Cross fact analysis

Could someone please explain or point me to some resource where i can know about cross fact analysis with conformed and non conformed diemnsions.

Great, happy to help. While you're over there have look at this as well - goes together with the other: https://greatobi.wordpress.com/2013/09/10/the-single-most-important-thing-to-know-about-the-obi-rpd/

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Cross-systems analysis and max. rules for a risk

Hi all,
Customer environnement: GRC AC RAR 5.2 linked to 3 R3 4.6C environments (FB0, FB1 and FB2) with different purposes. Users and roles can exist in the 3 systems so we need to run cross systems analysis.
It turns out that the cross-systems analysis works well only if you declares the functions on only 2 environments (FB0 and FB2 or FB0 and FB1).
If we declare the functions on 3 environments (FB0, FB1 and FB2) one reaches the maximum number of rules for a risk, namely 46 655.
This limit is it revised upwards in version 5.3 (if yes, how?)
Or there happens a workaround solution to run cross system analysis on multiple physical systems (the customer environment target is 6!) ?
Regards

The limit is based on the number of character combinations are available for a risk, so if the number of characters has been increased thenteh number of rules available won't have been increased.
In AC 5.3 the number of characters for a risk ID is 4 which is the sames as AC 5.2 therefore I doubt trhat the limit has been lifted of the code changed to accomodate mor rules per risk.
The only way around the issue is to create smaller risks instead of looking in systems 1, 2 & 3 look in 1 & 2, and 2 & 3 and 1 & 3. Not ideal but at least you will get some results.
Sounds likje an enhancement request needs to be raised to me.

NQSError 14020 When Running Cross-Fact Query

I keep getting the following error when trying to run a cross-fact query in OBIEE Answers:
State: HY000. Code: 10058. [NQODBC] [SQL_STATE: HY000] [nQSError: 10058] A general error has occurred. [nQSError: 14020] None of the fact tables are compatible with the query request D3.X. (HY000)
I set up a whole new RPD with only 4 tables, and made sure all the content levels were set up correctly, but I'm still getting the error. I have the following setup:
Physical
I have 2 fact tables and three dimensions
F1 <- D1, D2
F2 <- D2, D3
BMM
I have one fact tables and three dimension tables:
F <- D1, D2, D3
I created a dimension higherarchy for each dimension table and kept the two default logical levels --Total and Detail.
Each dimension table has a single LTS set to the "Detail" level.
The fact table has two LTS, and the levels are set up as follows:
F1: D1=Detail, D2=Detail, D3=Total
F2: D1=Total, D2=Detal, D3=Detail
Answers
I'm trying to run the following request in OBIEE Answers: D1.x, D2.x, D3.x
Could anyone could point me in the right direction?
- Tim

Hi Tim,
In your query, do you just have the dimensions? How about having measure in that report and checking if you still have the same error.
I see your LTS settings fine (as you have merged the individual facts to one in BMM). Generally, query across dimensions have to go through the fact to resolve the relations and so in here, it has to go through different facts though ;) . Could you post your query so that we can have a look?
Thank you,
Dhar

Cross dimensional analysis

Hi,
I'm not sure if this is possible or not so bear with me.
We've got quite a complex cube used for sales reporting and the users want to be able to extract some additional data.
To simplify it down, assume we have a number of products sold through a number of channels and sold by a number of different companies.
For the set of companies that a product can be sold through, this is dependent on the relationship between product and channel.
For example
Product 100 + Channel A = Company Z
Product 100 + Channel B = Company X
Product 200 + Channel C = Company Z
and so on.
The difficulty is that there is no pattern to say that every product 100 or everything in Channel A is sold through Company Z.
I wondered if Alias Combination would work but that I'm not sure that is the correct way of doing things.
I next looked at whether I could set up a Company dimension and use the cross dimension operator (->) within a member formula to calculate the values. This didn't seem to work very well.
Is there some other way of doing this that I'm not aware of or is it even possible?

Hi GlennS,
I can see that your suggestion should work in the situation where a product or channel both have a unique mapping to a company ie. Product 100 maps to company Z no matter which channels its sold through and everything sold through Channel B goes to Company X no matter which products.
The mapping to company in my example is at the combined relationship between Product and Channel. So for Product 100, if sold through Channel A then that could be Company Z, however if sold through Channel B then that might be Company X.
For Product 200 it might be that sales through Channel A go to Company Y, while sales through Channel B go to company Z.
In your example I would have to mark Product 100 as being either Company X or Z, when it reality it could be sold through either company depending on which channel its sold through.
Don't ask me why our sales structures are so complicated!?!
I guess if I think to how I would do something like this in excel, for each data value I would probably concatenate the product and channel together to get a unique reference. I could then test this reference using a lookup table of some sort to determine which company it relates to.
Does that make sense?
It's something that feels possible in Essbase but perhaps its a bit too complex to try and implement fully...

