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BW Financial solution:

ACCOUNT PAYABLES (AP)

C.Bianco, B.Niang
April, 2008

Summary

1. Functional coverage of BW Account Payables

BW solutions covering Account Payables process: BW AP & BW AP/GL


BW AP & AP-GL Data availability
BW AP & AP-GL Functional coverage
BW AP - Vendor Line Items Blue Planet (ZXFIAPM01)
BW AP-GL - Accounts Payables and General Ledger (ZFIGLAPM1)

2. BW Account Payables Query design & Central reports

BW AP & AP-GL Query design


BW AP & AP-GL Central reports:

BW AP Vendor open items per month


BW AP-GL VAT Open Items for Cleared Vendor Lines
BW AP-GL Journal des pieces comptables (Journal)

3. Mapping of BP vs BW AP fields

Mapping table of Blue planet (SAP) fields versus BW InfoObjects

Appendix
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Functional coverage of BW Account


Payables

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BW solutions covering Account Payables process


Account Payables process deployed in Blue Planet is covered in Business
Warehouse (BW) by two solutions depending on data needs:

AP solution : Vendor Line Items Blue Planet

Multicube ZXFIAPM01

AP-GL solution: Accounts Payables and General Ledger

Multicube ZFIGLAPM1

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BW solutions covering Account Payables process


BW AP scope

AP solution : Vendor Line Items Blue Planet


Multicube ZXFIAPM01

Inside this info cube there are:

all AP reconciliation accounts data (BSEG-KOART = K);

information related to the split by profit center of Balance sheet readjustment,


derived from table BFOK_A.

Analysis can be done for all account payable amounts at vendor level.
Example of what is
loaded in the AP
cube from an
invoice posted in
BP.

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BW solutions covering Account Payables process


BW AP-GL scope

AP-GL solution: Accounts Payables and General Ledger


Multicube ZFIGLAPM1

Inside this info cube there are data coming from AP and GL info-cubes:
all AP reconciliation accounts data (BSEG-KOART = K);
data coming from B/S and PL accounts (BSEG-KOART = S and M) (ex. VAT
accounts coming from GL).

Analysis can be done for all account payable amounts both at vendor & GL
account level.
Example of what is
loaded in the APGL cube from an
invoice posted in
BP.

Note: information related to the split of Balance sheet readjustment are not available (no link with table BFOK_A).
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BW AP & AP-GL Data availability


SAP tables and Master data

Blue Planet SAP tables available in BW AP and/or AP-GL solutions

The SAP tables interfaced with AP and AP-GL info-cubes are the following:
BSEG = Actual line items of document (GL+AP)
BKPF = Accounting Document Header (GL+AP)
BSIS = Open items GL

BSIK = Open items AP

BSAS = Closed items GL

BSAK = Closed items AP

BFOK_A = Balance Sheet PC adjustment Vendor items


TKAO2 = Controlling Area assignment

BSET = Tax table GL

Note: not all the data available in each SAP table are transferred from BP to BW.
Multiple sources & availability of data are explained in next pages.

Master data available in BW AP and/or AP-GL solutions


The Master data available in BW AP are the Vendors, Profit Centers, Cost
Centers.

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BW AP & AP-GL Data availability


Loading of data in SAP tables

Dependancies on loading transactional data into SAP tables

In order to have
Vendor item &
customer item
available , the
0FI_GL_4 extraction
have to be done (SAP
Architecture
dependency).

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BW AP & AP-GL Functional coverage

BW AP and AP-GL solutions are covering the Account Payables process deployed
in Blue Planet.

Attached the web-link to the training documentation related to AP Process:


http://aww.quickplace.alcatel.com/QuickPlace/cioes/PageLibraryC1257043002EE020.nsf/h_Toc/D52699BB5B3C9CA9C125704300335
CAF/?OpenDocument

WEB link to be updated


by AL University (if new
doc developped for NAR)

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BW AP - Vendor Line Items Blue Planet (ZXFIAPM01)


Architecture - 1/2
The AP Vendor Line Items Blue planet solution is a Multi-cube solution based
on 2 different Info-Cubes linked to Blue Planet:
Cube Vendor line Items BP ZXFIAPC04
Cube Vendor line Items Balance Sheet PC Adjustments ZXFIAPC05

IMPORTANT: All local queries have to be created on this info-provider

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BW AP - Vendor Line Items Blue Planet (ZXFIAPM01)


