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Summary:
This article provides an insight on general uses of Distributor and Collector functionality in BPC and how to generate the Offline reports/Schedules according to the rules in the distribution list template. Author: Dobbala Ellora
Author Bio:
Dobbala Ellora is currently working with Capgemini India Pvt Limited as a BI Consultant. He is working on SAP BI 7.0 and is mainly responsible for execution of SAP BW/BI projects.
SAP NetWeaver 7.0 Business Planning and Consolidation: ePublish Distribution and Collection
Table of Contents
I. Objectives: .......................................................................................................................................................3 II. Benefits of Distributor and Collector: ..............................................................................................................3 III. Creation of Distribution List: ..........................................................................................................................3 III.A. Standard Delivered Template:................................................................................................................4 III.B. Standard Template Settings: ..................................................................................................................4 IV. Important Steps .............................................................................................................................................5 V. Template Validation........................................................................................................................................6 VI. Distribution and Collection.............................................................................................................................8 VI.A Offline Distribution ...................................................................................................................................8
VI.A.1 Lockdown and Send Mail ..................................................................................................................................8 VI.A.2 Lockdown and Save to Folder.........................................................................................................................10
VI.B Collection...............................................................................................................................................13 VIII. Important Aspects..................................................................................................................................15 Security Aspects ...........................................................................................................................................15 Technical Aspects .........................................................................................................................................15 Related Content................................................................................................................................................15 Disclaimer and Liability Notice..........................................................................................................................16
SAP NetWeaver 7.0 Business Planning and Consolidation: ePublish Distribution and Collection
I. Objectives:
The main objective of this document is to explain general uses of Distributor and collector functionality, how to generate the offline reports/schedules and loading back the input schedules back into the system using collector.
To create a new distribution list Go to ePublish > Manage Distribution List > New.
SAP NetWeaver 7.0 Business Planning and Consolidation: ePublish Distribution and Collection
III.A. Standard Delivered Template: By clicking on option New a Standard Delivered Template is displayed. This standard template has three sections and each section requires necessary details to be entered as per the distribution list settings.
III.B. Standard Template Settings: Enter required details in each section as shown below: Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 1: Enter a name for the overall book. Section 2: Second section will distribute the input schedule. Section 3: Third section will distribute a report.
SAP NetWeaver 7.0 Business Planning and Consolidation: ePublish Distribution and Collection
In order to choose the report fromthepathfirstofallweneed to place the saved report in the path. Upload the saved report from yourPCtotheserverasshownin FigA.
FigA
Specify the Path to the last detail to save and validate the template without errors. Path as shown in Fig B.
FigB
Uploaded file can be seen in the BI System BPC File Service User Interface.
Fig C
SAP NetWeaver 7.0 Business Planning and Consolidation: ePublish Distribution and Collection
V. Template Validation
Once the required fields are entered in the template then validate the template for workbook protection, errors in syntax, Structure and the inputted values.
SAP NetWeaver 7.0 Business Planning and Consolidation: ePublish Distribution and Collection
SAP NetWeaver 7.0 Business Planning and Consolidation: ePublish Distribution and Collection
ChooseLockdownandSend mailradiobuttonasshown.
SAP NetWeaver 7.0 Business Planning and Consolidation: ePublish Distribution and Collection
Specify the subject and body of the message also you have the ability to request send confirmation and ZIP the attachments.
After all the required details are entered click Next to proceed further.
Selectthereport(s)that needstobedistributedand
Successful completion of the task will display the following message along with the publish time.
SAP NetWeaver 7.0 Business Planning and Consolidation: ePublish Distribution and Collection
Note: SMTPAUTH, SMTPPASSWORD, SMTPPORT, SMTPSERVER, SMTPUSER parameters need to be configured to distribute reports via emails.
Choosethedistribution templatefromthelist.
SAP NetWeaver 7.0 Business Planning and Consolidation: ePublish Distribution and Collection
SAP NetWeaver 7.0 Business Planning and Consolidation: ePublish Distribution and Collection
SAP NetWeaver 7.0 Business Planning and Consolidation: ePublish Distribution and Collection
VI.B Collection The collection of reports can be done by two ways either by E-mail or from the folder created in Client PC. If the folder path is chosen then the files available in the folder are displayed where in one or several files can be chosen to collect the same.
Choose the option Local folder to collect the reports from the local folder.
SAP NetWeaver 7.0 Business Planning and Consolidation: ePublish Distribution and Collection
Next review the distribution summary to confirm the selections and click Process to complete the task.
SAP NetWeaver 7.0 Business Planning and Consolidation: ePublish Distribution and Collection
VIII. Important Aspects Security Aspects Users should be assigned correct task inorder to be able to execute the necessary distribution and collection processes. An assigned authorization needs to be checked against member access profile. Security does not control the generated work books. Since the generated work books are offline who ever has the access to the workbooks can view the data in the workbooks Technical Aspects Web admin parameters are required to distribute reports via email: SMTPAUTH, SMTPPASSWORD, SMTPPORT, SMTPSERVER, and SMTPUSER. Distributor/Collector almost entirely runs on Client Code so there are tables in the backend ABAP development in place to support this function.
Related Content
http://help.sap.com SAP Business Planning and Consolidation 7.0, Version for SAP NetWeaver BPC Office, Work Status.
SAP NetWeaver 7.0 Business Planning and Consolidation: ePublish Distribution and Collection