SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation 7.0 Version

General Mills
SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation 7.0,

Version for SAP NetWeaver Ramp-Up Project
& SAP NetWeaver BW Ehp1 Upgrade Experience
Jay Roble General Mills, Inc.

Amy Stine General Mills, Inc.
Brian Tyson - SandPoint Consulting
Ver 042409
[ CHAVONE JACOBS
ASUG INSTALLATION MEMBER

MEMBER SINCE: 2003
[ ALLAN FISHER

MEMBER SINCE: 2008
[ COREY PEARSON

MEMBER SINCE: 2008
[ Learning Points
Ramp-Up experience of SAP BPC 7.0 NW

How BPC works in a Sourcing Planning Project
Importance of the planning data model and master data
Key Lessons Learned
Added complexity of SAP NetWeaver & SAP NW BW
BPC 7.0 NW integration with BW
Note: SAP BW shop, no prior BPC / OutlookSoft experience
Real Experience. Real Advantage.
[ Agenda
Introduction
Planning Project
Why BPC 7.0 NW Ramp-Up?
BPC Sourcing Planning Project
Ramp-Up Obstacles
EhP1 Upgrade & BPC installation
Key Differences BPC NW & MS, BPC & BW
Key Learnings
Appendix Additional NW-BW BPC info
[ Introduction - Presenters
Jay Roble General Mills
Integration Architect IS Data Warehousing
10+ years SAP & SAP BW experience
Amy Stine General Mills

Senior Applications Analyst IS Supply Chain
7+ years SAP ECC & BPS experience
Brian Tyson SandPoint Consulting

Principle Consultant, SandPoint Consulting
5+ years implementing BPC Microsoft Platform
1 year Ramp-Up BPC Netweaver Platform
[ Introduction
(cont)
General Mills
The Company of Champions

Worlds 6th largest food company
$14.9 billion in FY08 net sales*
29,500 employees
Marketed in more
than 100 countries
Fortune 500: #214**
* Includes proportionate share of JV sales

** Excludes proportionate share of JV sales
[ Agenda
Introduction
Planning Project
Ramp-Up Obstacles
Key Learnings
[ Planning Project - Overview

Goal:
Streamline the direct materials budgeting / planning process
Design Objectives
Fully integrated operational planning/tracking system
Automate Manual Processes
Update of actual data
Excel V-Looks ups for additional actual data fields
40 Offline Excel input buyer planning worksheets
Combining 40 Excel worksheets back into one
Improve Reporting
Immediate consolidated reporting on buyer input
Flexibility to report by Finished Good/Division
Exception reporting capabilities
Eliminate 3 Week Cycle time & no visibility until cycle complete!
[ Planning Project Overview (cont)

Two Languages. Raw Material (RM) & Finished Product (FP)
Raw Materials
Division (Mktg)
Manufacturing
Sourcing
Production FP
Delivered FP
RM Code
(e.g. flour, vitamin,
carton, sugar)
FP Sku/PNL
(e.g., 15 oz.Yellow Box
Cheerios or Cheerios PNL)
BOM Conversion
RM Requirement
in lbs/cs/etc.
FP Production Volume
RM Rates @ Code/Plant level

Inventory Adjs
& Locations
BOM
Conversion
Delivery Volume Est. (FP)
FP RM rates
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[ Agenda
Introduction
Planning Project
Ramp-Up Obstacles
Key Learnings
[ Why BPC 7.0 NW Ramp-UP? Initial Plan

Project Kick-Off
Plan to use BW-IP (Integrated Planning)
BW-BPS being replaced by BW-IP
Sent Employee to BW-IP training
Hired SAP BW-IP consultant
BW-IP Proof Of Concept
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[ Why BPC 7.0 NW Ramp-Up?

