Title
Comparison of an iPPE model, based on a production version in the SAPR/3 and SAP APO systems.

Purpose
You can use the CIF comparison tool to determine whether an iPPE model,based on a production version, in the SAP R/3 system differs from theone in the SAP APO system.

Prerequisites
SAP DI46C2 and SAP APO3.1

Features

Selection

• Material number, plant and production version.


• Logical system (APO) whose data you wish to compare with the data from
the production version in the SAP R/3 system.

Activities
Comparison in Dialog Mode:
Start the comparison tool (transaction PPECIF01) in the SAP R/3 system.
Enter the necessary data.
Run the comparison (Execute pushbutton or F8)
The system displays an overview of the comparison results. Anydifferences that are found are listed on a tab page according to iPPEapplication.
Incorrect objects are displayed on the tab pages on individual lines.
There are three types of errors:
The object exists only in the SAP R/3 system.
The object exists only in the SAP APO system.
The detailed data for the object differs in the two systems.


• When you double-click the line, the system displays the differences for
the object in a separate dialog box.

• If necessary, you can select several lines and display a comprehensive
detailed list (Display Detailed List pushbutton).
The system indicates critical differences with a red traffic light andother differences with an amber traffic light.
Comparison in the Background:
Create a variant for the program IPPECIF_COMPARE (transaction PPECIF01or SE38).
Schedule a background job to run the program for the variant(transaction SM36).
Check whether the job is finished (transaction SM37). The system writesthe results in the background under a log number in the applicationlog.
Evaluate the results from the application log (transaction SLG1). Tofind the log quickly, you can enter the following optional data:
Object = PVS
Date/time
User
Program = SAPLPVSMC
Create log = in batch mode.