Input Schedules

Hello All,
I have a question regarding Input Schedules security. We have a balance sheet input schedule which lists all the balance sheet items. But we have planners who have been assigned to work on specific lines of balance sheet items. How can I specify the security for this? I do not want to setup the security using Accounts. This will be difficult to maintain. Instead I am looking for alternate approaches.
One way, I was thinking about is, having a user-name tied with a functional group (group of accounts based on functionality) and provide this as a parameter in the EVDRE memberset to retrive the accounts affiliated with the login profile. Challenge with this is a person can be assigned as a backup to perform someone's task when he/she is on vacation. So I am thinking to maintain multiple userids in the functional group which will be a property of ACCOUNT. Now I am curious if I can specifiy in the memberset to check for contains Strin? For instance if Account1, functional group is user1, user2. If User2 logs in, it has to specify accounts affiliated with functional group.
If there is anyother way to accomplish the above mentioned functionality, please let me know too. I do not want to create specific input schedules for each one of the balance sheet item groupings...
Thanks..

I hesitate to mention this method, but it involves adding another cube. Then you would use the additional cube as the foundation for the EVDRE expansions. This process would use combinations of account, user, entity and all, to define the parameters for input. The difference is that you will need another dimension that has the "USERS" in some capacity, preferable as not named, but as by process / position to define the access points. Then use the USER ID to match to a property in the Process/position app to define the expansion on which to base the evdre, so that even if they are a backup, maybe you could segment the reports or properties by lead / backup role for that period. Or, turn it on and off by usingthe 1 / 0 combination for the time/account/position/etc combinations.
Anyway, this would be my 1st choice in design, but would require more effort and thoughts than using security on the account.
Hope this helps.

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Hi Gurus
I have created some input schedules using standard template. User here will be entering some values in 2 decimal places (like 1.25) but when I enter any values in the cells, it automatically round off the values and displays values without any decimal places.
I have tried changing the formats in Format control panel by changing the DATA / DEFAULT 's PATTERN / ALL for ROWs but it did not help.
Please help how to resolve this.
Cheers
Swathi

Hi nilanjan,
Thanku, I resolved the issue using Format Range option with the below code
CRITERIA EVALUATE IN FORMAT USE PARAMETERS APPLY TO
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We are checking the time taken for a template to expand and refresh,
In a scenario, a report with 18000 rows expanded in 80 seconds,
But in BW backend system it shows,
SQE Query read: 5 seconds
It means remaining 75 seconds are required for front end, Is it possible to split up this time like where it takes more time.
Thanks & Regards,
Ramanathan

Hi,
Dynamic EvDre with formating on degrades report / input schedule performance.
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Raju

How can I enter data in an input schedule on a member in the EPM Add-On that is not a base member?

Hello, all,
how can I enter data in an input schedule on a member in the EPM Add-On that is not a base member?
E.g. I want to implement a top-down-planning scenario and I have the following hierarchy:
Europe
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     UK
     Spain
     Italy
How can I enter a value on Europe in an input schedule in order to allocate this value afterwards?
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Gerd

Gerd,
It should be something like below -
EuropeInput
Europe
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Effectively, after allocation the same data will be rolled up to Europe.
Many top-down planning would use such work-around as BPC doesn't allow writing to parent node.
Regards,
Ashish

Retrieve data from a report or database to an input schedule in BPC for exc

Hi,
I am using BPC for excel ( v 5.1).
I've created an Input Schedule(Input-1) using BPC for excel and sent data to the dB.
I need this (Input-1) data to use it in a new Input Schedule(Input-2), for further manipulation.
I need this data to be dumped in a sheet for further calculations in (Input-2).
How can i bring this data?
I created an input schedule(Input-2) and tried building an evdre in an excel macro to get it as a report of the 1st Input. But i was unsuccessful. I faced an error "ERR: Invaled KeyRange Header".
Am i thinking in the correct way? Do we 've any other options to retrieve this data?
Need your help to proceed....
(Pretty soon, the environment is going to be with version 7.0)

