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BPC420SAP BusinessObjects Planningand Consolidation, Version forSAP NetWeaver: Administration

SAP BusinessObjects - Financial Performance Management

Course OutlineCourse Version: 97Course Duration: 5 Day(s)Publication Date: 04-06-2013Publication Time: 1522

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Contents

Course Overview ...................................................................... v

Course Goals .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vCourse Objectives ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v

Unit 1: Application Presentation .................................................. 1

Introducing the Benefits, the Interfaces, and the Components .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Implementing SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation ... . . . . . . . 1Presenting Modeling Aspects .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Unit 2: Configuration................................................................. 2

Describing the Technical Architecture of BO PC.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Navigating in the Administration Interface ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Creating Environments .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Creating Dimensions ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Creating Models.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Describing the Security Model .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Defining Parameters.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Unit 3: Using the EPM add-in ...................................................... 4

Introducing the Excel Interface of the EPM add-in .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Unit 4: Data Acquisition ............................................................. 5

Managing Data with Data Manager.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Flat File Upload and BW Data Upload Master Data and Hierarchy Upload

and Loading of Transaction Data ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Unit 5: Logic Scripts ................................................................. 6

Creating Basic Logic Scripts and Online Execution ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Creating Logic Scripts and Central Execution ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Defining Logic Scripts for Allocation... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Integrating Logic Scripts and ABAP ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Introducing Member Formulas ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Unit 6: Business Process Flows .................................................. 8

Creating Planning Business Process Flows... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

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Unit 7: Administration ............................................................... 9

Validating Master Data ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Configuring Audits .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Presenting Concurrency Locking ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Configuring Work Status ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9OPTIONAL: Explaining Transports .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

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BPC420 Course Overview

Course Overview

Target AudienceThis course is intended for the following audiences:

Application Consultants

BO PC Administrators

Project Leaders

Project Team Members

Technical Pre-Sales

Course PrerequisitesRequired Knowledge

BW310

Excel

Recommended Knowledge

Experience with SAP NetWeaver BW

Course GoalsThis course will prepare the participant to:

Configure SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation (10.0), version for SAPNetWeaver

Understand the system architecture and integration

Perform administration

Use logic for planning and reporting

Execute data imports

Build business process flows for planning

Course ObjectivesAfter completing this course, the participant will be able to:

Set up environments, models, and dimensions

Work with hierarchies

Navigate in the interface for Excel

Perform flat file, InfoCube to InfoCube transaction data imports

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Set up BW characteristic master data imports

Create Data manager package links

Work with logic, business add-ins (BAdIs), and custom process chains

Execute Allocations

Configure business process flows

Set up work status and security

Work with activity and data audit

Discuss locking

Discuss transports

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BPC420 Course Outline

Unit 1Application Presentation

Unit OverviewThis unit includes a conceptual overview. It shows the benefits of Business Objects Planningand Consolidation and some important modeling aspects. It also gives some project guidance.

Lesson: Introducing the Benefits, the Interfaces,and the Components

Lesson ObjectivesAfter completing this lesson, the participant will be able to:

Explain the key terms

Discuss the benefits of SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation

Describe the components

Identify the most important features of SAP BusinessObjects Plan-ning and Consolidation

Lesson: Implementing SAP BusinessObjectsPlanning and Consolidation


Discuss the implementation process

Describe general business requirements for the planning and consolidation application

Lesson: Presenting Modeling Aspects


Discuss the key terms of Planning and Consolidation.

Explain the main idea of Dimension properties in Planning and Consolidation

Describe Modeling of Bottom up and Top Down Planning in Plan-ning and Consolidation

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Unit 2Configuration

Unit OverviewThis unit is about the architecture of Business Planning and Consolidation, about the Conceptof the Web Client and describes the creation and features of Environments, Dimensions andModels.

Lesson: Describing the Technical Architecture of BO PC


Define the technical background of SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation.

Lesson: Navigating in the Administration Interface


Navigate in the Web UI client

Discuss the Workspace and Library Concept

Navigate in the Admin Web UI

Lesson: Creating Environments


Create an Environment

Configure an Environment

Lesson: Creating Dimensions


Create dimensions and members

Create properties and hierarchies



Lesson: Creating Models


Discuss the creation of a model

Explain Model Page features

Outline the dos and donts in BW for InfoProviders created in BO PC

Describe delivered Measure Formulas and define Custom Measures.