After attending SAP TechEd 08, indications were:
BPC is now the long term solution
BW-Integrated Planning (IP) is not a long term solution
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[ Why BPC 7.0 NW Ramp-Up (cont.)
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[ Why BPC 7.0 NW Ramp-Up - Options

1. BW-BPS (Business Planning & Simulation)
Currently used & stable technology
Support mode till 2013
No available in house resource
Dont want to train on Old functionality
Dont want to hire consultant to develop on Old functionality
Would be throwing away development
2. BW-IP (Integrated Planning)

Current prototype
No in-house resource
Roadmap indicates will be replaced by BPC
3. SAP-BPC
Ramp-Up Netweaver Version
Microsoft Version
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[ Why BPC 7.0 NW Ramp-Up BPC NW Benefits

BPC NW vs. BPC MS
Increased dimensionality removed 65,000 member limit
Lifecycle Management Transport
Support for NW BWA (BW Accelerator)
BPC NW Benefits
SAP Netweaver platform fits with our corporate model

SAP Roadmap (BW-BPS & BW-IP being replaced)
Leverage existing NW-BW system & hardware
Leverage existing in-house NW expertise
Perceived ease of integration with core BW data
Excel front-end a plus, and integration to other Office apps
Can put more power in the hands of the business
No migration back from MS to NW.
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[ Agenda
Introduction
Planning Project
Ramp-Up Obstacles
Key Learnings
15
[ Sourcing Planning Project

Goal:
Streamline the direct materials budgeting / planning process and
provide a system to facilitate the monthly assessment and
communication of raw material risks & opportunities.
Benefits
Plan & Actual Reporting of direct raw material costs by Finished
Product hierarchy levels (Division, Business Unit)
Introduction of new buyer-defined hierarchy for custom grouping
of raw materials
Budgeting Tools with Simulation and immediate feedback loop
(eliminate 3 week cycle time)
Greatly increased data integrity and accuracy by eliminating 40
offline spreadsheets
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[ Sourcing Planning Project - Project Team

GMI IS Analysts
Business user requirements, BPC install & development
BW BPS & BEx experience, No prior BPC experience
GMI BW architect
BW backend integration, NW upgrade, technical issues
BW data modeling, BEx & NW upgrade experience
SAP Consultant
BPC solution design, input schedules, data manager
No prior BPC Experience
SandPoint Consultant
Outlooksoft expert (BPC 5.1 MS)
BPC solution design, input schedules, training rest of team
SAP Ramp-up Coach

Direct contact with BPC NW developers, customer message
escalation, white paper solutions.
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[ Project As Is Business Process

Heavily manual process
Both Business & IS
Detailed Bottoms-Up
Current Process
Data
Reconciling
SAP
ECC
Rates by Matl/Plant - only twice per year
Offline monthly outlook process

Divisions requiring Cost Impacts
by Finished Product Hierarchy
Buyer
Worksheets
SAP
BW
BEx /
Excel
Offline Data
To determine pricing actions
Lengthy cycle time
Manual
spreadsheet
edits
3 wks on avg & no visibility until cycle is complete
Multiple sources of information

ECC, BW, Spreadsheets, Market
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[ Project To Be
Greatly increased data integrity and accuracy through elimination
of manual massaging of data and numerous offline spreadsheets
Provide flexibility for both detailed bottoms-up planning and
higher level top-down outlook updates
Immediate feedback on cost impacts and ability to revise and do
what-if scenarios prior to ECC load
To Be
SAP
ECC
BEx /
Excel
SAP
BW
V1
BPC
Vn
V2
Immediate
Reporting
Data
Integrity
Forecast
Accuracy
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[ Project Data Model BPC Security

Four teams
IS Admin (9 users, incl. consultants)
Access to everything
Finance Power Users ( 5 users)

Access to submit data
Access to maintain dimension members
Access to maintain corporate templates
Sourcing Buyers (40 users)

Access to read and submit data
Read Only/Reporting (18 users)

No update access
BPC Application Security is administered from the BPC Admin

Client only
Does not leverage existing SAP Netweaver security
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[ Project Data Model Overall Design
Data Volume:
11,500 raw material/plant combinations
60,000 raw material/finished good/plant combinations
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[ Project Data Model Application Design