The macro i use to run when my workbook opens is as follows:
Private Sub Workbook_Open()
    ActiveWorkbook.Sheets.Add
    Sheets(Sheets.Count).Name = "Dump_Sheet"
    Sheets("Dump_Sheet").Range("a1") = "Application1"
    Sheets("Dump_Sheet").Range("a2") = "=EvDRE($A$1,A14:B20)"
    Application.Run ("MNU_eANALYZE_REFRESH")
End Sub
Also I 've tried this too:
Private Sub Workbook_Open()
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    Sheets(Sheets.Count).Name = "Dump_Sheet"
    Sheets("Dump_Sheet").Range("a1") = "=EvDRE(""Application1"",A14:B20)"
    Application.Run ("MNU_eANALYZE_REFRESH")
End Sub
Both of these gave me the same error code :
#ERR : Invalid KeyRange Header

How to get the refreshed data from Input schedule while using evsnd

Hi Experts,
                 I am using EvSnd function for sending the data from a Input schedule.
Acc                Value
xx----
    xy------        10
    xz-------       20
these above cell value 10,20 are getting sent by evsnd function which is written in different cell.
Now after successfully sending, how I can see these are also getting refreshed, like in Evdre
Acc                Value
xx----
        30
    xy------        10
    xz-------       20
Thanks
Anupam

Thanks my friend.
But the point is I need to show the updated data for all the cells (for xx, xy,xz). The point is if I use the evsnd then after the data has been sent, those two cells xy & xz will be blank once again. And so if the user will not be able to check what the data they have sent for these member from that sheet.
              They have to get a report which will show the figures.
And we can't even use the evgts in the xy/xz cell as the formula is going to be erased as soon as the user enter the data in that.
so how we can do the sheet similar to evdre ip schedule..where after every data send the cell range shows latest data.

Drop Down list in BPC Input Schedule

Hi all,
In an input schedule I need to have some values "controlled", and allow to give a value only among a list of specific values. So I came up on the idea to builld it using cell "validation" feature of native Excel, just like I have been able to find in [this thread|Re: Regarding the Function.......] (by the way, great the hint about using name's ranges for being able to define the list in a different sheet than where it is being used).
So, I need to achieve one more thing. Let's say that the values I must include in the list are not numerical values, but alphanumerical, so I must combine in the schedule the alphanumerical value with the numerical value it represents. I have played around with excel and BPC formulas for quite a while already but cannot get it to work. Anybody has implented it?
Regards,
Rafael
PS: I get to define the drop down list of values in a cell and get it to write the corresponding numerical value in another cell referenced by a EvSND, but this only works in one direction (the cell does not get updated when I change the current view for example).

Hi Rafael,
I've done something similar.
In one cell I've put a drop down list, using Excel's data validation. The members in the list are human-readable text values, so the user can select one of these descriptive values.
In a second cell, these text values are transcoded into numeric values, thanks to function VLOOLUP. This cell is in the data range of an EvDRE expansion area, so when the user saves data the numeric value gets written to the back-end.
In a 3rd cell I fetch the numeric value currently saved on the server, via an EvGET.
In a 4th cell, I transcode that value into the corresponding text value, using another VLOOKUP function.
Finally, I've used function AFTER_REFRESH to read the content of the 4th cell, and set the value of the drop-down cell to that value. The VBA instruction to do the latter thing is something similar to:
ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = <the value of the 4th cell>
This way, the drop-down entry selected by default after refreshing data is the value currently stored on the server.
However I still miss something. I've set the Excel validation only in the 1st cell of the 1st row, and I want that the EvDRE expansion copies the validation to all other cells in all rows resulting from expansion. But this does not happen! Validation is not copied during expasion.
How's that? Everything else is copied--values, formats, formulas. Why validation is not copied?
* UPDATE
I've solved this issue. The solution is described here:
http://scn.sap.com/thread/3209213
Rafael Moreno wrote:
Hi Ethan,
yes, you are right, with VLOOKUP you get the information I want, but only in ONE direction. By "one direction" I mean that I can get in the cell with the VLOOKUP the text I want by reading a (numerical) value from a different referenced cell. But I would also need to be able of changing value in that same cell (by picking up one of those text values from a drop down list) and having the corresponding numerical value written on the referenced cell. Can you see the difference?
In few words, I would need a cell to read and write a value (just as the raw EvSND allows), but converting the numerical value into its corresponding text value.
Regards,
Rafael
Message was edited by: Davide Cavallari

Error while sending the data using input schedule

Dear Friends,
I am unable to send the data using input schedule due to following error is occur while sending the data.
The Error Message : Member (H1) of dimension (ENTITY) is not a base member (parent or formula)
Can anyone please help me to resolve the above error.
Thanks and regards,
MD.

