Presentation-BPC10 EPM Addin

SAP BPC 10 NW MEGA ELITE EnablementFunctional Track 2 overview EPM Add-in Deep dive | Data Manager front-end Agenda Functional Track 2 – EPM Add-in Deep dive section  Creating EPM connections manually  Building reports and input forms (report options)  Use the new formatting concept of EPM Formatting Sheets  Build multi-source reports in a single spreadsheet  Advanced cell-based formula allowing more complex features  UJSTAT transaction EPM Add-in client vs. Web client Data Manager front-end  User interface  New process chains (Copy Comments/Load Transactional Data from BW InfoProvider UI) Additional Topics  Master Data on the fly  Ribbon Extension  EV Functions & EVDRE re-implementation, migration and API changes (API mapping)  MS Word and PowerPoint integration © 2011 SAP AG. All rights reserved. 2 BPC Mega Elite Agenda – Consolidations Overview Time 10 minutes 1.5 hours – 2 hours 2 hours Topic Introduction and Housekeeping BPC 10 EPM Add-In Overview Section 1 – Ex 1 to 5 Section 2 – Ex 1 to 3 Section 3 – Ex 1 Section 4 – Ex 1 to 4 Section 5 – Ex 1 to 4 Review Contact information and Links Optional Section 6 – Ex 1 to 5 and/or Work on your own to finish exercises or use system for other questions and discovery Done by Everyone Presenter Class Attendees With Presenter and Proctors to Assist Presenter Class Attendees Without Assistance (on your own) Type Sign-in Presentation Hands-on Exercises 10 minutes Remaining Time Instances shut down 5 hours after beginning of class. Presentation Hands-on Note: For info on what’s new in BPC 10 see pdf’s at end of this PPT file. 3 © 2011 SAP AG. All rights reserved. pgiconnect.com/I###### (we may only give the phone number and “I######” portion of this link .Housekeeping Everyone should have received an email with the following information:  Agenda and Housekeeping  Presentation  Exercises  Logon Information     Logon help file on how to start Adito A web URL for your instnace -> https://InstanceXX.sapvcm. All rights reserved.com Username: BPC_XX Password: Welcome!  Help During Exercises     For quick questions ask for help on phone For quick questions use Chat For longer question ask for contact information to have a separate “Connect Session” with a proctor. https://sap.na. The information will be displayed in chat. append to this URL and paste in your browser) © 2011 SAP AG. 4 .in chat. Functional Track 2 – EPM Add-in deep dive Creating EPM connections . 0 + Support of non EPM SSAS and BW cubes (through ODBO technology) SAP BOPC 10 cubes for both Microsoft and NetWeaver versions can be queried from the EPM add-in using two different kinds of connections:  Web Services  ODBO provider (a particular ODBO provider for each NW and MS version).0 Designer cubes SAP Profitability and Cost Management 10. © 2011 SAP AG.0 SAP Strategy Management 10.0 SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation.Creating EPM Connections EPM applications can be reached via several connection types: SSAS – SQL Server Analysis Services BW – SAP Business Warehouse ODBO – OLD DB for OLAP XMLA – XML for Analysis WS – Web Services ODBO SSAS. 6 . Version for NetWeaver 10. Version for Microsoft 10.0 SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation. BW cubes SAP BO EPM add-in 10. All rights reserved.0 ODBO ODBO WS ODBO WS SAP Financial Consolidation 10. 7  © 2011 SAP AG. BW standard cubes. and is only used for data retrieval.   Planning & Consolidation:  This type is for Web Service connections. Data Manager features are also not reachable with an ODBO connection. but does not support the creation of custom members. BPC MS ODBO provider and SAP BW OLE DB provider. All rights reserved. FC BW cubes. and the use of the Data Manager ribbon. An ODBO connection doesn’t allow data input. SSAS standard cubes. A Web service connection allows data input. . on the top of BPC 10 MS and BPC 10 NW.Creating EPM Connections  Local:  This connection type is for ODBO connections. However. SSM ODBO provider. the usage of custom members (to build some complex MDX calculated members) can only be performed with an ODBO connection. PCM ODBO provider. which can be built for FC SSAS cubes. All rights reserved.Creating EPM Connections Manual Connections Manually created connections are always stored in the EPM – Connection Manager window © 2011 SAP AG. 8 . Creating EPM Connections Automatic Connections Automatically created connections. accessed from the BPC web portal. © 2011 SAP AG. 9 . are not stored in the EPM – Connection Manager window. All rights reserved. Functional Track 2 – EPM Add-in deep dive Building reports and input forms (report options) . click the New Report button (1) or drag & drop dimensions from the dimension list in the EPM Pane to the row axis and columns axis (2). 