What is PPM in SAP APO?
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PPM (Production Process Model) and PDS (Production Data Structure) are both SAP APO relevant master data. In most of the situations we have either of these in APO unless due to specific business requirement you can have both.
What replaces SAP APO?

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Is SAP APO being discontinued?
The SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO) supply chain planning system is used throughout every industry around the world. Maintenance and support for the solution are expected to be discontinued in 2025.
What does APO mean in SAP?
Advanced Planner and Optimizer
SAP APO stands for Advanced Planner and Optimizer. SAP APO is a supply chain planning tool; that helps organizations manage their supply chain. SAP APO had primarily four modules DP (Demand Planning), SNP (Supply Network Planning),PPDS (Production Planning and Detail Scheduling), GATP (Global Available to Promise).

What is the future for SAP APO?
It is also now apparent that the future SAP landscape for customers using APO DP and SNP will need to be Hybrid i.e a mix of On-premise (Core ERP or S/4HANA) and Cloud (IBP). IBP has been launched few years and many customers have started using it or migrated to it. PPDS has been merged in 1610 release of S/4HANA.
What is SAP APO IBP?
SAP APO used to be the go-to planning tool for use with PP, but it has since been deprecated in favour of SAP IBP. The core components of SAP APO are as follows: Demand Planning. Supply Network Planning. Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling (now part of SAP S/4HANA)
How do I transfer SAP Apo data to SAP HANA?
To transfer SAP APO data to SAP HANA, you use the replication functions of the APO Analytics (SCM-APO-ANA) component. The Demand Planning (DP) component of SAP Advanced Planner and Optimizer (SAP APO) is a complex, high-performance, and flexible instrument that supports the sales/requirements planning process in your company.
How do I get Started with ppm in SAP S/4HANA?
First, master the PPM basics and learn about what types of projects you’ll encounter over your SAP S/4HANA lifecycle. Then walk through the major steps of project, portfolio, and resource management and preview key role-based SAP Fiori applications. Finally, consider your deployment options and see what’s on the horizon for PPM in SAP S/4HANA.
What is the difference between ppm and PDS in SAP Apo?
PPM (Production Process Model) and PDS (Production Data Structure) are both SAP APO relevant master data. In most of the situations we have either of these in APO unless due to specific business requirement you can have both.
What is SAP APO and how to use it?
SAP APO is a supply chain planning tool; that helps organizations manage their supply chain. SAP APO had primarily four modules DP (Demand Planning), SNP (Supply Network Planning),PPDS (Production Planning and Detail Scheduling), GATP (Global Available to Promise).