Hi,
You are trying to send data to a parent/node, you can only send data in BPC to lowest-level children (base mamabers) of any dimension.
"H1" is a parent in the entity dimension so you should try sending to a child.
Tom.

Issue with refresh of an input schedule

Hi Experts,
We are facing an issue with the refresh of an input schedule.
We have a custom refresh via macro whereby we first refresh 3 reports in other tabs and then refresh the main schedule.
The problem is for a particular test id we need to click on refresh twice but for developer id we refresh it only once and see the value.
Can you help what could be the cause of it.
In the main report we have all dimensions in either row or column axis and we are also using Dimension override for 3 dimensions.
Let me know if any other info is required.
Thanks
Raman.

Hello,
Could you please specify the following information:
1) What do you mean by "custom refresh"? is this feature developed by the custom development team?
2) What are the level patch and the version of the product?
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Inès

Bpc input schedule does not show all data

Hello gurus, i have i question, a bout the following situation: i am using SAP BPC 7forNW , and i am creating an input schedule , it has account and entity, so i capture several values and then send data, and then appears a message , like this "all values were sent ,zero failed."
But, at the end, only a few of the sent values are shown, several of them disappear with no pattern, and in BI7 all of them appear correctly
What can i do in order to show all of the values that were caprtured in that input schedule?
Best regards

Hi,
The easiest thing you can do is that just remove some of the data from excel cell and "Refresh and expand" the Input schedule after you send the data to see whether you get the data correctly.
Sometime refresh more than once and see you get the data.
Optimise the application as well.
Hope it helps
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Moving a template or input schedule from one environment to another in MS

Hi team,
Can anyone let me know how does any template or input schedule is moved from one environment to another in MS version?
Please give me steps.. Appreciate your great help....
Thanks,
Chandrakanth.K

Hi Chandrakanth,
if you want only the template the easiest is just copy the xlt file from the same folder from one server to the other.
If you want to copy all the environment (even data) you can use backup and restore from the server manager (appset\server backup save the zip file on the destination environment and restore it).
From the BPC MS 7.5 SP06 and 10.0 SP01 even the SAP Enhanced Change and Transport System (CTS+) is enabled, for this please see http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/weblogs?blog=/pub/wlg/25924
Kind regards
Roberto

BPC 10.0 Input Schedule refresh : investigating performance issues on frontend side

Hello,
We are running SAP BPC NW 10.0 SPS8.
We recieve a lot of complaints regarding performance issues.
More specifically BPC Input Schedule refresh takes ages (11 minutes actually)
I am a SAP Basis Administartor with some solid BW experience, but very linited BPC knowledge.
So raf we have tried the following :
* BPC Full and light ptmimize of the BPC Cubes.
* Updating Oracle Statistics
* Activating ABAP/SQL traces*
* Checking USJTAT Logs
Then it rutned out that the perfromance problems werre not caused by the backend SAP BW server (only 9 seconds of bakend processing are displayed in UJSTAT).
The overwhelming majority of the processing is spent on the frontend side : on the computer of the user.
We really would like to know what is happening on BPC Frontend side, but are really lacking any investigative method .....
other that checking memory/CPU usage o nthe frontend computer.
From your experience, is there any tool/method to allow to conduct some investigation on what is going on the frontend side, when a BPC Input Schedule is refreshed ?
Thank you for your attention.

Hello Vadim,
We still need to get confirmation from the external consultants who developed the BPC solution, but as far as I can understand it :
We do not use use member formulas
We are indeed talking about EPM (without EPMRetrieveData functions)
The perfromance problems occur in DEV and QAS , after a restore of the BPC environment (backup from PRD)
We already had the problem in the past, but we never knew precisely how to solve it, it is as if there was some missing links between the restored BPC environment from PRD and the DEV/QAS system
One additional information, we checked the EPM CLient Log , and here are the errors displayed while refreshing the input schedule :
The thing is that I have no idea what it means ...
?FILE_TYPE:DAAA96DE-B0FB-4c6e-AF7B-A445F5BF9BE2
RECORD_SEPARATOR:35
COLUMN_SEPARATOR:124
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SEVERITY_MAP:DEBUG|Debug|INFO|Information|VERBOSE|Verbose|WARNING|Warning|ERROR|Error|FATAL|Fatal
HEADER_END
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BPC for Excel Input Schedules