BPC is an Account-Based modeling tool
e.g., one key figure model
Used KEYFIGUREID dimension (i.e. QTY, PRICE, SPEND, etc.)
for qualifying the one key figure value (SignData)
Duplicate dimension member values across dimensions

Duplicate values are allowed in BPC
However, supporting EV functions (fully qualified data) had bugs
Not fixed until BPC SP2
Interim fix to prefix dimension keys where risk of duplication
Time dimension
BPC requires YEAR.XXX format
Not the same time concept as BW
e.g., 2008.INP, 2008.Q, 2008.Total, MSTR.INP, MSTR.Q, etc.
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[ Project Data Model Application Design (cont)

Hierarchies
Hierarchy nodes must also be dimension members
Hierarchy display can be challenging. We opted to create
additional properties for a flattened view
Dummy data
Creation of dummy dimension members to handle data at
different intersections
inability to have unassigned dimensions
Versions
Multiple versions for snapshots, planning cycles
Units
BPC does not have inherent units. We created another
KeyFigureID and posted the value to SignData so it could be
used in calculations.
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[ Project Data Model Data Examples

KeyFigureID
Prefixed member values
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[ Project Data Model Data Examples (cont)

Hierarchy
Each hierarchy parent must

also be a dimension
member
BPC Hierarchies are exclusive to a

single dimension
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[ Project Data Model Data Transformation (cont)

Allocations
Actuals at RawMaterial/Plant/Vendor
Plan Production at Fini/RawMaterial/Plant/SourcePlant
Weighted Avg. Rate at Raw Material/Plant
Supporting data at RM/Plant (Price Unit, prev. plan price)
Could not use Allocation Engine due to keywords not supported
until BPC SP02
Workaround BPS Fox formulas
Currency conversions
Note must convert quantities as well as amounts
Copy app to app (cube to cube)

Used BPC Data Manager InfoProvider load functionality
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[ Project Data Model User Interface

Excel as interface was a big hit with our user base
Familiarity / easy transition from old process to new one
Use of Conditional formatting to warn for unusual data
Some excel crashing issues

Formatting of leading zeroes, rounding
Admin Console vs. Web Admin

Certain parameters are only accessible via the Web Admin
Harder to be in multiple instances at same time, unlike SAP

GUI
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[ Project Data Model Lessons Learned

Account-based model can be challenging for operational (keyfigure based) planning
Greatly increased cube record counts
Loading of transactional data one load per key figure
No inherent units
BPC for NW is not integrated with BW Master Data

PRO - provides flexibility for ad-hoc master data
CON cannot take advantage of existing rich, complex, accurate
master data
CON duplication of data and data loading capabilities
NO UNASSIGNED!!!!
Data must post to an intersection of all application dimensions at
a base level
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[ Project Data Model Lessons Learned (cont)

Hierarchies provide on-the-fly rollup, but nodes are not postable
BPC Dimension Properties are not the same as BW Navigational
Attributes
No supporting master data
Cannot be used for slice-and-dice, only for restricting data using EvDRE
filters
Limited aggregation capability
Locking Mechanism
Plan data is only locked at the time of write back
Minimizes end user error messages, but last-in is what stays
Script, MDX and Allocation logic

Can be challenging to learn and understand
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[ Project Data Model Lessons Learned (cont)

Excel as a front end has positives and negatives
User adoption is high for excel power users
Users must be respectful of the input schedule and report
designs
BW instance refresh
Careful you do not overwrite work-in-progress
Make regular backups of your file service files (script logic,
transformation files, etc.) by downloading these to a local drive
from UJFS
Currency conversion is different than NW

For operational models, must convert everything, including
quantities
Conversion is a triangulation on USD, not a From To
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[ Agenda
Introduction
Planning Project
Ramp-Up Obstacles
Key Learnings
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[ Ramp-Up Obstacles
Lack of product support for duplicate master data
EVDRE bugs with fully-qualified dimension members
Prefixed dimension members to create unique values
Application Available Flag inconsistencies note fixed

