BPS Newbie!

Hi Experts!!
I need a favour from all of u gurus. I am new to BPS. i would like to know what knowledge do i need to learn BPS. It's very urgent for me .i do know bw310 and bw305. i tried to take training from sap america but all seats were booked.
For practising BPS can i practice in same server in which i do sap-bw? Meanwhile i am going thru the help.sap.com documentation.
It would be great if anyone could plz send me some traning materials or documents on BPS. MY mail id is [email protected]
Thanks a lot in advance every1.
Thanks.

Hi,
Having knowledge of BW should be sufficient to start, some experience in BW would also help.
You could very much try accessing BPS on your BW server, may not have some of the functions particular to SEM if the SEM package is not installed. But would still have most of the functionality you would need to start with.
The transaction where you do most of the modeling in BPS
is BPS0. It is changed in NW04s.
You can refer to the How to guides link below for help.
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/com.sap.km.cm.docs/library/biw/s-u/sap bw business planning and simulation - how to guides list.htm
Hope it helps

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Hi SEM gurus,
I am a newbie to SEM. I was put into a SEM project that my company is implementing. I have gone through internal training but still I have some questions.
1. How does 'fields to be changed'/'fields for conditions' relate to single/multiple selections?
2. What is meant by 'internal creation of planning packages'?
3. Is FOX related to transformation library?
4. Is Data Slice in same as that in BW?
5. Where can I find more information to better understand BPS? I am more BW than BPS. My colleagues passed me some course manuals but I need more foundation materials. Any useful links?
Hope you gurus could throw me some hints.
rdgs,
Bryan Lee

Hi Bryan,
> 1. How does 'fields to be changed'/'fields for
> conditions' relate to single/multiple selections?
Fields to be changed typically have only single or range values for source values and single values for target values.
Fields for conditions usually support multiple selections.
> 2. What is meant by 'internal creation of planning
> packages'?
When you execute a planning function, the data of the planning package is processed in subsets. Those subsets are created by BPS. The users does not see them. If you are in BPS0 you can use "Execute with Trace" and each line in the trace corresponds to one internal package.
> 3. Is FOX related to transformation library?
There's no relation. FOX have it's own set of functions.
> 4. Is Data Slice in same as that in BW?
There are no data slices in BW.
> 5. Where can I find more information to better
> understand BPS? I am more BW than BPS. My colleagues
> passed me some course manuals but I need more
> foundation materials. Any useful links?
There are a few books out. Search Amazon or SAP Press for "BPS".
Regards
Marc
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BW work experience before SEM-BPS?

Hello,
I am a SAP newbie. I have 5 years of Object-Oriented design and development experience using C++/Java. I also have a MBA and have worked in product management/marketing for enterprise software products (customer requirements gathering and defining next version of product, sales support on closing deals) and in strategy developoment.
My goal is to work in SAP-SEM, leveraging my technical and business background. I am currently taking training in BW as was told that I need to understand BW in depth before working in SEM.
I am wondering whether it is required/recommended that I work on one or more client projects in BW before I take up a job in SEM-BPS or another SEM module in order to be effective in a SEM job (after taking training in the appliable SEM module) or whether I can directly take up a SEM job without having to work in BW (but getting trained in BW and practicing the module on my own).
Thank you for any advice.
Sunil

Hi Sunil,
I suggest you go thoroughly through the standards related to accounting and consolidation:
IFRS 3 - Business Combinations
IAS 1 - Presentation of Financial Statements
IAS 7 - Cash Flow Statements
IAS 14 - Segment Reporting
IAS 18 - Revenue
IAS 21 - The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates
IAS 27 - Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements
IAS 28 - Investments in Associates
IAS 31 - Interests in Joint Ventures
IAS 32 - Financial Instruments: Disclosure and Presentation
IAS 36 - Impairment of Assets
You should understand some basic accounting rules, like any profits/revenues/gains are always credit turnovers (negative in BCS), not only in the balanse sheet, but also in P&L etc.
Don't know any particular books that would be useful (certainly, there are some, I just don't know).
From the courses, it's without doubt SEM240, and probably AC660.
And I'm sure that in your neighborhood you'll be able to find some courses related to consolidation issues provided by Big Four firms. Might be very useful.
Best regards,
Eugene
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SEM documentation for BPS

Hello Everyone,
I am starting a newbie in SEM and my client wants me to learn and get a feel of it before he can start me off on that. I do not have access to service market place and also the documentation on help.sap.com is not very clear. If someone can send me the presentations across I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks in advance
Amit
[email protected]

