SEM-BPS Courses

Hi,
Which course do i need to take for SEM -BPS?
BW305/10 AND BW370 Can anyone add to this list please
Regards
Imran

Hi,
BW310 is a must if you want to start in BW.
BW305 is handy to know how reporting works.
BW370 is the course for Integrated planning, not BPS. There isn't any course for BPS because SAP is promoting Integrated planning now.
greats
Joke

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Function types for Balance Sheet Planning missing in SEM-BPS 6.0

Hi BPS experts,
After upgrading our BI-system from SEM 4.0 to SEM 6.0 (level 10) as part of the upgrade from BW 3.5 to BI 7.0 (level 15), the BPS function types for balance sheet planning are not available in the planning environment (Transaction code BPS0).
According to the SAP Library the balance sheet planning functions in SEM-BPS comprises of 6 standard function types - one of them is "Depreciation":
<a href="http://help.sap.com/saphelp_sem60/helpdata/en/0a/242537cedf2056e10000009b38f936/frameset.htm">help.sap.com -> Business Planning and Simulation (BW-BPS)</a>
Menu path: Business Planning Functions -> Functions for Balance Sheet Planning
In our existing SEM 4.0 we are using "Depreciation" and the functions based on this function type are of course short dumping when executed in our upgraded system (SEM 6.0) as the function type does not exist here.
Odd though - we do have the function type "Allocation" available in SEM 6.0, which should be delivered with SEM together with the Balance Sheet Planning function types (It is listed directly under "Business Planning Functions" in the SAP Library) .
I have tried to figure out whether we missed out on activating something during or after the system installation, but our basis consultant has not found anything in the installation guides related to this issue. Also I was wondering whether it could be a simple matter of activating some Business Content but without any luck.
Does anybody know why the Balance Sheet Function Types are not available in SEM-BPS 6.0?
Kind regards,
Lars
PS: Our system status is:
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
SEM-BW 600 0010 SAPKGS6010 SEM-BW 600 : Add-On Supplement
BI_CONT 703 0007 SAPKIBIIP7 Business Intelligence Content
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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: -
what is the difference between BW 3.5 BPS and SEM BPS 4.0
BW- BPS and SEM- BPS
SEM-BPS VS BW-BPS
BCS Doc
Regards,
SK

BW work experience before SEM-BPS?

Hello,
I am a SAP newbie. I have 5 years of Object-Oriented design and development experience using C++/Java. I also have a MBA and have worked in product management/marketing for enterprise software products (customer requirements gathering and defining next version of product, sales support on closing deals) and in strategy developoment.
My goal is to work in SAP-SEM, leveraging my technical and business background. I am currently taking training in BW as was told that I need to understand BW in depth before working in SEM.
I am wondering whether it is required/recommended that I work on one or more client projects in BW before I take up a job in SEM-BPS or another SEM module in order to be effective in a SEM job (after taking training in the appliable SEM module) or whether I can directly take up a SEM job without having to work in BW (but getting trained in BW and practicing the module on my own).
Thank you for any advice.
Sunil

Hi Sunil,
I suggest you go thoroughly through the standards related to accounting and consolidation:
IFRS 3 - Business Combinations
IAS 1 - Presentation of Financial Statements
IAS 7 - Cash Flow Statements
IAS 14 - Segment Reporting
IAS 18 - Revenue
IAS 21 - The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates
IAS 27 - Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements
IAS 28 - Investments in Associates
IAS 31 - Interests in Joint Ventures
IAS 32 - Financial Instruments: Disclosure and Presentation
IAS 36 - Impairment of Assets
You should understand some basic accounting rules, like any profits/revenues/gains are always credit turnovers (negative in BCS), not only in the balanse sheet, but also in P&L etc.
Don't know any particular books that would be useful (certainly, there are some, I just don't know).
From the courses, it's without doubt SEM240, and probably AC660.
And I'm sure that in your neighborhood you'll be able to find some courses related to consolidation issues provided by Big Four firms. Might be very useful.
Best regards,
Eugene
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Eugene Khusainov

How to find BW-BPS Business Content / SEM-BPS Business Content

Hi All
We have BW 3.5 and SEM 4.0 in our system. I am trying to find some Business Content for BPS. It seems that there is no Business content for BW-BPS. I know there is Business Content for SEM-BPS. My question is how do I get to the SEM-BPS Business Content. Is there any T-code or something to go and find the Business Content. I am trying to find a Planning area for Cost Center.
Please provide me with some details. I would appreciate any help ASAP.
Thanks for your help in advance.
Nag

