Workflow - Multiple Plan types

How does Workflow work when there is more than one Plan Type. As the Planning Unit is made of an Entity, Scenario and Version, how does it work when the data set that needs to move along the Approval flow is across Plan Types ?

Thanks Jake ! So, as long as the Entity, Scenario and Version that are part of given Planning Unit are shared across Plan Types, ownership is passed and security is updated in relevant plan types ?
Also on a related note, is there an overlap of Security and Workflow ? In other words, Security still remains the way it was defined irrespective of Workflow, right ?
Edited by: Hyper99 on Apr 5, 2012 8:24 AM

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Multiple plan types

is multiple plan types required multiple currencies and is currencies rate must kept in separate database ? and can data be shared across the organization dimension in multiple plan types ?

is the security is applied to the entity dimension but can differ for users for account sales and expenses ?
and is sales are planned by product and channel , and salary expenses are planned by position?

Consideration for no. of Plan types in HP

Hi Expert,
Would like to inquire if there's any rules or guidelines to decide under what circumstances, we should structure separate plan types in an HP application?
I understand a typical rule would be if separate dimensions are needed for different set of data, then may need separate plan types, but want to further explore the following situations:
Situation 1:
Say for 1 set of data (say data set A), we need to have dimension 1, 2
For another set of date (i.e. data set B), we need dimension 3
For both data set, there are 5 other common dimensions that are needed by both
we are face with the option of either setup only 1 plan type, and setup members of dimension 1 & 3 into the same dimension, and webform to control for data set A, select dimension 1 tree, and data set B, select dimension 3.
Or we setup 2 plan types.
Want to check what would be the factors that we need to consider whether to separate the plan type or not?
Situation 2:
We have 2 groups of data, both groups require the same sets of dimension. But we anticipate the volumn of both groups would be quite large and although their dimensionality is the same, but the 2 groups of data are independent from each other.
We wonder if we should split them into 2 plan types, to avoid any performance issues, when more and more data are entered?
Say we have about 11/12 dimensions, in which the account dimension (which is dense), have about 500-700 for each group, then 4-5 dimensions will have about 500 - 1000 members each, and want to store about 5-7 years of data, in about 20 scenarios/versions combination. Is this large enough to justify / better to have separate plan types?
Want to know, what would be the limit / threshold of no. of dimensions / members to decide whether to have 1 or multiple plan types? or what other considerations?
Thanks in advance!

Hi,
I have took the below content from OTN. Please understood your requirement properly, based on that defined the Plan types.
A few points of clarification:
I have seen a fair number of clients use multiple plan types when it was probably not necessary. For example, I had one client create three plan types that were identical, with the exception of the Entity dimension. They were trying to achieve some type of workflow/approvals by passing data from one plan type to another . . . all because they didn't know about Hyperion Planning's Approvals features. We cosolidated their app down to a single plan type and saved them a lot of maintenance and aggravation.
Typically, you break an app into multiple plan types due to one of two reasons:
1) You have significantly different data granularity between the two databases.
2) You have a materially different subject area between the two databases.
A good example of point #1 is workforce planning. WFP includes granular employee level data, while your typical P&L cube does not. If you already have a P&L type cube, and you want employee level detail, it makes sense to create a separate plan type.
Another example of point #1 might be Actuals data vs Plan data. I've had clients that wanted to analyze their Actuals data down to very granular GL accounts, however they planned at a much higher level in the account structure. When running Planning business rules, do you want your Essbase blocks dragging around all of those granular GL accounts that you'll never use as part of a Plan? No. So it makes sense to break it out into a different plan type.
An example for #2 might be P&L data vs. Balance Sheet data. While many people can and do put these accounts all into one plan type, it can sometimes be more efficient to break them out. (Thus reducing the overall block size of each database.)
One final point . . . you CAN add Workforce and CapEx to your existing plan types after they have been created/deployed. However adding additional plan types (other than Workforce or Capex) would require you to recreate the app.
Hope the above examples helps you to understand the concept and define your plan types...
Thanks

Sharing accounts across 2 plan types - Planning 9.3.1

This is my first attempt to share accounts across 2 plan types and I am not getting expected results. In the setup, account 1234 was assigned to both Plan A and plan B with the "source plan type" as Plan B. When I create a form for Plan B, everything looks good and I can input data into account 1234. Then I created a similar form for Plan A using the same account. With all other dimensions being the same, I expect that I would see the data input for Plan B, account 1234 in the Plan A form as a read only field.
Are my expectations incorrect? If so, then I don't understand the benefit of sharing accounts across multiple plan types.
Any insight is greatly appreciated.