Hello Amit,
In order to understand the BPS you should have some basic knowledge about the BW. BPS stores its data in BW InfoCubes and uses BW master data etc.
There is a quite low level introduction into the main features of the BPS that can be found in the NetWeaver 04 rampup material. Use http://Service.sap.com/rkt and look for SAP NetWeaver04. Look for BW 3.5 and the use the learning map for solution consultant.
Why is the material to be found at the BW site but not a SEM site? With BW 3.5 the BPS was moved from the SEM to the BW and is now called BW-BPS. The underlying technology and main principles remain the same thus it makes sense to read an introduction to the BW-BPS in order to learn about SEM-BPS.
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Dear Experts,
We are caught in a strange situation. One of our users who should have access to only her op unit for eg: ABC10, seems to have access to all the Op Units. The reports are accessed via portal by this user. The security admin person looked in her user profile and said everything is set up the way it should be. Is there anything, we need to do from the reporting side to set up authorization. I'm a newbie to BPS, so any help would be appreciated. The reports do have one characteristic, which is restricted to the Dept Authorization. But still, the user can view the report for all the op units.
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Hi Mary & Nataraj,
Thank you for your responses, I apologize for not getting here sooner. We opened a SAP ticket for this and this sis the response we got from them, they did few tests and ...
<i>The way the authorisations work is that each auth-object is checked
when the auth-check is called. As each is called, it is AND connected
to each related auth-object. If any one of the auth-objects gives a
return of 'authorised', then the user gets the authorisation rites.
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<i>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Authorization Check for Reporting Authorizations:
SUBNR 1
ZOPU_H_01 Authorization Object Is Being Checked
T-BD05046700 Authorization Being Checked
ZORA_OPUN
Authorized Values:
Reading Hierarchy Authorizations:
ZORA_OPUN_ADHOC_HIER_ROOT Hierarchy Authorization Could
ZORA_OPUN_FUNC_HIER_ROOT Hierarchy Authorization Could
ZORA_OPUN_VWR_CONS_ROOT Hierarchy Authorization Could
Hierarchy Selections Check:
No Detailled Check Needed Because of *Authorization
Result of All Checks for the Characteristic
ZOPU_H_01 All Authorization Checks for the Authorization Object The buffer for the authorized leaves has been deleted
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Now to see where this '*' comes from, you need to look in SU01 -> find
the profiles -> expand the ones for 'ZOPU_H_01' (you see it is ZOPU_H_01in the RSSMQ log). Here you will see the following :
~~~~~+~~~~~+~~~~~+~~~~~+~~~~~+~~~~~+~~~~~+~~~~~+~~~~~+~~~~~+~~~~~+~~~~~~SU01 : testid01
Profile :
T-BD050467 <PRO> Profile for role ZB0100200010
ZCOM_I_01 <OBJ> [GL] Auth Object for IO ZORA_COMP
ZDEP_I_01 <OBJ> [GL] Auth Object for IO ZORA_DEPT
ZOPU_H_01 <OBJ> [GL] Auth Object for H ZORA_OPUN
T-BD05046700 <AUT> Authorization Object for H ZORA_OPUN [GL]
9ZORA_OPUN <FLD> Operating Unit
TCTAUTHH <FLD> Unique ID for Authorization Definition for
T-BD05046701 <AUT> Authorization Object for H ZORA_OPUN [GL]
9ZORA_OPUN <FLD> Operating Unit
TCTAUTHH <FLD> Unique ID for Authorization Definition for
T-BD05046702 <AUT> [GL] Auth Object for H ZORA_OPUN
9ZORA_OPUN <FLD> Operating Unit
TCTAUTHH <FLD> Unique ID for Authorization Definition for
~~~~+~~~+~~~+~~~+~~~+~~~+~~~+~~~+~~~+~~~+~~~+~~~~~
Under ZOPU_H_01, you can see 3 authorisation objects :
T-BD05046700
T-BD05046701
T-BD05046702
Each has it's own authorisation setting.
T-BD05046700 -> ' '
T-BD05046701 -> ':'
T-BD05046702 -> '*'
From here, we need to understand the logic of the authorisations in SAP.==> The auth objects are checked one by one and are 'AND' connected.
This means that T-BD05046700 AND T-BD05046701 AND T-BD05046702
are checked. Since ONE of them has '*', then the valid return is
'AUTHORISED'.</i></i>
However, when we go to SD01 and bring up the user and click on the roles tab, we see that the user IS restricted to the correct op unit.
We've also noticed that most of the reports that are not working well are based on a multi cube, which is a combo of actuals cube and plan cube. So we dug furthere to see how the querries based on the plan cube are behaving, and they restrict fine. However the queries based on actuals cube are not restricting fine.
In the recent past, we've loaded some data to actuals cube during an enhancement, that's about it. So, we our admin person is not sure either.
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I will need to create a button on a BPS form and that button is supposed to call a BAPI. One of the buttons will create a PDF of the form (using the contents of the form) and print said form to a 'default' printer. The issue is that not all cFolder users will have an ECC logon name. What am I to do in this instance? Will I need to pass some type of credentials to the ECC backend in order to run this BAPI?
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Try these links
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https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/ea8db790-0201-0010-af98-de15b6c1ee1a
Hope this helps.
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QUESTION 1 - do I need to put anything in the offset, field length, field value fields?
I have set up the transfer rules in transaction UPB_RULE. This is where I have the problem. I set up the transfers and ran the retraction and nothing was posted to R/3. When debugging I saw that all of the fields I had set up rules for were blank when sent to R/3.
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Hi ,
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This a challenging task for me and I really need to do it at work (there will be
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Thanks in advance for your help.
I'll surely assign points if one can help me.
My mail is [email protected]
Nevil

