IBM SCPM Forecast Macro Tool
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Forecast Macro Overview
SCPM Forecast Macro Tool
• A Microsoft Excel-based macro-driven spreadsheet
• Based on your SCPM role permissions, it enables you to work offline
with previously-downloaded data measures:
1. Forecast
4. Proposal
2. Commitment
5. Commodity Risk
3. Order Book
6. RSC Stock
• Displays the SCPM data in IBM “horizontal” format that includes:
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Collaboration Dimensions, Data Measures and Time Buckets
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Attribute data including SubGeo and Order Type or Document Number
• Allows users to save updates to Forecast, Commitment, or CRA data
as SCPM-format flat files, in preparation for upload to SCPM
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Process Flow
• There are five steps you complete when
using the tool:
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1. Download SCPM-format flat file data from
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2. Load the data files to the tool
(converts vertical to horizontal)
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3. View and update the data in the tool
4. Save the updated data
(converts horizontal to vertical)
5. Upload the flat file data to SCPM
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Downloading the Macro Tool
Downloading the Macro Tool
SCPM-MacroTool.xls
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1. From the Navigation Tree, click the [+] icon left of Upload
/Download
2. Click Macro Tool to access the File Download window
3. Click the Save button to save the Macro Tool to your hard
drive
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Loading Data into the Macro
Starting the Macro
• When you open the tool, Excel presents the Tool Splash Screen
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1. Click the Open Download File button
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Uploading Data to Tool
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1. At the Open File dialog box, select the SCPM flat files you want to upload
to the Tool.
2. Click the Open button to upload the files to the Tool.
Note: You can press the <ESC> key to cancel the upload process.
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Using the Forecast Macro
Tool Display
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After the tool finishes converting the SCPM-format flat files to IBM
“horizontal” format, it displays the data and tool functions in a
second Excel tab
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Tool Display
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The tool user interface has four sections:
A. Input Modifiers
B. Collaboration Data Elements
C. Data Measures and Daily Buckets
D. Macro Buttons
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Input Modifiers
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• The Input Modifier section displays the Input Modifiers you
selected:
A. Operation – the File Upload Type (Load or Update), it is modifiable
B. Delta Options – the Calculated Delta method and Include RSC Stock
option, both are modifiable
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Collaboration Data Elements
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Domain – required data for upload process, always IBM Broker Domain
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Data Measures and Daily Buckets
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Uploaded
Calculated
A. Data Measure – uploaded and calculated data measures:
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RSC Stock – uploaded SCPM flat file data (read-only)
Forecast – uploaded SCPM flat file data (modifiable)
Order Book – uploaded SCPM flat file data (read-only)
Proposal – uploaded SCPM flat file data (read-only)
Commitment - uploaded SCPM flat file data (modifiable)
Commodity Risk – uploaded SCPM flat file data (supplier cannot view, modifiable)
Delta – calculated data (computation set by Input Modifier or Delta Options settings)
Cum Delta – calculated data (= Current Delta + Previous Cum Delta)
B. Daily Buckets – daily buckets as set by Input Modifier
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Macro Buttons
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• There are Update, Copy, and Save macros:
A. Update Macros
B. Copy Macros
C. Save Macros
• Clicking the button executes the macro process
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Updating FC Version or Doc Number
Updating FC Version
• Allows you to update Forecast version number.
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Updating Data Measures
Copy Proposal
• Copies Proposal data to the Commitment data measure:
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Copy Forecast
• Copies Forecast data to the Commitment data measure:
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Copy Order Book
• Copies Order Book data to the Commitment data measure:
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Saving Macro Data
Saving Forecast, Commit, and CRA Data
• Clicking the Save Forecast, Save Commit, Save CRA, Save Order
Book, or Save RSC Stock button prompts the tool to save the
Forecast (A), Commit (B), Commodity Risk (C), Order Book (D), or
RSC Stock (E) data as an SCPM format flat file.
Note: Each of these is a separate file that you have to upload.
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D
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Saving Forecast, Commit, and CRA Data
Work In Progress Tip
At any time, you can save the macro tool
and data you are working with by following
the Menu Path: FileSave As.
You must save the file as an Excel format
and the file name must be less than 25
characters.
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When you click a Save button, the tool first converts the data to SCPMformat before displaying the Save As dialog box
1. At the Save As dialog box appears, enter the file name for the new file and
click the Save button.
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When you are ready, you can use the SCPM Upload feature to upload the
data to the system. Note: SCPM will only let you upload data measures that
your role has permission to update.
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