Help with BW/SEM-BPS

Hello Folks,
I am new to BW-BPS.
If you had any material/documentation(BW370 or BW380),FAQ's regarding BW/SEM-BPS can you please send to [email protected]
I would appreciate any help.
Thanks,

Hi,
As u r new to BW, I hope the following links ll be useful to u
go to https://websmp103.sap-ag.de/bi
-> SAP BW 3.5 -> SAP BW Business Planning and Simulation
Here you can find "HOW TO... Guides - BPS", "SEM-BPS ASAP" and other useful section with many documents...
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/ae9fba90-0201-0010-d490-cbf9a364de95
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/com.sap.km.cm.docs/library/biw/d-f/enhancements bw-bps formerly sem-bps in sapnetweaver 04.ppt
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/com.sap.km.cm.docs/library/biw/d-f/frequently asked questions - planning with sap netweaver bi.faq#q-6
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/5d90209f-0501-0010-59a2-9243ac94a4d7
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
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_sem40bw/helpdata/en/05/242537cedf2056e10000009b38f936/frameset.htm
Hope it helps...let me know
Regards,
R.Ravi

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SAP_ABA     700     0013     SAPKA70013     Cross-Application Component
SAP_BASIS     700     0013     SAPKB70013     SAP Basis Component
PI_BASIS     2005_1_700     0013     SAPKIPYJ7D     PI_BASIS 2005_1_700
ST-PI     2005_1_700     0005     SAPKITLQI5     SAP Solution Tools Plug-In
SAP_BW     700     0015     SAPKW70015     SAP NetWeaver BI 7.0
FINBASIS     600     0010     SAPK-60010INFINBASIS     FINBASIS 600 : Add-On Supplement
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        Lars B Rasmussen

Hi Lars,
It seems not all the planning function from SEM BPS are available in BW BPS. Please check the links below: -
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hi all i am bw cunsultant and now i am coming into SEM bcs-bps can someone help me out how should i start to learn.
if someone has the documnets please send to me
[email protected]
i shall then very thank full for you

Hi Sanjeev,
go to https://websmp103.sap-ag.de/bi -> SAP BW 3.5 -> SAP BW Business Planning and Simulation
Here you can find "HOW TO... Guides - BPS", "SEM-BPS ASAP" and other useful section with many documents...
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/ae9fba90-0201-0010-d490-cbf9a364de95
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/com.sap.km.cm.docs/library/biw/d-f/enhancements%20bw-bps%20formerly%20sem-bps%20in%20sapnetweaver%2004.ppt
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/com.sap.km.cm.docs/library/biw/d-f/frequently%20asked%20questions%20-%20planning%20with%20sap%20netweaver%20bi.faq#q-6
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/5d90209f-0501-0010-59a2-9243ac94a4d7
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/com.sap.km.cm.docs/library/biw/s-u/sap%20bw%20business%20planning%20and%20simulation%20-%20how%20to%20guides%20list.htm
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_sem40bw/helpdata/en/05/242537cedf2056e10000009b38f936/frameset.htm
Regards,
R.Ravi

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https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/com.sap.km.cm.docs/library/biw/d-f/enhancements bw-bps formerly sem-bps in sapnetweaver 04.ppt
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https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/5d90209f-0501-0010-59a2-9243ac94a4d7
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Hello Hari,
it is touch to say what exactly causes this performance problem. Since you are dealing with custom coding (the how-to + your derivation logic), I suggest to do an ABAP trace (SE30) to see where the time is really spent.
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