MCI8 for cross plant analysis

Dear PM Expert,
The PMIS Cost analysis (MCI8) can be displayed based on characteristics Order type.
At the moment we are using same Order type PM01 across multiple geography (multiple plants). We want to be able to analyze or viewing each plant cost in MCI8. There is no plant in MCI8, how to do this? We are considering to use different order type for each plant. Is there a better solution?
Regards.
Edited by: Djani Musalim on Dec 23, 2009 5:28 AM

Hi Musalim,
your requirment is to get Plant field in MCI8. for this you can copy info structure to Self defined Info structure from there you can add Maintenance palnt field..
Rehds
Vinit

Cross Cell Analysis

Hi folks,
I have 3 different loan types,
Loan_type No(Customers)
A 20000
B 30000
C 40000
No I want to analyze such a way dt
A B C
A 12000 25000
B 12000 35000
C 25000 35000
Note : abow sum is not exact
where AxB says Number of people who have taken both A and B Loans etc
Please tell me how to do this analysis...
Regards
Fayaz

fiaz0419 wrote:
I am dissappointed here.... No one even bother to help...
Guys....Fiaz, no one here is obligated to help you. And it could very well be that either no one has an answer for you or doesn't have the time to research your issue. But saying, "I am disappointed... no one even bother [sic] to help..." will not help you as trying to impose guilt (because we aren't helping you) is almost never a motivation that's going to work.
Here is what you need to do. I did not check the syntax, so you will have to do that. But to start, your requirement is not that easy, if you want to do it right. I have thought about your issue because it intrigued me and I have the solution. Just to let you know, it took some time to think this through and you will have to complete the thought process yourself, but I have worked out the code for one of your BINS that you will have to create.
Let's start with the "A" category. The people in this category will be those who have loan type A, but no other loan types.
table.customer_name||table.loan_type = table.customer_name||'A'
...will get those customers who have loan type A... The reason I concatenated customer name with loan type is to create a unique record for each customer and his/her loan type. You can't just count customers and you can't just count loan types. Hopefully, you get this.
table.customer_name||table.loan_type = table.customer_name||'B'
...will get those customers who have loan type B...
table.customer_name||table.loan_type = table.customer_name||'C'
...will get those customers who have loan type C...
SUM(CASE WHEN (table.customer_name||table.loan_type = table.customer_name||'B' OR table.customer_name||table.loan_type = table.customer_name||'C') THEN 1 ELSE 0 END)
...will tell you whether the customer has either a loan type B or C if the CASE statement above is greater than 0. If the sum is 0, then the customer has no loan type B or loan type C.
Let's add the conditions above together:
CASE WHEN table.customer_name||table.loan_type = table.customer_name||'A' AND SUM(CASE WHEN (table.customer_name||table.loan_type = table.customer_name||'B' OR table.customer_name||table.loan_type = table.customer_name||'C') THEN 1 ELSE 0 END) = 0 THEN 'A' END
will tell you customers who have loan type A, but do not have any loan types of the B or C category and will be grouped in the BIN called 'A'
Now modify the above logic for those customers who have only B, but not A or C; for those customers who have only C, but not A or B; for customers who have A or B, but not C, etc...
This should get you started on what you need for your report.

Cross tab analysis

Anybody knows how to do crosstabs in numbers?
thanks

Hi fercesar,
When you say tabs, do you mean the sheet tabs across the top of a document? Sheet 1, Sheet 2 and so on.
Each Sheet (canvas) can contain several objects such as Tables, Charts (graphs), Text Boxes, Shapes (graphic objects).
When you say crosstab, do you mean linking tables on different sheets? Linking a graph on one Sheet with a Table on another Sheet? This is possible. Please reply with more information on what you want to do.
Regards,
Ian.

Best OLTP Reporting Tool

Hi Gurus,
My company asked me to build a reporting framework to support their needs on OLTP, i am trying to do some research on which tool is the best tool to do reporting on OLTP..
Need help to find out a best reporting tool to make reports on OLTP data base
Right now we are using OBIEE for our OLAP reporting and we are open to implement any tools, need inputs and comparisons between all the available tools and pros and cons also.
Appreciate all your inputs/suggestion.
Thanks,
Seshu.