Hi Nag,
The process is different to the normal BW process, instead of installing it directly on your client, you have to select the process in client 000 and then import in your working client.
The process is as follows:
1) log on to client 000 of your BW system
2) goto transaction UPB_APPL_IMPORT (in client 000 of course) and click the planning function you want to install the busines content of
3) run transaction UPB_APPL_IMPORT; this will generate a transport request
4) release this transport in client 000
5) import in the working client
Most of the planning areas are defined as remote planning areas, you will receive an error if you try to access them.
Switch to local planning areas in the planning area.
You also have to install the BW transactional cubes, this can be done using the normal BW business content transactions.
Thanks for your points, but only if I deserved them.
Best Regards,
Filip Ledoux

SEM-BPS Exam

I am planning to write to certification BW 3.5Version.I dont have any idea regarding SEM-BPS.
1.How many question can I expect from that topic?(Approximately)
2.Can I overcome the exam without knowledge of SEM-BPS.
3.I am planning to take the exam on 27th of september 2007.Is it enough time to prepare for exam(without having knowledge in SEM-BPS).If not How much time is preferable to take exam.
Thank you
Paul

U definitely have enough time
1) 10-19% out of 80 questions.
2) Remeber, you need to score 70%+ to be certified. If you are very confident about the rest of the section, you can. (I wont do that)
3) BPS (TBW45) is a 5 day course with SAP education. Thats enough time for a normal person to do it.
See this link for exam content:
http://www50.sap.com/useducation/certification/curriculum.asp?rid=420&vid=5
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SEM BPS or BW BPS

Hi Experts,
I am new to this planning area and have some basic questions.
1. I hear that SEM BPS has become BW-BPS. Does it mean that automatically from BI 3.5 or 7.0 the SEM server has been integrated to BW system(single system with BW and SEM together)? Pl. give me clarity on this.
2. What If I had the SEM BPS separate system and want to migrate to BW BPS system?. Is it possible?
3. I see that SAP is more recommending BI-IP. Does it mean that i have to change to BI-IP if i want to have better planning?.
4. I see that CRM needs BW-BPS planning framework as the basis for CRM planning functions. Does it mean that even if I have SEM BPS, i need to use BW BPS only for CRM market value planning?.
Kindly. clarify all my questions.
Thanks,
Raj

Hi,
It is not BI-BPS , I think it is BI-IP (Integrated Planning).
You will need a good knowledge of BI to use it. I would suggest, you read a bit about it and if you have a server handy with BI installed, start on it. Then do a short course on BI Planning.
The FI-CO background will help you in visualising the use of BI-IP and the design of the application. To actually model it, you will need to know the BI technical modeling.
Cheers.

Do we need be BW expert to get in to BI-BPS or SEM-BPS??

Hi
I am an experienced FICO consultant and want to get in to BI-BPS(formerly SEM-BPS).
Do I need to have in depth BW knowledge for this or moderate knowledge of BW as a FICO consultant is sufficient?
Can please some one suggest me on this?
regards

Hi,
It is not BI-BPS , I think it is BI-IP (Integrated Planning).
You will need a good knowledge of BI to use it. I would suggest, you read a bit about it and if you have a server handy with BI installed, start on it. Then do a short course on BI Planning.
The FI-CO background will help you in visualising the use of BI-IP and the design of the application. To actually model it, you will need to know the BI technical modeling.
Cheers.

Reg:SEM BPS

Hi,
We have the Scenario that For General Price Reduction GPR we are maintaining 12% in r/3 that will be replicated to CRM table from there it ll be updated to ODS101 thyen to ODS201 then In CRM users create TA for the product then system picks GPR from ODS201 but its picking 145.7% can aniy one tell how its picking that vale.
Regards
Pavan

Hi,
links other than help.sap.com
http://www.sap.com/solutions/business-suite/erp/sapsem.epx
http://www.training-classes.com/course_hierarchy/courses/6833_SAP_CRM_BW_SEM_FI_CO__ABAP_Training_in_Atlanta.php
http://expertanswercenter.techtarget.com/eac/knowledgebaseAnswer/0,295199,sid63_gci974470,00.html
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/3540228063/102-4764405-1943337?v=glance&n=283155
check this link from sap help portal for initial understanding on what functionalities SEM offers .
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_sem350bw/helpdata/en/e1/8e51341a06084de10000009b38f83b/frameset.htm
You can check this link from the service portal too.
https://websmp202.sap-ag.de/sem
The link has all "How-to" guides on SEM-BPS
Refer to this link:
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
You can start with the Best practice scenario, a good step by step document.
http://help.sap.com/bp_biv235/BI_EN/html/BW/CostCtrPlan.htm
Alongwith this the SEM BPS help is a good document at help.sap.com
If needed refer to the how to guides at the below link
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
look at these links
Need SEM - BPS Material and Guidance
bps material
BPS material required
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/650ee690-0201-0010-4bb7-83c3e2a74039
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/e7939990-0201-0010-ad83-c78402c859e3
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/a289d590-0201-0010-a1ac-bf5cc3463896