Authorization in BPS

Hi Everybody.
We have Multi-Planning Area ZMPA that consists of standard planning areas ZSPA1 (infoProvider ZICPA1) and ZSPA2 (infoProvider ZICPA2).
ZICPA1 infoProvider has:
- characteristics
     0BUS_AREA;
     0CALQUART1
     0CALYEAR;
     0CMMT_ITEM;
     0FM_AREA;
     0FUNDS_CTR.
- a key figure 0OI_EXPENSE.
ZICPA2 infoProvider has:
- characteristics
     0BUS_AREA;
     0CALQUART1
     0CALYEAR;
     0CMMT_ITEM;
     0FM_AREA;
     ZFUNDCTR.
- a key figure 0OI_EXPENSE.
ZFUNDCTR is compounded with 0CALYEAR, 0CMMT_ITEM, 0FM_AREA. ZFUNDCTR has a navigation attribute 0FUNDS_CTR.
Example of ZFUNDCTR master data:
ZFUNDCTR   0CALYEAR    0CMMT_ITEM   0FM_AREA      ZFUNDCTR-0FUNDS_CTR
01        Y1          A1           2700          01
01        Y1          A2           2700          01
02        Y1          A1           2700          02
02        Y1          A3           2700          02
03        Y1          A3           2700          03
03        Y1          A4           2700          03
Where Y1 - year value,
A1..A4 - different values.
0FUNDS_CTR is an authorization relevant characteristic. We have selected the 'Obsolete Concept with RSR Authorization Objects' and have created an authorization object ZOFUND for InfoProvider ZICPA1 only.
The planning function ZMPAPF at the ZMPA area should copy data from ZSPA2 to ZSPA1 with formula like this:
=== begin ===============
Operand {0FUNDS_CTR,ZFUNDCTR,Plng Area}
DATA s_fund TYPE STRING.
DATA V_0FUNDS TYPE 0FUNDS_CTR.
DATA V_ZFUNDS TYPE ZFUNDCTR.
foreach V_ZFUNDS in REFDATA.
s_fund = V_ZFUNDS.
V_0FUNDS = s_fund.
{V_0FUNDS,#,Plng Area} = {#,V_ZFUNDS,ZSPA2} .
endfor.
=== the end ==============
1) A User has an authorization object ZOFUND with values '01' and '02' .
But when he performs this planning function there becomes an error that he hasn't an Authorization. System can not to read data from {#,V_ZFUNDS,ZSPA2} because User hasn't an Authorization ZOFUND = #. But ZOFUND authorization have not been selected for ZICPA2 infoProvider.
Have you any comments?
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SAP NetWeaver BI 7.0, Support Package 15.
With best wishes, Alexander.

