1.

CIF Documentation
The data is exchanged between the ECC and APO systems through of standard interface called
CIF (Core Interface) that is included in the SAP ECC Plug-In.
A RFC connection (Remote Function Call) connects the SAP ECC System and APO System. The
system transfers the data selected in the CIF via this connection.



The Master data and Transactional data that must be transferred from ECC to APO system are
determined in the CIF, which is responsible to control this transfer. The CIF is a real-time
interface that works through Integration Models generated in SAP ECC system. Integration
Models contain all data to be transferred from SAP ECC to SAP APO (Material, Plants, Sales
Orders, Inventory).
The transfer of data via CIF is done asynchronously through qRFC queued Remote Function
Call and it could be configured with Outbound or Inbound queue methods.

2. CIF Configuration
The next steps were based on scenario in the MGS System landscape. Pay attention with the
nomenclature about your landscape.

2.1 ECC System
A) Create an user for ALE communication (Tcode: SU01);
E.g.: ECCREMOTE (SAP Note 727839 - Authorization role for the SAP SCM - SAP R/3
integration).
Generally we create an user with communication or service type with SAP_ALL authorization
copy less than securities roles.

B) Define the APO and ECC logical systems (BD54);
E.g.: <SID>CLNT<MDT>

C) Assign the ECC logical system to a client (SCC4);

D) Specify SAP SCM release (NDV2);
E.g.: APOCLNT100 with System Type = SAP_APO and Release = 701


E) Set RFC destination for the CIF communication usage (SM59);
Always use the RFC destination with the APO logical system name to becomes more easy to
administrate.
Obs: Insert into /ect/hosts files in both servers (ECC & APO) the IP Addresses and the hostnames
about CIF servers to be known by SM59.
E.g.: <SID>CLNT<MDT> = APOCLNT100



F) Set target system and queue type (CFC1);


G) Set user parameters (CFC2);


H) Define filter and selection block size (CFC3);
Apply values using the following SAP Notes:
Note 436527 - CFC3 - Block Size Recommentations
Note 1508632 - CIF: Timeout during initial transfer for batches
Note 1654328 - CIF SLS: Small LUWs with select size param. of initial load

K) Determine number ranges for parallelization (CFC8);


L) Define the Changes to CIF Master Data (CFC9).
Define the filters to use the option Matl ChangeTtans = 2 (BTE Transfer, Immediately).


M) Maintain QOUT Scheduler for APO & ECC Systems (SMQS);


N) Maintain QIN Scheduler for queue name = CF*(SMQR);


2.2 SCM System
A) Create an user for ALE communication (Tcode: SU01);
E.g.: SCMREMOTE (SAP Note 727839 - Authorization role for the SAP SCM - SAP R/3
integration).
Generally we create an user with communication or service type with SAP_ALL authorization
copy less than securities roles.

B) Define the APO and ECC logical systems (BD54);
E.g.: <SID>CLNT<MDT>

C) Assign the APO logical system to a client (SCC4);

D) Create BSG -Business System Group (/SAPAPO/C1);


E) Assign logical systems to BSG - Business System Group (/SAPAPO/C2);
E.g.:
APO System
BusSystGrp = BSG I
Logical System = <SID>CLNT<MDT>
SAP Ind. = " "
Release = 70
Queue Type = Inbound Queues
Err. Hndlg = Postprocessing
ECC System
BusSystGrp = BSG I
Logical System = <SID>CLNT<MDT>
SAP Ind. = X
Release = 600
Queue Type = Inbound Queues
Err. Hndlg = Postprocessing


F) Maintain distribution definitions for some publications types(/SAPAPO/CP1);


G) Define User parameters for CIF Users (/SAPAPO/C4);
E.g.: Generally in User column we set for "*" that will be used for all users in the system.


H) Maintain QOUT Scheduler for APO & ECC Systems (SMQS);


I) Maintain QIN Scheduler for queue name = CF*(SMQR);