Integartion of Strategic Management
Dear Experts,
Where do i integrate SM with? either in ECC or BI or BPC? Also send me the proof of concept document.
Regards,
RRK
RRK,
On the Service Marketplace > Installation and Upgrade Guides for Strategy Management 7.5, download the
Strategy Management Configuration Help for Servers
Chapter 9 covers integration with other systems.
Regards,
Bob
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Dear All,
We have implemented ECC 5.0 version of SAP in feb 2006, we are evaluating Hyperion for the undermentioned management requirements
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3) KPI Reporting and Strategic management
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5) Profitability Analysis & Simulation
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1. You see the screen divided in two segments.
2. Follow the left segment.
3. Click on the Business Information Warehouse.
4. Sub Menu  BW Administration.
5. You find various entries in it.
6. Now double click on UG_BW_RSA1-Administrator Workbench
2. Creation of Info Area
1. Click on InfoObjects.
2. Now in the right hand side screen select the InfoObjects (First item on the top). Right click the mouse and select Create InfoArea.
3. A dialog box pops up.
4. Give the InfoArea as ZIVY_Iarea.
5. Give the Long Description as ZIVY Info Area.
3. Create a Catalog:
1. Select the InfoArea just created ZIVY_Iarea.
2. Right click the mouse pointer and select the option Create InfoObject Catalog
3. A dialog box pops up.
4. Give the InfoObjCat = ZIVY_CHCAT
i. Description = ZIVY Character Catalog
ii. InfoObjectType: Check the Character. ( As we are creating the master data, check the Character)
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1.
1. The next screen in front of you is the Edit InfoObject Catalog.
2. Simply click the activate icon present on the Application Toolbar.
2. Create InfoObject :
1. Go to the UG_BW_RSA1-Administrator Workbench.
2. Click on InfoObjects.
3. Look for the InfoArea you created ZIVY_Iarea.
4. Select the catalog you created ZIVY_CHCAT,which is ZIVY Character Catalog.
5. Right click your mouse pointer, and select Create InfoObject.
6. A dialog box pops up.
7. Give the Character ZIVY_CUST and
i. Description Customer Info Object
ii. Click the TICK mark.
1.
1. The next screen you see is Change Characteristic ZIVY_CUST: Detail.
2. In this screen the following fields have to be modified:
i. In the General Tab
1. DataType: CHAR
2. Length: 10
ii. In the Master Data/ Texts Tab:
1. Check the With Master Data and With Texts.
2. Use suitable formats in the fields.
iii. In the Hierarchy Tab:
1. Uncheck the With Hierarchies.
iv. In the Attributes Tab:
1. We need to create the Attribute InfoObjects. These could be done directly from here or even from the RSA1  InfoObject  ZIVY_IareaZIVY_CHCAT. This will be delt in the forth coming steps (STEP .
1.
1. Now save you work. Click on the SAVE icon on the COMMAND ToolBar.
2. Activate the ZIVY_CUST, by clicking the icon ACTIVATE
2. Creation of InfoObject: ZIVY_CITY
1. Go to the UG_BW_RSA1-Administrator Workbench.
2. Click on InfoObjects.
3. Look for the InfoArea you created ZIVY_Iarea.
4. Select the catalog you created ZIVY_CHCAT,which is ZIVY Character Catalog.
5. Right click your mouse pointer, and select Create InfoObject.
6. A dialog box pops up.
7. Give the Character ZIVY_CITY and
i.
Description
Customer
City Name.
ii. Click the TICK mark.
1.
1. The next screen you see is Change Characteristic ZIVY_CITY: Detail.
2. In this screen the following fields have to be modified:
i. In the General Tab
1. DataType: CHAR
2. Length: 25
ii. In the Master Data/ Texts Tab:
1. Uncheck the With Master Data and With Texts.
iii. In the Hierarchy Tab:
1. Uncheck the With Hierarchies.
1.
1. Now save you work. Click on the SAVE icon on the COMMAND ToolBar.
2. Activate the InfoObject ZIVY_CITY, by clicking the icon ACTIVATE.
2. Creation of InfoObject: ZIVY_STATE
1. Go to the UG_BW_RSA1-Administrator Workbench.
2. Click on InfoObjects.
3. Look for the InfoArea you created ZIVY_Iarea.
4. Select the catalog you created ZIVY_CHCAT,which is ZIVY Character Catalog.
5. Right click your mouse pointer, and select Create InfoObject.
6. A dialog box pops up.
7. Give the Character ZIVY_STATE and
i.
Description
Customer
State Name.
ii. Click the TICK mark.
1.
1. The next screen you see is Change Characteristic ZIVY_STATE: Detail.
2. In this screen the following fields have to be modified:
i. In the General Tab
1. DataType: CHAR
2. Length: 25
ii. In the Master Data/ Texts Tab:
1. Uncheck the With Master Data and With Texts.
iii. In the Hierarchy Tab:
1. Uncheck the With Hierarchies.
1.
1. Now save you work. Click on the SAVE icon on the COMMAND ToolBar.
2. Activate the InfoObject ZIVY_STATE, by clicking the icon ACTIVATE.
2. Creation of InfoObject: ZIVY_CTRY
1. Go to the UG_BW_RSA1-Administrator Workbench.
2. Click on InfoObjects.
3. Look for the InfoArea you created ZIVY_Iarea.
4. Select the catalog you created ZIVY_CHCAT,which is ZIVY Character Catalog.
5. Right click your mouse pointer, and select Create InfoObject.
6. A dialog box pops up.
7. Give the Character ZIVY_CTRY and
i. Description Customer Country Name.
ii. Click the TICK mark.
1.
1. The next screen you see is Change Characteristic ZIVY_CTRY: Detail.
2. In this screen the following fields have to be modified:
i. In the General Tab
1. DataType: CHAR
2. Length: 10
ii. In the Master Data/ Texts Tab:
1. Uncheck the With Master Data
2. Check the With Texts and make suitable Text Table Properties.
iii. In the Hierarchy Tab:
1. Uncheck the With Hierarchies.
1.