Lesson: Describing the Security Model


Discuss the BO PC Security Concept

Recognize Security Conflicts

Lesson: Defining Parameters


Discuss functional parameters and configuration parameters.

Describe how to customize parameters



Unit 3Using the EPM add-in

Unit OverviewThis unit is about the EPM Add-in, about the most important flags for reports and input formsand gives an overview about delivered templates.

Lesson: Introducing the Excel Interface of the EPM add-in


Create an EPM add-in connection

Describe the features of the EPM add-in ribbon

Define default values for dimensions with the EPM Context Bar

Build a simple report



Unit 4Data Acquisition

Unit OverviewAfter completing this unit, you will understand how load master and transaction data well ashierarchies from BW. You will also understand how to load data via Flat File. This unit alsoshows how to create a MultiProvider and Query Scenario based on plan data from BO PC.

Lesson: Managing Data with Data Manager


Explain the Data Manager Package tool and the issues related to it.

Lesson: Flat File Upload and BW Data Upload Master Dataand Hierarchy Upload and Loading of Transaction Data


Explain the configuration of Flat File Uploads.

Describe the set up of Uploads from BW.

Install Master Data Upload, a Hierarchy Upload and Transaction Data Uploads



Unit 5Logic Scripts

Unit OverviewThis unit is about all kinds of Logic in BO PC and shows different ways of executing the logic.

Lesson: Creating Basic Logic Scripts and Online Execution


Describe the concept of Logic Scripts

Identify Logic Script Commands

Recognize Golden Rule for Logic Scripts

Lesson: Creating Logic Scripts and Central Execution


Describe the central execution of Logic Scripts

Define how to adapt Packages for Central Execution

Explain how to execute a Logic Script from a Button

Illustrate how to create a prompt for Variable Values

Lesson: Defining Logic Scripts for Allocation


Discuss the concept of allocation in BO PC

Define the logic elements for Allocation

Execute an Allocation



Lesson: Integrating Logic Scripts and ABAP


Discuss function modules in BO PC

Describe the integration between ABAP and BO PC

Lesson: Introducing Member Formulas


Identify the possibility of on the fly calculation

Create Member Formulas



Unit 6Business Process Flows

Unit OverviewAfter completing this unit, you will be able to work with Business Process Flows.

Lesson: Creating Planning Business Process Flows


Create a Business Process Flow

Run a Business Process Flow



Unit 7Administration

Unit OverviewAfter completing this unit, you will be able to understand Master Data Validations, Audits,Concurrency Locking, the Work Status Concept and Transports.

Lesson: Validating Master Data


Estimate the Validation Concept

Describe the customizing for Validation

Lesson: Configuring Audits


Track Changes to Data and Activities

Configure Auditing

Lesson: Presenting Concurrency Locking


Define how Concurrency Locking works

Lesson: Configuring Work Status


Explain the concept of work status

Describe customizing

Identify execution of work status



Lesson: OPTIONAL: Explaining Transports


Define how transport works in BO PC

Illustrate the transactions to define transports.


tocApplication PresentationLesson: Introducing the Benefits, the Interfaces, and the ComponLesson: Implementing SAP BusinessObjects Planning and ConsolidatLesson: Presenting Modeling Aspects

ConfigurationLesson: Describing the Technical Architecture of BO PCLesson: Navigating in the Administration InterfaceLesson: Creating EnvironmentsLesson: Creating DimensionsLesson: Creating ModelsLesson: Describing the Security ModelLesson: Defining Parameters

Using the EPM add-inLesson: Introducing the Excel Interface of the EPM add-in

Data AcquisitionLesson: Managing Data with Data ManagerLesson: Flat File Upload and BW Data Upload Master Data and Hi

Logic ScriptsLesson: Creating Basic Logic Scripts and Online ExecutionLesson: Creating Logic Scripts and Central ExecutionLesson: Defining Logic Scripts for AllocationLesson: Integrating Logic Scripts and ABAPLesson: Introducing Member Formulas

Business Process FlowsLesson: Creating Planning Business Process Flows

AdministrationLesson: Validating Master DataLesson: Configuring AuditsLesson: Presenting Concurrency LockingLesson: Configuring Work StatusLesson: OPTIONAL: Explaining Transports

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