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Creating an ABPS Model

To create an ABPS model:

  1. Set up a base Activity-Based Management model (a parent model) with all its objects and drivers and run the Activity-Based Management engine.

  2. Add a child model using the base model you set up as the parent model ID.

  3. Create a scenario ID for this model with a Forecast scenario type.

  4. Link the scenario ID to the business unit.

  5. Create a model definition in Activity-Based Management and enter the ABPS planning information for the model.

  6. Set up planning and simulation criteria (described in the next section).

  7. Run the ABPS engine.

Specifying Planning Information for the Model

To specify ABPS information for the model:

  1. Access the Models - Run Control Information page by selecting select Activity Based Management, then select Setup, then select Model, then select Models, then select Run Control Information.

  2. In the Planning Info group box, select the Planning Technique to use: Capacity Adjusted or Fully Loaded.

  3. Select the Budget Source that will determine the cost of new resources. You can either specify General Ledger or Workforce Analytics.

    Note: To calculate the cost of full-time equivalent (FTE) employees, the budget source must be Workforce Analytics.

  4. In the TimeSpan field select the production data you want the Activity-Based Management engine to use when it runs. You set up TimeSpans in PeopleSoft EPM. Click the adjacent button to add or update TimeSpans.

  5. You can specify a budget Constraint ID. You define these constraints on the ABPS Budget Constraints page.