1. Now save you work. Click on the SAVE icon on the COMMAND ToolBar.
2. Activate the InfoObject ZIVY_CTRY, by clicking the icon ACTIVATE.
1. Creation of Attributes and InfoObject from the ZIVY_CUST InfoObject:
1. Go to the UG_BW_RSA1-Administrator Workbench.
2. Click on InfoObjects.
3. Look for the InfoArea you created ZIVY_Iarea.
4. Select the catalog you created ZIVY_CHCAT,which is ZIVY Character Catalog.
5. In this ZIVY_CHCAT, you see the InfoObject ZIVY_CUST. Double click the InfoObject ZIVY_CUST.
6. You find the screen Change Characteristic ZIVY_CUST:Detail.
7. Click on the tab Attributes
8. In the Character Attribute Box, type ZIVY_CITY and enter the ENTER KEY.
9. You see the relevant information regarding this being inserted.
10. Similarly, type ZIVY_STATE, ZIVY_CTRY.
11. Now, we will create another InfoObject ZIVY_TEL, from here.
12. So type ZIVY_Tel and enter the ENTER KEY.
13. A dialog box pops up, and request you If you want to Create an InfoObject
14. Select Create Attribute As Characteristic and click the check mark.
15. Another window pops up. Give the following:
i. In the General Tab:
1. Long Description: ZIVY Telephone Number
2. Short Description: ZIVY Telephone Number
3. DataType : NUMC
4. Length : 10
5. Uncheck Attribute Only
ii. In the Master Data/ Texts Tab:
1. Uncheck the With Master Data and With Texts.
iii. In the Hierarchy Tab:
1. Uncheck the With Hierarchies
iv. Now click the TICK MARK
1.
1. Click the ACTIVATE
2. A window pops up.
i. Select activate dependent InfoObjects.
ii. Click the Check Mark.
1. Creation of InfoObject: ZIVY_DATE
1. Go to the UG_BW_RSA1-Administrator Workbench.
2. Click on InfoObjects.
3. Look for the InfoArea you created ZIVY_Iarea.
4. Select the catalog you created ZIVY_CHCAT,which is ZIVY Character Catalog.
5. Right click your mouse pointer, and select Create InfoObject.
6. A dialog box pops up.
7. Give the Character ZIVY_DATE and
i. Description ZIVY Date.
ii. Click the TICK mark.
1.
1. The next screen you see is Change Characteristic ZIVY_DATE: Detail.
2. In this screen the following fields have to be modified:
i. In the General Tab
1. DataType: DATS
2. Length: 8
ii. In the Hierarchy Tab:
1. Uncheck the With Hierarchies.
1.
1. Now save you work. Click on the SAVE icon on the COMMAND ToolBar.
2. Activate the InfoObject ZIVY_CTRY, by clicking the icon ACTIVATE.
2. Create ZIVY Application Component:
1. Go to the UG_BW_RSA1-Administrator Workbench.
2. Click on InfoSource in the left hand segment.
3. In the right hand segment, select InfoSources.
4. Right click the mouse pointer and select the entry Create Application Component
5. A window pops up.
i. Application Component: ZIVY_APPCOMP
ii. Long Description : ZIVY Application Component
iii. Click the check mark.
1. Create InfoSoure:
1. Go to the UG_BW_RSA1-Administrator Workbench.
2. Click on InfoSource in the left hand segment.
3. In the right hand segment, select InfoSources.
4. Select the application component you created ZIVY_APPCOMP alias ZIVY Application Component.
5. Right click the mouse pointer and select the entry Create InfoSource
6. A window pops up:
i. Select the Direct Update of Master Data
ii. InfoObject : ZIVY_CUST
iii. Click the CHECK MARK.
1.
1. Now beneath ZIVY Application Component you see the Customer Info Object.
2. Select the Customer Info Object mentioned above.
3. Right click the mouse pointer, and select the entry Assign DataSource.
4. A window pops up.
i. InfoSource: ZIVY_CUST
ii. Source System: FLATFILE
iii. Check the TICK MARK.
iv. Just click yes for the coming window pop ups.
1.
1. Key thing
i. Click on the tab Transfer Rules
1. Have a look at the data mapping here.
2. First field is ZIVY_CUST,
3. Second field is ZIVY_CITY.
4. And so on.
5. This order is very very important, as we retrieve the data from a CSV file. The same order must be in the CSV file. ii. Click on the tab DataSource/Transport Structure1. This order is very very important, as we retrieve the data from a CSV file. The same order must be in the CSV file.
2. If the order is different, just shuffle the rows.
iii. Click the Activate Button. By clicking the ACTIVATE BUTTON you just activated the ZIVY_CUST MASTER DATA.
iv. Now in DataSource : select the text.
v. Click on the tab Transfer Rules
1. Have a look at the data mapping here.
2. First Field : 0LANGUAGE
3. Second field is ZIVY_CUST,
4. Third field is 0TXTMD.
5. Click the Transfer Rule adjacent to 0LANGUAGE
6. A window pops up.
a. Check the CONSTANT and give the value as EN
b. Click the TICK MARK.
7. This order is very very important, as we retrieve the data from a CSV file. The same order must be in the CSV file. Ignore the first field, as it is a constant. vi. Click on the tab DataSource/Transport Structure1. This order is very very important, as we retrieve the data from a CSV file. The same order must be in the CSV file.
2. If the order is different, just shuffle the rows.
vii. Click the Activate Button. By clicking the ACTIVATE.
1. Create the DATA required for this MASTER DATA
1. Open EXCEL.
2. Type the following data:
1.
1. Save as ZIVY_CUST_MASTER.CSV
2. The file should be saved in COMMA SEPARATED FORMAT.
3. Open EXCEL
4. Type the following data:
5. Save the file *** ZIVY_CUST_TEXT.CSV
1. Create InfoPackage
1. Go to the UG_BW_RSA1-Administrator Workbench.
2. Click on InfoSource in the left hand segment.
3. In the right hand segment, select InfoSources.
4. Select the application component you created ZIVY_APPCOMP alias ZIVY Application Component.
5. Beneath this, you see ZIVY_CUST alias Customer Info Object
6. Beneath this you see a FLAT FILE.
7. Select this FLAT FILE, right click the mouse pointer and select the option Create InfoPackage.
8. A window pops up.
i. InfoPackage Description: Info package for ZIVY_CUST_ATTR.
ii. Select ZIVY_CUST_ATTR
iii. Click the CHECK MARK
1.
1. You see a new screen Scheduler (Maintain InfoPackage).
2. Click the tab External Data
i. Name of file: C:\Personal\SAP\MyWork\MyBW\ZIVY_CUST_MASTER.csv
ii. Check the CSV file.
iii. Click the Preview Button.
iv. A window pops up, click the CHECK MARK.
v. You see the data present in the EXCEL File.
1.
1. Click the tab Update
i. Have a look at the entries.
1.
1. Click the tab: Scheduler:
i. Click the button Start
ii. You now click on MONITOR BUTTON present on the tool bar.
iii. Browse the data.