One benefit would be how you use the same data in one plan type against the other. A simple example:
Let's say in your example Plan B represents Revenue and Plan A represents Expense - one way some people design Planning applications. Let's also say that your company calculates expense as a percent of revenue.
The revenue group enters revenue figures into acct 1234 into the Plan B form.
When the expense group pulls up the Plan A form, which also shows acct 1234 (but as read-only), they can now calculate against it. So an expense user can enter % values into some other acct in Plan A, "Exp % Rev", and have it calculate against the read-only acct 1234 being x-ref'ed from Plan B.
Plan B Form:
___________Jan__Feb
"acct 1234"_100__100 (input)
Plan A Form:
____________Jan___Feb
"acct 1234"___100__100 (read-only)
"Exp % Rev"__5%___5% (input)
"Rev Exp"_____5____5 (calculated)
The benefit here is that no data movement or copy is necessary between plan types for this to work, assuming the x-ref is dynamically calculated. Users can see data in both places.
This is just a simple example, however, and may not make sense in all situations.
Hope that helps!
-O

Issue in a custom workflow with Approval Type Notification. Urgent

Hi
I have created a custom workflow which contains an approval notification.
If the user approves/rejects the notification I need to update a table column as Approved or Rejected.
I have created a function activity,say X, which calls a PL/SQL procedure.
The issue is,
when the user approves or rejects the notification, the function X errors out even without entering the PL/SQL procedure.
Following is the error message
An Error occurred in the following Workflow.
Item Type = XXYH_UMX
Item Key = 55
User Key =USERKEY:55
Error Name = -6502
Error Message = ORA-06502: PL/SQL: numeric or value error: character string buffer too small
Error Stack =
Wf_Engine_Util.Function_Call(XXYH_UMX_WF_PKG.is_resp_assigned, XXYH_UMX, 55, 242407, RUN)
Activity ID = 242407
Activity Label = XXYH_UMX_ASSIGN_RESPONSIBILITY:XXYH_UMX_RESP_ASSIGNED
Result Code = #EXCEPTION
Notification ID =
Assigned User =
If I go the function from any other function,say Y, (bypassing approval notification) it works fine.
Can you please help me what could be the issue?
Thanks,
Kamath.

The danger in putting in one activity is that if there is any scope longer-term to expand the process to multiple activities, then it may be better to break it out into a sub-process early in the design phase.
Generally, you get the feeling from the client fairly early on about whether they have a final design and how likely they are to complicate the process later on :)
I wouldn't include it as a post notification function myself - it saves a tiny amount of processing time and database space, but at the cost of making it less clear what is happening. Plus you'd need to check the result in the PNF manually - putting it on a conditional branch ensures that you always know what the value is. If the lookup type changes at any stage, you would need to check a PNF to ensure that the code still remains valid; if it's on a branch then the only thing to change would be to change the label on the branch.
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Multiple Delegation types

Hi ,
    Here is my issue :
       I have created a subtype of object BSEG and defined it as delegation type for object BSEG.
      Now I have another requirement to create a subtype of object BSEG and need to deifine this as Delegation type .
   Can i have multiple delegation types for the same object type ?
I appreciate your help.
Thank you
Srinivas

Hi Lalith,
Why do you want to create a multiple delegation?
You can create a new subtype of your customized BSEG and use that subtype (without delegation) directly in your workflow.
Or you can extend your current customized BSEG to include your new methods/attributes.
Best regards,
Alan

Multiple Activity Types with one Production Cost Centers

Dear Experts,
I have One Cost Center 2 Activity typesu2026I can plan in kp06 in single shot thatu2026
1Ctr-1ActvtyRs.100 and 1Ctr-2Actvty----Rs.200u2026.(Same Cost Elements)
Here my confusion is while doing actual posting we can post cost element to Cost Center i.e.Rs.300 to 1Ctr.
Here how I can map that 100 belongs to 1Activity and Rs.200 belongs to 2Activity because there is only cost center.
I know that solution is simple we can maintain separate cost center for both activity types i.e 1 to 1 mapping of cost center to Activityu2026So Actual posting weu2019ll be fineu2026.
Then what is use of Kp26 to maintain 1 cost center to multiple activity types?
Kindlyu2026..Clear my problemu2026
Regards,
Balaji Bhonsle.