Hi,
To answer ur first question, as u didnt select infocube2 for authorization and the planning function level contains 0FUNDS_CTR, system cant read any record from infocube2 example {#,V_ZFUNDS,ZSPA2}.
Now after giving # access, he can see all values for the variable but the planning function wont work because authorization is not checked for cube2.
i hope u should give authorization check for cube2 also. and see giving only # value to cube2.
i didnt understand what exactly is the planning function doing.
i guess it is dealing only those records which have 0funds_ctr as # from cube2.
u can try this.
Bindu

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validate-servlet:
validate-jboss:
fail_if_not_valid:
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ejb-jar:
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lastModified: 1133210324000
mbeans:
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<!DOCTYPE ejb-jar PUBLIC "-//Sun Microsystems, Inc.//DTD Enterprise JavaBeans 2.0//EN" "http://java.sun.com/dtd/ejb-jar_2_0.dtd">
<ejb-jar>
<description>JBoss Interest Sample Application</description>
<display-name>Interest EJB</display-name>
<enterprise-beans>
<session>
<ejb-name>Interest</ejb-name>
<home>org.jboss.docs.interest.InterestHome</home>
<remote>org.jboss.docs.interest.Interest</remote>
<ejb-class>org.jboss.docs.interest.InterestBean</ejb-class>
<session-type>Stateless</session-type>
<transaction-type>Bean</transaction-type>
</session>
</enterprise-beans>
</ejb-jar>
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Please help!
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Hi BI Guru's
I have created a WEB interface for BPS in BI ( version 7.0) . But when i execute this in internet explorer, I do not get the LIST OF VALUES for Material.
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im an I.T student in Adamson University here in the philippines i went here to ask help about our activity in school about java. our professor told us to make a program in java (btw were using netbeans) that will ask the user his birth year and then the output will tell the zodiac sign of the year entered. she told us (our prof) to make it using showInputDialog. and then to show the output we must use the JOptionPane.showMessageDialog.
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as you wish heres what i did. this is not a gui version
* To change this template, choose Tools | Templates
* and open the template in the editor.
package marlonestipona;
* @author ESTIPONA
import java.util.Scanner;
public class Main {
public static void main(String[] args) {
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int yr1;
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String dog ="Dog";
String rbt ="Rabbit";
String ox ="Ox";
String drgn ="Dragon";
String rat ="Rat";
String pig ="Pig";
String rst ="Rooster";
String hrs ="Horse";
String shp ="Sheep";
String mky ="Monkey";
String snk ="Snake";
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System.out.printf("Your zodiac sign is %s!\n",ox);
}else if (yr1==1976 || yr1==1988 || yr1==2000){
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*1) Setup Router*
• ensure router is properly connected to modem/internet
• router lan address = 10.0.2.1
• subnet mask = 255.255.255.0
• dhcp on
• dhcp server starts at = 10.0.2.9
• dhcp server ends at = 10.0.2.99
• dns server (opendns servers) = 208.67.222.222, 208.67.220.220 (not a completely necessary step, but may help ensure it works)
• port forward to 10.0.2.2 = vpn (udp: 500, 4500; udp/tcp: 50)
• port forward to 10.0.2.2 = ard (tcp: 5900, 5988; udp/tcp: 3283)
*2) Install/Setup Server*
• startup server computer with installation cd and start installation process
• choose "Standard Installation"
• setup administrator account with the following settings:
user name: Administrator
short name: admin
password: admin
• setup network settings (choose manual configuration):
manual ip address = 10.0.2.2
subnet mask = 255.255.255.0
router = 10.0.2.1
dns server = 10.0.2.2
search domain = house
• primary dns server = server.house
• server name = server
+choose all the services and let installation complete; wait until desktop loads+
Verify things are initially okay:
• Open safari, and type "server.house" in the address bar (ensure wiki appears)
Good, now:
• Download latest 10.5 server combo update, install, restart.
• Run software update until all updates are installed (may require several restarts)
• Setup a dyndns account for your server, install dyndns software (make sure it's updating via web and the ip address doesn't start with 10.x)
*3) Setup Server Preferences*
• open server preferences
• go to file sharing: turn on file sharing
• go to vpn: turn on vpn
shared secret = somethingsecretive
ip address range = 10.0.2.101 - 10.0.2.199
• go to users
• make new user(s) with all options enabled
+you should now have all services in server preferences enabled (if not, enable them) and user names setup; for good measure, restart the computer again+
*4) Setup Client Computers*
+make sure client computers have all software updates installed before proceeding+
• Open system preferences: network
• Make a new location called "Server"
• Set TCP/IP to DHCP
• DNS Server = 10.0.2.2
• Search domain = house
• Click apply
It's probably a good time to double check that the internet works - open Safari and google something. Good, it works.
