Which applications can send forecast data to SAP S/4HANA?

The application that is designed to send forecast data to SAP S/4HANA is SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP). This is because IBP is a specialized tool that focuses on demand planning, supply chain planning, and financial planning, optimizing all aspects of these processes by providing a unified platform for real-time analytics. One of its core functionalities is the ability to create and share forecasts based on market trends, historical data, and statistical models.

In the case of SAP Supply Chain Management (SCM), while it is capable of managing various supply chain functions, its primary focus is not specifically on forecast data creation or dissemination to S/4HANA. Instead, SCM usually integrates with various models for inventory and transportation, which may include forecasting aspects, but it does not focus primarily on the forecasting function as IBP does.

SAP Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) and SAP Customer Relationship Management (CRM) serve other business functions, such as handling supplier interactions and customer data management, respectively. These applications do not specialize in forecast data generation and do not typically engage in sending forecast data to S/4HANA. Their primary purpose is to enhance supplier and customer interactions rather than provide demand forecasts, which connects the need for an application like IBP to