SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation - Comprehensive guide to SAP BPC

With this book, you ll learn how SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation works for the NetWeaver platform, and discover how it integrates with SAP NetWeaver BW and other SAP components to provide a complete solution for planning and consolidation in an SAP landscape. In addition to the core topics related to planning and consolidation, you ll also benefit from additional coverage of reporting and statutory compliance, and the future direction of the larger-scale enterprise performance management solutions offered by SAP.
1 Features and Functions
Learn how application modeling, data management, process management, and reporting work in SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation.
2 SAP Integration
Discover how you can integrate SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation with SAP NetWeaver and other SAP applications and components.
3 Reporting and Analysis
Understand the heart of SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation through extensive coverage of reporting and analysis framework.
4 Deep Dive Consolidation Scenarios
Get expert insight into real-world planning and consolidation scenarios through the use of example-driven best practices and implementation advice.
5 Complete Overview
Benefit from a complete overview of how SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation can improve budgeting in your enterprise.
Topic Highlights Planning and Consolidation Collaboration Integration with SAP NetWeaver Loading and Managing Process Management Business Logic and BPC Application Modeling with BPC Data Scheduling

List of contents

From the contents:
Foreword 13
Acknowledgments 17
1 Overview of Enterprise Performance Management 19
1.1 Enterprise Performance Management 19
1.2 Planning, Budgeting, and Forecasting 22
1.3 Consolidation 33
1.4 Summary 36
2 Overview of SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation 37
2.1 Business User Owned and Managed 38
2.2 Unified Planning and Consolidation 45
2.3 SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation NetWeaver Architecture 49
2.4 Introduction to SAP NetWeaver BW 52
2.5 Terminology and Objects in SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation 59
2.6 Summary 64
3 Modeling an Application with SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation for NetWeaver 65
3.1 Rich Bloom, Inc. 65
3.2 Building the Data Model in SAP NetWeaver BW 69
3.3 Building Applications in SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation 90
3.4 Summary 126
4 Loading, Scheduling, and Managing Data in SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation for NetWeaver 127
4.1 Loading Data into an InfoCube in SAP NetWeaver BW 128
4.2 Loading Data into SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation 142
4.3 Copying Data Inside an SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation Application 174
4.4 Summary 178
5 Reporting, Planning, and Analysis in SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation 181
5.1 Reporting and Analysis in SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation 182
5.2 Planning in SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation Using Input Schedules 221
5.3 Summary 229
6 Developing Business Logic in SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation 231
6.1 Dimension Logic 232
6.2 Script Logic 237
6.3 Business Rules 253
6.4 Allocations 262
6.5 Using BAdIs to Code Logic 267
6.6 Validation 268
6.7 Summary 275
7 Process Management and Collaboration 277
7.1 Work Status 278
7.2 Comments 286
7.3 Distribution and Collection 297
7.4 Integrating SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation Data into Word and PowerPoint 311
7.5 Menus 315
7.6 Summary 322
8 Essential Tools for Building Applications 323
8.1 Transporting SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation Objects 324
8.2 Concurrency Locking 331
8.3 Web Administration Parameters 337
8.4 Statistics 341
8.5 Audit 345
8.6 Content Library 346
8.7 Security 353
8.8 Summary 355
9 Consolidation with SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation 357
9.1 Business Rules 357
9.2 Journals 373
9.3 Consolidation Logic 380
9.4 Summary 383
10 Outlook for SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation 385
10.1 Harmonization 385
10.2 Integration 387
10.3 Enhancements 390
10.4 Summary 396
10.5 Conclusion 397
The Authors 399
Index 401

About the author

Sridhar Srinivasan is a Senior Business Intelligence Architect for Zebra Consulting, Inc. He is certified in all ofthe versions of the product, including SAP NetWeaver BI 2004s.

Kumar Srinivasan is a Senior Business Intelligence Consultant working for Zebra Consulting, Inc. He is also acertified cost accountant.

Product details

• Authors: Kumar Srinivasan, Sridhar Srinivasan
• Publisher: Rheinwerk Verlag
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.06.2010
• No. of pages: 510
• Weight: 895 g
• Series: SAP PRESS
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > Data communication, networks