As part of the sap bpc netweaver implementation, itelligence provided application. Implementing driverbased forecasting is something you can set up in a spreadsheet environment for the purposes of scenario analysis with a very small, limited. Nov 18, 2015 while the number of ftes will greatly differ based on the size or your organization, the complexities of your planning process, and the level of automation you invest in upfront, there are some basic skillsets you should address. May 31, 2018 with high expectations and a tight deadline to meet, im proud to announce the success on how dwr cymru welsh water dcww the notforprofit water utility organisation has transformed its financial planning processes using the sap bpc 10. Driver based planning and rolling forecast slideshare. Setting up and running orderbased planning with sap ibp. Stepbystep instructions will guide you through completing daily sap bpc tasks such as data consolidation, business process more about the book. Integrated rule based financial planning with sap bpc 10. I have already gone through the standard sap presentation and documentation on sap standard help portal. Integrated into the companys technology platform, a fully automated transfer pricing solution based on sap bpc has been built. It is compatible with driver based planning and it can cover. The function of epiuse analytics is to provide business intelligence, with special emphasis on the sap businessobjects aurora suite of enterprise performance management epm tools.
Sap profitability and performance management can be deployed both in the cloud and onpremise and covers various integration scenarios. Driver based planning is also highly valuable in helping executives understand the true value drivers or levers of their business, and how changes in these drivers can impact future business outcomes. Sap bpc business planning and consolidation delivers a connected financial planning and consolidation solution, which facilitates business to make plans, forecasts, budgeting in a connected overview of all business units. Model entities for driverbased planning send feedback you can use the sapibp1 sample planning area as a starting point for your implementation of driverbased planning. The actuals that are on the excel are dynamically generated based on a property i have on the time dimension. Stepbystep instructions will guide you through completing daily sap bpc tasks such as data consolidation, business process. Sap profitability and performance management uses the official application interfaces from the sap or non sap application for data write access, for example sap hana based write interfaces like hap to business warehouse, sap hana based pak functions to bpc and amdp. Prepare for the unexpected with this ebite on orderbased planning.
Sap bpc natively connects to other sap systems like r3, bi, businessobejcts tools, etc. The following diagram represents the integrated data model with the integration of the transactional system and bi. Sap hana based pak functions to bpc and amdp interfaces to rdl. Best practices sap bpc 22 october 2015 lars johansen. Experience with data interchange between models, driver based planning and allocations is highly desirable. Specializes in driver based modeling with extensive implementation. Said simulations can be written back to the model for further insights. The sap business planning and consolidation sap bpc application delivers planning, budgeting, forecasting, and financial consolidation capabilities, so you can easily adjust plans and forecasts, speed up budget and closing cycles, and ensure compliance with financial reporting standards.
Thus, he said, driver based planning is the process of. Whats the latest news within sap bpc and what can we expect going forward. Solid line represents logical successor to the product. Leverages saps enterprise performance management platform to automate and. Driver based planning supports you in capturing business drivers such as risks or opportunities.
Bpc embedded version is based on business warehouseincluded planning bwip in which it uses bw items directly. Bpc cost allocations should be used for moving amounts from member to member within a dimension like from cost center to cost center or profit center to profit center. Jan 28, 20 driver based planning brings data modeling to epm software use driver based planning tools to identify and model the variables that have the biggest impact on forecasts. The bpc data model feeds from the sap hr application which is uploaded through bi. How to implement the runlogic keyword in sap business. Plan your sap analytics cloud deployment and anticipate organizational change. Untrustworthy data one of the most frustrating things for users when it comes to planning and forecasting is data that. Capgemini, working in collaboration with dcww and its sap applications management support partner, designed, built and deployed an organisationwide sap bpc 10. While configuring and maintenance are in quite some other tools like r3, bw timeintensive and itdriven tasks, bpc is much more userintuitive. While the standard model does not differ much from the bpc 10.