1) I guess you tried to pull thousands or report's rows on screen. Firstly OBIEE does pagination perfectly. Secondly human being cannot handle more than 30-50 lines physically. It is simple psychology. As soon as you've jumped on other couple pages you have no idea what was on the first pages. I've never seen such an idiot who would need report even with few hundred rows. Such reports are example of bad practice.I agree with that but you missed my point. Enterprises are large "beats" and as such they have many departments where they use different tools. In an ideal world you will have one and only one DWH with one an only one reporting tool on top. The thruth is that this never ever happens in reality. So in many cases users are asked to provide larde data extracts to use as sources for other reporting systems or external entities. OBIEE can not handle these data extracts properly as it not designed to work as an "extraction tool". This is what you missed. BO can handle them very well as it was designed as an extration tool in mind.
2) Here you are right if it is all about dimensional model. However here is the difference between OLTP and data warehouse. In data warehouse users should be educated to know conceptual and logical models. BTW you are getting requirements from them and you say they don't know which dims can be pulled with facts and which ones cannot? Wow )) Also OBIEE does allow to pull such dims ( not connected to facts ) using very simple OBIEE modeling technique (level-based measures). That makes OBIEE reporting/analytics very flexible. You are only thinking dimensional. That's very good for an OBIEE developer. But the world is more than just dimensional. You can't answer all reporting requirements with a dimensional model I am afraid. So keep this in mind. A DWH is not the solution to all report requirements just like saying "a truck is the best vehicle in the world because it's big and can transport big loads". BTW have you tried to implement cross-fact analysis in OBIEE? Do you know that you need to set the content level for each non-confirmed dimension in each measure individually or OBIEE will bring back the measure as "NULL"? It's non-sense really, it's too tricky and too flaky.
3) OBIEE has GUI object called PROMPT. There you have full power to force users to apply filters. And you can easily pre-defined your prompt's filter values.Again you missed a key word on my statement: "adhoc users". Prompts are fine but don't exist unless the OBIEE developer creates them in advance, typically in a dashboard. I am talking about ad-hoc here so you know that's Answers. Try to restrict Answers users and force them to put a filter on a column and you will know what I mean. BO can do this in the metadata very easily. OBIEE can't. Prompts are fine (*) but they need to be created in advance by the report developer. (*) Actually they are not that fine, you can't even force them OOTB to use a prompt or not run a dashboard without any values. Sure there are work arounds, but such a basic feature should be part of the product!
4) OBIEE has different concepts of dims hierarchies and visual presentations. Here you are mixing them together. Indeed OBIEE 10g has such a restriction on GUI to have maximum two embedded levels. But it is only visual presentation. In business model you can have N levels of hierarchy and multiple hierarchies in dim . My goodness !!!Do you really think that ORACLE does not follow dimensional modeling ABCs? BTW please check Gartner's magic quadrants. ............BTW did you see OBIEE 11g demo ??????Yes it's only visual presentation, but that's one of the most important things! It's a stupid restriction. If you can have N levels on the BMM why shouldn't you have the ability to prent the data in more levels. Yes, I have seen the magic quadrant and Microsoft is on top of OBIEE (see http://www.gartner.com/technology/media-products/reprints/microsoft/vol2/article15/article15.html). Yes I have seen OBIEE 11g and have running on one of our Dev boxes. It's one of the most buggy releases I have seen in years. Only last week the client tools were released for Windows. How can you have proper ecosystem without proper client tools? No Solaris or HPUX release so it's a partial release. No support for other J2EE web app servers. From our point of view OBIEE 11g is a beta release. We are seating and waiting for Oracle to clean it this mess and get the product stable. And if you think Oracle Support will help read this: http://searchoracle.techtarget.com/news/2240031826/Has-the-phrase-Oracle-Support-become-an-oxymoron
5) Inheritance...Hm, maybe it is simple dimensional modeling concept of supertype/subtype described in any BI/DW books? I am not arguing. maybe BO does it with one click. yeah, convenient enough, but no critical.Consider this problem. You have a large DWH that a large organisation wants to share with different departments which they would then extend adding they own data sources and customise to their own needs. How would you handle changes in the "core" model that need to feed to the different departments metadata stores? RPD merging and MUDE is a mess to be honest, it barely works and it's too prone to human error. Once you worked in a very large project with many OBIEE developers working in different parallel projects you will realise that inheritance is the only sensible solution. I wish Oracle would see this as well. If the metadata was in a database it would have been so much easier...
6) Again just lack of knowledge of dimensional modeling in OBIEE. The one support ALL types of models: snowflakes (3NF) and star. Only what OBIEE requires you cannot have standalone logical table without any relations to at least one another table. Heh...I cannot recall such an example even from Bill Inmon. Regarding 3 layers. This gives you tremendous advantage over BO )) Why? It is long story))You can support all models in dimensional, but should you be forced to use it? 3 layers is not advantage. It's an interesting aproach to solve how you need to model things in OBIEE. You have become too used to it and now think it's the best in the world. It's not, in a relational reporting solution 2 layers are more than enough (physical with all your joins and presentation with all your business names and hierarchies).
8) You I understood you correctly ))))))) None of BI tools today can beat OBIEE on number of supported data sources. I'm just wondering. When you add new column in dim/fact table you DO NOT change your metadata????? My assumption is that BO does always "select * from <table name>"? Yes, then you don't have to change your metadata. The what kind of query BO generates against database??? select d1.*,f1* from dim d1, fact f1...????OK consider this requirement. You work for a top US bank. You have invested $5m in the state-of-the-art DWH with OBIEE that covers every requirement you may even need. The US FED comes in and tells you that it wants one of your excellent reports but filtered for a number of companies. They give the user a spreadsheet with 20k companies that you need to filter you report on. Can any user in OBIEE perform the filtering without any changes in OBIEE? No. In BO you can. End of the argument.
9) That is not true AT ALLYou saying that OBIEE can "merge" two Answers reports and get attributes from both queries in an INNER/OUTER/FULL OUTER fashion? Please show me how, I love to learn from you! (BO indeed can).
10) You r kidding me )) have you forgotten in what time are we living??))) Do you read latest news? By 2016 most of businesses will be in social networks. Everyone wants to be power user holding mobile device in his hands!!!
AND.....OBIEE already DOES it !!!The web client works for 90% of the user population, as said in my comment for real "power users" a fat client approach works best. There browsers are still not powerful enough to handle large data sets. Going back to Gartner's 2011 Quadrant for Business Intelligence Platforms, which you seem to love, I quote from it: "[...] it (Oracle) has lacked innovation around mobile, in-memory, consumerization, interactive visualization and search [...]".
Please forgive me to be so sarcastic. But today the only real advantage BO over OBIEE is PRICE. I would really advise you to look at OBIEE11g. It is almost different product then OBIEE10g.I love sarcasm. Sarcasm is my middle name. But you need to open your mind a bit. OBIEE has taken control of your brain! :-) One solution does not fit all. The world of IT is too big for that...