JavaScript in conversion files syntax issue fixed
Authorizations too broad on service users
SAP reviewed and tightened up the role authorizations
Installation issues
Clarifications and guidance provided by RIG Back Office
Performance of input schedules with comments note fixed

Performance of maintaining dimension members note fixed
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[ Ramp-Up Obstacles (cont)

Script logic syntax errors and gaps in functionality
Note fixes and use of BPS Fox due to timing of SP02
Troubleshooting BPC error messages

Errors were cryptic or misleading
BPC Logs not clear
Customer message support challenges

Unable to allow SAP connectivity to .NET server
SAP support personnel still gaining product knowledge
SAP Developers in opposite time zone
No integrated application help

Separate PDF and online available
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[ Agenda
Introduction
Planning Project
Ramp-Up Obstacles
Key Learnings
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[ Upgrade Dates
Ehp1 upgrade was a separate project

Ehp1 separate Ramp-up for non-BPC ramp-up customers
TEST pre-release Ehp1 sp01 (no Java) & BPC 7.0 NW sp00
Late RTC of Ehp1 would have cut into our testing time
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[ General Mills SAP Global Instance Landscape

HWP
HRP
MSP
SRP
BW 3.5
ECC 5.0
NW2004
SRM 4.0
sp 13
sp 17
sp 8
sp 16
North America Core
Coupon
CRP
CRM 5.0
sp 5
ERP
BW 3.5
sp 9
PTP
ECC 5.0
CFP
TPP
APP
ERP 4.7
SCM 5.0
SCM 4.1
sp 19
sp 8
sp 8
Solution Manager 4.0
sp 13
International
IEP
ECC 5.0
sp
IBP
BW 3.5
sp 16
IPP
ISM
CMP
sp 10
PI 7.0
Ehp1 sp2
NW-BW 7.01
- BW-BPS
- BPC 7.0 sp1
sp 13
CWP
Portal 7.0
EWP
XIP
sp 13
Solution Manager 4.0
sp 13
Portal 7.0
sp 10
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[ EhP1 Upgrade
Ehp1 sp02 (BI 7.01)
BPC 7.0 NW required Ehp1
BPC is an add-in, separate install
Upgrade from NW-BW 7.00 SPS13/SP15
Enhancement pack installer utility
Allows upgrade to SPS14/SP16 and apply Ehp1 in one step
Also upgraded SAP EP Portal & SAP PI (Process Integration XI)
NW-BW
General Mills Enterprise Data Warehouse
7 TB
NW-BW Enhancement Pack not the same as ECC

No switch technology, all or nothing in NW-BW
Software component changed SAP_BW_700 to SAP_BW_701
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[ EhP1 Upgrade - Enhancement Pack Installer

New Enhancement Pack Installer utility
Java based GUI run from the web
Similar to the Upgrade Assistant used to install ECC600
The shadow system

New concept if not seen the ECC600 upgrade
Shadow system is a copy of the SAP system
Upgrade can occur in shadow system while production up and running
Activities during specific phases of the upgrade

Simply preparation occurs in the shadow system (Uptime)
Eventually need to lock down the production system
To avoid changes that would result in mismatches between the shadow and
production system
Downtime appx 4 6 hours (mostly Java install)
38
[ EhP1 Upgrade - Upgrade Tips

Pre-Upgrade
Check for inactive objects before an upgrade, program RSUPGRCHECK

All DSO data activated
DBA create Oracle table spaces
Do Kernel upgrade as early as possible
Download Java patches before starting upgrade
/usr/sap/trans/EPS/in
Start PROD upgrade 2 weeks early

Upgrade to Pre-Process (Allows to resolve issues)
3 4 Days before PROD Upgrade

Upgrade to downtime
Locks system for changes
Allows loads, reporting, etc.
Post-upgrade
Re-enable SNC (single sign-on), enhancement pack installation disabled
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[ Ehp1 Upgrade Issues

InfoCubes
Manage Tab dump if using 7.0 Archive
Note 834280 - Installing technical BI Content after upgrade
Tran: RSTCO_ADMIN, Job: BI_TCO_ACTIVATION
BEx Web reports

Can save to KM but not open (Ehp1 SP04)
BEx Workbook
User w/o Auth to change, can change
No fix
Excel BPS layout issues:

Note 574240 Certificates in Microsoft Excel
Note 428092 Additional function in Manual Planning
Note 176642 Simultaneous editing several Office documents
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[ Ehp1 Upgrade Issues (cont.)

