SEM BPS Requirements

Does someone have any list of questions to ask during SEM BPS requirements gathering session for new planning process?

1. who plans
2. what is planned, what do the users want to change: quantity / value / ...
3. how ofthen do they plan / is the planning based on a rolling forecast
4. what is the planning horizon / how far in the future do they want to plan
5. How do users select the data they want to plan / what are the relevant selection criteria
6. Do they want to plan on the web or on the GUI
7. What do they want to see when they are planning / do they want to see actuals of past months ?
8. If they want to see actuals of past months / where should this data come from (already in BW / from flat files / ...)
9. Which reports do they want: version comparision / actual - forecast comparison
10. What is the planning process, is there a hierarchy of planners / are plans consolidated and then changed on a higher level
11. Which additional functions should be available to the users (calculations / distribution / ...)
This should give you a good start.
Please assign points if this solved your question,
Best Regards,
Filip

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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

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
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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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About the SAP NetWeaver Know-How Webinar Series
The SAP NetWeaver Know-How Webinar Series is driven by the SAP NetWeaver Regional Implementation Group (RIG), part of the SAP Development organization. The mission of the SAP NetWeaver RIG is to enable customers, employees, and partners to successfully implement the SAP NetWeaver solution. This SAP RIG has expertise in BI, EP, XI, and WebAS. They contribute their implementation expertise to the SDN implementation forums as well as to the SAP NetWeaver Know-How Webinar Series.
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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

Re: SEM BPS Upgrade from version 3.1 to 6.0

Hello,
Has anyone involved in an SEM BPS upgrade; especially from 3.1 to 6.0? Would you please give a check list of the processes/methods to be followd?
Many thanks
Rj

Hello Rj,
in general this upgrade should not cause much pain since BPS basically remained the same and no migration is required. Assuming you don't use any other SEM components, you should perform a run through of all of your planning apps.
The devil is in the details (like custom coding or JavaScript)...
Regards,
Marc
SAP NetWeaver RIG

SEM-BPS 6.0 BPS_WB generate Web Interface BSP

Hi all,
We recently had a redirect of the portal connected to our NW04S BW development system and had worked thorugh the issues on the portal side so existing Iviews works (SEM-BPS 6.0).
We are now creating some new iview for a new applications but I cannot generate the BSP page. BPS_WB say that the BSP was generated correctly but when I try to test it, it says that http entry is missing and would I like to add it and when I say I do, it fails since I cannot generate a node under SICF since I do not have the authorization. I did an SU53 check and asked for 01 create on S_ICF_ADM but getting a lot of questions since 01 on S_ICF_ADM is reserved for Basis only on this project.
Another thing we are also concerned with is that some system settings that need to be done on the BW side might now have been done although Basis said all entries are changed..
I have to admit that the last time I worked with someone to set up portal connection to BPS was back in 2003 so I have to dig pretty deep into my memory and had been doing some quick searches but have not found anything obvious yet that would solve the regeneration issue except for the authorization addition which they are very hesitant about.
Any information or thoughts on this issue / problem would be appreciated.
Thansk,
Mary

Hello Mary,
I still work on BCS, so dont have BPS here. What I can do is to give you a summary of those things I had done in the past. Maybe it helps?
I gues you know that there are 2 diffren types of nodes: System nodes to enable connection to the web and the node for each web interface.
The required system nodes are describes in OSS 517484. I guess you have released them? Since BW Release 3.5 the web interface works with HTMLB. I guess you have activated thise too?`So the last possibility is from my point of view the web interface itself.
The node for the web interface existis already?
/default_host/sap/bc/bsp/sap/<your_web_interface>
In develop system the web interfaces will be activated manually normally. But in Prod automaticall because of not allowed customising. If the web interface has created such an entry already I think the only chance is to give the web interface another name in Development system - or to delete the existing node in the prod system (dangerous).
If this is not your problem, maybe another consultant has an idea?
regards
Eckhard Lewin

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

Web Layouts in SEM-BPS

Hi all,
I have the following question related to web layouts in sem-bps (non excel):
- I have several web layouts to enter data, but we have now user requirements related to copy, paste informations cells (manually) from and to EXCEL. The problem is that, using a simple alv layout this operation can't be done.
I've already searched possible ways to overcome this limitation, with no success (layout settings, by inclusion of some specific object, etc.)
Can anybody help me ?
Thanks,
Ricardo

Hi Raman,
Sorry but your tip doesn't work
That's precisely our problem: the authorization scheme we implemented in the "SAP GUI side" doesn't work in the web side". Using web layouts, I still can acess some layouts I shouldn't be allowed to (user dependent)
Thank you anyway
Regards,
Ricardo

SEM - BPS any docs ?

Hello SDNs,
How ya all ?
One of my friend requires the DOC related to SEM - BPS. Glad if someone sends.
Best Regards....
Sankar Kumar
+91 98403 47141

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

SEM BPS - initial setup

Hi All,
I am new to SEM BPS, could you please guide me in the initial setup process please?
Regards,
Vicki B.

Hi,
There is no initial setup process.
BPS is just a tool embedded in BW for creating planning applications which comes with some pre-defined planning areas.
You must have a business requirement and then, according to it, develope an application in BPS.
BR,

Need SEM - BPS Material and Guidance

Hi all,
Iam new to SEM-BPS.If u had any material/documentation,FAQ's regarding SEM-BPS pls send to [email protected]
I would appreciate,if some one guide or helps me.
Regards,
Nayanasri.

Hello All,
BPS is currently very well documented on SAP's help website which is entirely free and does not require a login or anything of that kind. I highly recommend taking a look at this when you get an opportunity to do so.
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw2004s/helpdata/en/e3/e60138fede083de10000009b38f8cf/frameset.htm
Look under the Business Planning tab and right below the information about Integrated Planning there is a ton of information on BW-BPS.
Hope this helps.
Cheers,
Scott

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.
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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

Start SEM BPS from scratch

Hi Friends,
If you have SAP BW stuff (Infocubes) in place and you are required to start planning in SEM BPS from scratch, then how and where exactly do we need to start. Both SEM and BW are on the same machine. Any information, on all types of things to be taken care of, will be appreciated.
Versions: SAP BW 3.0B, SEM 3.1B
I hope that i made sense.
Regards.

Hi Gopi,
maybe the teched lesson on planning with BW-BPS are a good starting point (also if you do not have the latest release): https://www.sdn.sap.com/sdn/events.sdn?page=teched04_sessions.htm
A list of overview documents can be found here in the BI area: https://www.sdn.sap.com/sdn/developerareas/bi.sdn?page=bw_bps.htm
Enjoy,
Tobias

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
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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
Message was edited by:
 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

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