SAP builds standard business software based on “ Main Frame” Technology. Supports and integrate major business functions in real time and handles multi- country and multi-currency implementations. R1 is not regarded as the first major release. With the rise of Personal Computer, the Introduction of client / server architecture to exploit the power of a layered, three-tire architecture approach, in which processing is split across three layers – client , application and database . Now the WEB is developed. Better Integration b/w business Applications and the WEB . SAP developed “ NetWeave r” in order to enable this. ERP is part of a large family known as SAP Business Suit , which also contain many other line of business (LOB) applications from SAP, such as SAP CRM, SRM etc. A new wave of advances in hardware architecture brings massive computing power at decreasing cost. Huge memory and multi-core processors arrive to offer massive computing powers. New Business Suit is called “S/4HANA”. SAP Business Suits
ERP – Business Suit
ECC
Simple Finance Cash Management 1- Bank Account Management 2- Cash Operations 3- Liquidity Forecast Integrated Business Planning SAP Accounting
Business Planning and Consolidation
NetWeaver System SAP Business Objects Enterprise Performance Management (EMP) Strategy Management Planning, budgeting & Forecasting ( BPC ) Profitability and Cost Management Consolidation ( BPC and BOFC ) Spend and Supply Chain Governance Risk & Compliance Risk Management Access Control Process Control Global Trade Service (GTS) Environment Health & Safety (EHS) Business Intelligence (BI) Reporting Query, Reporting & Analysis Dashboards and visualization Search & Navigation Advance Analysis Information Management Data Integration Data Quality Management Master Data Management Metadata Management EMP Add in (Front End). Using this we can connect to all below tools Business Objects Component
BPC History and Versions Version for SAP NetWeaver Version for Microsoft Platform 7.0 Release 7.5 Release 10.0 Release 10.1 Release 10.1 Standard 10.1 Embedded 5.1 Release 7.5 Release 7.0 Release 10.0 Release 10.1 Release Backend Server “BW” Backend Server “SQL” SAP Acquired from Outlook Soft in 2007 2008 2010 2011 2016 11.0 Release 11.0 Release To be released in Dec 2017 SAP BPC for SAP “BW/4HANA”
BPC 10.1 - Standard vs BPC Embedded Std. Info Cubes (IC) BW Namespace BW Backend ECC or External Systems. “Actuals” Master Data BPC Model Master Data BW Namespace Real Time IC BPC Namespace Master Data BPC Namespace BPC Dimension EMP Add-in Excel Word PowerPoint Web Reports Input Forms BPC BPC Web Client Library Web Reports Input Forms Consolidation System reports Models/Dimension Logic/Member Formula Business Rules Security: Team/User/Task & Data profile Work Status/BPFs Comments Drill through Std. Info Cubes (IC) BW Namespace ECC or External Systems. “Actuals” Master Data Planning Enabled Query (BEX) Master Data BW Namespace Real Time IC BPC Namespace Aggregation Level Analysis for Office Design Studio BPC Web Client Library Web Reports Input Forms Consolidation System reports Models/Dimension Logic/Member Formula Business Rules Security: Team/User/Task & Data profile Work Status/BPFs Comments Drill through BW Workbench BW Workbench Web reports Input Forms EMP Add-in Excel Word PowerPoint Planning Modular Data Slices Characteristic relationships Run sequence on data saves Aggregation level Filters Standard Functions FOX formula Advanced Functions Sequences BPC Model BPC 10.1 Standard Components BPC 10.1 Embedded Components BPC Frontend BW Backend BPC Standard (NW): The BPC environment type used when no BW objects are exposed directly, all BW objects are generated and controlled by BPC. BPC Embedded : The BPC environment where BW-IP (Integrated planning) objects are directly exposed in BPC. With BPC embedded SAP delivers an infrastructure for design and implementation of planning and consolidation scenarios. This solution comprises the complete integration of planning, consolidation, data-warehousing and BI features with a uniform user interface and design environments.
BPC 10.1 Architecture
SAP BPC Embedded Optimized for S/4HANA
SAP BPC Embedded Optimized for S/4HANA Key Features & Delivered Business Content Planning Templates SAP BPC for S/4 HANA finance includes templates that provide support for: Cost Center Planning Internal Order Planning Project Planning Profit Center Planning P & L Planning Market Segment Planning Balance Sheet Planning BPC Embedded Objects SAP BPC for S/4 HANA finance also includes (Provided by SAP as Standard content): Info-objects Info-Providers Multi Providers Aggregation Level Queries Variables Planning functions Sequence Real Time Consolidation (RTC) is available in S/4HANA 1610 version
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Overview BPC for S/4HANA Most Important points for BPC for S/4HANA Formally Integrated Business Planning for Finance (IBPF) Technically identical to BPC 10.1 Embedded on Stand alone BW on HANA Replaces ERP Planning transactions Predefined objects ready-to-use (“Business Content”) From HANA views to analysis for office workbooks order fiori Real time Master and Actual Transactional data Additional Functions (e.g. Simulation of simplified allocations)
Dimension, Properties & Member “Dimension” in BPC Fields/Source of Master Data Flat Dimension Plan Actual Company Actual Transaction Currency Intercompany Account Hierarchal Dimension Product Profit Center Cost Center Cost Element “Characteristic” in BW Dimension “Account” (5010000 – Basic Salary) Property “We add property in Dimension” Property BS/P&L = “P&L” Property Account Type = “Expense” Property Description = “Salary” Property Rate Type = “Average” Automatic Properties Hidden Properties (CALC, HIR) Visible Properties Member “We add Master Data in Dimension”
Planning 1- Top down Budgeting 2- Bottom Up Planning Consolidation 1- Balance Carry forward 2- Journals 3- Currency Translation 4- Reclassification 5- Consolidation of Investment (purchase method, Equity Method, proportionate method) You can also add any legal entity as well) 6- Inter unit Elimination 7- Inter unit Matching Consolidation Monitor (Additional tool and difference between BPC 7.5 and BPC 10)