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Delta Change Overview

SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation 7.5,

Version for SAP NetWeaver

Introduction

Welcome to the Delta Change Overview lesson for SAP BusinessObjects Planning and

Consolidation 7.5, version for SAP NetWeaver.


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Delta Change Overview: Lesson Objectives

After completing this lesson, you will be able to describe the application

consultant's delta changes between versions 7.0 and 7.5 of SAPBusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation, version for SAP

NetWeaver.


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Topics

1. Business Process Flows

2. Work Status Enhancements

3. Drill-through Capabilities

4. Data Manager Enhancements

5. Business Rules Enhancements

6. Microsoft Office Integration Enhancements

7. Script Logic Enhancements

8. Audit Enhancements

9. Integration Features

This presentation gives an overview of the delta functionality regarding the topics listed

above. Lets begin with Business Process Flows.


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Business Process Flows Overview

Business Process Flows are

redesigned to execute business

processes

The following are four major BPF

(Business Process Flows) definition

components:

Review enablement

Reopen enablement

Opening Criteria

Step Region Criteria

Driver dimension and

owner/reviewer property names

are selected by customer

Multiple BPF instances can be

generated from a saved and

validated BPF template

BPF templates are independent of

the BPF instances they generate

SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation 7.5, version for SAP NetWeaverprovides business process flow functionality.


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Business Process Flow Overview (continued)

The BPF (Business Process Flows) Monitor

allows users to view all steps and their current

status by step region (data intersection)

The My Activities interface displays only what

the current logged in user is responsible for

There is a two part UI (User Interface) screen:

The top provides a list of all BPF template

instances

The bottom provides the details of the BPF

instance(s) selected above

Users can audit creation, modification, and

deletion of BPF templates and instances

Users can report and launch BPFs through

Xcelsius

Users can also report on archived instances

Owners are notified when a BPF instance is

created and actions are taken

SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation 7.5, version for SAP NetWeaver hasbusiness process flow functionality.


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We will now go over the Work Status Enhancements.


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Work Status Enhancements

Work Status has been enhanced

within SAP BusinessObjects

Planning and Consolidation 7.5,

version for SAP NetWeaver to

support:

Notification to owners and

managers of work state changes

via email

For example, when a work state

changes from Unlocked to

Submitted, and a manager

needs to review the forecast to

change it to approved, the

manager can be notified that

they need to review and approve

this particular forecast version

SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation 7.5, version for SAP NetWeaver hasemail notification functionality

After the work state changes, the owners and managers can be notified of the workstate changes


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We will now go over the Drill-through capabilities.


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Drill-through Capabilities

Drill-through allows any targets to

be launched via a URL (Uniform

Resource Locator)

Supports reverse mapping using

dimension(s)

SAP Systems that support URL

drill-through include:

SAP ERP (Enterprise

Resources Planning)

via ITS (Internet

Transaction Server)

Visual Composer

Voyager

SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation 7.5, version for SAP NetWeaver hasdrill-through functionality

The drill- through functionality in SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation 7.5,version for SAP NetWeaver works differently than the drill-through

functionality in SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation 7.5, version for theMicrosoft platform

This drill-through functionality can work with any source system that can be accessedvia a URL (Uniform Resource Locator)


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Knowledge Check

Question

Which of the following is true about Drill-

through functionality?

a) Can be launched by a URL (Uniform

Resource Locator)

b) Can be launched by a command line

c) Can be launched with BusinessObjects

client tools

d) Can be launched by an ABAP (AdvancedBusiness Application Programming) program


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Knowledge Check Answer

Answer

The correct answer is A

Remember, drill-through functionality can be launched by a URL (Uniform Resource

Locator)


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3. Drill-through Capabilities4. Data Manager Enhancements






We will now go over the Data Manager Enhancements.


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Data Manager Enhancements

New Data Manager Packages

Packages to load master data from NW (NetWeaver) BW (Business InformationWarehouse) InfoObjects

Export Master Data Package

Export Transaction Data Package

BADI (Business Add-In) for retraction to ERP (Enterprise Resources Planning) orBW

Trigger NW (NetWeaver) BW (Business Information Warehouse) Process Chains

Enhancements to Transformation and Conversion Files

BADI (Business Add-In) for Start Routine & End Routine

Enhancements to Data Manager Frameworks

Ability to reuse Process Chains across Data Manager Packages

Enhancements for member selector and filtering

Package links to execute multiple data manager packages

SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation 7.5, version for SAP NetWeaver hasnew Data Manager packages

The new packages include: New packages to load master data from NW (NetWeaver)BW (Business Information Warehouse) InfoObjects, Export Master Data,

Export Transaction data, and BADI (Business Add-In) for retraction to ERP (EnterpriseResources Planning) or BW

The transformation and conversion files have more functionality

One can execute a BADI (Business Add-In) at the beginning of a data load and at theend of a data load by means of BADI for the start routine and end routine

Package link is a new functionality that can execute multiple data manager packagestogether


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Knowledge Check

Question

Which of the following Data Manager

packages is not new to SAP BusinessObjects

Planning and Consolidation 7.5, version for

SAP NetWeaver?

a) Export Master Data

b) Export Transaction Data

c) Load master data from NW (NetWeaver)

BW (Business Information Warehouse)InfoObjects

d) Load transaction data from NW

(NetWeaver) BW (Business Information

Warehouse) InfoProvider

Try your knowledge with this question.