Architecture - 2/2 (including new NAR cubes)
BW
Multicube Vendor
line items
ZXFIAPMC1

Cube Vendor
Line Item BP
ZXFIAPC04

NA - Cube Vendor
Line Item BP
ZNFIAPC04

FIAP: ODS Vendor Line


item BP
ZXFIAP04

Cube Vendor
Line Items: BA/PC
Adjustment
ZXFIAPC05

NA - Cube Vendor
Line Items: BA/PC
Adjustment
ZNFIAPC05

ODS Vendor: Line Items


BA/PC Adjustments
ZXFIAPO5

BP
Vendors: Linte Items
(Extraction Linked to
0FI_GL_4)
0FI_AP_4
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Vendor:Line Items BA/PC


Adjustments (Extraction
from BFOK_A)
ZXFIAPBK
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BW AP : Vendor Line Items Blue Planet


Key figures and dimensions
The Cube (InfoProvider) is an aggregated source of data
(dimensions, characteristics, key figures), enabling
query designing.
Each Info-Cube is made by Key Figures and Dimensions.
Dimension
Axis of analysis:
y Vendor

Measure or Key figure


Provide the value to be
evaluated:

y FI_AP Item

y Amount (Sales, Costs, Taxes)

y Organizational

y Quantity (item delivered)

y Time.

Characteristic
Used to analyze the key figure data (they are regrouped in dimensions):
y FI_AP Item: doc number, item status (O/C), clearing doc, payment block
y Vendor dimension: name, country, reconc. account,
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BW AP : Vendor Line Items Blue Planet


Key figures and dimensions
The infocube is a data target that holds reportable data. It is comprised
Characteristics and Key Figures which are classified into folders:
Key Figures folder
Calculated Key Figures folder
All Calculated Key Figures
Restricted Key Figures folder
All Restricted Key Figures
All Key Figures
Dimensions folder
Dimension 1
Characteristics
Dimension n
Characteristics
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BW AP: Vendor Line Items Blue Planet


BW Dimensions_Characteristics

Dimension example:
VENDOR

Dimension is a group of Characteristics grouped base on categories (Vendor,


Header data, Organizational unit, Time..).
The Characteristic can have additional information available (Attributes).

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BW AP: Vendor Line Items Blue Planet


BW Dimensions_Characteristics_Display attributes

Dimension example:
VENDOR

Attributes are information that can be reported in a separate column linked to


the Characteristic as a detailed information but that can not be used as
Selection criteria of the report.
In the example of these pages, the Vendor
dimension has several Characteristics. If we
take the characteristic VENDOR
(0VENDOR), within the Attributes folder
there are all the information linked to the
Vendor, like name, address, phone, VAT
register number (coming form the Master
Data), Domestic/Export, Inside/Outside
(coming from BW defined rules) ecc.

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BW AP: Vendor Line Items Blue Planet


BW Dimensions_Characteristics_Navigational attributes

Dimension example:
VENDOR

Navigational attributes are used for further analysis.


Selections and restrictions can be performed on Navigational Attributes.

In the example, the attribute COUNTRY


(OVENDOR_0COUNTRYI can be used to
set filter or to restrict in the selection
screen.

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BW AP: Vendor Line Items Blue Planet


BW Key Figures
The following Key figures are available in Vendor line item solution:
Amount Payable (AP calculated amount:
debit+credit):
y Amount payable with +/- sign (total amount to avoid to handle
amounts with the sign):
DOCUMENT Currency
LOCAL Currency

y Amount payable with BFOK_A data (amounts split by PC):


DOCUMENT Currency
LOCAL Currency

Cash Amounts:
y Discount base (amount eligible for cash discount) in
DOCUMENT Currency
y Cash discount amount in:

Note: Cash Amounts are not used today in BW Central reports

DOCUMENT Currency
LOCAL Currency
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BW AP: Vendor Line Items Blue Planet


BW Key Figures
Invoice Amounts:
y Invoice amount in:
DOCUMENT Currency
LOCAL Currency
SECOND LOCAL Currency (Hard Curr.)

y Invoice amount with +/- sign in:


DOCUMENT Currency
LOCAL Currency

y Debit amount in
DOCUMENT Currency
LOCAL Currency

y Credit amount in
DOCUMENT Currency

y Exchange rate for FI posting

LOCAL Currency
Note: Third local currency (ZX_DMBE3) is NOT used today in BP

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BW AP: Vendor Line Items Blue Planet


BW Calculated Key Figures

Under delivery in NAR


Finance Release project
(ER#3572).
Page to be reviewed &
completed by Candida &
Bruno

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BW AP: Vendor Line Items Blue Planet


BW Restricted Key Figures
The Amount, inside the Restricted Key Figures, is based on restriction.