BEx Web iViews Delta links
Links to BI Web Applications do not work in FPN
FPN (Federated Portal Network)
NW BI Java 7.01 SP02 PL0
Customer message, SAP provided Java patch to 7.01 SP02 PL1
Note 1245015 BEx Web 70 + FPN Scenario: NullPointer after patch
16/30
EP (Portal) Ehp1
Upgrade could not use Enhancement Installer
Due to distributed environment with high availability
Used JSPM instead
Ehp installer on Dual Stack (same SID / System #)

Error if app server has only ABAP stack (no Java)
SAP supplied fix, be sure to test in QA
41
[ BPC Installation System Landscape
Five instance landscape:

Test
Sandbox
Development
QA
Production
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[ BPC Installation Steps

NW 7.0 BPC NW SP01
Install prerequisite software on .NET server & MSMQ

Install ABAP Server Component (Tran SAINT)
Configure ABAP Server (see appendix for detail steps)
Install .NET server component (9 steps, see install guide)
Configure .NET server component (6 steps, see install guide)
Set up Initial Application Set
Install Client Components
Note: Many manual steps.
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[ BPC Installation Tips / Issues

Tips
Need .NET server, Basis & BW resources
Verify correct security roles for content activation
Issues
CUA issues with service IDs
Incorrect end user security during content activation
SAP needed to log onto system & delete entries
Now automated program to delete APSHELL & start again
.NET server performance

Note 1000057 - Patches for SAP Connector for Microsoft .NET
2.0.1
Early Installation guides were incomplete
44
[ Agenda
Introduction
Planning Project
Ramp-Up Obstacles
Key Learnings
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[ Key Differences: BPC NW and Microsoft

NW Lifecycle Management (Transports)
Have to transport the whole AppSet
Ability to import transactional data directly from BW

Ability to leverage BW backend transactions
LISTCUBE, RSA1, LISTSCHEMA, SM37, SM51, SE16
Use of custom process chains for execution of logic

Similar to SQL SSIS packages
Currently no Business Process Flows in NW

Smaller library of script logic keywords in NW version
Ability to use BAdis for custom logic
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[ Key Differences:
BPC & BW Namespaces
Object
Description
Namespace
Static DDIC
Transactions, classes, programs, tables, data

elements, message classes, etc.
UJ*
Generated DDIC
Tables generated at runtime

/1CPMB/DM* - Data Manager
/1CPMB/*
BW Objects
Generated technical names

Ie. InfoCubes, InfoObejcts, etc
/CPMB/*
BW Object tables
Generated tables from BW objects

InfoCube Fact & Dim tables,
InfoObject SID, Attribute, etc tables,
Etc.
/B28/*
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[ Key Differences:
BPC & BW Namespaces (cont.)
Object
Format
Name
Example
AppSet
/CPMB/<AppSet>
AppShell
/CPMB/APSHELL
MultiProvider
/CPMB/<AppSet>M<Application><Random>
PLANNING
/CPMB/ATMKOOE
InfoCube
/CPMB/<AppSet>I<Application><Random>
PLANNING
/CPMB/ATIKOOY
InfoObject
/CPMB/<AppSet><Random>
Category
/CPMB/ATDOHBU
Cube Tables
Fact: /B28/F<cube> & /B28/E<cube>