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Knowledge Check Answer

Answer

The correct answer is D

Remember, the new packages include:

New packages to load master data from NW (NetWeaver) BW (Business Information

Warehouse) InfoObjects, Export Master Data, Export Transaction data, and

BADI (Business Add-In) for retraction to ERP (Enterprise Resources Planning) or BW


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We will now go over the Business Rules Enhancements.


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Business Rules Enhancements

Standard Excel like functionality will be provided when selecting the business rule table

to edit

A Save to server without validation hyperlink will be provided in the action pane, so a

user does not need to validate each time Business Rules are updated

Task Execution: The Account Transformation task should be able to be executed by the

end-user at the appropriate time in the consolidation process. At run time it should be

possible to select the entity(s), reporting currency(s), category(s), and time period(s) for

which task should be run.

Ability to:

Copy/paste rows or cells

Insert rows

Delete rows

Move rows and insert pasted rows

Financial Reporting will provide the ability to report upon new records which have been

created and use them in combination with other data to create various reports such as

Cash Flow Statements and so on

SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation 7.5, version for SAP NetWeaver hasseveral Business Rules enhancments

The action pane has a Save to server without validation hyperlink

The ability to insert or delete rows, move rows, or copy/paste rows is now available


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We will now go over the Microsoft Office Integration Enhancements.


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Microsoft Office Integration Enhancements

Enhanced ease of use

within BPC for Excel

through support of:

Updated default

colors when running

EVDRE

Excel 2007 ribbon

Can save Word and

PowerPoint files directly

to the server

Dynamic Hierarchy Editor

is now available

SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation 7.5, version for SAP NetWeaveroffers enhanced Microsoft Office integration

Excel 2007 ribbon is available

Word/PowerPoint files can now be saved to the application server

Dynamic Hierarchy Editor is now available to maintain ownership ratios


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We will now go over the Script Logic Enhancements.


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Script Logic Enhancements

Enhancements in Script Logic include:

TMVL for dealing with time dynamically DESTINATION_APP to write to different

applications

SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation 7.5, version for SAP NetWeaverprovides new Script Logic keywords

The TMVL keyword can be used to go back or forward in time calculations

The DESTINATION_APP keyword can be used to write data to other applications in theAppset (Application Set)

One can skip the dimensions that are not available in the target application and add thedimensions that are not available in the source applications


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Topics







7. Script Logic Enhancements8. Audit Enhancements


We will now go over the Audit Enhancements.


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Audit Enhancements

Auditing now supports:

Tracking and auditing whenusers enable and disable audit

logs

Tracking both prior and new

values when changes are made

Tracking all profile changes

Users

Teams

Member access

Task access

Tracking MachineID of the usermaking the change in addition to

the IP address

SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation 7.5, version for SAP NetWeaver has

improved auditing functionality with enhanced tracking capabilities

Auditing has been enhanced within SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation

7.5, version for SAP NetWeaver to support:

Tracking and auditing when users enable and disable audit logs

Tracking both prior and new values when changes are made

Tracking all changes within users, teams, member access profiles, and task access

profiles which will be audited

Tracking the MachineID of the user making the change in addition to the IP address


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We will now go over the Integration Features.


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Integration Features Xcelsius

Xcelsius is a dash-boarding tool that

provides these integration features:

Can read live data from SAPBusinessObjects Planning and

Consolidation 7.5

Supports simulation and write-back to

SAP BusinessObjects Planning and

Consolidation 7.5

Xcelsius models can be built dynamically

using BPC metadata such as Business

Process Flow (BPF) information

Xcelsius is a dash-boarding tool that provides the following SAP BusinessObjects

Planning and Consolidation integration features:

Can read live data from SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation 7.5

Supports simulation and write-back to SAP BusinessObjects Planning and

Consolidation 7.5

Xcelsius models can be built dynamically using BPC metadata such as Business

Process Flow (BPF) information


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Integration Features Xcelsius (Continued)

A competitive advantage in the area of rich visualization of planning dashboards

The capability of adding write-back for simple input like creating Form BasedPlanning which allows inputting information such as headcount

BPC Transaction Data is available within Xcelsius design time through the Analyzer

Add-in

A competitive advantage in the area of rich visualization of planning dashboards

The capability of adding write-back for simple input like creating Form Based Planning

which allows inputting information such as headcount

BPC Transaction Data is available within Xcelsius design time through the Analyzer

Add-in


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Integration Features Xcelsius Connector

Xcelsius dashboards pull live data from

SAP BusinessObjects Planning and

Consolidation through a new native EPM(Enterprise Performance Management)

Connector for Xcelsius

Available options in the EPM

Connector are:

Read Transaction Data

Write Transaction Data

List AppSets (Application Sets)

List Applications

List Dimension Members

Get Current View

List Properties

Get BPF (Business Process Flows)

Status

Get Text from content library

document

Limited write back capabilities are available through Xcelsius.