Hi Balaji
You have pointed out a valid concern.. There is a solution to it as well, however, very cumbersome and less practical
In OKKP - You allow some control indicators i.e. CCA, IO, PCA, COPA, etc.. Here, you need to allow Activity Type as Addiitional Account Assignment Object.... (This is below Cost Center Accounting)
While booking expenses from FI, you can specify the Act TYpe along with the cost center... Provided you have that much patience and it is identifiable....
Also, you can assign act type in Asset MAster so that while posting depreciation in AFAB, the same gets assigned to Act Type
Br, Ajay M

Multiple tc types on one scxi 1102

Does anybody know if you can use two different thermocouple types on one SCXI-1102 module?
I need to measure both Type K and Type T thermocouples. I am using a SCXI 1303 connector block and plan to use the internal CJC.
Thanks in advance
doloop

Hello doloop,
You can indeed configure a task to have to two different types of
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DAQmx Task. For each channel, the NI-DAQmx driver will apply
different conversion coefficients to convert voltage measurements from
different thermocouple types into temperature measurements. You
can configure this easily in Measurement & Automation Explorer
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multiple physical channels from the SCXI 1102 module to the channel
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VI. I've attached a shot of a block diagram that shows how to
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I hope this helps!
Travis G.
Applications Engineering
Message Edited by Travis G. on 04-18-2006 05:09 PM
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Sequences in Palnning with mutiple Plan types

Running on Planning 9.3.1, and having the Load Balancing structure.
Trying to create a Sequence should run the Business rules, as each HBR should run on different Plan types. Surley I need to Merge the variables of RTPs. Is there any work around way. Can anybody share their experince on this if you already come across of this scenario.
Edited by: 798780 on Sep 12, 2011 9:04 AM

Thansk Abhishek,
Yes, that is the issue. If we hide only the databases and remain RTPs we need to enter multiple times even though they are similar ones. And also, cannot compromise the Load Balancing as we cannot give mutiple locations. I am not sure if we can have any work around.

About billing plan types

Sir ,
I have a need of Billing plan type configuration step by step,i have tried to configure throgh glenc willams but i couldn't able to understand.
Kindly send me the configuration of billing plantypes and explain me in which situation these are applicable.
Thankig u

Milestone billing means distributing the total amount to be billed over multiple billing
dates in the billing plan.
As each milestone is successfully reached, the customer is billed either a percentage of
the entire project cost or simply a pre-defined amount.
During sales order processing, the system determines from the item category whether a
billing plan is required and, if so, which type of plan
The type of billing plan that is determined at this point is set up in Customizing and
cannot be changed in the sales document.
Billing plans for periodic billing and milestone billing plans for project-related milestone
billing have different overview screens so that you can enter data relevant to your
processing.
For example, for milestone billing, you must be able to enter data to identify the
individual milestones.
IMG configuration requires :-
1. Maintain billing plan types for milestone billing in OVBO.
2. Define date description in SM30 - V_TVTB.
3. Maintain Date Category for Billing Plan Type IN OVBJ.
4. Allocate date category in SM30 - V_TFPLA_TY.
5. Maintain date proposal for Billing Plan Type in OVBM.
6. Assign Billing Plan Type to Sales Documents Type in OVBP.
7. Assign Billing Plan Type to Item Categories in OVBR.
8. Define rules for determining the date in OVBS.
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construction projects. Such projects often include a series of milestones that mark the
completion of different stages of the work. In the SAP R/3 System, milestones are defined
in a network along with planned and actual dates for the completion of work. The milestones
are also assigned to the billing dates in the billing plan.
Each milestone-related billing date is blocked for processing until the Project System
confirms that the milestone is completed.
Delivery-relevant order items for which a milestone billing plan applies are billed on the
basis of the requested delivery quantity and not on the total of the confirmed quantities.
The connection between the project and the sales document item is made in the individual
schedule lines of the item. Each schedule item can be assigned to a network in a project.
To display the project-related data for a schedule line, proceed as follows:
In one of the overview screens of the sales document, select
1. Item -> Schedule lines.
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Order Item Turbine 100,000
Billing Plan
Billing date Description % Value Billing Block Milestone Billing Status
01-10-94 Contract 10 10,000 - x x
01-03-95 Assembly 30 30,000 x x
01-04-95 Maintenance 30 30,000 x x
01-05-95 Acceptance 30 30,000 x x
01-06-95 Final invoice .. .. x
Network/Activities
Milestone Estimate Actual
Assembly 01-03-95 01-03-95
Maintenance 01-04-95
Acceptance 01-05-95
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1. fixed
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Query design question: multiple plan versions in single column