Analysis Authorization with SEM-BPS

Hi,
We have performed technical upgrade from BW 3.5 to BI 7.0. We want to migrate to BI 7.0 functionality phase wise.
We have SEM-BPS and now we want to migrate to Analysis Authorization of BI 7.0.
Once we have igrated to Analysis Authorization, will there be any impact on SEM-BPS? Can we still use SEM-BPS with New Analysis Authorizations? We do not want to move to BI-IP in near future?.
Please advise.
Best Regards,
UR

Dear UR,
Iu2019m going to try helping you,
In difference of reporting functionality, in planning, the data of an InfoCube is not just read; it is also changed or created.
There are two planning tools in BI: BW-BPS (Business Planning and Simulation), and BI Integrated Planning.
There are two main tcode: BPS0 and RSPLAN
There are three authorization objects to manage Integrated Planning:
S_RS_PL_ADMIN - Planning Administrator
S_RS_PL_PLANNER u2013 Planner
S_RS_PL_PLANMOD_D u2013 Planning Modeler (Development System)
The main object in the planning scenario is InfoCube real-time, where can available writing in small package that arrive in parallel. In some cases the security requirements for reporting and planning can be merging. In this case you need authorization object for checking planning, as authorization object above, and you need authorization object for using a query for planning requires as S_RS_COMP.
In addition to authorization for displaying data, the authorizations for changing data you need analysis authorization (the analysis authorization focus in the InfoProvider, no in Aggregation Level).
In your analysis authorization design for reporting stuff, you should use in 0TCAACTVT characteristic 03 value. In the planning stuff, you should use in 0TCAACTVT characteristic 03 and 02 values. As explain following:
Using the characteristics 0TCAACTVT (activity), you can restrict the authorization to different activities. Read (03) is set as the default activity; you must also assign the activity Change (02) for integrated planning.
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70ehp1/helpdata/en/b1/0c9441b8972e7be10000000a1550b0/frameset.htm
I hope this suggestion can help you answer question,
Luis

BW SEM-BPS API functions from a Web Dynpro project in Netweaver

Hi,
Rather than using the standard Web Interface Builder in BW SEM-BPS (3.1B), we have to use SAP Netweaver to create a Web Dynpro project which accesses all the API_SEMBPS functions, such as GETDATA, SETDATA, FUNCTION_EXECUTE etc. Has anyone done this before? If so, do you have any examples, hints?
Regards,
Linda Lee

Hello Linda,
let me add some more remarks on this topic from the BW-BPS development perspective:
I completely agree with Marc's statement.
Thechnically it is possible to build a planning application UI on top of the BW-BPS API functions and we have some customers that are live with such a solution. However, I would recommend this only in 2 cases
1. You need to create a tightly integrated application with BPS being only one part of several other components (including transactional UI, e.g. running against a CRM system).
2. You prefer a UI technology that is not provided by SAP (e.g. Java Swing based).
In all other cases, I would say that one should stick to the Web Interface created with Web interface Builder, mainly for cost reasons. If this tool does not fulfill all your needs there are several possibilities to enhance and extend the generated web interfaces by custom specific coding (see also several How-To guides in this area; e.g. "How to integrate a BEx Web Template into a BPS Web interface").
Another possibility is to loosly couple several web UIs with the help of the portal.
To my knowledge, it is not true that BSP web technology will be obsolete shortly.
In general, I would always prefer a tool supported, model driven approach compared to a heavy custom coding. This is also in sync with SAPs general strategy to a more pattern based approach to create UIs.
Regards,
Tobias Hagen
Dev. Manager BW-BPS
SAP NetWeaver BI

SEM BPS - Planning function to distribute total value over months

Hello,
We use SEM BPS. In fact we use the integration of SEM BPS in the CRM opportunity component as opportunity planning.
Now we want to distribute the total value of certain key figures over the months. Either equal distribution or increasing distribution like 1% increase every month. What would be the best way to do that with a planning function?
We need to take into account that the number of months depends on the start and end date of the transaction (opportunity).
Best regards,
Thomas

Hi Thomas,
I would probably create a fox formula, do a foreach in selection loop over the months and distribute the values within that formula.
If you want to use a standard distribution function, you need to create the reference data somewhere before, which could be a bit difficult if the timeframe changes according to user selections.
regards
Cornelia