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Integration Features Xcelsius Dashboards

Embed Xcelsius Dashboards inside SAP BusinessObjects

Planning and Consolidation

BPC Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) and BPC Web The current view applied as filters to Xcelsius Dashboard

Xcelsius Dashboards use BPC data outside of SAP

BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation 7.5

Use Xcelsius Model to create Adobe PDF documents

Pulls live data from SAP BusinessObjects Planning and

Consolidation 7.5

Can be created with Xcelsius Models (forms) to collect

planned headcount information from managers and write

these back to SAP BusinessObjects Planning and

Consolidation 7.5 Create PowerPoint presentations using Xcelsius to pull live

data from SAP BusinessObjects Planning and

Consolidation 7.5

Use BOE CMS / SSO for single sign-on to SAP

BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation 7.5 from the

Xcelsius Model

Xcelsius Dashboards can be embedded inside of SAP BusinessObjects Planning and

Consolidation

This includes BPC Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) as well as BPC Web

The current view within BPC Office or BPC Web will be applied as filters to the Xcelsius

Dashboard

Xcelsius Dashboards can utilize BPC data outside of SAP BusinessObjects Planning

and Consolidation 7.5

Adobe PDF (Portable Document Format) documents can be created with an Xcelsius

Model that can pull live data from SAP BusinessObjects Planning and

Consolidation 7.5 and can be created with Xcelsius Models that are forms to collect

planned headcount information from managers and write these back to

SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation 7.5

PowerPoint presentations can be created with rich visualizations using Xcelsius that can

pull live data from SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation

7.5

BOE (BusinessObjects Enterprise) CMS (Central Management System) can provide

single sign-on to SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation 7.5 from the

Xcelsius Model


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Integration Features Voyager

The Voyager Analyzer

provides a tool with best in class OLAP capabilities for advanced analysis

Acts as a full analyzer type of interface with a full range of reporting functions

Has a Zero-footprint back-end that can be set up for analysis of multidimensional

data sets

Is capable of sharing knowledge beyond a single department or analysis group

This slide goes over the Voyager integration features

There are no write back capabilities through Voyager

The Voyager Analyzer tool helps business analysts explore SAP BusinessObjects

Planning and Consolidation data by using a tool that provides the best in class

OLAP (On-line Analytical Processing) capabilities for advanced analysis

Acts as a full analyzer type of interface where End-users up to CEOs can experience a

full range of reporting functions while navigating through their BPC data

Voyagers back-end is a user friendly Zero-footprint that can easily be set up foranalysis of multidimensional data sets

Is capable of sharing knowledge that can be spread beyond a single department or

analysis group


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Integration Features GRC Process Controls

GRC Process Controls allow customers to build test plans for compliance purposes

These test plans can consist of manual compliance checks or automated compliancechecks

With SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation 7.5, version for SAP NetWeaver,

automated checks can be built utilizing SAP BusinessObjects Planning and

Consolidation transaction data as well as BPC metadata

NetWeaver InfoSet Queries can be used to check BPC metadata, such as journal entries

GRC

Process

Controls

TestPlan

*1

*2

InfoSet QueryPlanning and Consolidation Metadata Tables

(Comments, Journals, and so on)

Generated VirtualProvider

Shared Query Engine (SQE)

Generated Finance

BW QueryGenerated

MultiProvider

Planning andConsolidation Cube

Planning and

ConsolidationMicrosoft Office

and Web

Reporting

GRC (SAP Governance, Risk and Compliance) Process Controls allow customers to

build test plans for compliance purposes

These test plans can consist of manual compliance checks or automated compliance

checks

With SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation 7.5, version for SAP

NetWeaver, automated checks can be built utilizing SAP BusinessObjects Planning and

Consolidation transaction data as well as BPC metadata

NetWeaver InfoSet (Information Set) Queries can be used to check BPC metadata,

such as journal entries


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Delta Change Overview: Lesson Summary

You should now be able to describe the application consultant's delta

changes between versions 7.0 and 7.5 of SAP BusinessObjectsPlanning and Consolidation, version for SAP NetWeaver.

You should now be able to perform the actions listed above.


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