Under delivery in NAR


Finance Release project
(ER#3572).
Page to be reviewed &
completed by Candida &
Bruno

In the case below the Amount FAS doubtful is limited to the range of GL accounts that concerned
the doubtful and the restriction FAS rate is based to the FAS rate Conversion that take form
Conversion table the rate FAS.

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BW AP-GL Accounts Payables and General Ledger (ZFIGLAPM1)


Architecture
The AP-GL Accounts Payables and General Ledger solution is a Multi-cube
solution based on 2 Info-Cubes and 1 ODS (for slow detailed data) linked to
Blue Planet:
Cube Vendor line Items BP ZXFIAPC04
ODS General Ledger Line Items BP + Hub units - ZXFIGO03
Cube General Ledger - Optimized ZXFIGC02
IMPORTANT: All local queries have to be created on this info-provider

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BW AP-GL Accounts Payables and General Ledger


Key figures and dimensions
The Cube (InfoProvider) is an aggregated source of data
(dimensions, characteristics, key figures), enabling
query designing.
Each Info-Cube is made by Key Figures and Dimensions.
Dimension
Axis of analysis:
y Vendor

Measure or Key figure


Provide the value to be
evaluated:

y FI_AP Item

y Amount (Sales, Costs, Taxes)

y Organizational

y Quantity (item delivered)

y Time.

Characteristic
Used to analyze the key figure data (they are regrouped in dimensions):
y FI_AP Item: doc number, item status (O/C), clearing doc, payment block
y Vendor dimension: name, country, reconc. account,
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BW AP-GL Accounts Payables and General Ledger


BW Dimensions_Characterisics

Dimension example:
Line item

Dimension is a group of Characteristics grouped base on categories (Vendor,


Header data, Organizational unit, Time..).
The Characteristic can have additional information available (Attributes).

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BW AP-GL Accounts Payables and General Ledger


BW Dimensions_Characteristics_Display attributes

Dimension example:
Line item

Attributes are information that can be reported in a separate column linked to


the Characteristic as a detailed information but that can not be used as
Selection criteria of the report.
In the example of these pages, the Line Item
dimension has several Characteristics. If we
take the characteristic G/L Account
(0GL_ACCOUNT), within the Attributes
folder there are all the information linked to
the G/L account, like Balance Sheet Account
flag, P&L indicator.

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BW AP-GL Accounts Payables and General Ledger


BW Key Figures
The following Key figures are available in AP-GL solution:
Amount Payable (AP calculated
amount: debit+credit):
y Amount payable with +/- sign:
DOCUMENT Currency
LOCAL Currency

Tax Amount:
y Base amount (taxable amount):
DOCUMENT Currency
LOCAL Currency

y Tax amount in
DOCUMENT Currency
LOCAL Currency

Cash Amounts:
y Discount base (amount eligible for cash
discount) in DOCUMENT Currency

y Cash discount amount in:


DOCUMENT Currency
LOCAL Currency

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BW AP-GL Accounts Payables and General Ledger


BW Key Figures
Invoice Amounts:
y Invoice amount with +/- sign in:
DOCUMENT Currency
LOCAL Currency
2nd LOCAL Currency

y Debit amount in
DOCUMENT Currency
LOCAL Currency
2nd LOCAL Currency

y Credit amount in
DOCUMENT Currency
LOCAL Currency
2nd LOCAL Currency

y Exchange rate for FI posting

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BW AP & AP-GL
All Dimensions & Key figures
Here attached the excel file with all the Dimensions & Key Figures available in:

- Multi-cube Vendor Line Items Blue planet:

MultiCube
AP_ZXFIAPM01

- Multi-cube Accounts Payables and General Ledger:

MultiCube
AP-GL_ZFIGLAPM1

In each file, list of local queries created by countries are available like example
of possible reports on AP & AP-GL solutions.