Logical Systems vs Cross Systems

Dear all,
I have two physical SAP ERP systems grouped under one logical system.
Now I want to connect to a third SAP ERP system in order to execute Cross System analysis between the systems under the logical system and the new third system.
I understand that I cannot do a Cross System RA on systems of the same logical system so that´s the reason why I need to set up the third system as a single new ERP system.
Anyhow the new ERP system should use the same rule set than the two systems of the logical system.
So I´d just like to set up the new system connector for the GRC 5.3 but I do not want to load the same rules again for the new ERP system, etc.
Is this possible? I tried to create a new logical system containing the new ERP system and regenerate the rules for the logical systems. But after that no simple RA is possible for the new ERP system.
Thanks for any advice and regards,
Markus Richter

Hello Markus,
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OBIEE report from multiple facts at different levels

Currently we need to develop a report with columns from 3 different facts surrounded with conformed and non conformed dimensions at different levels.
After setting the hierarchial levels and putting the facts into single logical table with different sources OBIEE is generating 2 different queries and does a full outer join.
I would like to know how we can do a left outer join instead of full outer join between the 2 queries based on a common column?
Thanks in advance.

Hi Vinod,
The scenario provided in the link above doesnt match to my issue.
We need to develop a report from multiple fact tables at different levels with conformed & non conformed dimension columns.
I have 7 dimensions D1, D2, D3, D4, D5, D6 and D7 & two fact F1 and F2 tables.
F1 is tied to dimensions D1,D2,D3,D4,d5
F2 is tied to dimensions D3,D4,D5, D6 and D7.
In my report I have columns from D1, D2, D3, D4, D5, D6, D7, F1 and F2.
So OBIEE generates 2 queries with columns from D1,D2,D3,D4,d5 & F1 measure and another query with D3,D4,D5, D6, D7 and F2 measure.
and then does a cross fact join out of box between 2 queries.
But I need to do a left outer join between the 2 queries on a common column instead of cross fact join. I would like to know how we can achive this.
Thanks.

Analysis Grid Display.

Hi Experts,
We are using analysis grid to display our plannig query in our web template.
Is there anyway I can manipulate the way the data is displayed through the grid?
In other words I want to change the size of the font and color of the data displayed in my web template through the analysis grid.
If it is possible , please let me know.
Regards,
Kadriks

Hello There,
This kinda of formatting is very much possible.You can format the cells to change their colour ,font etc.As a matter of fact Analysis grid itself is based on an underlying MS Excel format.
please refere to this link to find out more and how to format etc.Click on the word
"Analysis grids".
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hope this helps
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How do I convert Spreadsheet file to Waveform for off-line analysis?

Using v6.1
I have multiple column data in an xls file obtained from third party DDE write. Each column contains data pertaining to one process variable. Does not include timestamp, however, data sampled at specific frequency of 10hz. I wish to convert the column data to waveform and perform Spectrum and cross correlation analysis to determine source of process variations.
How do I read the spreadsheet file and produce waveforms for analysis using the built-in analysis tools?
Thanks!

Save the XLS file as a CSV (Comma Seperated Values) file. Then read the CSV file into LabVIEW using "Read From Spreadsheet File.vi" -- make sure to set the "delimiter" input to a comma (","). Index out columns of data using the "Index Array" function, and then build a Waveform and set the dt. Attached is an example.
-Jim
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
I would like a swag of how we could analyze the JDE side with CC 5.2 (cross system Analysis)
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Regards,
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SAP K Gradings K1 - K8

Does anybody know where I could get the full roles and responsibility descriptions for the following SAP consulting gradings :
As far as I am aware the following categories have been defined for SAP consultants:
K1 = Junior Consultant
K2 = Consultant I
K3 = Consultant II
K4 = Consultant III
K5 = Senior Consultant/Management Consultant
K6 = Lead Consultant/Project Implementation Manager/Implementation Specialist
K7 = Development / Consulting Manager / Platinum or Senior Consultant / Global Support Manager / Senior Project Implementation Manager / Industry Specialist
K8 = Senior Development / Consulting Director / Consulting Vice President
We would like to incorporate the relelvant SAP specific aspects into our own company Role profiles (for example statemenst such as May supervise colleagues at Level 1 to Level 3 and allocate resources to make sure work is undertaken effectively and efficiently etc etc.
Thanks, Koen