1. Create InfoPackage
1. Go to the UG_BW_RSA1-Administrator Workbench.
2. Click on InfoSource in the left hand segment.
3. In the right hand segment, select InfoSources.
4. Select the application component you created ZIVY_APPCOMP alias ZIVY Application Component.
5. Beneath this, you see ZIVY_CUST alias Customer Info Object
6. Beneath this you see a FLAT FILE.
7. Select this FLAT FILE, right click the mouse pointer and select the option Create InfoPackage.
8. A window pops up.
i. InfoPackage Description: Info package for ZIVY_CUST_TEXT.
ii. Select ZIVY_CUST_TEXT
iii. Click the CHECK MARK
1.
1. You see a new screen Scheduler (Maintain InfoPackage).
2. Click the tab External Data
i. Name of file: C:\Personal\SAP\MyWork\MyBW\ZIVY_CUST_TEXT.csv
ii. Check the CSV file.
iii. Click the Preview Button.
iv. A window pops up, click the CHECK MARK.
v. You see the data present in the EXCEL File.
1.
1. Click the tab Update
i. Have a look at the entries.
1.
1. Click the tab: Scheduler:
i. Click the button Start
ii. You now click on MONITOR BUTTON present on the tool bar.
iii. Browse the data.
1. Create InfoObject :
1. Go to the UG_BW_RSA1-Administrator Workbench.
2. Click on InfoObjects.
3. Look for the InfoArea you created ZIVY_Iarea.
4. Select the catalog you created ZIVY_CHCAT,which is ZIVY Character Catalog.
5. Right click your mouse pointer, and select Create InfoObject.
6. A dialog box pops up.
7. Give the Character ZIVY_MAT and
i. Description ZIVY Material Info Object
ii. Click the TICK mark.
1.
1. The next screen you see is Change Characteristic ZIVY_MAT: Detail.
2. In this screen the following fields have to be modified:
i. In the General Tab
1. DataType: CHAR
2. Length: 10
ii. In the Master Data/ Texts Tab:
1. Check the With Master Data and With Texts.
2. Use suitable formats in the fields.
iii. In the Hierarchy Tab:
1. Uncheck the With Hierarchies.
iv. In the Attributes Tab:
1. We need to create the Attribute InfoObjects. These could be done directly from here or even from the RSA1  InfoObject  ZIVY_IareaZIVY_CHCAT. This will be delt in the forth coming steps (STEP 17).
1.
1. Now save you work. Click on the SAVE icon on the COMMAND ToolBar.
2. Activate the ZIVY_MAT, by clicking the icon ACTIVATE
2. Creation of InfoObject: ZIVY_GROUP
1. Go to the UG_BW_RSA1-Administrator Workbench.
2. Click on InfoObjects.
3. Look for the InfoArea you created ZIVY_Iarea.
4. Select the catalog you created ZIVY_CHCAT,which is ZIVY Character Catalog.
5. Right click your mouse pointer, and select Create InfoObject.
6. A dialog box pops up.
7. Give the Character ZIVY_GROUP and
i. Description ZIVY Material Group.
ii. Click the TICK mark.
1.
1. The next screen you see is Change Characteristic ZIVY_GROUP: Detail.
2. In this screen the following fields have to be modified:
i. In the General Tab
1. DataType: CHAR
2. Length: 10
ii. In the Master Data/ Texts Tab:
1. Uncheck the With Master Data
2. Check the With Texts and make suitable Text Table Properties.
iii. In the Hierarchy Tab:
1. Uncheck the With Hierarchies.
1.
1. Now save you work. Click on the SAVE icon on the COMMAND ToolBar.
2. Activate the InfoObject ZIVY_GROUP, by clicking the icon ACTIVATE.
2. Creation of InfoObject: ZIVY_COLOR
1. Go to the UG_BW_RSA1-Administrator Workbench.
2. Click on InfoObjects.
3. Look for the InfoArea you created ZIVY_Iarea.
4. Select the catalog you created ZIVY_CHCAT,which is ZIVY Character Catalog.
5. Right click your mouse pointer, and select Create InfoObject.
6. A dialog box pops up.
7. Give the Character ZIVY_COLOR and
i. Description ZIVY Material Color.
ii. Click the TICK mark.
1.
1. The next screen you see is Change Characteristic ZIVY_COLOR: Detail.
2. In this screen the following fields have to be modified:
i. In the General Tab
1. DataType: CHAR
2. Length: 10
ii. In the Master Data/ Texts Tab:
1. Uncheck the With Master Data and With Texts.
iii. In the Hierarchy Tab:
1. Uncheck the With Hierarchies.
1.
1. Now save you work. Click on the SAVE icon on the COMMAND ToolBar.
2. Activate the InfoObject ZIVY_COLOR, by clicking the icon ACTIVATE.
2. Creation of InfoObject from the ZIVY_MAT InfoObject:
1. Go to the UG_BW_RSA1-Administrator Workbench.
2. Click on InfoObjects.
3. Look for the InfoArea you created ZIVY_Iarea.
4. Select the catalog you created ZIVY_CHCAT,which is ZIVY Character Catalog.
5. In this ZIVY_CHCAT, you see the InfoObject ZIVY_MAT. Double click the InfoObject ZIVY_MAT.
6. You find the screen Change Characteristic ZIVY_MAT:Detail.
7. Click on the tab Attributes
8. In the Character Attribute Box, type ZIVY_GROUP and enter the ENTER KEY.
9. You see the relevant information regarding this being inserted.
10. Similarly, type ZIVY_COLOR.
11. Click the ACTIVATE
3. Create InfoSoure:
1. Go to the UG_BW_RSA1-Administrator Workbench.
2. Click on InfoSource in the left hand segment.
3. In the right hand segment, select InfoSources.
4. Select the application component you created ZIVY_APPCOMP alias ZIVY Application Component.
5. Right click the mouse pointer and select the entry Create InfoSource
6. A window pops up:
i. Select the Direct Update of Master Data
ii. InfoObject : ZIVY_MAT
iii. Click the CHECK MARK.
1.
1. Now beneath ZIVY Application Component you see the ZIVY Material Info Object.
2. Select the ZIVY Material Info Object mentioned above.
3. Right click the mouse pointer, and select the entry Assign DataSource.
4. A window pops up.
i. InfoSource: ZIVY_MAT
ii. Source System: FLATFILE
iii. Check the TICK MARK.
iv. Just click yes for the coming window pop ups.