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BW Account Payables Query design &


Central reports

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BW AP & AP-GL Query design


Local query creation

1/3

Super users (also called Key users or Power users) can create local queries to
cover specific local requirements of AP department using the Multi-Cubes of AP
3
and AP-GL:
1

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BW AP & AP-GL Query design


Local query creation

2/3
5

For local queries based on AP Multicube, select Accounts Payable


folder and select Multi-Cube
Vendor line item BP:
6

To get the list of queries already existing, at step #2


click on Open query, then follow the same steps:

IMPORTANT STATEMENT/ADVISE: it is
recommended to not create a new query directly
from Multi-Cube (as the new query will be empty)
but to create a copy of one of existing query on AP
Multi-Cube.
Pay attention to the restrictions or conditions
defined! If content of query not very clear, create
from new.
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BW AP & AP-GL Query design


Local query creation

3/3
5

For local queries based on AP-GL


Multi-cube, select General Ledger
folder and select Multi-Cube MC GL
AP:
6

To get this list, at step #2 click on Open


query, then follow the same steps:

IMPORTANT STATEMENT/ADVISE: it is
recommended to not create a new query directly
from Multi-Cube (as the new query will be empty)
but to create a copy of one of existing query on AP
Multi-Cube.
Pay attention to the restrictions or conditions
defined! If content of query not very clear, create
from new.
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BW AP & AP-GL Central reports


List of AP & AP-GL Central reports - 1/2
Some Central reports are available on AP & AP-GL solutions.
In order to execute Central reports, launch Business Explorer application:
4

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List of AP & AP-GL Central reports - 2/2
The following Central reports on AP & AP-GL solutions are available in BW tool:

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BW AP Vendor open items per month


Business requirements and Key figures & Characteristics - 1/4
This report is reporting the Vendor amount of open items at a key date.
Vendor amounts are displayed by:
- Due & Not Due amounts: based on Key date selected (key date is used to define
open item situation and overdue/not due amounts).
- Authorized & Not Authorized payable amounts: based on payment block
indicator.
Key date:
29.01.2008

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BW AP Vendor open items per month


Business requirements and Key figures & Characteristics - 2/4
Filters defined for Central report &
selection criteria in selection screen

Functional rules defined for :


Key Date
The Key Date entered by users in the selection criteria
is is used to define Open Item situation, or overdue /
not due indicator or amount.
Overdue / Not due Indicator
This indicator is defined with characteristic Due Date
& is defined only for item with Clearing date =
Due Date (0NETDUEDATE) >
Key Date (Selection date)
Due Date (0NETDUEDATE) <
Key Date (Selection date)
Due Date (0NETDUEDATE) =
Key Date (Selection date)

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Key Date From open item


The query will select all the items that were open at this date, regardless of their status
at current (or system) date.
eg : Item A open
Item B cleared on dec 5th
Item C cleared on dec 10th
Report launched on dec 15th with:
- key date on dec 1st -> Items selected : A, B, C
- key date on dec 8th -> Items selected : A, C
- key date on dec 12th -> Items selected : A

Item is overdue
Item is not due
Item is due

Creation Date (BKPF-CPUDT)


If Creation date < or = Key date
If Creation date < or = Key date
If Creation date < or = Key date
If Creation date > Key date

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Clearing Date (BSADItem Selection for


AUGDT)
Open Item at Key date
Clearing date = " "
Yes
Clearing date < or = Key date
No
Clearing date > Key date
Yes
No

BW AP Vendor open items per month


Business requirements and Key figures & Characteristics - 3/4

Key figures amounts


displayed in the

Free Characteristics

report

available for
drill-down

<= O is for Open item

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BW AP Vendor open items per month


Business requirements and Key figures & Characteristics - 4/4

Grouping criteria used

Report Layout

to display amounts

preview

in the report

With:

With:

&BP_FP_FR& being a variable text

&BP_FP_FR& being a variable text

ZFIRSTDY First day of the month: from first day of the month to key due date
ZXFISCPER Due Fiscal Year/period -12: variable Offset goes from 1 to 12 for Due period
previous to entered Key due date
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ZFIRSTDY First day of the month: from first day of the month to key due date
ZXFISCPER Due Fiscal Year/period: deriving from Net due date

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BW AP-GL VAT Open Items for Cleared Vendor Lines


Business requirements and Key figures & Characteristics - 1/4
This report is reporting for Cleared Vendor items the VAT items still open.
For all the cleared vendor documents from a given clearing date, the open
position on VAT account (16310060 and 16310070) related to these documents
are displayed.

