SAP PM Analytics

HI
Can anyone guide me how to start with SAP PM Module Analytics.
A Dashboard for PM basically?
Thank
Rohit Jain

Hi Rohit,
If you have BW system in your landscape, you can begin with installing the standard BI Content for PM module.
Further you can enhance the standard content or build your own custom objects, as per Business/Reporting requirements.
Following link contains all the information related to PM reporting in BW:
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_bw33/helpdata/en/b0/e3163d5abd752de10000000a114084/frameset.htm
If you have Business Objects as the front-end reporting tool, you can built WebI reports or Xcelsius Dashboards on top of BEx Queries, once your DataWarehouse layer for PM module is developed in BW.
Regards,
Prateek

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