Hello koen
These are the descriptions of SAP consulting gradings :
TRAINEE CONSULTANT (K1)
Position Concept
The Trainee Consultant is an entry-level SAP consulting position.
Individuals with requisite academic / professional qualification are
candidates for this position. They would typically not have any business
or systems implementation experience.
They need to display potential in basic communication and interpersonal
skills, leadership capabilities, conceptual thinking and innovation.
They have to be results oriented and enthusiastic and have the ability
to work in a team.
Trainee consultants will be trained in a specific
functional/technological area in mySAP. They will attend the SAP
Academy, ASAP training and applicable Consulting skills training.
Trainee consultants have to be SAP certified and ASAP certified prior to
embarking on any SAP project. They are expected to participate as team
members and will be mentored on the project by either a Consultant or
Senior Consultant. They would be given specific tasks on the project,
which will be carried out under the guidance of their mentor.
They will undergo regular Performance assessment processes to monitor
progress.
Responsibilities:
* Will work within a team under direct supervision of a mentor
assigned to them
* Responsible for specific tasks as assigned by their mentors
* Documentation and administrative tasks
* Use ASAP methodology and tools on the project
* Continually develop mySAP core skills and business knowledge
based on accumulated experience.
* Apply knowledge gained from each project experience to execute
future tasks for projects
ASSOCIATE CONSULTANT (K2)
Position Concept
The Associate Consultant has requisite academic / professional
qualifications and with at least 2 years of industry or functional or IT
skills (in specific application areas).
Associate Consultants are either skilled in mySAP specific functional
knowledge or will be trained in a specific functional/technological area
in mySAP. They have to be SAP certified and ASAP certified prior to
embarking on any SAP project. They are expected to participate as team
members and will be mentored on the project by either a Senior or a
Principal Consultant. Typically they would participate in discussions on
process design, configure certain portions of mySAP as per directions
given by the team leader, and provide support in documentation, system
testing and authorizations. They would also perform any administrative
tasks that are involved in a project.
Responsibilities:
* Primary responsibility is preparation and contribution to the
process design workshops, take directions and configure the SAP system,
demonstrate and gain acceptance from the customer
* Assists in the technical preparation of Business Process
Procedures, Test Scenarios, End-user documentation, and User manuals
* Uses ASAP methodology and tools on the project
* Interacts with SAP organisation as necessary during the project
& performs any administrative tasks that are involved in a project.
* Operates as a team member. Continually reports progress. Assumes
additional responsibilities as required
* Continually develops mySAP core skills and business knowledge
based on accumulated experience. Applies knowledge gained from each
project experience to execute future tasks for projects
* Sets priorities appropriately, ensures that work outputs are
timely and of the highest quality
* Receives management direction as appropriate.
CONSULTANT (K3)
Position Concept:
The Consultant performs the bulk of the engagement as defined by the
client contract, and is certified in at least one area of mySAP as well
as in the ASAP methodology. Consultants gather facts, analyse the
client's business processes and draws conclusions. They prepare the
design of the solution and demonstrate SAP functionality to support the
findings and conclusions. Consultants are expected to establish
relationships with client personnel and to deliver timely, high quality
consulting to the client.
Individuals with requisite academic professional qualification and with
at least 5 years of industry or functional or IT skills (in specific
application area) are candidates for this position.
Responsibilities:
* Contributes to consulting projects by analysing client's
business processes and design of mySAP solution. Primary responsibility
is preparation and contribution to the process design workshops, take
directions and configure the mySAP system, demonstrate and gain
acceptance from the customer. Moves logically and creatively from facts
to conclusions. Performs configuration and assists clients in testing
cycles.
* Assists in the technical preparation of Business Process
Procedures, Test Scenarios, End-user documentation, and User manuals
* Assists the client in mySAP knowledge transfer. Establishes
credibility with the client. Interfaces with clients in a professional
manner with emphasis on building client relationships.
* Is alert to opportunities for additional business with the
client. Shares client needs and trends in the marketplace and alerts
Consulting Platinum to potential long-term opportunities
* Continually develops mySAP core skills and business knowledge
based on accumulated experience. Uses ASAP methodology and tools in the
project and acquires additional skills in cross-functional areas and
enabling technologies
* Interact with SAP organisation as necessary during the project &
performs any administrative tasks that are involved
* Leads the execution of assigned project tasks in areas of
demonstrated competence. This includes facilitating meetings/task
groups, tracking and influencing task group progress, tracking project
deliverables, etc.
* Operates as a team member. Continually reports on progress to
the Project Manager and participates as an active member of the project
team. Assumes additional responsibilities as required
* Sets priorities appropriately. Ensures that work outputs are
timely and of the highest quality
* Occupies a non-management position. However operates
autonomously and receives management direction as appropriate.
SENIOR CONSULTANT (K4)/ PROJECT TEAM LEADER
Position Concept
The Senior Consultant plays a key role on the project team; either by
running small projects, Integrating portions of a large project, or
being a team member on a project, driving the analysis, process
finalisation, resolving process and technical issues. The Senior
Consultant performs the role of a Team Leader and ensures high quality
service and high client satisfaction. The Senior Consultant will be
involved in preparing the detailed level plan for their functional area.
The Senior Consultant will also assist in business development
activities by providing proposal inputs.
The Senior Consultant must ensure that the tasks continue to address the
needs of the client and fit within the overall scope of the project, and
are completed on time and within the budget. When issues surface that
could change the scope of the project, the Senior Consultant should
report to the Project Manager and negotiate the impact of these changes
with the client.
Senior Consultants are expected to invest time in the professional
development of other consultants. They act as role models through their
dedication to client service and problem solving and demonstrate their
high-level calibre and capabilities. They provide feedback to their
fellow junior consultants for improvement in their performance.
This position is very visible within SAP and client organisation. Senior
Consultants are expected to build strong relationships and solid
reputations within the industry and market they serve.
Responsibilities:
* Works on more than one engagement at a time. Manages small
engagements or a portion of a large engagement
* Assists in the development and implementation of the project
plan for a project. This includes drafting the project plan (scope,
deliverables, timelines and resources), identifying and recruiting team
members, and preparing and assisting in the preparation of individual
work plans.
* For assigned area, oversees all project activities leading to
the implementation of the requirements.
* Senior Consultants demonstrate creativity and thought
leadership, and use their experience in substantiating the proposed
solutions to the client.
* Contributes to consulting projects by analysing client's
business processes and mySAP solution design. Moves logically and
creatively from facts to conclusions
* Performs configuration and assists clients in testing cycles.
* Assists the client in mySAP knowledge transfer.
* Maintains and expands client contact at high levels and builds