Dim: /B28/D<cube>P or <seq number>
PLANNING
/B28/FATIKOOY
/B28/DATIKOOY2
InfoObject
/B28/<S,P,M,Q,T,X,Y><Iobj tech name>
Category
/B28/SATDOHBU
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[ Agenda
Introduction
Planning Project
Ramp-Up Obstacles
Key Learnings
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[ Key Learnings
Ramp-Up adds additional challenges & Time to your project
Time lines, Functionality gaps,
SAP & BPC consultants and SAP Coach critical
BPC is not fully integrated with NW BW data
No direct Master Data load from BW
Transactional data requires multiple loads
Operational planning in an Account-based planning system
Fitting multiple key figures into one can be challenging
Data duplication and high cube record volume
Complexity in ensuring all the data lines up as needed
BPC NW is not identical to SAP BPC 7.0 for Microsoft

Some functionality, script keywords not included in the NW version
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[ Key Learnings (cont)

BPC Reporting capabilities highly dependent on data model
Changing model down the road is not easy.
Solution success highly dependent on detailed upfront reporting
requirements
Not just what to report on, but how to report
BPC 7.0 for NW, requires .NET expertise in addition to NW & BW
Requires some IT involvement
Install, upgrades, custom process chains, transports
Corporate-level planning application with integration to SAP BW data

Management and development of the application / data model can be
complex
Shift from traditional SAP model of IS roles & responsibilities
EHP1 upgrade complexity

A project unto itself that could impact your enterprise BW
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[ Agenda
Introduction
Planning Project
Ramp-Up Obstacles
Key Learnings
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[ Appendix: BPC Administration

Component
Description
Dimension Library
(BW Characteristic InfoObjects)
16 Dimensions
No Dimension member formulas
Applications (BW Cubes)
6 (3 in active Use)
1.8 Million & 3.9 Million rows
Work Status
Not in Scope
Script Logic
Used in Test Instance, Production (SP02)
FX Translation
From LOCAL to USD/CAD
Journals
Not in scope
Security
72 Users, 4 teams, 4 task profiles, 3

member access profiles
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[ Appendix: BPC Functional Scope - BPC Office

Module
Component
Description
BPC Excel
Input Schedules
BPC Excel
Custom Reports
~ 5 7 + ad-hoc
One complex with VB
BPC Excel
Park-N-Go
Yes
BPC Excel
Data Manager Master Data
Flat Files
Maintain Dimensions
BPC Excel
Data Manager Transaction Data
Loads from BW InfoProvider

Loads from Flat file
15 Transformation Files
5 Conversion Files
BPC Word
Not in scope
BPC PowerPoint
Not In Scope
BPC Web
Live Reporting
Not In Scope
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[ Appendix: BPC Functional Scope - Other

Module
Component
Description
BPC Custom
Custom Logic in SAP BPC NW

Using a Business Add-In (BAdI)
Not tested, future
BPC Custom
Open Hub & InfoSpoke
Not tested, future.
BW PC
Process Chains
Delivered PC
Custom PC to run script logic
from BPC client.
BW-BPS
Fox Formulas
9 Allocations
BW-BEx
BEx Analyzer Query
One End User Report

Create File for ECC load
BW-BWA (BIA)
In production, BW cubes loaded
Not used for BPC cubes
BW-ABAP
Custom ABAP
Close Real-Time Cube Request
BW-CTS
Transports
Transport AppSet to production
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[ Appendix: BPC NW - Tables

Table
Description
UJF_DOC
BPC File Service Document Master Table
UJF_DOCMAP
BPC File Service Document Directory Path Mapping
UJF_DOCTREE
BPC File Service Document Tree Table
UJT_TRANS_CHG
BPC Transports - Object Changeability Table
UJA_SVR_DEFAULT
BPC: Server Defaults
UJE_*
BPC Security tables (teams, profiles, users)
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[ Appendix: BPC NW - Transactions