1.
1. Key thing
i. Click on the tab Transfer Rules
1. Have a look at the data mapping here.
2. First field is ZIVY_MAT,
3. Second field is ZIVY_GROUP.
4. Third field is ZIVY_COLOR.
5. Check the mapping. If you dont see the mapping.
6. Click on the empty row in the group Assign InfoObjectField, the box to the right.
7. Type ZIVY_GROUP, ZIVY_COLOR.
8. Check the transfer rules.
9. This order is very very important, as we retrieve the data from a CSV file. The same order must be in the CSV file. ii. Click on the tab DataSource/Transport Structure1. This order is very very important, as we retrieve the data from a CSV file. The same order must be in the CSV file.
2. If the order is different, just shuffle the rows.
iii. Click the Activate Button. By clicking the ACTIVATE BUTTON you just activated the ZIVY_CUST MASTER DATA.
iv. Now in DataSource : select the text.
v. Click on the tab Transfer Rules
1. Have a look at the data mapping here.
2. First Field : 0LANGUAGE
3. Second field is ZIVY_MAT,
4. Third field is 0TXTSH.
5. This order is very very important, as we retrieve the data from a CSV file. The same order must be in the CSV file. Ignore the first field, as it is a constant. vi. Click on the tab DataSource/Transport Structure1. This order is very very important, as we retrieve the data from a CSV file. The same order must be in the CSV file.
2. If the order is different, just shuffle the rows.
vii. Click the Activate Button. By clicking the ACTIVATE.
1. Create the DATA required for this MASTER DATA
1. Open EXCEL.
2. Type the following data:
1.
1. Save as ZIVY_Material_MASTER.CSV
2. The file should be saved in COMMA SEPARATED FORMAT.
3. Open EXCEL
4. Type the following data:
5. Save the file *** ZIVY_Material_TEXT.CSV
1. Create InfoPackage
1. Go to the UG_BW_RSA1-Administrator Workbench.
2. Click on InfoSource in the left hand segment.
3. In the right hand segment, select InfoSources.
4. Select the application component you created ZIVY_APPCOMP alias ZIVY Application Component.
5. Beneath this, you see ZIVY_MAT alias ZIVY Material Info Object
6. Beneath this you see a FLAT FILE.
7. Select this FLAT FILE, right click the mouse pointer and select the option Create InfoPackage.
8. A window pops up.
i. InfoPackage Description: Info package for ZIVY_MAT_ATTR.
ii. Select ZIVY_MAT_ATTR
iii. Click the CHECK MARK
1.
1. You see a new screen Scheduler (Maintain InfoPackage).
2. Click the tab External Data
i. Name of file: C:\Personal\SAP\MyWork\MyBW\ZIVY_Material_MASTER.csv
ii. Check the CSV file.
iii. Click the Preview Button.
iv. A window pops up, click the CHECK MARK.
v. You see the data present in the EXCEL File.
1.
1. Click the tab Update
i. Have a look at the entries.
1.
1. Click the tab: Scheduler:
i. Click the button Start
ii. You now click on MONITOR BUTTON present on the tool bar.
iii. Browse the data.
1. Create InfoPackage
1. Go to the UG_BW_RSA1-Administrator Workbench.
2. Click on InfoSource in the left hand segment.
3. In the right hand segment, select InfoSources.
4. Select the application component you created ZIVY_APPCOMP alias ZIVY Application Component.
5. Beneath this, you see ZIVY_MAT alias ZIVY Material Info Object
6. Beneath this you see a FLAT FILE.
7. Select this FLAT FILE, right click the mouse pointer and select the option Create InfoPackage.
8. A window pops up.
i. InfoPackage Description: Info package for ZIVY_MAT_TEXT.
ii. Select ZIVY_MAT_TEXT
iii. Click the CHECK MARK
1.
1. You see a new screen Scheduler (Maintain InfoPackage).
2. Click the tab External Data
i. Name of file: C:\Personal\SAP\MyWork\MyBW\ZIVY_MATERIAL_TEXT.csv
ii. Check the CSV file.
iii. Click the Preview Button.
iv. A window pops up, click the CHECK MARK.
v. You see the data present in the EXCEL File.
1.
1. Click the tab Update
i. Have a look at the entries.
1.
1. Click the tab: Scheduler:
i. Click the button Start
ii. You now click on MONITOR BUTTON present on the tool bar.
iii. Browse the data.
1. Create InfoObject :
1. Go to the UG_BW_RSA1-Administrator Workbench.
2. Click on InfoObjects.
3. Look for the InfoArea you created ZIVY_Iarea.
4. Select the catalog you created ZIVY_CHCAT,which is ZIVY Character Catalog.
5. Right click your mouse pointer, and select Create InfoObject.
6. A dialog box pops up.
7. Give the Character ZIVY_SPER and
i. Description ZIVY Sales Person Info Object
ii. Click the TICK mark.
1.
1. The next screen you see is Change Characteristic ZIVY_SPER: Detail.
2. In this screen the following fields have to be modified:
i. In the General Tab
1. DataType: CHAR
2. Length: 20
ii. In the Master Data/ Texts Tab:
1. Check the With Master Data and With Texts.
2. Use suitable formats in the fields.
iii. In the Hierarchy Tab:
1. Uncheck the With Hierarchies.
iv. In the Attributes Tab:
1. We need to create the Attribute InfoObjects. These could be done directly from here or even from the RSA1  InfoObject  ZIVY_IareaZIVY_CHCAT. This will be delt in the forth coming steps (STEP 24).
1.
1. Now save you work. Click on the SAVE icon on the COMMAND ToolBar.
2. Activate the ZIVY_SPER, by clicking the icon ACTIVATE
2. Creation of InfoObject: ZIVY_SREG
1. Go to the UG_BW_RSA1-Administrator Workbench.
2. Click on InfoObjects.
3. Look for the InfoArea you created ZIVY_Iarea.
4. Select the catalog you created ZIVY_CHCAT,which is ZIVY Character Catalog.
5. Right click your mouse pointer, and select Create InfoObject.
6. A dialog box pops up.
7. Give the Character ZIVY_SREG and
i. Description ZIVY Sales Region.
ii. Click the TICK mark.
1.
1. The next screen you see is Change Characteristic ZIVY_SREG: Detail.
2. In this screen the following fields have to be modified:
i. In the General Tab
1. DataType: CHAR
2. Length: 20
ii. In the Master Data/ Texts Tab:
1. Check the With Master Data and With Texts.
iii. In the Hierarchy Tab:
1. Uncheck the With Hierarchies.
1.