credible relationships with key client personnel.
* Understands client requirements and assists in selling
additional business. Works closely with SAP sales force to create and
define consulting projects and ensures that the client's overall
business objectives and needs are translated into well-defined and
justified projects. This includes preparing work plans and contributing
to proposals that describe the process use to meet the client's needs
and include deliverables, timelines and estimates of the costs and
resources required.
* Primary responsibility is preparation and contribution to the
process design workshops, provide directions to the consultants and
configure the mySAP system, demonstrate and gain acceptance from the
customer.
* Deploy consultants in the technical preparation of Business
Process Procedures, Test Scenarios, End-user documentation, and User
manuals
* Sets priorities appropriately. Ensures that work outputs are
timely and of the highest quality
* Continually develop mySAP core skills, IS-specific skills and
cross-functional expertise and business knowledge based on accumulated
experience. Applies knowledge gained from each project experience to
execute future tasks for projects more effectively.
* Use ASAP methodology and tools in the project
* Perform any administrative tasks that are involved in a project.
* Leads the execution of assigned project tasks in areas of
demonstrated competence. This includes facilitating meetings/task
groups, tracking and influencing task group progress, tracking project
deliverables, etc.
* Interacts with SAP organisation as appropriate, to deploy the
requisite expertise on the engagement team to address specific client
needs in a timely and efficient manner and ensures client access to the
best available resources within SAP. Works with SAP Implementation
Partners to ensure seamless delivery of services to the client. Also
informs SAP organization about client needs and trends in the
marketplace and alerts them of potential long-term opportunities.
* Is a key client contact and will exercise authority appropriate
to particular client requests commensurate with client expectations of
decision-making and consistent with SAP policies and practices. This
will include decisions on resources, contracts, and other
business/process issues where the Senior Consultant is representing SAP.
* Assumes additional responsibilities as required
* Occupies a non-management position. However operates
autonomously and receives management direction as appropriate.
* Acquires additional SAP skills in cross-functional areas and
enabling technologies
PLATINUM CONSULTANT (K5)
Position Concept
Platinum Consultants are involved in large and multiple engagements.
They have Industry focus and are very senior in the consulting
organisation with outstanding track records in industry. The Platinum
Consultant understands and appreciates SAP offerings and mySAP product
capabilities. He utilises his industry skills with SAP product skills to
leverage new opportunities for the SAP country-consulting organisation.
They have overall responsibility for project results including quality
of deliverables, client satisfaction and timelines. The Platinum
Consultant provides direction from Industry Specific or new offering
perspectives to the project team. They would also perform specific tasks
based on the demands of the project.
The Platinum Consultant participates in pre-project activities, such as
defining client opportunities, determining scope, and formulating the
approach to address the client challenges.
Platinum Consultants place heavy emphasis on the client relationship.
Working with the Project Director or Consulting Manager they prepare
proposals that result in client commitment to new and/or expanded
projects.
Platinum Consultants are responsible for contributing to the
professional development of Consultants and may have specific management
responsibilities as well, e.g. administering the professional
development of Consultants. They serve as role models through their
thought leadership, dedication to client service, and routine production
of high quality work. They are mentors and coaches for consultants. They
also provide feedback to Consultants on their consulting performance.
They are active participants in the development of their practice,
including consultant's training/education, mentoring and the recruitment
of new consultants.
Platinum Consultants are the authority in the Industry they represent.
They are active participants in many of the initiatives driven by many
of the Industry associations in the country. They position SAP as a
solution provider as appropriate in these meetings and discussions. They
must be outspoken and well-accepted speakers in many of these key
meetings and gatherings.
Industry knowledge with business, functional knowledge and experience is
a prerequisite. Understanding integrated business environments is
essential. Project Management skills are desirable.
The Platinum Consultant conducts senior management and process design
workshops at strategic level and ensures high quality service and high
client satisfaction. The Platinum Consultant will proactively assist in
business development activities by providing and developing new
initiative proposals.
This position is very visible within SAP and the client organisation.
Platinum Consultants are expected to have some bearing on client
decisions and to have solid relationships with key client executives at
high levels. They should have strong relationships and solid reputations
within the industry and market they serve.
Responsibilities:
* Works on multiple projects simultaneously.
* Provides industry specific solutions and best practices
knowledge to clients
* Develops a solution framework and an implementation plan for
industry specific projects or projects using new dimension products.
* Uses and ensures that mySAP solution maps, ASAP and other
relevant SAP methodologies and tools are deployed very effectively in
client strategic workshops and deliveries.
* Ensures solutions are delivered on time and are of the highest
quality.
* Conducts strategic level workshops with clients to drive a SAP
solution for acceptance and implementation
* The Platinum is involved along with the Project Director/Project
Manager in drafting the project plan (scope, deliverables, timelines and
resources), identifying and recruiting team members, and preparing and
assisting in the preparation of individual work plans.
* For assigned area, oversees all project activities leading to
the implementation of the requirements.
* Platinum Consultants demonstrate creativity and thought
leadership, and use their experience in substantiating the proposed
solutions to the client.
* Contributes to consulting projects by analysing client's
business processes and designing the appropriate SAP solution. Moves
logically and creatively from facts to conclusions
* Maintains and expands client contact at high level and builds
credible relationships with key client personnel. Meets regularly with
client executives to discuss business strategy issues of concern to the
client organisation. Manages client expectations. Has some bearing on
client decisions.
* Understands client requirements and assists in selling
additional business. Works closely with SAP sales force to create and
define consulting projects and ensures that the client's overall
business objectives and needs are translated into well-defined and
justified projects. This includes preparing work plans and contributing
to proposals that describe the process use to meet the client's needs
and include deliverables, timelines and estimates of the costs and
resources required.
* A Platinum Consultant is a role model and coach for consultants-
performs the mentor role. Provides meaningful feedback to consultants to
the overall performance evaluation of project team members.
* Sets priorities appropriately. Ensures that work outputs are
timely and of the highest quality
* Perform any administrative tasks that are involved in a project.
* Leads the execution of assigned project tasks in areas of
demonstrated competence. This includes facilitating meetings/task
groups, tracking and managing task group progress, tracking project
deliverables, etc.
* Interacts with SAP organisation as appropriate, to deploy the
requisite expertise on the engagement team to address specific client
needs in a timely and efficient manner and ensures client access to the
best available resources within SAP. Works with SAP Implementation
Partners to ensure seamless delivery of services to the client. Also
informs SAP organisation of client needs and trends in the marketplace