Table
Description
UJ00
BPC Configuration
UJBPCTR
BPC Transports - Create Request
UJFS
BPC File Service
UJQ0
Query Runtime Parameters
UJR0
Write back Runtime Parameters
UJSTAT
BPC Performance Statistics Report
UJUT_DATA
Unit Test Data Maintain
UJ_VALIDATION
BPC Validations Maintenance
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[ Appendix: BPC Installation Details
Configure ABAP Server (In each NW-BW instance):
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
ABAP buffer size to at least 2GB

Set /CPMB/ namespace modifiable, CPMBPC software component
Restricted Modifiability
Set /B28/ namespace to modifiable.
Create 3 BPC service user IDs & assign BPC roles.
ALEREMOTE user configured with profile S_BI-WHM-FC
Tran RSTPRFC RFC destination for After Import method
Tran SM59 Connection test on RFC dest MDS_PARSER
Assign auth to activate business content to role
Assign S_RS_ALL to BPC_SYSADMIN user
1.
9.
10.
11.
12.
Also to user doing content activation
Create entries in BPC transports table UJT_TRANS_CHG.

Install ApShell Program UJS_ACTIVATE_CONTENT
Define .NET service users to log on to ApShell
.NET virtualization is supported
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[ Links
SAP Ehp1 for NW 7.0 Support Package Stacks
https://websmp204.sap-ag.de/~form/sapnet?_SHORTKEY=01100035870000714442
BPC How-To Guides

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/wiki?path=/x/zb4
Installation, Master, Configuration, Operations Guides

http://service.sap.com/instguidescpm-bpc --> 7.0 Version for SAP Netweaver
Security Guide
http://service.sap.com/securityguide --> SAP Business User
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General Mills

SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation 7.0,

& SAP NetWeaver BW Ehp1 Upgrade Experience

Jay Roble General Mills, Inc.

ASUG INSTALLATION MEMBER

ASUG INSTALLATION MEMBER

ASUG INSTALLATION MEMBER

Ramp-Up experience of SAP BPC 7.0 NW

Real Experience. Real Advantage.

Real Experience. Real Advantage.

Amy Stine General Mills

Brian Tyson SandPoint Consulting

Real Experience. Real Advantage.

The Company of Champions

Fortune 500: #214**

* Includes proportionate share of JV sales

Real Experience. Real Advantage.

Real Experience. Real Advantage.

[ Planning Project - Overview

[ Planning Project Overview (cont)

RM Rates @ Code/Plant level

Delivery Volume Est. (FP)

Real Experience. Real Advantage.

[ Why BPC 7.0 NW Ramp-UP? Initial Plan

BW-IP Proof Of Concept

Real Experience. Real Advantage.

[ Why BPC 7.0 NW Ramp-Up?

Real Experience. Real Advantage.

[ Why BPC 7.0 NW Ramp-Up (cont.)

Real Experience. Real Advantage.

[ Why BPC 7.0 NW Ramp-Up - Options

Would be throwing away development

2. BW-IP (Integrated Planning)

[ Why BPC 7.0 NW Ramp-Up BPC NW Benefits

SAP Netweaver platform fits with our corporate model

Real Experience. Real Advantage.

Real Experience. Real Advantage.

[ Sourcing Planning Project

[ Sourcing Planning Project - Project Team

SAP Ramp-up Coach

[ Project As Is Business Process

Rates by Matl/Plant - only twice per year

Offline monthly outlook process

To determine pricing actions

Lengthy cycle time

3 wks on avg & no visibility until cycle is complete

Multiple sources of information

[ Project Data Model BPC Security

Finance Power Users ( 5 users)

Sourcing Buyers (40 users)

Read Only/Reporting (18 users)

BPC Application Security is administered from the BPC Admin

[ Project Data Model Overall Design

[ Project Data Model Application Design

Duplicate dimension member values across dimensions

Interim fix to prefix dimension keys where risk of duplication

[ Project Data Model Application Design (cont)

[ Project Data Model Data Examples

Prefixed member values

Real Experience. Real Advantage.

[ Project Data Model Data Examples (cont)

Each hierarchy parent must

BPC Hierarchies are exclusive to a