Webinar: Business Planning in SAP BW - The SEM-BPS transition to BW-BPS

SAP NetWeaver Know-How Network Webinar:
Business Planning in SAP BW - The SEM-BPS transition to BW-BPS
Wednesday 14 July 2004
11 a.m. EDT
On Wednesday 14 July, Lori Vanourek, a NetWeaver BI RIG Consultant, hosts the webinar titled Business Planning in SAP BW - The SEM-BPS transition to BW-BPS as part of the ongoing SAP NetWeaver Know-How Network Webinar Series.
Heres how Lori describes her webinar presentation:
Business Planning is an integral part of SAP NetWeaver '04. Join us as we share SAP's product roadmap for business planning and discuss the transition of BPS from SAP SEM to SAP NetWeaver '04.
SDN invites you to post your questions to the presenter prior to the webinar and continue the online discussion afterward.
How to Participate
(Please go to the SDN Events page to see the article and download the PDF presentation)
Dial-in Information:
Date: Wednesday 14 July 2004
Time: 11 a.m. EDT
Within the U.S., call: +1.888.428.4473
Outside the U.S., call: +1.651.291.0618
Password: NetWeaver04
WebEx Information:
Topic: SAP NetWeaver Know-How Network
Date: Wednesday 14 July 2004
Time: 11 a.m. EDT
Meeting Number: 742391500
Meeting Password: netweaver04 (lowercase)
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A recorded replay of this call will be available for approximately three months after the webinar. Access this recording by dialing the appropriate number and using the replay access code 720149.
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Hello Marc and Sander,
I checked the document status and tested the link myself using a PC external to the SAP environment and did not have any problem. You do have to be logged in to do this. If you are not, you should see a page that will appear which says that a login is required to use that feature. On some occassions, users see an error message instead. I apologize for that.
Kind Regards,
David

Report on process chains using SEM-BPS

We are looking to develop a tool to:
1. Monitor data loads at the process chain level
2. Within in the same tool, enter error resolution /
action steps for all failed loads
3. Report out % of successful or failed loads, using the data captured by the tool.
We have studied the BW Tables rspcchain, rspcchainattr, rspclogchain, rspcprocesslog, rspclogs, rseventchain and
rspcchaint.
We are considering the following options:
1. Develop an ABAP report and allowing the process chain monitor to manually enter the error resolutions (Perhaps in a Z-Table)
2. Create an InfoCube in BW using the above tables and then write a query, but we can not allow the user to enter error resolutions in the query.
3. Create a transactional infocube in SEM-BPS using the above tables and use the input functionality of tansactional infocube to facilitate the error resolution report entry.
Can anyone suggest any alternate solution, or has anyone encountered similar requirement on project?
One more doubt to check: is there any way to create an infoobject with CHAR type to enter data with 1000 or more characters? Or is there any other alternative solution to it? The doubt is to take care of the text entry for the error resolution.
Milind Vad

Just some thoughts:
Have you considered using document service in BW or even KM (Portal) technology rather than CHAR 1000+ fields? This would give you more flexibility also on the type of document.
For loading there are monitors available (based on tables like RSMONMESS). If you are interested in loads only (and not other process types), maybe using information from the BW load monitor could be beneficial (like RSMONMESS) rather than the process chain stuff.
Maybe it's even worth having an InfoObjekt with a resolution code that links to a document describing the resolution with a key and whenever there is a new solution available create a new key with a new document. That would be most beneficial for reporting (like how many times has this problem / resolution occurred and the like).
Regards, Klaus

Manual data change in SEM-BPS

Hello,
Dos somebody know how to find possibility of manual data change in the planning layout of SEM-BPS?
Thanks for answers.

Hello Svetlana,
When you meant "to add new (or change existing) data in a planning layout, you have to make use of the function module
API_SEMBPS_SETDATA.
The parameters what you have to pass are:
1) Planning area
2) Planning level (where your layout is defined)
3) Planning package
4) Planning Laoyut
5) Characteristic values of each row
Check the documentation of the Funtion Module (CTRL+F4).
1) Be sure to convert the key figure values in string format, otherwise you would get a runtime error.
2) Make sure that no two rows have same keys (characteristic value tuples)
3) Make sure that all the characteristic values are contained in the planning level (Check the filters)
A simple working example (ABAP Code) you have it from me when things dosen't go forwards.
Thanks and Good Luck!

Integrated planning Content and SEM-BPS Content

Hi Experts
Is there any integrated planning Business Content for CRM? Where do I find it?
SEM-BPS has Business Content planning scenarios for CRM. Is this BC also available in BW-BPS now? Where do I find it?
We use NW04s BI and CRM 5.0.
Kind regards
Erik

Hello Erik,
as of now I have not heard of such content.
Also SAP is not talking about CRM-content for BIIP yet. What we have learned is that a lot effort is put into making the system stable and going for "additional" functionalities like BC later.
What you could do is use BW-Business Content for CRM as far as possible (InfoCubes etc. ) and build the Aggregation Levels, Queries & Templates by yourself.
Hope this helps
Daniel

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