Set up the obp data model, define demand prioritization rules, and plan deployments in sap ibp for response and supply. Oct 07, 2014 in this democase we give you an abstract of a value driver based media channel mix optimization as part of an operational sales and distribution plan within sap bpc 10. This was done by one of sap s leading fpm implementation partners using the. Sap bpc business planning and consolidation stechies. To set up a driverbased planning process for your organization, you need a specific master data type for your drivers and key figures that you can use to capture the estimated impact of the driver. Sap bpc for sap s4hana beginners guide by sap press.
Prepare for the unexpected with this ebite on order based planning. The end goal is to get the data from some proprietary systems into a format that will line up with sap and allow timely forecasts and accurate reporting of past sales, billing, etc. Support new process requirements for driver based planning and rolling forecast methodologies. This version is different from standard model and includes data access to all network users. Allowing for a driver based modelling of your business, this allows for whatif simulations of one final kpi based on all the driving metrics. Can anyone share any material on how driver based planning is done in bpc. Sap bpc is well suited for complex planning and consolidations needs where the underlying transactional system is sap ecc. Sap business planning and consolidation, version for the microsoft platform. So when a new month of actuals are present i update this field on the dimension and the excel should get the actuals for that month. A key question to be asked when implementing sap bpc is to consider how. Having autonomy and control over the system allows the business to make changes independently. Consolidations, budgeting, planning and forecasting.
Using the badi implementation in this guide as an example, we will show you how to define your own custom version of the runlogic keyword in bpc netweaver for more detailed background information about the runlogic keyword, and the sap badi framework, see section 2. Sap business planning and consolidation bpc sap press. Dynamic forecasting with sap businessobjects predictive. Nov 20, 2015 driver based planning and rolling forecast 1. Driverbased planning is an approach to planning and management that is focused on identifying an organizations key business and value drivers and then creating business plans and budgets based on these key drivers. See what sap bpc for sap s4hana has to offer for planning, budgeting, forecasting. Sap epm supports various functionalities with sap business planning and consolidation bpc nw or bpc ms like financial consolidation, financial information management. Transforming financial planning using sap bpc powered by sap. The sap bpc implementation was a component of this project. As a new way of doing business, a growing number of organizations have begun to realize the strategic importance of driver based planning powered by sap business planning and consolidation bpc on sap hana. You can also consider the drivers in your supply chain plan.
Base decisions on whatif analyses and scenario planning for better outcomes. Jul 26, 2016 sap businessobjects cloud for planning. Over the years, most organizations have focused their attention on the effectiveness and efficiency of separate planning functions. For more information, see setting up driverbased planning. Driverbased budgeting and rolling financial forecasts. At what basis we choose that which planning will be. Saps epm offer, a comparison of sap bpc and bfc element61. For example, driverbased planning can be useful in longrange strategic planning, where finance executives need to project longterm trends for revenues and. While bpc can be used for driver based planning scenarios, the allocation logic is your own to define using the tools contained mainly within excel and bpc script logic. Strong integration with eps sap bpc oracle hfm enabling the use of allocation rules of actuals for planning data. Strategic planning with sap bpc 4th july, 2016 mike weeks client manager.
Javascript must be enabled for the correct page display. It suits well if the organization has separate teams with bpc, abap, bw, basis, hana skillset. Driver based planning forecasting headcount revenue predictability duration. We are planning for manpower planning in sap bpc 10 nw for one of our new telecom domain client. Transforming financial planning using sap bpc powered by sap hana.
Time to innovate transfer pricing with sap bpc and darwin epm. To learn more, contact our team and get started with driver based planning. Another cloud based planning tool that can work independently or using sap bpc for its reporting and planning capability. Sap business planning and consolidation bpc software. Sholape kolawole, epm transformation associate principal at the.
Dwr cymru welsh water transforms its financial planning using sap. See whats possible for budgeting, forecasting, and driver based planning with sap analytics cloud. Understanding how predictive planning makes accurate budgets and improves forecasts. The tool is integrated with the sap bpc consolidation system, master data repository and sap transactional systems and has helped. You can use the sapibp1 sample planning area as a starting point for your implementation of driver based planning. The project required a complete redesign of the existing bpc implementation to provide a unified solution that would support the latest spire planning and reporting processes, including the introduction of a driver based, rolling forecast methodology. Planning and consolidation in sap bpc 10 deloitte belgium. The sapibp1 sample planning area contains a sample configuration that you can adapt to create your own driver based planning project for risks and opportunities. Whats new in sap integrated business planning 1908.