1. Now save you work. Click on the SAVE icon on the COMMAND ToolBar.
2. Activate the InfoObject ZIVY_SREG, by clicking the icon ACTIVATE.
2. Creation of Attributes from the ZIVY_SPER InfoObject:
1. Go to the UG_BW_RSA1-Administrator Workbench.
2. Click on InfoObjects.
3. Look for the InfoArea you created ZIVY_Iarea.
4. Select the catalog you created ZIVY_CHCAT,which is ZIVY Character Catalog.
5. In this ZIVY_CHCAT, you see the InfoObject ZIVY_SPER. Double click the InfoObject ZIVY_SPER.
6. You find the screen Change Characteristic ZIVY_SPER:Detail.
7. Click on the tab Attributes
8. In the Character Attribute Box, type ZIVY_SREG and enter the ENTER KEY.
9. You see the relevant information regarding this being inserted.
10. Click the ACTIVATE
3. Create InfoSoure:
1. Go to the UG_BW_RSA1-Administrator Workbench.
2. Click on InfoSource in the left hand segment.
3. In the right hand segment, select InfoSources.
4. Select the application component you created ZIVY_APPCOMP alias ZIVY Application Component.
5. Right click the mouse pointer and select the entry Create InfoSource
6. A window pops up:
i. Select the Direct Update of Master Data
ii. InfoObject : ZIVY_SPER
iii. Click the CHECK MARK.
1.
1. Now beneath ZIVY Application Component you see the ZIVY Sales Person Info Object.
2. Select the ZIVY Sales Person Info Object mentioned above.
3. Right click the mouse pointer, and select the entry Assign DataSource.
4. A window pops up.
i. InfoSource: ZIVY_SREP
ii. Source System: FLATFILE
iii. Check the TICK MARK.
iv. Just click yes for the coming window pop ups.
1.
1. Key thing
i. Click on the tab Transfer Rules
1. Have a look at the data mapping here.
2. First field is ZIVY_SPER,
3. Second field is ZIVY_SREG.
4. Check the mapping. If you dont see the mapping.
5. Click on the empty row in the group Assign InfoObjectField, the box to the right.
6. Check the transfer rules.
7. This order is very very important, as we retrieve the data from a CSV file. The same order must be in the CSV file. ii. Click on the tab DataSource/Transport Structure1. This order is very very important, as we retrieve the data from a CSV file. The same order must be in the CSV file.
2. If the order is different, just shuffle the rows.
iii. Click the Activate Button. By clicking the ACTIVATE BUTTON you just activated the ZIVY_SREP MASTER DATA.
iv. Now in DataSource : select the text.
v. Click on the tab Transfer Rules
1. Have a look at the data mapping here.
2. First Field : 0LANGUAGE
3. Second field is ZIVY_SPER,
4. Third field is 0TXTSH.
5. This order is very very important, as we retrieve the data from a CSV file. The same order must be in the CSV file. Ignore the first field, as it is a constant. vi. Click on the tab DataSource/Transport Structure1. This order is very very important, as we retrieve the data from a CSV file. The same order must be in the CSV file.
2. If the order is different, just shuffle the rows.
vii. Click the Activate Button. By clicking the ACTIVATE.
1. Create the DATA required for this MASTER DATA
1. Open EXCEL.
2. Type the following data:
1.
1. Save as ZIVY_SREP_MASTER.CSV
2. The file should be saved in COMMA SEPARATED FORMAT.
3. Open EXCEL
4. Type the following data:
5. Save the file *** ZIVY_SREP_TEXT.CSV
1. Create InfoPackage
1. Go to the UG_BW_RSA1-Administrator Workbench.
2. Click on InfoSource in the left hand segment.
3. In the right hand segment, select InfoSources.
4. Select the application component you created ZIVY_APPCOMP alias ZIVY Application Component.
5. Beneath this, you see ZIVY_SPER alias ZIVY Sales Person Info Object
6. Beneath this you see a FLAT FILE.
7. Select this FLAT FILE, right click the mouse pointer and select the option Create InfoPackage.
8. A window pops up.
i. InfoPackage Description: Info package for ZIVY_SPER_ATTR.
ii. Select ZIVY_SPER_ATTR
iii. Click the CHECK MARK
1.
1. You see a new screen Scheduler (Maintain InfoPackage).
2. Click the tab External Data
i. Name of file: C:\Personal\SAP\MyWork\MyBW\ZIVY_SPER_MASTER.csv
ii. Check the CSV file.
iii. Click the Preview Button.
iv. A window pops up, click the CHECK MARK.
v. You see the data present in the EXCEL File.
1.
1. Click the tab Update
i. Have a look at the entries.
1.
1. Click the tab: Scheduler:
i. Click the button Start
ii. You now click on MONITOR BUTTON present on the tool bar.
iii. Browse the data.
1. Create InfoPackage
1. Go to the UG_BW_RSA1-Administrator Workbench.
2. Click on InfoSource in the left hand segment.
3. In the right hand segment, select InfoSources.
4. Select the application component you created ZIVY_APPCOMP alias ZIVY Application Component.
5. Beneath this, you see ZIVY_SPER alias ZIVY Sales Person Info Object
6. Beneath this you see a FLAT FILE.
7. Select this FLAT FILE, right click the mouse pointer and select the option Create InfoPackage.
8. A window pops up.
i. InfoPackage Description: Info package for ZIVY_SPER_TEXT.
ii. Select ZIVY_SPER_TEXT
iii. Click the CHECK MARK
1.
1. You see a new screen Scheduler (Maintain InfoPackage).
2. Click the tab External Data
i. Name of file: C:\Personal\SAP\MyWork\MyBW\ZIVY_SPER_TEXT.csv
ii. Check the CSV file.
iii. Click the Preview Button.
iv. A window pops up, click the CHECK MARK.
v. You see the data present in the EXCEL File.
1.
1. Click the tab Update
i. Have a look at the entries.
1.
1. Click the tab: Scheduler:
i. Click the button Start
ii. You now click on MONITOR BUTTON present on the tool bar.
iii.
Browse the data.
1. Creation of InfoObject Catalog with Key Figures:
1. Select the InfoArea just created ZIVY_Iarea.
2. Right click the mouse pointer and select the option Create InfoObject Catalog
3. A dialog box pops up.
4. Give the InfoObjCat = ZIVY_KEYCAT
i. Description = ZIVY Key Figures Catalog
ii. InfoObjectType: Check the Key Figures.
iii. Now at the bottom of this dialog box you see an icon called CREATE. Click this icon.
