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title: How to Map SAP BPC to Planning Scenarios [Checklist]
description: Explore SAP BPC Business Planning scenarios and SAP Planning applications and how you can map your planning needs to SAP BPC supported scenarios.
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# [How to Map SAP BPC to Planning Scenarios [Checklist]](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/how-to-map-sap-bpc-to-planning-scenarios)

 Written by [Lonnie D. Ayers, PMP](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/author/lonnie-d-ayers-pmp) | Mon, Jan, 21, 2013 @ 08:10 AM

## SAP Planning and Forecasting Capabilities

One of the more interesting ‘assertions’ planted by a key SAP [competitor](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/inbound-marketing/strategic-growth-planning) which I faced was a statement that you can’t do [planning and forecasting](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/enterprise-services/it-services/your-5-year-it-strategic-plan-partners) with [SAP](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/value-stream-mapping)!  As an Airline Industry Principal, it was an interesting pre-sales engagement to lead.

 

Researching the issue, I was able to show that [planning](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/inbound-marketing/are-you-ready-to-think-grow-rich-mindmap) happens in many [different parts of the SAP portfolio](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/inbound-marketing/22-critical-lessons-learned-for-conducting-pre-sales-demos):

**Airlines are among many industries that use BPC in Planning Scenarios**

 

- ERP
- [Sales and Operations](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/inbound-marketing/how-to-get-your-sales-roar-on)
- Planning
- [Trade Promotion Management](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/inbound-marketing/10-steps-to-promotion-marketing-success)/Marketing
- Business Planning and SAP Simulation
- [SAP Business Planning and Consolidation](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/request-sap-business-planning-and-consolidation-sap-bpc-consulting-support), version for Netweaver
- [Planning Applications](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/how-to-improve-sap-profitability-management-the-ultimate-guide) Kit
- SAP Business Planning and Consolidation, version for the Microsoft platform
- [Supply chain-based planning](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/how-to-understand-sap-supply-chain-management-and-bw) (e.g., APO, IBP)
- Merchandise Assortment Planning
- Industry-based planning applications, MRO, for example.
- BW Integrated Planning
- [Human Capital Management planning](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/consulting-rate-calculator-whats-your-rate)

## Let's Dive a Little Deeper into [SAP BPC](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/14-sap-business-planning-best-practices)  - A key Planning Module

This blog is intended to take a quick look at one of the key [business planning applications](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/10-things-you-need-to-know-about-sap-s-hrms), namely, [BPC or Business Planning & Consolidation](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/how-to-build-a-sap-sem-bps-retail-industry-value-case), and how you might go about mapping your [business planning scenarios](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/charge-out-rate-calculator) to some of the supported [business planning scenarios](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/10-sap-data-migration-mistakes-to-avoid) in [BPC](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/sap-view-consultant-profiles-resumes-and-cv).

## SAP BPC Planning Scenario Mapping

For instance, let's say you are a [Retailer](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/inbound-marketing/6-secrets-of-integrating-inbound-marketing-with-retail-strategy).  Sales forecasting down to the store and item level, will be a key requirement of yours.  To support this [Industry Specific scenario](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/5-things-to-know-about-your-sap-project-manager), and [many others](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/inbound-marketing/learn-how-to-land-big-customers-using-multi-channel-marketing), SAP offers Industry Specific Accelerators, called analytic applications.

## Sales Planning in [SAP Retail Environments](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/how-to-use-sap-bw-to-prevent-retail-losses)

 

For instance, Comp Store planning for Retail, which, among other [functionalities](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/develop-a-data-governance-framework), allows you to plan and compare multi-store performance metrics.

 

Other supported planning scenarios include:

 

- Expense Planning
- [Sales Promotion Planning](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/inbound-marketing/6-overlooked-facts-that-can-affect-your-promotion-marketing)
- CAPEX
- Liquidity Planning

Of course, each of these scenarios above can be complex in both the planning, execution and analysis phase. 

## Successful [Planning Strategy](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/senior-executives-use-strategic-analysis-to-create-shareholder-value) in SAP Prerequisites

 

However, if you have a [solid IT Strategy](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/resources/cio-guide-to-it-strategy/), an established planning process, existing performance metrics and a [vision](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/inbound-marketing/10-shortcuts-to-mastering-multi-channel-marketing) of where you want [to go with](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/inbound-marketing/3-multi-platform-marketing-resolutions-to-kick-off-the-new-year) your company, then you can quickly implement these scenarios successfully within your company.

## Quick Reference Guide to BPC Planning Scenarios

No matter which business planning scenario you might be using, you might find our [quick guide to BPC functions](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/get-10-critical-sap-bpc-functions/) handy as a QRG or [Quick Reference Guide](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/learn-what-makes-sap-dfps-solution-different) when building out your planning scenarios (dozens of customers already use it).  Print it out, and hang it on your wall. You can also press [the button](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/inbound-marketing/unique-techniques-to-increase-your-company-revenues) below to get the guide.

 

 

Oh, that customer that didn’t think you could do [planning and forecasting](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/request-sap-business-planning-and-consolidation-sap-bpc-consulting-support) with SAP.  We won the deal! 

 

*Do you have a [planning strategy](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/sap-bw-tutorial-best-practice-on-scope-management-plan)?*

 

**People who read this also read:**

- [How to map SAP BPC to planning scenarios](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/how-to-map-sap-bpc-to-planning-scenarios)
- [Get 10 SAP BPC functions](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/get-10-critical-sap-bpc-functions)
- [Request SAP BPC Consulting Support](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/request-sap-bpc-consulting-support) 

 

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