2 1 Or © 2011 SAP AG. 11 . All rights reserved.Building reports and input forms  Once logged into the EPM data source. you can access its options (tabs) by clicking the Edit Report button (1). © 2011 SAP AG. 1 2 3 By selecting Use as Input Form option (3). when coming back to your report.Building reports and input forms  Once your report is generated. The Report Editor opens with a list of options and tabs (2). the Save Data button will become available (4). 12 . All rights reserved. All rights reserved. and click OK (5). . by clicking the right arrow button (4). The Member Selector opens and you can now define your Account expansion. and Member and Descendants in the Selection Relationship dropdown (3). 1 4 Select PL600 account member (2). 2 3 5 13 © 2011 SAP AG.Building reports and input forms  Click on the Account dimension in row axis on the EPM Pane (1) in order to define the desired expansion. and move it to the Selected Members window. © 2011 SAP AG. All rights reserved.Building reports and input forms  You report now displays NetIncome and all its descendants for the Account dimension. 14 . Functional Track 2 – EPM Add-in Deep dive Use the new formatting concept of EPM Formatting Sheets . you can decide to apply a formatting by clicking the View Formats button on the EPM tab (1). 16 . All rights reserved. A new sheet appears in your workbook (called EPMFormattingSheet) (2).Formatting  For each report. 1 2 © 2011 SAP AG.  Be aware of the priority (read from the top to the bottom). All rights reserved. © 2011 SAP AG. 17 .Formatting  Apply some formatting to the desired sections. the formatting is applied (3) according to the EPMFormattingSheet definition.Formatting  Return to Sheet1 worksheet and click the Edit Report button (1). 1 2 3 Back to your report. 18 © 2011 SAP AG. All rights reserved. . Under the Options tab click the Apply Dynamic Formatting checkbox and choose EPMFormattingSheet in the drop-down box (2). Functional Track 2 – EPM Add-in deep dive Build multi-source reports in a single spreadsheet . Multi-source reports  Using the EPM Add-in. And you can add new connections directly from here choosing the Select Another connection link: 2 © 2011 SAP AG. 1 Report 2 is linked to a native BW cube through ODBO driver connection. you can display two reports belonging to different data sources on the same worksheet. 20 . Report 1 is linked to a Planning and Consolidation connection. All rights reserved. Note that the Active Connection drop-down in the EPM Pane references all data sources which you are simultaneously connected to. © 2011 SAP AG. 1 2 Report 2 is linked to the same Planning and Consolidation connection. you can turn on the Axis Sharing Feature. A future EPM add-in service pack will allow the Axis Sharing feature on multiple data sources. Report 1 is linked to a Planning and Consolidation connection. and shares its row axis with Report 2. Currently.Multi-source reports  When displaying several reports on the same spreadsheet. and displays another dimension in columns. 21 . All rights reserved. you can only use the Axis Sharing feature on the same data source. Functional Track 2 – EPM Add-in deep dive Advanced cell-based formula allowing more complex features . The new method for building Before and After Range would be to either use the Sorting & Grouping feature in the axis definition. this function is very useful when you use hidden columns between your row headers and your data range (what we call shifting columns). and might allow your reports or input form to be even more dynamic.  Typically. or use the new EPMInsertCellsBeforeAfterBlock directly in the report.  This function enables you to add and repeat the content of a range of cells until the bottom (columns) or the right side (rows) of a report is reached. Those functions are complementary to the EPM Add-in interface. All rights reserved. © 2011 SAP AG.Advanced cell-based formulas  Some EPM functions enable you to perform some actions on reports or input forms. 23 .  EPMCopyRange. very useful formula. starting after the row axis and below the column axis.  This function is not the official successor for Before Range/After Range. The range is added to the data grid and to the shift zones (if there are ones). All rights reserved.  © 2011 SAP AG. above the report. you can also add formulas to retrieve comments instead of data for example.  In cells A2:D2. 24 .TRUE. as well as for the data grid.  The source definition of the formats to apply is placed in cells A2:D2.Advanced cell-based formulas  =EPMCopyRange("000".  It is applied for the shift column (column B).A2:D2) Here. the formula is used to copy a formatting range down the rows. © 2011 SAP AG. so that your expansion in EPM Add-in will retrieve the same result. BAS. the formula will override the member selection for the TIME dimension in reports 000 and 001.Advanced cell-based formulas  =EPMDimensionOverride("000. Former MemberSet parameters can be used (MEMBERS. All rights reserved.SELF.B20)  EPMDimensionOverride formula offers the ability to reference former MemberSet cell (from an EVDRE report).LDEP(n). etc…)  In this example.“TIME". 25 .001". The dimension member selection performed in the Member Selector is replaced by value in cell B20. Functional Track 2 – EPM Add-in deep dive EVDRE migration tool API . 5 EVDRE reports to EPM add-in reports.  Several migration options are available: Active Worksheet. Planning an consolidation Server. and Local (2). All rights reserved. You can access the tool via the More button. Active Workbook. 1 2 © 2011 SAP AG. and select EvDRE Migration (1). 27 .EVDRE Report migration tool  The EVDRE migration tool exists in order to help customers migrate their BPC 7. All rights reserved. manual adjustments may be required (such as updating BPC 7. suppressing.  A new formatting sheet is automatically created. as well as all shifting columns (columns between the row or column header and the data grid. compared to the MemberSet parameter used in EVDRE expansion range.  A migration log will be generated after each migration process. © 2011 SAP AG. You can find it through the More button.  Sorting. and inserting options are not migrated. ranking.  In case of customized reports. and filled-in with the formats defined in your initial EVDRE Format range. and click Log. 28 .EVDRE Report migration tool  The generated report layout reflects the same expansions in row and column axes. usually used to display some member properties).5 VBA macros for example). 5. Note: In version 7. 29 .5 BPC macros. In EPM Add-in. For example. but with different names compared to former 7. All rights reserved. such as BEFORE_REFRESH(Argument as String).API The EPM Add-in provides BPC macros and BPC events. no parameter is needed: BEFORE_REFRESH(). © 2011 SAP AG. former MNU_eSUBMIT_REFSCHEDULE_SHEET_REFRESH macro is now called SaveWorksheetData and former BEFORE_SEND event is now called BEFORE_SAVE. a parameter was needed for BPC events. 30 . All rights reserved.    EVMNU EVMNU function is still supported. or use Workspaces from the Web portal (to a lesser extent). Customers should: either move to BPF functionality.Others  Custom  menus Custom menu functionality is no longer provided in BPC 10 NW. Published books will need to be generated again. displaying and executing Business Process Flow actions from the EPM Pane. or use the EPMExecuteAPI (former EVMNU) function from a worksheet that could be linked to a customized ribbon extension.  Books and distribution Book and distribution templates (definition) are automatically migrated and can be edited directly through Excel or through the new dedicated UI. © 2011 SAP AG. but will need to be updated manually with the new macro names from the new public API. Type of queries (RSDRI. MDX) Enabling UJSTAT .Functional Track 2 – EPM Add-in deep dive UJSTAT Transaction . 32 . the Web. Technically.Types of Queries The SQE (Shared Query Engine) is the central module for reading all of the data from an SAP BPC application. an RSDRI query means calling the internal SAP NetWeaver BI functions to read data from an InfoProvider (Fastest) or Fact tables  MDX . It is always used when there are dimension member formulas. (Ex: SAP BPC Excel client. or hierarchy parent values to be retrieved © 2011 SAP AG.UJSTAT .SAP NetWeaver BI exposes OLAP BAPI’s to access data from an InfoProvider through MDX. the SQE in SAP BPC 10 NW consists of the following sub-modules. and the data manager).RSDRI is the function group in SAP NetWeaver BI that deals with access to InfoProviders. measure formulas. These submodules are completely invisible to the end users:  RSDRI . The MDX query method in SAP BPC generates the MDX statements required to retrieve data with the SAP BPC application logic applied. In the SQE. All rights reserved. the EPM Add-in is returning base members for both dimensions. the user would see the query produced an RSDRI query. 