1.
1. The next screen in front of you is the Edit InfoObject Catalog.
2. Simply click the activate icon present on the Application Toolbar.
2. Create InfoObject :
1. Go to the UG_BW_RSA1-Administrator Workbench.
2. Click on InfoObjects.
3. Look for the InfoArea you created ZIVY_Iarea.
4. Select the catalog you created ZIVY_KEYCAT,which is ZIVY Key Figures Catalog.
5. Right click your mouse pointer, and select Create InfoObject.
6. A dialog box pops up.
7. Give the Character ZIVY_AMT and
i. Description ZIVY Amount Info Object
ii. Click the TICK mark.
1.
1. The next screen you see is Create Key Figure ZIVY_AMT: Detail.
2. In this screen the following fields have to be modified:
i. In the Type/ Unit Tab
1. DataType: Amount
2. Unit/ Currency = 0Currency
1.
1. Now save you work. Click on the SAVE icon on the COMMAND ToolBar.
2. Activate the ZIVY_AMT, by clicking the icon ACTIVATE.
2. Create InfoObject :
1. Go to the UG_BW_RSA1-Administrator Workbench.
2. Click on InfoObjects.
3. -
Extracting/Reporting on SEM data into BW
Hi Experts,
I have new requirement of reporting on SEM-PDCE.
For this I have to fetch data of SEM PDCE into BW.
Can you please provide me links or steps how to do that.
I hve never work in SEM.
IF anybody has documents relating to SEM or SEM PDCE or extraction of SEm data into BW, please mail me at
[email protected]
Please help me out in this..
THanks in advance
SorabhHi Sorabh,
Here is the extract from sap site.
SAP Strategic Enterprise Management (SAP SEM) delivers end-to-end capabilities to support the entire performance management life cycle
this has following facilities:
Business planning and simulation -- Capabilities for strategic planning, financial statement planning, and investment planning enable you to update budgets more frequently, meet changing business conditions, and combine traditional, bottom-up budgeting with top-down strategic planning. SAP SEM also encourages a more collaborative budgeting and planning process -- while helping you integrate and align strategic, operational, and financial plans.
Business consolidation -- Capabilities for currency translations, automated eliminations, and performance calculations support financial reporting standards required for consolidations, such as U.S. and local Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and International Accounting Standards (IAS). SAP SEM also helps you implement management consolidations based on user-defined organizational units and user-defined hierarchies.
Strategy and performance management -- SAP SEM helps you translate strategies and objectives into meaningful plans for every segment and department of your enterprise. Capabilities for use of the Balanced Scorecard, value-based management, and risk management enable business users to make proactive decisions and understand how individual functions or organizations are contributing to the broader corporate strategy.
Stakeholder relationship management -- SAP SEM provides support for communicating enterprise strategy, current plan data, and strategic initiatives to the different stakeholder groups. Capabilities for portal-based investor polling and information collection, as well as analysis and modeling of stakeholder feedback, facilitates the two-way communication needed to incorporate stakeholders into strategic management processes.
link to documentation
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_sem40bw/helpdata/en/3a/c670373bbf0303e10000009b38f842/frameset.htm
Also go through these links.
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
https://websmp202.sap-ag.de/sem
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
Also there are some good threads on this topic
what is the difference between BW 3.5 BPS and SEM BPS 4.0
BW- BPS and SEM- BPS
SEM-BPS VS BW-BPS
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
https://media.sdn.sap.com/public/eclasses/teched04/BW253_files/Default.htm#nopreload=1
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn?rid=/webcontent/uuid/3040dd5d-0501-0010-baa8-fc0aafa88c40 [original link is broken]
http://help.sap.com/bp_biv235/BI_EN/html/BW/CostCtrPlan.htm
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/docs/library/uuid/5d90209f-0501-0010-59a2-9243ac94a4d7
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/05/242537cedf2056e10000009b38f936/frameset.htm
http://help.sap.com/bp_biv335/BI_EN/html/BW/CostCtrPlan.htm
http://help.sap.com/bp_biv335/BI_EN/html/BW/SalesPlan.htm
Re: SEM 5.0 Installation guide
Re: Merge an SEM-BPS System to BW System
SEM/BW integration into Enterprise Portal?
SEM 4.0 with BW 7.0
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
Re: SEM vs BW
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/e3/e60138fede083de10000009b38f8cf/frameset.htm
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/44/b21f98be886a45a4bb7e123e86e4c2/content.htm
Re: SEM 5.0 Installation guide
Re: Merge an SEM-BPS System to BW System
SEM/BW integration into Enterprise Portal?
SEM 4.0 with BW 7.0
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
Re: SEM vs BW
***pls assign points,if links are useful**
Regards
CSM Reddy -
can anyone advise about the budget checking in purchasing.. what are the business steps, and what is the standard (for assets and stockable materials)
should it be checked in the PR or in the PO? what is the business flow for each.
thank youHi,
When integarting with Funds Management normally Stock material, the is no budget checking because we always think that there are funds available.
Procurement of any items should serve as a commitment.
It makes business sense to have the budget check at time of Purchase Requisition not Purchase Order.
Edited by: Silas Ngcobo on Sep 26, 2011 9:48 AM -
Point to Point Integaration uisng SOAMANAGER
Hi Gurus,
Is there a possibility of having a Point to Point Integartion using SOA manager in SAP PI7.1 or what are all can be done using T Code - SOAMANAGER ...
Please pass on the Information on the same...
thanks
PradeepHi ,
Thanks for your Reply , Sorry to Bother you again and again .... If this is for ECC 6.0 with out PI then how we will be able to generate the service Interface ..
I think it wouldnt be possible with out PI system atleast at a design time becuse the page 13 Shows there is a need to create Service Interface using the Enterprises Repository (ES )..
Probably one way can be by using PI which is integarated to the ECC can be used for creating the Serive Interface and then by using WS-RM at a runtime Directly interface to another system ...
Please let me know my assumption is correct or wrong ..
thanks for your valuable time
Pradeep -
Hi,
I see there is target quantity / target cost / actual qty / actual cost.
May I know what is target quantity and target cost? Is it similar to standard?
ThanksHi,
Though it is correctly /conceptually defined by Raja Sekhar about the Actual Quantity and Actual Cost.
As far as the Target Costing(Quantity) is concerned,Please find my response which elaborates precisely in genral terms of the business-
There is no clear definition to target costing. Organisations that have implemented it have
had to apply their own unique approach to the concept. In essence, it is a philosophy in
which product development is based on what the market will pay for it, not on what it has
cost to produce. In other words, market price becomes the determinant of cost and not the
other way around, as is the practice with most organisations.