Hi
With Input Schedules in BPC for Excel, is there an easy way to see which cells get uploaded ?, for example, if I open a report written by another person, how can I easily see which cells get upload when MNU_ESUBMIT_REFRESH runs ?.
Thanks in advance for your help.
Kind Regards
Gavin

HI,
There is no specific way (something like a menu command). You can define a specific colors or format for the cells(or some formulas which change the format of the cell), but this is related to the input schedule design.
Best regards,
Mihaela

Correct Data is not shown while opening Input Schedule

Hi
I am facing this issue almost in every template i create
After saving data in a particular template in an input schedule, i reopen the template from the dynamic templates library(etools -> open dynamic template)
But the data saved previously does not appear, instead it shows the values saved when the template was originally saved.
How to get the data newly saved data on opening the template automatically ?
List of options i have tried>
Have refresh on workbook open checked (etools - workbook options) - does not work
Have expand on workbook open checked - (works, but takes too much time to load the workbook, need not expand as the row & col expansions are quite static and only data refresh is required)
Have tried "MNU_EANALYZE_REFRESH" macro on workbook - does not seem to work fine (although when i click on the refresh buttton on the opened workbook/sheet , new data is being fetched correctly.
Have tried "MNU_ESUBMIT_REFRESH" (but this is not the right macro) as it gives a pop up on workbook open.
Any possible solution to the same will be greatly helpful
Has this been solved in any of the SAP 's Support pack versions... Im on SP03.
-Sridhar

Hi Sridhar,
You are absolutely right. Refresh on workbook open does not work as expected. The only workaround is to select expand on workbook open.
You can try another thing. you can right a macro which will run the refresh menu command when the excel is opened. and this macro will be available only to this workbook.
Hope this helps.
// Recent Addtion
You can use the command
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Hope this will help.
Edited by: nilanjan chatterjee on Dec 17, 2009 7:53 AM

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Can anyone help on the following problem:
I have an input schedule (either with nested rows or simple) and BPC by default marks all changed cells with red color. But when [DEL] button key is pressed in a cell all other marked cells on the same row loses their red color and became white again. It's undesirable behavior.
I've searched the forum and internet but nowhere this topic arise, maybe i'm doing something wrong. The one idea is to write a VBA macros which automatically recognize modified cells and then restores their previous backgrounds. Is there another solution?
Thank you!
Ivan

Hi,
When you create a report/input schedule using standard formating option system will generate with [multiple format|http://help.sap.com/saphelp_bpc75_nw/helpdata/en/87/2e5940a305405f957eb987daf30d5b/content.htm] .When you change the value it will turn to Red beacuse it defined under format range with criteria CHANGED and format with Red color. But system will not recognise DELETE as change. That is why if you want to delete a specific value you should make that value as 0 then only system will consider that as change other wise system would prompt you a message "There is no data to refresh".
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Custom Measure - Unable to Submit Data Using Input Schedule

We have an application that requires storage of data on a job-to-date basis. To accommodate this, the application was changed to a YTD application and 3 custom measures were added:
JTD (base data)
YTD_JOBS (offsets current period against last month of prior period)
PERIODIC_JOBS (offsets current period against prior period)
Everything is working and the measures resolve to the correct values. The system also completes logic (advanced and dimension) properly. Data may also be submitted through an Import process.
However, we are unable to submit data using an input schedule. We consistently get a "no data to refresh" error message. When the same schedule is used in the older, periodic version of the application, the submission works as expected.
I suspect the problem is the naming of the custom measures is the root cause. I have been unable to find documentation (BPC 5.1M) related to custom measures for 5.1. Any help resolving this issue and/or tracking down custom measures documentation for v5.1 is much appreciated.
Cheers,
Jeff

Joost,
I believe what you are describing is the root of the issue. The application is set to YTD as the data input type both in the web admin section and in the database table. The problem is that JTD is the input member for this application -- we are loading job-to-date values instead of year-to-date.
It seems that BPC does not understand JTD as a "base level" measure fort the input method. I have not been able to find a table in the database that defines PERIODIC and YTD. My hope was to add JTD to the settings.
Unless someone else has made something like this work, I suspect that I'll have to use YTD as the ID of the base member and restructure the custom measures. We did not start this way since the user community thinks in terms of JTD data.

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