33 . Time and Account.RSDRI An example of an RSDRI query would return base members dimensions back to BPC Excel. In the report below. © 2011 SAP AG.UJSTAT .Types of Queries . In transaction UJSTAT. All rights reserved. In transaction UJSTAT.UJSTAT . In the report below. the EPM Add-in is returning parent members for both dimensions. the user would see the query produced an MDX query. Time and Account. © 2011 SAP AG.Types of Queries . 34 . All rights reserved.MDX An example of an MDX query would return aggregated (parent) member dimensions back to BPC Excel. select SAP Reference IMG. © 2011 SAP AG.UJSTAT By default. All rights reserved. no statistics will be collected. and navigate to Set Model Parameters  To turn Statistics on. select the execute button next to Set Model Parameters and enter ON for the field BPC_STATISTICS.  In transaction SPRO. note 1601883). but you can turn them on at the Model level (introduced in SP03. 35 . © 2011 SAP AG. All rights reserved. 36 .UJSTAT When you run transaction UJSTAT. you are prompted to apply filters to select the statistics you wish to display. Under the item “Run Sub Query for Measures”. 37 . © 2011 SAP AG. you will see either MDX Query Kernel or RSDRI Query Kernel entry. All rights reserved.UJSTAT Double click an entry to drill down on the events. UJSTAT The columns with most importance are:  Hierarchy – Description of the event  Seq Number – Order in which the query performed the task  Runtime – Runtime of the particular event  T Runtime – Total runtime of the request  C Runtime – Cumulative runtime of the event  Nr of Records – Number or records returned © 2011 SAP AG. All rights reserved. 38 . Notice in the MDX statement the data is being pulled from the InfoProvider Query. All rights reserved. you can double click on the event Mddataset_create_object to view the actual MDX produced. 39 . © 2011 SAP AG.UJSTAT In an MDX query. 40 . you might need to periodically delete the statistics from the table.UJSTAT Deleting Statistics  Records. will not be deleted automatically. All rights reserved.  Program UJ0_STATISTICS_DELETE has been provided for this purpose (accessed via transaction SE38) © 2011 SAP AG. once written to the statistics table. If statistics are used heavily. EPM Add-in client vs. Web client EPM Add-in client vs. Web client EPM Add-in client  Installed on client machine (no need to be aligned with BPC server SP)  Supports advanced reporting and input form Easy drag & drop feature and axis selection  Complex formatting  Sorting, ranking, filtering, and spreading capabilities  Advanced member selections, data offsets  Member recognition  Use of BPC VBA macros and advanced cell-based formulas  Workbook supports multiple reports, input schedules and sources  Report links for ad hoc analysis   Can run data manager process chains and execute drill-through  Ribbon customization  Enhanced Word and PowerPoint integration  Create Distribution and Book templates © 2011 SAP AG. All rights reserved. 42 EPM Add-in client vs. Web client Web client  Zero footprint and can work on client computers not running Microsoft Office  Administrative and general navigation functions for BPC 10.0 NW Create models, business process flows and business rules,  Manage documents, web content management and audit reports  Design and leverage Consolidation Monitor   Workspaces allow for web reports, schedules and dashboards to be easily consumed by users  Supports simple reporting and data input, to augment EPM Excel capabilities Can filter on members, sort fields, change layout and show charts  Using Dashboard Designer 4.0 can allow for more complex scenarios using flash files  © 2011 SAP AG. All rights reserved. 43 Report specific formulas can’t be created on the web client. Data manager packages can be executed from the Excel client. Excel client Excel formulas can be created and used. calculations parent node values (instead of fetching values from backend) can be done. Web client Web client Formulas The dimension member formulas work with web client. © 2011 SAP AG. In addition. Formulas on summation.EPM Add-in client vs. Full array of report formatting features are available. All rights reserved. Data Manager Drill-Through Drill-Through cannot be executed from the web client. Data Manager packages cannot be executed from the web client. VB scripting can be leveraged Formatting Web client does not have report formatting features though it has functionality to use chart and table with various options for chart. Excel formatting features can also be leveraged. 44 . Drill-Through canbe executed from the web client. All rights reserved. 45 . direct member entry. member offset . Excel client can report data from other EPM products as well as external systems connected through ODBO Excel add-in. Integration Web client can report data from SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation 10. drag and drop and charts. © 2011 SAP AG. Web client Web client Additional features  It is easier to integrate reports and input schedules with workspaces and library. Installation Web client can work with zero footprint and also with client machines that do not have Microsoft Office. sorting.0 only.EPM Add-in client vs. Favorites link Excel client Excel client has additional features such as enhanced member selector. Multiple reports and charts can be added to a workbook (including multiple sources). spreading etc. Reports allow member selections. Excel client needs to be installed on the client machine and a valid connection needs to be created. Data Manager User Interface (UI) . the Data Manager ribbon will be greyed out: 47 .Data Manager UI The ability to access the Data Manager user interface is only possible with a Web Services connection. All rights reserved. r If you connect to a BPC environment using the ODBO provider (for MS or NW). using the standard Planning and Consolidation connection type: a © 2011 SAP AG. the user will need to log in via the Data Manager tab in order to run Data Manager packages. Data Manager inherits the same connection. the user does not have to log in via the EPM ribbon as the Data Manager tab also contains a Logon/Logoff button. All rights reserved. next to the “EPM”: If the user is already logged into BPC via the EPM tab. When using an ODBO connection type. © 2011 SAP AG. 48 .Data Manager UI The access to the new “Data Manager” UI is performed from a dedicated “Data Manager” tab. As a summary. Conversely. Data Manager is only usable on top of Planning and Consolidation connection type. 49 .Data Manager UI Two ribbons are available in the Data Manager tab:  Connection: this is where you define the Planning and Consolidation connection to reach in order to work with Data Manager features.  Data Manager Group: this is where you can perform all data manager tasks:          Run package or package links View package. © 2011 SAP AG. package links and schedule status Upload data Download data Data preview Organize packages or package links list Create and manage Transformation files Create and manage Conversion files The “More” button will allow you to either « Clear the prompt values» or change the dedicated connection for Data Manager. All rights reserved. Data Manager New process chains (Copy Comments/Load Transactional Data from BW InfoProvider UI) . destination records are cleared according to the data range provided by dimension type E (Entity). T(Time).Data Manager  New process chains:  Copy Comments  Load Transactional Data from BW InfoProvider (UI)  New import methods:  Append  For example. All rights reserved. 51 . C(Category). The Key figure of new and old data with the same data range is automatically aggregated across all dimensions. D (DataSrc) from the source data. running Load Transaction Data from BW InfoProvider (UI) package in Append mode with the Merge option won’t overwrite or clear existing data in the target application (unless you use the Replace & Clear option). © 2011 SAP AG. New data (without the same data range in the target) will be directly appended into the application.  Replace & Clear now uses DataSource dimension (if existing)  In fact. All rights reserved.Data Manager Load Transactional Data from InfoProvider (UI) 1 2 1. Select the source InfoProvider in the list. 3. Click the Set Selection button. 2. 4 3 52 © 2011 SAP AG. Click the folder icon to display the InfoProvider Selection window. 