfer (2-5 minutes), where they can be responded to in the planning process. The result is then written back to SAP.
This is a core component of waySuite. This activity can be performed manually, semi-automatically, or fully automatically.
With waySuite, all planning processes along the value chain can be carried out: sales planning, project planning, production and procurement planning, detailed/sequence planning, and personnel resource planning.
Essentially for all industries with planning challenges, such as mechanical and plant engineering, life sciences, automotive/electronics, aerospace, and defense.
Yes, waySuite has a certified standard interface, but it can also be connected to any ERP system via an SQL database. Customers have interfaces to INFOR, proAlpha, and MS-Navision, for example.
“Maintenance, Repair, and Operations” is the term officially used by SAP. However, “Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul” would also be appropriate. For example, “Rotables Planning” is on the SAP IBP MRO roadmap, which also includes planning for components to be refurbished.
SAP IBP is now only available as a cloud solution.
The data is loaded into SAP IBP via CI-DS (Cloud Integration for Data Services). Each SAP IBP instance is also delivered with a CI-DS instance.
SAP provides standard functionality for loading plants, materials, technical objects, work plans, maintenance plans, etc. into IBP. However, additional customer-specific interfaces can also be built.
IBP focuses on supply chain and resource planning. SAC focuses on financial and corporate planning.g.
Currently, the standard IBP MRO process does not provide for creating material reservations in the operational ECC/S/4HANA system.
Yes, customers can flexibly decide for themselves which SAP IBP MRO functions to use. IBP MRO can also be used solely for demand and supply planning.
The views of IBP MRO can be configured very flexibly by the customer. The entire planning process can also be flexibly adapted to customer requirements. Integration into ECC/S/4HANA can also be expanded.
Yes, that is correct.
Planning area: see SAP Note 3137241
Integration content: See link:
