Goals

  • Learn how to position SAP Business Planning and Consolidation, Version for SAP NetWeaver: Embedded Model
  • Learn how to model BW and Integrated Planning objects with SAP HANA
  • Plan and Report in the Excel Interface of the EPM add-in
  • Plan and Report in Analysis for Office version for Excel
  • Use business process flows and work status for planning scenarios

Audience

  • Application Consultant
  • Business Process Architect
  • Business Process Owner / Team Lead / Power User
  • Developer
  • Developer Consultant
  • Enterprise Architect
  • Solution Architect
  • System Administrator
  • System Architect
  • Technology Consultant
  • Trainer

Prerequisites

Essential

  • Sound knowledge of the content that is covered inBW310– Data Warehousing course, especially working with the Data Warehousing Workbench

Recommended

  • Experience with SAP Integrated Planning

Course based on software release

  • SAP Business Planning and Consolidation, version for SAP NetWeaver 10.1 sps8, powered by SAP HANA
  • SAP Business Warehouse 7.5 sps2
  • Analysis for Office 2.2
  • Design Studio 1.6
  • Enterprise Performance Management add-in for Office, sp25 equivalent
  • SAP HANA sps11 Revision 102.3

Content

  • Overview of the Embedded Solution
    • Positioning Embedded
    • Introducing SAP HANA
    • Introducing BW
  • BPC Embedded Components
    • Configuring Real Time InfoCubes and related Planning Components
    • Configuring Direct Input Data Store Objects for Planning
    • Configuring Direct Input Data Store Objects for Price, Comment and Attribute Planning
    • Configuring Advanced Data Store Objects for Planning
    • Configuring MultiProviders and Composite Providers for Planning
    • Creating Planning Queries
    • Modeling Environments and Models
    • Configuring Local Providers
    • Managing Local Master Data
  • Integrated Planning
    • Reviewing Functionality, Architecture, and User Interface
    • Reviewing Characteristic Relationships, Aggregaton Levels, Filters, Functions, Sequences
    • Creating DSO Planning Functions
    • Positioning Fox Code
    • Using ABAP Managed Database Procedures (AMDP) and the Planning Application Kit (PAK)
  • BPC Embedded Administration
    • Administering Work Status, Data Audit, and Security
    • Administering BW Planning: Transports, Compression and Delta Merge
  • The EPM add-in
    • Connecting to the EPM add-in
    • Using the EPM Ribbon and Context
    • Using the EPM Pane for Planning Functions
    • Formatting
    • Using EPM Functons and Local Member Formulas
    • Using VBA and APIs
    • Sharing Report Axis, Linking Reports, Generating Worksheets, Multi Reporting
  • The Business Intelligence Platform
    • Positioning Analysis for Office
    • Learning Analysis General Features
    • Learning Analysis Planning Features
    • Planning with Design Studio
  • Embedded Business Process Flows (BPF)
    • Positioning Business Process Flows
    • Configurating Business Process Flows
    • Using BPFs
  • Web Reporting and Planning
    • Learning About the BPC Web Client Features