I have a standard financial statement query with current month "Actual" restricted to Value Type 10 and current month "Plan" using Value Type 20. This scenario is repeated for year-to-date Actual and Plan along with $ and % variance calculations.   Until recently we were only loading plan version so I had no reason to restrict the plan to version 0 Actual/Plan.
We are now loading an alternate plan version, Version 1, and I would like to report both versions in the same query. I though I could just bring in "Version" as a Free Characteristic to easily switch between version 0 and 1 but that didn't work as expected.
With "Version" as a filter item my Plan amount will report both plan versions combined which is fine and when "Version" is filtered to the alternate version 1 Plan correctly displays the alternate amount, in both cases Actual is unchanged and displays correctly.   The problem is when I change the filter to just show Version 0 which is defined as "Actual/Plan". When version 0 is selected the Plan amount displays correctly but ALL Actual values disappear.
No Version filter set = Actual/Plan and Plan Version 1 combined correctly.   Actual displays correctly.
Filter set to 1 and 0 = Actual/Plan and Plan Version 1 combined correctly.   Actual displays correctly.
Filter set to 1 = Plan Version 1 only. Actual displays correctly.
Filter set to 0 = Plan Version 0 only. No actual data is displayed.
Is there a better way of displaying multiple plan versions in a query or will I have to add additional columns for each plan version?
Thanks for the ideas,
Jeff

Thanks Amit that was the help I needed.
I added "Version" to every actual Key Figure and made each a Constant Selection. I also added Version as a Free Characteristic of the query for a filter.
By adding Version to each Key Figure no matter which plan version I select in the Version filter Actual data alway remains correct and just my Plan column changes to show the plan version I selected.
Thanks for your help,
Jeff
Edited by: Jeff Mayfield on Nov 11, 2009 11:51 PM

How to create a macro for a planning type in MC8b transaction

Hi,
I am presently working for a product allocation demand, which have a information structiure with characteristic and key field.
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i have created a planning type in which the data updation takes from the excel file to the planning type in mc95.
but i need to create a macro for this planning type .
can any body give the details information how to create a Macro for a planning type.
Thanks and regards
GopalKrishna

Dear Gopal
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Custom components that accept multiple data types

The components that come with Flex, such as Datagrid, can
accept
multiple data types as a data source. For instance, you can
bind a
Datagrid to XML return from an HTTPService request or you can
build an
array and bind to that. I'd like to build my own component
that does
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don't
really even know what terms I'd search under to find it.
Can anyone out there give me any idea of how this is done?
Also, I'm a
bit hazy on how the column definitions you set up in the MXML
tag get
received inside the class. I'd appreciate any insight on how
this
works.
Thanks;
Amy

"Amy Blankenship *AdobeCommunityExpert*"
<[email protected]>
wrote in message news:[email protected]...
>
> "rvollmar" <[email protected]> wrote in
message
> news:[email protected]...
>> For the second part of your post, are you asking how
to set up columns in
>> ActionScript? e.g.
>>
>> private function setColumnConfig1(dg:DataGrid):void{
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>> var col3:DataGridColumn = new DataGridColumn();
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>>
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>>
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>> colArray.push(col3);
>> colArray.push(col4);
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>> colArray.push(col6);
>>
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>> }
>>
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>>
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>> <mx:DataGridColumn ...>
>> ...
>> </mx:columns>
>>
>> how do you then have the control use that
information?
>
> The latter. But the fact is that I was misreading the
example I was
> looking at.
>
> <?xml version="1.0"?>
> 
> <mx:Application xmlns:mx="
http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml">
> <mx:DataGrid>
> <mx:ArrayCollection>
> <mx:Object Artist="Pavement"
> Album="Slanted and Enchanted" Price="11.99" />
> <mx:Object Artist="Pavement"
> Album="Brighten the Corners" Price="11.99" />
> </mx:ArrayCollection>
> </mx:DataGrid>
> </mx:Application>
> I was thinking the ArrayCollection was going to the
columns, but of course
> it is the dataProvider. Am I right in thinking that
internally the
> control has a defaultProperty metatag that enables the
contents of the
> parent DataGrid tag to just come in and populate the
dataProvider through
> PFM?Thanks;Amy
OK, I have looked at the source file, and it looks like the
[DefaultProperty] metatdata tag is at least not used in the
ListBase.as
class. So I am guessing it is either higher or lower in the
heirarchy...?
-Amy

With Pages 5.2 how can i use multiple language types in a single document

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i want add a kind of view for the list that have diffrent content types for the some item/record.
it means that every time someone edit this item and change/add diffrent data in diffrent contant type
is there any way to do that?
or there is a way to add the Content type dropdown list in Display view and not just in Edit view? can i do it in SP Designer?

Hi Avinoam, do you have access to InfoPath? You can do what your asking with that program.
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