and alerts them to potential long-term opportunities.
* Is a key client contact and will exercise authority appropriate
to particular client requests commensurate with client expectations of
decision-making and consistent with SAP policies and practices. This
will include decisions on resources, contracts, and other
business/process issues where the Senior Consultant is representing SAP.
* Assumes additional responsibilities as required
* Occupies a non-management position. However operates
autonomously and receives management direction as appropriate.
* Acquires additional SAP skills in cross-functional areas and
enabling technologies
* Works with the Project Management Team and the Country
Consulting Manager to secure SAP's Consulting future and current
strategy and its execution
PROJECT MANAGER (K5)
Position Concept
The Senior Project Manager is a key position in the Consulting
Organisation. They are responsible for the successful delivery of a
project in terms of scope, deliverables, timeline, budget, client
satisfaction and employee satisfaction. The Project Manager is a window
through which the client views SAP and the SAP organisation.
Project Managers must have a rational view to various situations in the
project. They must be very sensitive to client needs bearing in mind the
conflicting requirements that a client team would demand, and the
delivery capabilities of the consulting team.
The skills of the Project Manger are - good project planning skills,
understanding and appreciation of the complexities involved in the
implementation of an integrated application, good communication skills
and people management skills. The Project Manager must be team builder,
motivator, and coach. Must be able to resolve conflicts, take
appropriate decisions at the right time and substantiate the proposed
solution to the client. The Project Manager, with the support of the
Senior Consultants or Integration Consultants, would take the right
decisions for the project. The Project Manager is a taskmaster when it
comes to the delivery of the project. They are responsible for managing
issues that arise from either the consultants and / or the client.
Prior experience in SAP implementation or SAP Project Management is
desirable. The Project Manager must be ASAP certified, to ensure that
the necessary methodology and tools are being deployed fully in the
project by the project team. The consulting team reports to the Project
Manager through their Team Leaders for that project. The Project Manager
works with the Client Project Manager for planning activities, obtaining
necessary infrastructure support and decisions that are required for the
project to progress.
The Project Manager should ensure that regular meetings between the
team, as well as the Steering Committee are conducted. In case of lapse,
the Project Manager communicates the same to the Client Management team
to evoke response, commitment and involvement. As necessary, the Project
Manager may involve an SAP Project Advisor or SAP Auditors, to assist
them in providing useful recommendations for the progress and successful
implementation of the project. Project Managers normally report to the
Consulting Manger in the SAP Organisation. In case of large projects,
where parallel implementations are running, the Project Manager would
report to the Project Director. The Project Manager would take the
Project Director's advice and inputs to run the project.
The Project Manager interacts with the SAP organisation when support is
required in terms of Consulting skills, technical support or SAP issues
or any business issue that is beyond the scope of the implementation.
The personal characteristics of a Project Manager reflect their
capabilities in managing the project as individual resources:
* A well-balanced and tolerant nature
* Ability both to lead and work in teams
* Ability to cope with stress
* Rhetorical skills
* Capacity for enthusiasm and dedication
* Ability to make decisions and assertiveness
* Management and policy-oriented thinking
* Creativity and good judgement
* A systematic approach and way of working
* "Social skills" include abilities that assist the project
manager in coping with difficult social situations
* They assist the PM hold responsibility and take on leadership
* A good understanding and empathy towards human nature
* Ability to deal with conflict and develop relationships
The Professional Skills of a Project Manager should be based on an
all-round, global knowledge:
* SAP Product awareness and the architecture
* Managerial and economic aspects
* Information technology basics
* General project management
* Foreign languages
* Leadership techniques
* Planning and control techniques
* Good Presentation and Communication skills
* Project Planning and Detailed work plan development skills
* Working materials for project management
* SAP implementation tools (Reference Model, IMG (SPELL OUT),
ASAP, others)
* Best Estimator tool for estimating the labour requirement
* Standard software products used at SAP
Responsibilities:
* The Project Manager works on one engagement at a time
* Responsible for implementing mySAP solution within the scope,
time and budget
* Responsible for deliverables with high quality and client's
satisfaction
* Conduct weekly project team meetings
* Conduct monthly or (periodic) Steering Committee Meeting
* Resolve issues without affecting the project
* Communicate and stay in touch with the Senior Management of the
Client organisation with regard to the progress of the project. Gain
acceptance and support for the rapid implementation of the project
* Motivate team for better results
* Provide appropriate support for the project team as and when
required
* Involve SAP Auditors or SAP Project Advisor as and when
necessary
* Work with the Implementation Partner consulting resources for
smooth and cordial functioning of the project activities
* Ensures knowledge transfer occurs with the client team
* Makes clear the roles and responsibilities of the consultants
team and client team
* Ensures outputs and results from both client and consultant
teams
* Report exception to the SAP Project Director/Senior Project
Manager and Client Management
* Prepare weekly progress reports through the Team Leaders and
circulate
* Prepare or provide support in the preparation of Steering
Meeting presentations as well as the minutes
* Overall management of the project
* Have minimum escalation's to SAP Organisation
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER (K6)
Position Concept
The Senior Project Manager is a key position in the Consulting
Organisation. They are responsible for the successful delivery of a
project in terms of scope, deliverables, timeline, budget, client
satisfaction and employee satisfaction. The Project Manager is a window
through which the client views SAP and the SAP organisation.
Project Managers must have a rational view to various situations in the
project. They must be very sensitive to client needs bearing in mind the
conflicting requirements that a client team would demand, and the
delivery capabilities of the consulting team.
The skills of the Project Manger are - good project planning skills,
understanding and appreciation of the complexities involved in the
implementation of an integrated application, good communication skills
and people management skills. The Project Manager must be team builder,
motivator, and coach. Must be able to resolve conflicts, take
appropriate decisions at the right time and substantiate the proposed
solution to the client. The Project Manager, with the support of the
Senior Consultants or Integration Consultants, would take the right
decisions for the project. The Project Manager is a taskmaster when it
comes to the delivery of the project. They are responsible for managing
issues that arise from either the consultants and / or the client.
Prior experience in SAP implementation or SAP Project Management is
desirable. The Project Manager must be ASAP certified, to ensure that
the necessary methodology and tools are being deployed fully in the
project by the project team. The consulting team reports to the Project
Manager through their Team Leaders for that project. The Project Manager
works with the Client Project Manager for planning activities, obtaining
necessary infrastructure support and decisions that are required for the
project to progress.
The Project Manager should ensure that regular meetings between the
team, as well as the Steering Committee are conducted. In case of lapse,
the Project Manager communicates the same to the Client Management team
to evoke