4. . select the desired dimensions /fields and attributes you want to get the data. In the Set Selection window. All rights reserved.Data Manager Load Transactional Data from InfoProvider (UI)  Then choose a Transformation file and a Data-transfer mode  Finally select the import data method © 2011 SAP AG. 53 . Source data is appended into the target BPC cube. Source data is then aggregated by all dimensions Target data is then overwritten by the aggregated source data by all dimensions. © 2011 SAP AG. Key figure will be aggregated by all dimensions. Key figure will be aggregated by all dimensions. Replace & Clear Target data is first cleared by E/C/T/D selection in the source. Append Target data is first cleared by E/C/T/D selection in the source.Data Manager Load Transactional Data from InfoProvider (UI) Merge Source data is first aggregated by all dimensions Target data is then overwritten by the aggregated source data by all dimensions. 54 . Aggregate overwrite Source data is appended into the target BPC cube. All rights reserved. 55 3. Click the Add button to select the Target Category member and choose Budget. Click the Add button to select the Source Category member you would like to copy. 4. All rights reserved. 1 3 2. .Data Manager Copy Comments 2 1. Select Actual and move it to the Selected Member section using the right arrow button. © 2011 SAP AG. All comments across every other dimensions will then be copied from Actual category to Budget category. Additional Topics      Master Data on the fly Ribbon Extension EV Functions EVDRE re-implementation. migration and API changes (API mapping MS Word and PowerPoint integration . Master Data on the Fly Traditionally BPC administrators create and maintain dimensions and their members in the BPC Administration Console to ensure governance and consistency of master data across all applications.  Create new employees or positions to plan salaries for their cost center. All rights reserved. it may be necessary to allow end users to create master data values themselves “on the fly” rather than having to wait for a central administrator to do it for them. © 2011 SAP AG. Examples include:  Creating new projects or marketing events that they would like to plan. 57 . under certain circumstances. However. com/wiki/display/BPX/Enterprise+Performance+Management+%28EPM% 29+How-to+Guides). written by Daniel Settanni.sap. 58 . has been created detailing how to accomplish this and can be found on SDN. What’s included:  Transport containing the custom process type and custom process chain  Step by step instructions in creating:   Script logic file Data Manager Package © 2011 SAP AG. All rights reserved.Master Data on the Fly A How to Guide.sdn. (http://wiki. How it works?  You will create and place a newly generated dll in the folder which contains all EPM add-in installation files (usually C:\Program Files (x86)\SAP BusinessObjects\EPM Add-In).  The extensions (new dll) inside will be automatically detected by the EPM Add-in each time you log-on to your EPM datasource via the Log On button. © 2011 SAP AG. 59 .  The ribbon is automatically changed with your extension.Ribbon Extension Ribbon extension…  Is a way to customize your EPM standard ribbon (when connected to any EPM Data sources)  Provides an already-customized client interface that better matches customer front-end needs. All rights reserved. © 2011 SAP AG. and name your generated dll with the name ending with RibbonExtension.  Open Excel and the EPM tab now reflects your customized extension. 60 .dll)  Create as many extension as you would like and define the priority order for each. All rights reserved.  Copy this generated dll and paste it into the EPM Add-in installation files.dll (for example: MegaEliteRibbonExtension.  Implement all methods which are defined in the interface IEpmRibbonExtensibility.Ribbon Extension How to create it?  Create an new Class Library project with Visual Studio 2008 or 2010.  Build your project. Ribbon Extension Result  Before enabling ribbon extension (standard ribbon)  After enabling ribbon extension (customized ribbon) © 2011 SAP AG. All rights reserved. 61 . Ribbon Extension Demo © 2011 SAP AG. 62 . All rights reserved. 