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Business requirements and Key figures & Characteristics - 2/4

Ex. A filter is defined for Vendor


accounts (K) and G/L accounts (S)

Filters defined for Central


report & selection criteria in
selection screen

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BW AP-GL VAT Open Items for Cleared Vendor Lines


Business requirements and Key figures & Characteristics - 3/4
Free Characteristics
available for

Key figures amounts

drill-down

displayed in the
report

<= C is for Closed item

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Business requirements and Key figures & Characteristics - 4/4

Characteristics

Report Layout

displayed in the

preview

report

Condition defined in
the report

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BW AP-GL Journal des pieces comptables (Journal)


Business requirements and Key figures & Characteristics - 1/4
This report is reporting vendor document items with all details both at vendor
level & GL account levels.
Amounts are reported both at Local and Document currencies.

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BW AP-GL Journal des pieces comptables


Business requirements and Key figures & Characteristics - 2/4

Filters defined for Central


report & selection criteria in
selection screen

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BW AP-GL Journal des pieces comptables


Business requirements and Key figures & Characteristics - 3/4
Key figures amounts

Free Characteristics

displayed in the

available for

report

drill-down

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BW AP-GL Journal des pieces comptables


Business requirements and Key figures & Characteristics - 4/4

Characteristics

Report Layout

displayed in the

preview

report

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Mapping of BP vs BW AP fields

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Mapping table of Blue planet (SAP) fields versus BW InfoObjects

Mapping table of Blue planet (SAP) fields versus BW InfoObjects:

Mapping R3 Fields BW InfoObjects_NA

IMPORTANT:
- file to be updated by BI A&S team
with new fields activated for NAR
FINANCE PROJECT

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Appendix

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BW Main concepts
BW structures
BW (Business Warehouse) is a data extractor.
Within Alcatel-Lucent there are two different data sources: Blue Planet or
Orion.
There are 2 structures of information :

Local

Central team

Local reports Standard reports

ODS (Operational Data Store):


contain detailed information rendered
following the functional area of the
Infoproviders (logistic, financial,
controlling). It is a kind of large data
table / data storage for transactional
data.

Cubes

2nd layer ODS

1st layer ODS

Cubes (Infoproviders) :
aggregate information of ODS into facts
+ dimensions (according to a star
scheme)

BW

Data are updated via a night job


stream:

R/3

CET for Europe & Latin America


EST for USA & CANADA

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BW Query design
Naming Convention for new Local queries

Rule to be applied by BW super/key users for naming convention of


new BW Local queries:

First part:

Country (ISO code): FR, DE, US, BE

Second part:

InfoProviders name: ZXFIAPM01

Third part:

Counter:

Fourth part:

Additional Text if needed

Q###

Example of new BW local query on AP solution (Multi-Cube ZXFIAPM01):

US_ZXFIAPM01_Q002__Due_amounts_follow-up

Note: NAR BW Leads can create protected local queries with technical codification starting with U1_
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Separate
each part
with an _

BW Authorization Variables
Authorization variables
Due to the new authorization philosophy in BW Version 7.0, when an
authorization relevant object is inserted in an infoprovider, it is automatically
activated for all solutions based on this infoprovider.
The authorization checks activated for one solution (ex. For InfoObject
Company code)

will become homogeneous FOR ALL INFOPROVIDERS and for ALL QUERIES
(cubes/multicubes/ODS) based on the same solution.
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Authorization variables in new Local queries

Local queries must contain all the info-objects (characteristics)


relevant for authorisation activated in the infoprovider.

No automatic embedding of authorization objects exist.


At time of creation of new local queries key users can follow one of these
options :
1. Create a new local query based on the Template of Query created for each
Financial solutions (the template include the authorization objects);
2. Create a new local query based on existing Central Reports (available in Bex
menu);
3. Create a new local query directly from the infoprovider and add manually all the
authorization variables activated.

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BW Authorization Variables
1st Option - Local query like a copy of the Template of Query

- 1/2

1st OPTION : Create a local query like a copy of the Template of Query

created for each BW Financial solutions


For each BW Financial solution, a Template of Query has been created with all
the necessary authorization variables.