Target costing is a strategic management tool that seeks to reduce a productu2019s cost over its
lifetime. Therefore, the target cost is not necessarily the cost to currently build the product.
Target costing presumes interaction between cost accounting and long-range profit planning; and a commitment to continuous cost reduction.
and you can apply the same logic while executing it for your desired business process in SAP determined by your process owners.
Hope it helps you at some extent.
Cheers
Chandra -
what is SEM and where can i find documentation abt SEM.. kasi
Hello!
here is the extract from sap site.
SAP Strategic Enterprise Management (SAP SEM) delivers end-to-end capabilities to support the entire performance management life cycle
this has following facilities:
Business planning and simulation -- Capabilities for strategic planning, financial statement planning, and investment planning enable you to update budgets more frequently, meet changing business conditions, and combine traditional, bottom-up budgeting with top-down strategic planning. SAP SEM also encourages a more collaborative budgeting and planning process -- while helping you integrate and align strategic, operational, and financial plans.
Business consolidation -- Capabilities for currency translations, automated eliminations, and performance calculations support financial reporting standards required for consolidations, such as U.S. and local Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and International Accounting Standards (IAS). SAP SEM also helps you implement management consolidations based on user-defined organizational units and user-defined hierarchies.
Strategy and performance management -- SAP SEM helps you translate strategies and objectives into meaningful plans for every segment and department of your enterprise. Capabilities for use of the Balanced Scorecard, value-based management, and risk management enable business users to make proactive decisions and understand how individual functions or organizations are contributing to the broader corporate strategy.
Stakeholder relationship management -- SAP SEM provides support for communicating enterprise strategy, current plan data, and strategic initiatives to the different stakeholder groups. Capabilities for portal-based investor polling and information collection, as well as analysis and modeling of stakeholder feedback, facilitates the two-way communication needed to incorporate stakeholders into strategic management processes.
link to documentation
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_sem40bw/helpdata/en/3a/c670373bbf0303e10000009b38f842/frameset.htm -
Would appreciate any shared experiences on how people manage the orderly running of developer scripts.
At the moment, I get told to check a script out of SVN and run it. Fine -except there's no record in the database of what was run, or what I had to do to get it to run successfully. For example, I might have a script which creates a new package, drops a table or two, adds an index then does five hundred inserts; one line of which might not mention a table in the full schema-dot-name notation, so it perhaps erros out with a 'object doesn't exist' problem. So I add the schema name to get the job finished. Now what I ran isn't 100% what's in SVN, and so on. Similarly, I add a header to the script so that it spools output and so on, but that's not in the SVN either, and maybe a different DBA will add a different header, spooling to a different location, and so on.
Another issue arose just today: which scripts have been run on a particular database? We can only tell by looking at the output spools -but who knows if one of the spool files was moved, spooled to the wrong place, deleted etc. SVN will only tell you that scripts 1 to 15 exist or were, at least, committed to the SVN repository; it won't tell you that 13 was run, but 14 was missed, etc.
It seems to me that if the developers use SVN when developing, that's fine. But as a DBA, I'd like what gets run to be stored in a database table, and the results of running it to be similarly captured in a CLOB somewhere... but how does everyone else manage this stuff?!>
But I was asking about how DBAs deal with the fact that sometimes, because we live in an imperfect world, the DBA has to tweak things a bit to get them to run. You say that 'of necessity' there will be different scripts for the different environments; if I need to get to that state of affairs, that's something I'd take on board, for sure. But it sounds complicated to manage.
>
It can be complicated to manage.
And it is important to distinguish between at least two types of 'tweaks'. If a DBA needs to tweak something that is missing but should have been there (e.g. a privilege unrelated to the new release being installed) then tweak it. There isn't really anything more to do since it should not have been missing to begin with and, presumably, if the DB were rebuilt from scripts that privilege would be there. It may be that someone did a 'tweak' and removed that privilege at some earlier time.
The second kind of tweak is to DDL or DML that is part of the new release being installed. Again, that could be a privilege that isn't there. But in this case the privilege never was there; either the developer or a DBA missed discovering that the privilege was needed. Sometimes this occurs when the testing is done by someone with more privileges than the user that will actually be using the app.
For those 'tweaks' the DDL for the missing privileged definitely needs to be added to version control so that it will be available if the code for that release is needed again and to document what was really installed.
>
There isn't just ONE set of scripts that will work in ALL environments
So, you're saying that your devs will write three different scripts to be run in dev, testing and prod? Fine if so. If that's how you manage it, that's what I'm interested in knowing about. My devs don't do that, though. The assumption is that if it works in one, it will work in the other. Indeed, I believe one of my responsibilities is to make that true (by not granting permissions in one that I don't in the others, for example). But I can spot a losing battle when I see one.
>
Well a good example of that is the one I used regarding DB links to remote systems. In dev and even test environments you certainly aren't going to have DB links that point to a remote production system.
So someone has to modify the code to alter the DB links to point to the appropriate system. Sometimes you can mitigate that by using the same DB link name but in legacy systems you can't always change the link names that have existed for years.
In orgs I work with it is the developer responsible for the code that makes the required changes. After testing things in DEV and checking the code into the DEV branch of version control they check out the code again, modify the DB links and check it back in to the TEST/QA/PROD code branches in version control.
And you are right, that is where it get's sticky when you have more than one developer working on a package. They have to make sure that only ONE of them has the 'official' version of any given package checked out.
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Again, I think the "semi-duplicate" word might be the all-important one.
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The DB link example I just discussed is what I mean. A developer making changes to one DEV package function might be required to also update the DB Links in that DEV package to the appropriate values for TEST/QA/PROD also.
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What I was suggesting was that what's in SVN should be considered the 'master idea'. I check it out, I then make it runnable, without altering any code "significantly" (and I know that's a weasel-word). I would like a record of what I actually ran. And I'd like it stored in the (or "a") database, together with its results. Or maybe not: you're saying I should check what I actually ran back into SVN?
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Yes - what is in SVN IS CONSIDERED the 'master'. But SVN has a different code branch for DEV/TEST/QA/PROD so each of those branches will have the 'master' for its environment.
Again consider the example where the DB links are different for each of the four environments and a developer is adding a 'fix' to one package function:
1. exclusive check out of current package code from DEV branch in SVN
2. make and test fix in dev
3. check in updated code to DEV branch in SVN
4. exclusive check out of current package code from TEST branch in SVN
5. update new DEV package code to alter the DB links as needed.