There are two ways to setup the client computers to connect to the server with basically no manual configuration needed:
First way:
Go to system preferences: accounts: select user name to associate with server: select "server account" (if available): enter appropriate info for user on server: wait a bit: restart computer
or (if "server account" isn't available):
Second way:
Open finder: applications: utilities: directory utility. once opened, it should automatically find your server. if it doesn't, click the lock, click "plus sign", type = "open directory", server name = server.house, click ok
• enter appropriate info to connect to server and ensure it's set to automatically setup all services, once finished - restart.
*5) If the automatic setup didn't work, here's how to manually setup the client workstations:*
Safari
• Open Safari and type "server.house" in the address bar, enter user/pass, make sure it connects to wiki.
iChat
• add new jabber account
• jabber id = [email protected]
• server = server.house
• port = 5222
• kerbos = on (you can leave off if you want)
You can test by connecting to your Jabber account
VPN
• open Network in system preferences
• click lock
• click "plus sign"
• interface = VPN
• vpn type = L2TP over IPSec
• service name = server
• server address = your dyndns address
• click advanced
• dns server = 10.0.2.2
• search domain = house
• click ok
• click authentication
• enter user's server password
• enter "somethingsecretive" in "shared secret"
• click ok - click apply
You can test by clicking "connect" - after verified, disconnect.
_File sharing_
• Open finder: click "Server" under "Shared"
• If it connects as guest, click "connect as"
• enter your server username/password
Drag a file to and from a folder to make sure file sharing works
Mail
• Add new mail account (imap)
• Incoming mail server = server.house
• Outgoing mail server = server.house
• Outgoing authentication = kerberos 5 (or password)
• user name = [email protected]
• enter password
Check to make sure you get the server welcome e-mail and that you can send email to other users on the server.
*Time Machine* (very problematic at this time)
• Open Time Machine in System Preferences
• Click "options"
• Eliminate as many folders as possible to keep backup times shorter; click done
• Click "change disk"
• Select "Server" disk; click "use for backup"
** I highly recommend using local SuperDuper! backups and/or Retrospect for networked backups to the server. Other options include the dot mac Backup application or online backups (google it).
*If you have PCs on your network that you want to be able to connect to the server for file sharing*
• Open Windows Explorer (my computer)
• Click tools: map network drive
• Enter "\\server\public" (or if you setup a user account on the server for the pc user(s) i think you can use "\\server\pcusername" - and follow the next two steps)
-Click "connect using different user name"
-Enter pc user account username/password
• save settings
Check to make sure the drive shows up and you can move files to/from server
Helpful info for newbies setting up server 10.5:
• Apple's Server Resources page with all manuals
• Probably the most helpful newbie setup discussion
• Probably the most helpful newbie setup discussion #2
• Discussion about DNS
• "Time Machine is a dog... discussion"
• Manage Central Address Book discussion
• Leopard to Windows Files Sharing Issues discussion
• Lynda's 10.5 Server Training Videos (this does cost money and I haven't personally used it, but it looks very helpful)
I hope that's a good start for people, but I'm sure some setting(s) can be tweaked or I missed something that could make this process go even more smoothly. Lets make this the definitive newbie standard installation setup tutorial.
-Brian
corewerkz

Hi gikku,
Good idea! I forgot about the web server port forwarding, that will allow the wiki to be seen over the internet.
One question: what does adding the dyndns address to "Server Admin > web > settings > sites" actually do? I'm not too knowledgeable about Server Admin.
Thanks,
Brian
corewerkz

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Hello Support,
We are using SAP CRM 5.0 SP09 with BW 7.0 SP 09.
When creating an opportunity in CRM, the product data ( quantity ,
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Kindly let us know what needs to be done to resolve this issue.
Thanks and regards,
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Some old projects are in BPS and there are some derivation by characteristic relationship. In BPS if an attribute changed from the last writing a new line is created with the new value but i don't think there's another line to cancelled the fisrt one (line with old attribute value).
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After few test with BPS it doesn't work like BI-IP.
Let's take an example to be sure we speak about the same thing.
I've got a Web Interface for the input where we need to fill one Order Number with an Amount. On my Planning Area, there's a derivation by characteristic relationship for profit center (attribute of Order Number).
I fill my interface with Order Number A and an AMount of 10.
In my cube i have something like :
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Order number = A / Profit Center = AA / AMount = 10
Order number = A / Profit Center = AB / AMount = 10
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