The Template of Queries for financial solutions are the following:


For AP solution: Template of Query ZXFIAPM01 (tech. name: ZX_ZXFIAPM01_Q001)
For AP-GL solution: Template of Query ZFIAPM01 (tech. name: ZX_ZFIGLAPM1_Q001)
For AR solution: Template of Query ZXFIARMC1 (tech. name: ZX_ZXFIARMC1_Q001)
For AR-GL solution: Template of Query ZFIGLARM1 (tech. name: ZX_ZFIGLARM1_Q001)
For GL solution: Template of Query ZXFIGLM02 (tech. name: ZX_ZXFIGLM02_Q001)
For GL-AP-AR solution: Template of Query ZXFIGLM03 (tech. name:
ZX_ZXFIGLM03_Q001)

Super users can create a copy of these Template of Queries.


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BW Authorization Variables
1st Option - Local query like a copy of the Template of Query

- 2/2

Example of TEMPLATE OF QUERIES defined for AP solution:

BW AP solution
Authorization objects activated in
AP infoprovider

Authorization object defined in


Template of Query ZXFIAPM01
(tech. name: ZX_ZXFIAPM01_QUERY_TEMPLATE)

Note: only Company code is Visible in Selection screen. If you want to make the other
authorization visibles, you can change them in your local query.

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BW Authorization Variables
2nd Option - Local query like copy of Central Report
2nd OPTION: Create a new local query like a copy of existing Central

Reports (available in Bex menu)

=> With this option, all authorization variables are already included in the
Central reports.
Note: all the filters, conditions, restricted key figures, etc. will be copied as well from Central reports.
Pay attention to them!

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BW Authorization Variables
3rd Option - Creation from InfoProvider - 1/3
3st OPTION: Create a new local query directly from the infoprovider and

add manually all the authorization variables


For queries created directly from infoprovider, the authorization objects
indicated below must be inserted manually by key users.
Example of
BW AP solution

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AUTHORIZATION OBJECTS:

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AP solution

BW Authorization Variables
3rd Option - Creation from InfoProvider - 2/3
The list of authorization objects activated for each BW financial solution and the
list of authorization variables that can be used are listed in this excel file:

Author
variables_v4

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BW Authorization Variables
3rd Option - Creation from InfoProvider - 3/3
If authorization variables are not inserted in the local queries, the following error
message will be displayed: NO AUTHORIZATION

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BW AP : Cube Vendor line Items B/S PC Adjustments ZXFIAPC05


Dimensions & Key figures Star Schema

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BW AP & AP-GL: Cube Vendor line Items BP ZXFIAPC04


Dimensions & Key figures Star Schema

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BW AP-GL : Cube General Ledger - Optimized ZXFIGC02


Dimensions & Key figures Star Schema

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BW AP & AP-GL
ERs and Functional specification
For more detailed information on technical BW AP & AP-GL solutions, the
Functional and Technical specification documents are available in the
following Enhancement Request (Ers) database in Lotus Notes:

BW AP:
ER#2109 Hub Roll-out BW reporting : Solution Account payable
ER#2435 WAVE2 : BW HUB--FR-- AP new fields link to ER 2109
ER#3572 NAR Fin - BI031 - Verification of current EDW coverage in BW

BW AP-GL solution
ER#2110 Hub Roll-out BW reporting : Solution Account payable & GL conterpart
ER#2423 WAVE2 BW HUB - FR -INTE- : Central Report VAT Open items for cleared Vendor Line
and Central report Journal des pices comptables (link to ER 2110) FR-GAP282
ER#3572 NAR Fin - BI031 - Verification of current EDW coverage in BW

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BW AP & AP-GL Data availability


Jobstream Dependancies

Dependencies on loading transactional data into BW Jobstream:

TIME STAMP DEPENDENCE


0FI_GL_4 Delta must be load
before 0FI_AP_4 Delta

R/3 JOB DEPENDENCE


The BFOK_A_a table must be filled before
the loading process of the BFOK_A ODS
ZXFIAPO5

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BW AP: Vendor Line Items Blue Planet


BW Calculation FAS Rate

Under delivery in NAR


Finance Release project
(ER#3572).

Page to be reviewed &


by Candida
&
The calculation of The FAS amount needed the creation of a new transfercompleted
conversion type
ZX_FASRATE
Bruno
Based on ZFAS Exchange rate type

with target currency corresponding to the company code currency (Local currency).

and time based on key date filled by user at query launch.

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BW Account Types in General ledger

The following account types are available in Blue Planet:


RECONCILIATION ACCOUNT TYPES
K Vendors
D Customers
A Fixed Assets
OTHER ACCOUNT TYPES
M Stock account
S G/L accounts

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