It can be integrated with both sap and non sap data. Your supply chain wont always run according to plan. For a sustainable planning result the planning process should be integrated, based on value drivers as well as supported by a stateoftheart it tool. Driverbased planning brings data modeling to epm software. Learn to handle financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, and consolidation with this book on sap businessobjects planning and consolidation. Transforming financial planning using sap bpc powered by.
Hi diksha, as far i understand, there is no driver based planning document available as of now,but you can design the planning scenarios according to your specific requirement, select dimensions, members in relation that and implement planning application respectively. Sap bpc is less appropriate for organizations using agile methodology. Mar 16, 2015 it may sound paradoxical, but adding a little bit of complexity early on can make things a lot simpler down the road. A dashed line represents features are being shared with other products. Which epm application is right for your planning and cost. Consolidations, budgeting, planning and forecasting extensive reporting, data mappingmodeling and script logic experience strong work with epm addin. Plan your implementation or upgrade of sap business planning and consolidation sap bpc effectively, based on detailed installation information. Sap bpc staffing and support models column5 consulting.
A certification in sap bpc enables professionals to learn the tactics of this software and how to install the same, along with managing and maintaining all sap business planning and consolidation bpc tools and submodules with ease. Sap bpc business planning and consolidation is being used as part of a larger project integrating several different databases. One other powerful feature of the bi module that goes hand in hand with planning is the value driver tree process. Sap hana based pak functions to bpc and amdp interfaces to the results data.
Driver based budgeting and rolling financial forecasts. You can capture qualitative and quantitative information for them by evaluating their likely effects and expressing those effects in key figure values for multiple planning levels. Driverbased modeling and how it works bpm partners. Sap business planning and consolidation bpc is an application that forms part of the sap enterprise performance management suite of software. How to write dynamic bpc script logic part 2 sap blogs. Scope and opportunity of a career in sap bpc course. The driverbased forecasting capabilities of sap bpc enable a. Value driver based planning with sap bearingpoint usa. It combines planning and consolidation functionalities in one. Sap bpc different flavors, what are the differences. Preconfigured sap business planning and consolidation bpc and sap disclosure management solution delivering an integrated endtoend epm financial close process in compliance with ifrs and local gaap standards.
Can anyone provide a overview or scenario for the manpower planning in telecom domain. At least 2 sap bpc e2e implementations with 1 as a solutions architect 4 years of experience in sap bpc implementation across multicultural, multigeography teams expertise in all bpc facets. In this democase we give you an abstract of a value driver based media channel mix optimization as part of an operational sales and distribution plan within sap bpc. Considerations to do before, during and after a sap bpc implementation 2. Sap enterprise performance management epm allows your organization to improve its financial and operational performance management.
Project manage your sap s4hana cloud implementation with this ebite. Driverbased forecasting in sap bpc allows companies to easily adjust their. Sap bpc forecasting model implementations frequently replace existing. Driverbased planning brings data modeling to epm software use driver based planning tools to identify and model the variables that have the biggest impact on. Cost management hpcm sap profitability and cost management pcm.
However, sometimes you might be asked how to do a topdown planning in sap bpc. Workforce planning driver based headcount and salary planning. Nov 11, 2014 sap bfc can support the collection of budgetary or planning data to produce a consolidated budget or strategic plan, but if an implementation requires the modeling of data, bpc is the only possible option of the two. For example, if the overall strategic goal is to maximize the intake of new patients. Hp had no central expense planning tool bpc was implemented to replace a myriad of disparate systems including old version of essbase and ms excel impact of bpc is to reduce manual effort, elimiate spreadsheet use, improve speed and accuracy in expense planning huge amounts of data bpc on hana has impressed with significant speed improvements, pleasing both users and. Replace a working spreadsheet based forecasting model with sap. Sap bpc accelerates consolidation, financial planning, forecasting and financial reporting while reducing compliance risk. See what sap bpc for sap s4hana has to offer for planning, budgeting, forecasting, and consolidation in your sap s4hana environment.