APO SNP Optimizer Log

Excel Add In
Download APO SNP Optimizer log tables direct to Excel !!
No more need to export log tables to CSV files in APO then
open and format in Excel.
Simple to use Excel Add In that will accelerate optimizer
analysis and testing.
To receive the free ADD IN send an email to: snpoptimizer@gmail.com

DEVELOPED BY: JOHN W VAN ERP III

COPYRIGHT 2017 BY JOHN W VAN ERP III
Install the Excel Add In
1. Save the Excel Add-In file APO SNP Optimizer Log Add In v X.X.xlam to the User directory:
C:\Users\Your User Name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\AddIns
2. Open Excel
3. Select File -> Options -> Add-Ins -> Manage -> Excel Add-Ins -> GO
4. Select APO Optimizer Logs -> OK
5. The APO Optimizer Log menu ribbon should now appear in the Excel menu.

*** 64 bit Excel - SAP Remote function call (RFC) functions do not natively support 64 bit MS Office
products. In order to enable the Add-In for 64 bit Excel it is necessary to make manual changes to the
Windows registries on the local computer. These registry changes only affect how 64 bit Office products
will utilize the 32 bit RFC functions. See the Word document Registry change for 64 bit Excel.
 Setup Logon Sheet
The Logon sheet allows for up to 6 APO servers to be entered. This is useful
when working with multiple APO test systems.
Enter the server and login information 1 time in the Logon sheet and then
save the Excel file to use as a default download file.
To download from a different APO server enter the Server Option number
in the Server Selected cell.

1. Click GetLogon button to create Logon sheet

 Get Optimization Runs
To retrieve the list of SNP optimization runs from the selected APO server click
the GetOptRuns button after entering all of the server information and
selecting a server.

3. Click GetOptRuns button

1. Fill in server and login

information

2. Input Server Option number

 Get Optimization Runs
All of the SNP optimization runs on the selected APO server will be
displayed in the OptRuns worksheet.
 Get Optimization Runs
The list in the OptRuns worksheet is the same as in the SNP Optimization
Runs table in the APO system and includes all of the associated
optimization run data.
 Select Optimiztion Run using Session ID
To download the log tables for an optimization run select the Session ID.

The Session ID is the internal code that identifies the optimization run.
Session IDs in Red are optimization runs that errored.

1. Select the cell with the Session ID for

2. Click GetSessionID button
the optimization log to download
 Select Optimiztion Run
By selecting the SessionID the default optimizer log tables are automatically
downloaded. These tables contain base data required to build the log tables
that are available for individual selection.

Default tables
 Select Optimiztion Run
There are 6 hidden worksheets that are used for mapping APO master data
internal IDs to regular master data codes and to master data descriptions.

Hidden sheets
 Get Opt Log Tables
Session ID selected
After the default log tables are downloaded a
pop-up menu will appear for selection of
additional log tables.
Additional log tables can be selected at this
moment, OR close the pop-up menu to display
the downloaded default log tables.
At any time additional log tables can be
downloaded by clicking the GetLogTables
button on the ribbon menu.
After the initial download of the default tables
for the optimization run there is no need to
select the Session ID again unless you would like
to download a different optimization run. If a
new Session ID is selected then all of the log
tables already downloaded will be deleted.
 Get Opt Log Tables
All of the optimizer Input Log tables are available for individual download.

In some cases optimizer log tables have interdependent data. In these cases
a group of tables will be downloaded together.

Input Log tables Input Log tables

in APO for download

Table group
 Get Opt Log Tables
All of the Results Log tables are available for individual download.

In addition all of the solution quality and costs tables are included.

Results Log Results Log

tables in APO tables

Solution
quality
tables

Solution
quality
tables
 Get Opt Log Tables
Download all tables, multiple tables or a single table.

3. Click Get
Additional Optimizer
Logs button to
execute download
1. Select all Input Log
tables to download

2. Or Select individual
tables
 Log Tables with Selection Options
Tables with Selection Options. These are tables that typically have very large datasets
because they include Bucket information.

To reduce the download time and data quantity it is possible to filter the data using
any combination of Product, Location, and Bucket From Bucket To. (although it is not
required to use the selections it is recommended for data sets over 50,000 rows)

For selection of multiple Product or Location the CTRL (individual selection) or SHIFT
(multi selection) keys can be used.

1. Select Table

2. Selection options
 General Log Table Information
Text descriptions have been added to tables that contain product, location, resource, etc.

Each log table has hidden columns where the internal master data id mapping is contained.
 General Log Table Information
Additional information not included in the APO SNP optimizer log tables has been included for
some tables to improve usability. Below are 2 examples.

ET_SETUPMATRIX : Setup Group Predecessor and Successor

IT_PROMO : Location, product, and resource

 Example file with Input and Results log tables
This excel file contains examples of a majority of the optimizer log tables.

Not 100% of the tables are included because the data was not available in the APO
system used for development of the Add In.
 Performance Considerations
Download performance will be dependent on the following factors:

Data volume of individual tables

Use selection options for tables with large data volumes

RFC connection speed with APO server (network performance)

Local computer processing capability

After the download of the raw data there are mappings and transformations
performed in Excel Visual Basic that are done by the local computer.

Excel 32 or 64 bit
32 bit Excel has a memory limitation in the download process that can cause errors for
tables exceeding 100,000 rows. If there is an error in the download then use the table
selection options to limit the data or upgrade to 64 bit Excel.

64 bit Excel does not have any memory limitations.

64 bit Excel - SAP Remote function call (RFC) functions do not natively support 64 bit
MS Office products. In order to enable the Add-In for 64 bit Excel it is necessary to
make manual changes to the Windows registries on the local computer. These
registry changes only affect how 64 bit Office products will utilize the 32 bit RFC
functions. See the Word document Registry change for 64 bit Excel.