About pck doubt?

i am studying pck in the following link.
<a href="http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/e1/091640a991c742e10000000a1550b0/content.htm">pck-xi adapter</a>
i don't understand the following words:
If messages are sent from the Integration Server to the PCK, you must create a sender XI adapter in the PCK.
since are from the integration Server to the PCK, PCK is a receiver.
why must create sender xi adapter in the pck.?why,that is why?
i can not understand!
i think:
if it is sender xi adapter,why is it in the pck instead of in the integration server as the integration server is a sender in fact.vice versa.
my understanding was wrong?
who can explain it clealy?thanks!

Hi Joy !
refer these
PCK.. cross sectional analysis.. Part-1
/people/siva.maranani/blog/2005/08/30/pck-cross-sectional-analysis-part-1
PCK.. cross sectional analysis.. Part-2
/people/siva.maranani/blog/2005/08/30/pck-cross-sectional-analysis-part-2
Deploy a PCK on an existing J2EE installation
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/weblogs?blog=/pub/wlg/4256 [original link is broken] [original link is broken] [original link is broken]
i have gone through these blogs on PCK
/people/siva.maranani/blog/2005/08/30/pck-cross-sectional-analysis-part-2
/people/siva.maranani/blog/2005/08/30/pck-cross-sectional-analysis-part-1
Integrating Smaller Business Partners with the PCK Locate the document in its SAP Library structure
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/32/92e5bced6cb441af4360cfcb8142f3/frameset.htm
the PCK is used,if you want to exchange Messages from or to XI. That means for that,you need on the sender or receiver Side a XI System. The one way is,that a XI sends the Native XML SOAP Messages via XI Adapter to the PCK.Then the message can be converted in some other formats,because the PCK has its own Adapter Engine. But there is no IDOC adapter.
The second way ist,that for example you pick up XML Files with the PCK and transfer it to an XI system in the Native XML Format. With the PCK you can't do a File-to-File Transfer.
The PCK is a standalone Application,which has its own Monitoring,Configuration and User Management.Instead of that, a decentral Adapter Engine is directly connected to an XI System and is configured centrally in the XI System
PCK is a mini version of XI. It is used by smaller business partner (who cannot afford to install a full blown version XI) to exchange XI messages with large companies (having an XI installation).
PCK has its own local Adapter engine.
Check the following links:
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/3f9fc190-0201-0010-0cbd-87f50e404d91
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/34a1e590-0201-0010-2c82-9b6229cf4a41
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/6f83d790-0201-0010-629d-ab5bf10c94e4
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/8f/d906d01f77fa40a4c84683c3f8326f/content.htm
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_glossary/en/6d/9c44b95c168e4cb500bb430ec193cc/content.htm
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/99/115281baba404890d2561617a78409/content.htm
/people/siva.maranani/blog/2005/08/30/pck-cross-sectional-analysis-part-1
/people/siva.maranani/blog/2005/08/30/pck-cross-sectional-analysis-part-2
Hope this helps.
Thanks!!

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