6. test fix in TEST
7. check in updated code to TESTS branch in SVN
n. continue above as you migrate from DEV to TEST to QA to PROD
A modification of the above is along the lines of always using the current SVN code for PROD as a starting point and altering its DB links to what is needed in DEV.
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And, again, I wasn't suggesting they could or should, but merely how other DBAs manage this sort of situation. It's honestly just a question about how DBAs manage change/code management in a multi-environment setting.
What I think you're saying is: check out the developer's code from SVN. Do what you have to do to make it work in three or four different environments, and commit each changed version back to SVN. Is that how you do it?
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Yes - but that's not the worst of it. In this age of Agile and Scrum and all of that there are usually multiple release cycles going on at the same time and you need to use the code base (SVN code branch) for the release cycle PRIOR to the one you are working on.
If the PRIOR cycle code changes (hey -those people are still working on it and it isn't release yet) you have to sync up with it before you can finish yours.
This more or less sums up what you have to try to deal with:
1. SVN has multiple TRUNKS (e.g. a trunk for each release)
2. Each SVN trunk has multiple branches (at least one for each environment)
3. Some objects may have multiple developers working on them simultaneously for the same release. Two developers doing bug fixes on two different functions in the same package.
4. Different environments may be at a different release cycle.
A. PROD has what is being used now: release 3.4
B. The next PROD upgrade, 3.5 may currently be in the QA environment ungoing final testing.
C. The second release, 3.6 may be in TEST with some of those developers also still working in DEV to address any issues discovered in the TEST environment.
D. The third release, 3.7 will be in DEV and some of those developers willl sometimes have conflicts with developers trying to finalize the 3.6 release - the 3.6 developers have priority.
When a release reaches QA the 'tweaks' had better be few and far between and, if minor, are just tweaked so they work and the 'tweaks' updated to the appropriate SVN TRUNK and branch. -
Strategies for managing networks?
How do you guys manage your networks on a laptop?
I've tried the bonding approach mentioned in the wiki, but found it buggy and unstable. What methods do you use to switch between wired and wireless networks? How about between different wireless ones?I have just set up this method for my wired connection and I use this method for solely wireless connections.
For laptops switching between wired & wireless connections, I recommend enabling dhcpcd.service and entering all needed wireless connections in /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf using:
# echo "ctrl_interface=DIR=/run/wpa_supplicant" > /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
# wpa_passphrase $SSID $PASSWORD >> /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
EDIT: Use the first line to set up the file then repeat the second line for each wireless access point needed (backup the original wpa_supplicant.conf first).
dhcpcd.service will gracefully switch to the best available connection, it really is superb (thanks @rsmarples!)
I suppose if I were to need connection to public wi-fi access points I would disable these .services and fall back to netctl & wifi-menu
NetworkManager can KMA
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Strategies for report management?
Folks -- I'm a newbie to development, and to reports development, and to Crystal. So I know how thrilled y'all will be to work with me!
I am responsible for report development for a new HRIS system we're implementing. We have Crystal Reports (XI rel 2) and the "eval" 5-user version of Crystal Reports server that comes with it. Right now, I'm trying to use that for report distribution, though I'll probably have to learn Visual and move that way for more widespread distribution.
In the meantime, the onslaught of report requests is overwhelming me -- not only in terms of getting them done, but in terms of MANAGING them.
With Crystal Server, my files are saved to this weird directory structure (like c$\Program Files\Business Objects\BusinessObjects Enterprise 11.5\FileStore\Input\a_012\019\000\4876\crypticname.rpt).
I'm trying to find an easy yet logical way to manage the REQUESTS, DEVELOPMENT, and finalization of all of my reports (I will have, probably, 50-100 when all done, but they're constantly changing).
I tried keeping a "local" folder structure and then only moving them to the server when they're "finalized." This is proving difficult, because of the "urgent" change requests that come in (we're not in a highly-structured environment).
I would love to hear how others manage their reports inventory. Have you built a database (using what?)? Bought a product? I'm just coming up clueless on the best/easiest way to do this!
Thanks
MKHi Kent,
What a brave guy !
First off, you need to a simple, consistent, helpful way to deal with the users requests.
You need a report requirements sheet.
This sheet will contain things like:
-Purpose of report
-Report Title (...this is more important than you might think.
For instance, if it's and inventory report, you might want all in this group to start with "INV", like "INV_Fall_Summary", etc.
That way, they are all listed together in the folder, db, etc.)
...then table.field + filter like...
-Table.field > 5
-Table.filed between 2 and 8
...then, when someone wants a report, they fill out the requirements sheet and hand it to you. Also include a place for them to sign it. Most people are pretty cool, but occasionally your boss says "..they say that's not what they asked for..."
and you can say "...is this their signature ...?"
If they want a change, they fill out a change request.
Both the requirement sheet and change request make the user thing about what they are asking you for. What you DON'T want, is for someone to just drop by your desk and say "hey, can write me up a quick one on blah, blah..."...'cause, sure enough, they'll walk away and you'll be stuck just trying to remember a part of what they said...even worse, they won't remember it all either.
Happy Hunting,
The Panda
...then you need report standards like...
-Report Title: Arial 16 Bold
-Groups Headings : Arial 12 Bold
-etc -
What are some good file management strategies?
Because of something I read in a book I've always created a special folder for every new project and had all my scratch disk setting reset to that location. I figure since every project makes a respectively named folder in it's capture scratch locations, organization shouldn't be that bad.
Within the Capture Scratch folder made is where I've been puting my project file, as well as two folders titled "Imports" and "Exports" to manage project files for other apps. like LiveType and Motion. The idea was to keep all related material for a project together in one spot, instead of having to one day hunt among different folder on different drives.
But now I'm curious to know if there might not be a more effecient method. Like saving my project files and autosave vault folder on my System drive and leaving all media on my external firewires.
Also, I've been wondering about only having one scratch disk location for my Capture Scratch folder and directing all projects to that one location to store their media.
Any suggestions? Thanks.
iMac Intel Duo-Core; Intel Mac mini single-core Mac OS X (10.4.6)The general rule of thumb is keep your project files and autosave vault on your system drive, and your all your media on your scratch drive(video captures, pictures, music, graphics, etc). At the end of the day, back up the project file to the external, just in case your system drive fails. But never store your project files and media on the same external drive. What if it dies? Then you not only lost your media, but your cut as well.
Shane
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