SAP BPC Course Content

1 Overview of Enterprise Performance Management

• 1.1 EPM Solutions and the Software tools
• 1.2 Introduction to Concepts in Planning, Budgeting, Forecasting and Consolidation
• 1.3 Introduction to Scenario Based Planing

2 Overview of SAP Business Planning and Consolidation

• 2.1 SAP BPC: Business User-Owned and managed
• 2.2 Unified Planning and Consolidation
• 2.3 SAP BPC for Netweaver Architecture
• 2.4 Introduction to SAP Netweaver BW Objects
• 2.5 Introduction to SAP BPC Objects

3 Designing a Model with SAP BPC

• 3.1 Case Study
• 3.2 Designing the Data Model in SAP Netweaver BW
• 3.3 Building the Model in SAP BPC
• 3.3.1 Environment Management
• 3.3.2 Dimension Management
• 3.3.3 Designing Models
• 3.3.4 Designing Security Model
• 3.4 Consulting Issues

4 Loading, Scheduling and Managing Data in SAP BPC

• 4.1 Loading Data from Source system to cube in SAP Netweaver BW
• 4.2 Loading Data from SAP Netwearver BW to SAP BPC
• 4.2.1 Creation of Transformation and Conversion File
• 4.2.2 Data Manager packages
• 4.2.3 Process Chains
• 4.2.4 Loading Master data from flat file into a dimension
• 4.2.5 Loading Master data from InfoObject into a dimension
• 4.2.6 Loading Hierarchy from an InfoObject into BPC dimension
• 4.2.7 Loading transaction Data from an Infocube into SAP BPC Model
• 4.2.8 Copying Data inside BPC Model
• Consulting Issues

5 Reporting, Planning and Analysis in SAP BPC

• 5.1 Reporting and Analysis in SAP BPC
• 5.1.1 Introduction to SAP EPM Add-In interface for Excel
• 5.1.2 Creating Reports
• 5.1.3 Developing reports using dynamic templates
• 5.1.4 Developing reports using EPM Functions
• 5.1.5 Developing reports using EPM RetrieveData Functions
• 5.1.6 Develping Rolling Forecast reprot
• 5.1.7 Developing Customized reports
• 5.1.8 Quick Links
• 5.1.9 Migration of EVDRE reports
• 5.1.10 Developing reports using the new API for EPM
• 5.1.11 Developing reports using SAP BPC web Client
• 5.2 Planning in SAP BPC using Input Forms
• 5.2.1 Standard templates for input forms
• 5.2.2 Developing an Input Form
• 5.2.3 Using EPM Save data function to save the Data
• 5.2.4 Drill-Through Feature
• 5.2.5 Integration with SAP BO Dashboard

Consulting Issues

• 6 Developing Business Logic in SAP BPC
• 6.1 Dimension Logic
• 6.2 Logic Scripts
• 6.3 Business Rules
• Consulting Issues

7 Introduction to Business Functions

• 7.1 Currency Translations
• 7.2 Allocations
• 7.3 Using Badi's to code logic
• 7.4 Validations
• 7.5 Controls
• Consulting Issues

8 Process Management and Collaboration

• Work Status
• Comments
• Distribution and Collection
• Book Publishing
• Integrating SAP BPC Data into Word and Powerpoint
• Consulting Issues

9 Essential Tools for Building Models

• Transporting SAP BPC objects
• Concurrency Locking
• Administration Parameters
• Statistics
• Audit
• Documents
• Journals
• Consulting Issues

10 Business Process flow and Enhancements

• Business Process flow
• New Features for SAP Netweaver
• Consulting Issues

Consolidation
11 Creating the Structures

• Setting up Environments and Master Data
• Creating Models for Consolidation
• Creating Consolidation Logic

12 Preparing for Elimination

• Importing Flat File and InfoCube Data
• Configuring Balance Carryforward
• Reclassifying Data
• Using Consolidation Central
• Setting up Journals
• Translating Local Currency

13 Configuring Eliminations

• Reviewing Ownership Terms and Concepts
• Using the Ownership Manager
• Eliminating Ownership - Purchase Method
• Eliminating Ownership - Equity and Proportional Methods
• Matching Intercompany
• Eliminating Intercompany Receivables and Payables
• Setting up Managerial Elimination (US)

14 Creating Controls and Business Process Flows

• Using the Controls Monitor and Validating Data
• Creating Consolidation Business Process Flows

15 Embedded Environment

• Embedded Environment in SAP BPC
• Building a Data Model in SAP BW
• SAP BW Integrated Planning Prerequisites
• Designing a Data Model in SAP BW

16 Designing an Application in SAP BW-IP

• Designing a Planning Application
• Aggregation Level
• Filter
• Planning Functions
• Planning Sequence
• Characteristic Relationships
• Creating Input-Enabled Query for Planning
• BEx Analyzer

17 Creating an Embedded Planning Application

• Creating an Embedded Environment
• Creating a Model
• Creating a Web Input Form
• Creating a Web Input Form Using the BPC EPM Add-in Interface
• Managing an Embedded Environment
• Enabling Audit
• Work Status
• Locking
• Security
• Transporting Embedded Environment Objects
• Integrating Planning Functions with SAP HANA