Mass Maintenance of Products (DD)
Application component: Buffer Level Management Backend
App type: Transactional
Line of business: Supply Chain
Leading industry: Cross Industry
Solution capability: Material Requirements Planning (S/4)
Scope items: Demand-Driven Buffer Level Management
Description:  With this app, you can display and change product details (master data records) relevant to Demand-Driven Replenishment. After you have classified or re-classified your products, you can view the results of the classifications in this app, and based on the results, select products that are relevant to Demand-Driven Replenishment. You can use the mass change feature to change the master data records for several products simultaneously. This is the second app that you’ll use when you start with Demand-Driven Replenishment. 
With this app, you can display and change product details (master data records) relevant to Demand-Driven Replenishment. After you have classified or re-classified your products, you can view the results of the classifications in this app, and based on the results, select products that are relevant to Demand-Driven Replenishment. You can use the mass change feature to change the master data records for several products simultaneously. This is the second app that you’ll use when you start with Demand-Driven Replenishment.
Key features:    Select products that are relevant to Demand-Driven Replenishment.   Mark your selected products as DD-relevant by setting an appropriate MRP type.   Display and change the results of product classifications.   Select an averaging interval, based on which the Average Daily Usage (ADU) and the Decoupled Lead Time (DLT) will be calculated.   Select which lot sizing procedure the system uses within materials planning to calculate the quantity to be procured or produced. Note When you select D1 as the MRP type while creating demand-driven materials, the lot-sizing procedure must be H1.   Set a minimum lot size to define a minimum procurement quantity.   Export your filtered results into a spreadsheet and save it to your computer.   Calculate individual lead time of products using one of the following methods:  Using the creation date   Using the release date    Directly from the product master   Using predictive analysisNote You can use predictive analysis to calculate individual lead time for stock transfer products only. For more information, see Predictive Scenario for Lead Time of Stock Transfer Products.     View and filter products according to their DD Scope by enabling the DD Scope filter from the Adapt Filters option. You can also view the products according to their Positioning status in the Positioning – Internal and Positioning – External tabs.   In addition, the app supports the following technical features and options:   SAP Jam Integration   Email Integration   Save as Tile   
Business roles: Production Planner| Material Planner - External Procurement
Production Planner : 
Plans, monitors and adjusts material supplies produced internally and ensures material availability for sales order fulfillment and production supply. Collaborates internally with customer care and other production planners.

Material Planner - External Procurement: (is an add-on role to the Material Planner)
Ensures the availability of materials for production supply plans and monitors and adjusts material supplies procured externally. Collaborates internally with production planners and externally with suppliers.