5 reports may only be built with EV functions. .EV functions BPC 7.5 functions that are backward compatible:               evAPD evAPP evASD evAST evBET evBNV evCGP evCGT evCOM evCVW evDES evDIM evDNV evGET EPMModelCubeDesc EPMModelCubeID EPMEnvDatabaseDesc EPMEnvDatabaseID EPMComparison EPMBook EPMCommentPartialContext EPMCommentFullContext EPMSaveComment EPMContextMember EPMMemberDesc EPMDimensionType EPMDocumentList EPMRetrieveData               evGTS evHNV evLCK evMBR evMNU evPRO evPRP evRNG evRTI evSND evSVR evTIM evUSR OsCLD EPMScaleData EPMURL EPMWorkStatus EPMSelectMember EPMExecuteAPI EPMMemberProperty EPMDimensionProperty EPMCellRanges EPMRefreshTime EPMSaveData EPMServer EPMMemberOffset EPMUser EPMDocument 63 © 2011 SAP AG. Here is the list of all former BPC 7. All rights reserved. you will have to modify the report manually.EV functions Some former EV functions have been turned into EPM Add-in features and. are not supported anymore:  EVEXP (use the new Report Editor instead)  EVENE  EVNXP  EVSET  EVLST  EVPXR  EVHOT (becomes “Quick links” functionality in the EPM add-in) In case you are using one of those functions above in your former reports. using the EPM Add-in interface. therefore. © 2011 SAP AG. All rights reserved. 64 . you can open and use EVDRE reports or input schedules created in version BPC 7. the EPM add-in ribbon will change and display an Expand button. or copy an existing one and adapt it to match your new model/environment.EVDRE Re-implementation in EPM Add-in Using the EPM Add-in SP04 Patch 01. Once the existing EVDRE function returns OK (meaning that your EVDRE definition is valid). as well as former Workbook options (no mix of EVDRE and EPM add-in report on the same spreadsheet) Creation of new EVDRE reports through the EVDRE builder wizard is not possible. you can either design a new EVDRE from scratch (if you were familiar with it). All rights reserved. 65 .5. © 2011 SAP AG. However. © 2011 SAP AG. You can access it via the EPM portal or by logging directly in MS Word or PowerPoint. 66 . All rights reserved.MS Word and PowerPoint integration Organizations requiring Month or Year-end reviews in a Microsoft Word or PowerPoint format can now directly link EPM data to their reviews without having to go into Microsoft Excel or rely on screenshots. This greatly simplifies the process for creating and maintaining highly engaging and relevant presentations based on a consistent set of Report data. All rights reserved. 67 . including the EPM Context as well as the EPM Panel.MS Word and PowerPoint integration When you log in either MS Word or PowerPoint. © 2011 SAP AG. you will be presented with the same EPM Ribbon that you have in Excel. drag and drop the dimensions to the desired axis or click the New Report button from the EPM ribbon. All rights reserved.MS Word and PowerPoint integration To create a report. 68 . OR © 2011 SAP AG. 69 . which is only available in MS Excel due to Excel functionality (formula’s). All rights reserved. Under the Options menu (EPM -> Options). users will have the same options they have in MS Excel.MS Word and PowerPoint integration Within MS Word and PowerPoint. auto fit column width as well as repeat row and column headers. © 2011 SAP AG. the user can customize the number format. except for Local Members. © 2011 SAP AG.MS Word and PowerPoint integration Users can customize the look and feel of the report using MS Word and PowerPoint formatting options. All rights reserved. 70 . click the Insert Data icon within the EPM ribbon and define the intersection. When the field is highlighted. To accomplish this. All rights reserved. © 2011 SAP AG. Users can choose to hardcode the intersection or base it on the Current Context. the data intersection appears instead of the EPM Panel. users can also insert floating values based on a specific data intersection.MS Word and PowerPoint integration In addition to creating a table report. 71 . the user can copy a report from Excel directly into MS Word or PowerPoint. … and paste it into MS Word or PowerPoint.MS Word and PowerPoint integration Lastly. including the connection information. 72 . © 2011 SAP AG.. All rights reserved. Documentation . sap.Other useful documentation  How to guide .com/content/bobj/sbu/docu_sbs_bpc_design.sdn.sap.htm  What’s new in EPM Add-in compared to BPC 7. 74 . http://wiki. All rights reserved.5 © 2011 SAP AG.SSO implementation via client certificates for BPC 10 NW.com/wiki/display/BPX/Enterprise+Performance+Management+%28EPM%29+Howto+Guides  EPM Add-in user guide and installation guide http://help. All rights reserved.epx © 2011 SAP AG.com/training-and-education/index. 75 .sap.Other Useful Links  SAP Training and Education http://www12. Other Useful Links  SAP Training and Education http://www12. 76 .epx  What’s new in BPC 10 © 2011 SAP AG. All rights reserved.com/training-and-education/index.sap. Thank You! .