Naming Convention for an SEM-BPS project
Every SEM-BPS project goes through this situation.
How to name the various SEM-BPS objects? SAP projects are long initiatives and may take more than a year to complete. In
several instances, the original team members are no longer there by the end of the project.
In such a case, it is
important to have some standards in place. Naming convention for the SEM objects in one way to ensure consistency on an SEM
initiative.
We have put together a possible Naming Convention standard for an SEM-BPS initiative, based on our
collective experience here at SAP Professionals Network. This may need changes in your particular situation, but it is a
reference that you can use to customize one for your project.
If you have any comments or want to suggest some
changes/additions or any caveats please share them via the comments at the bottom so that everyone can benefit from
collective experience and wisdom.
Characters 1-2: XX for
Client Initials
Character 3: A = Actual; P = Plan; M = Multi-Planning Area (MP for char 3 and 4 for Multi-
planning Area)
Characters 4: A = Planning Area
Characters 5-8: Serial Numbers
align="center">Planning Level
Characters 1-2: XX for Client Initials
Character 3: A =
Actual; P = Plan; M = Multi-Planning Area (MP for char 3 and 4 for Multi-planning Area)
Characters 4: L =
Planning Level
Characters 5-8: Serial Numbers
Package
Characters 1-2: XX for Client Initials
Character 3: A = Actual; P = Plan; M =
Multi-Planning Area (MP for char 3 and 4 for Multi-planning Area)
Characters 4: P = Planning
Packagel
Characters 5-8: Serial Numbers
Function
Characters 1-2: XX for Client Initials
Character 3: A = Actual; P = Plan; M =
Multi-Planning Area (MP for char 3 and 4 for Multi-planning Area)
Characters 4-5: PF = Planning
Function
Characters 6-8: Serial Numbers
Layout
Characters 1-2: XX for Client Initials
Character 3: A = Actual; P = Plan; M =
Multi-Planning Area (MP for char 3 and 4 for Multi-planning Area)
Characters 4-5: PL = Planning
Layout
Characters 6-8: Serial Numbers
Characters
1-2: XX for Client Initials
Character 3: A = Actual; P = Plan; M = Multi-Planning Area (MP for char 3 and
4 for Multi-planning Area)
Characters 4-5: PG = Parameter Group
Characters 6-8: Serial
Numbers
Characters 1-2: XX for Client
Initials
Character 3: A = Actual; P = Plan; M = Multi-Planning Area (MP for char 3 and 4 for Multi-planning
Area)
Characters 4-5: PS = Planning Sequence
Characters 6-8: Serial Numbers
align="center">Planning Variable
Characters 1-2: XX for Client Initials
Character 3: A =
Actual; P = Plan; M = Multi-Planning Area (MP for char 3 and 4 for Multi-planning Area)
Characters 4-5: PV =
Planning Variable
Characters 6-8: Serial Numbers
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