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Working with data packages
in BPC 10
created by Taru Dhawan on Oct 12, 2012 8:41 AM, last modified by Taru Dhawan on Sep 4, 2013 12:23 AM
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Introduction: Data Management Packages

Following are the different data management packages are available in the Data Manager tab of EPM 10 . These data
management packages allow us to perform general data management tasks, like Append, Move, Clear,
Load etc .
This document entails each one of these, explaining their use in data export and import .





These data management tasks trigger a process chains in the backend (SAP BI) .





Important key words:

1. Transformation File: Allows administrators to set up the rules for reading data from an external source and putting it in the
proper form for your BPC database . This file can further be used for sending data to upstream applications.

Example:




1. *OPTIONS: This section provides different options available for the et up of transformation .
2. *MAPPING: This section defines the mapping between transfaromation to BPC .
*CONVERSION : This part of the transformation file identifies the conversion sheet to be used with a particular dimension .

Data Management Packages

1. Append

Append is used when the value for measure is to be added for the existing set of values
of dimensions . It works in a similar fashion as summation in an infocube .
Select the Append package and click on Run .


Select the flat file to be used .

In this case :


Following steps:




Click Finish .




The following message will appear . Click on OK and then View Status .


The status will appear as successful . And detailed log will tell us the number of records appended .



Further, the data in the BI cube can be verified:

Create a report in EPM tab and check the data, as explained below .
Now, follow the steps below and create a report to verify the data .
Go to New report


Select Dimensions into rows and MEASURES into Column


Now, apply filter on ACCOUNT , INTERCO, TIME and PRODUCT






Proceed and see the output .




Now, modify the file and load APPEND package again following the same steps, to check if data gets appended .



Now, refresh the report and check if the output becomes 600 for the same set of filters .





2. Clear

The "Clear" package clears the data in the table by importing negative values for the existing positive values and vice versa . It
does not delete the records .

Select Clear and click on Run .



Select member criteria for Clear .





Follow further steps and Finish . The status can then be checked for number of records cleared successfully .


Check Status .




Verification :
Records before executing the data package:




Check BI cube for records added with negative values as per the selection criteria .
Records after executing the data package:



3. Copy

The "Copy" package copies data from source to destination between dimensions within the Planning and Consolidation
application .
In this case we want to copy the below mentioned records for Product C and from Brazil (BR) to France (FR) .




Select the required method for copy and proceed .



Specify the copy conditions:




Click on finish .
Verification: Records have been copied .



4. Export Master Data to file
The "Export Master Data" package exports transaction data from an application to a flat file
Master data can be exported either to a file, can be placed on an application server and can also be extracted to BADI .
Select package and hit Run .




Select the dimension to be used and proceed with the wizard, by creating a new flat file where the master data will be stored .
If no transformation rules need to be required then a blank tranformation file can be used and Finish .



Run Package and check status .



Data Preview option can be used to view the file .




This output can further be download to a local file for further sharing .

5. Export Transaction Data to file

Transaction data can also be exported either to a file , can be placed on an application server and can also be extracted to BADI .
Select package and hit Run .



Specify the parameters for the desired range of output .




Specify the measures to be exported . In this scenario, only the SIGNEDDATA values will be taken further into the file .
By this way we can customize the output .



Follow the steps of the wizard and check the file through Data Preview as explained earlier .



6. Import Description

Imports description of a dimension from flat file .

Prepare the flat file and follow the wizard .





Transformation file:




Specify Dimension name and Finish .



Check status:



Verify the dimension:





7. Import Master data Attribute/Hierarchy from flat file

Create Transformation file:



Create Flat File:



Specify the file name:



Select the transformation file:



Specify Dimension:



Maintain write mode :



The above two modes give us an option to overwrite the existing hierarchy with the new changes or to use the existing hierarchy
with modifications .
Run



View Status:






Check Account Master Data





8. Import Transaction data, aggregate overwrite mode

This mode is used to import transaction from a flat file using the aggregate overwrite mode

Create a CSV flat file

Create transformation file if required.


Go to Run Package and follow the wizard.





View Status



New report






Final report




9. Import Transaction data from NetWeaver BW
InfoProvider

Identify Source Info provider


Source data:



Transformation file:



Specify the transformation file


Select the desired mode.

Follow the steps further and finish.

Check status of the load.


Data should now be loaded in the BI cube.




10. Import Transaction data from NetWeaver BW
InfoProvider(UI)


Works in almost similar fashion as Import Transaction data from Net Weaver BW InfoProvider. The only difference beingthe
Set Selection option available for loading the data.




Thus, we can define the selection parameters for which we want to load data. Example a date range can be given or a particular
account. We can even put selections on Request ID and Change run ID.





In this scenario , I will load data for a particular account.




Source data:



Transformation file:




Verification:



11. Move


The "Move" package lets you move any selection of data within an application. You are prompted to input source and destination
data selections for all dimensions.

There are two options available to us while trying to use the data package MOVE.



Let us consider both scenarios one by one.


I. Merge data values.

Following are two unique records from the source data.



By maintaining the following selections, I want to copy the same amount for Product B, from account BS111 to PL010.



Following the steps, we get the following output.

In this scenario, we can observe that 4 new records are generated . 2 which nullify the vales for account
BS111 and 2 new records for account PL010.


II. Replace and clear


Selecting this option, for the same source data,we get the following output in the cube.

Verification:



Thus, we see that in this scenario, 8 new records have been generated. 2 are unique for PL010 and 6 are generated to clear the
existing records in the
source data.
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1 Comment

Rajesh Balakrishnan Sep 5, 2013 8:21 AM
Great piece Taru.
One point of difference I have seen in Import Transaction Data from BW & Import Transaction Data from BW (UI) is
that the Set Selection overrides the SELECTION entry (in *OPTIONS) you might have in the TRANSFORMATION
File. Therefore, if one is using the UI option to load the transaction data, they have to ensure that the Set Selection
screen is completely selected as per requirement, as the SELECTION line item of *OPTIONS section will be
completely ignored.

Thanks,
Rajesh
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