Transport Depedencies between BW and BPC (10.1 NW version)

[Former Member]

The document "BPC 10 NW_ What’s New in Transports – Webinar Presentation" slide 32 mentions that there is a specific order in

which you must transport BW objects which have been attached to BPC objects and says:

" 1) First, transport BPC objects using the standard  BPC transport process

2) Gather the BW objects in a BW transport process. Do not include any of the generated BPC objects in this transport (ie. BPC infoObjects)"

Right below it also says: "Ensure you do not include any of the BPC Generated InfoObjects in the BW transport. Only meta data is required."

What is correct interpretation of the instructions above? Here are a few examples:

1)If I create a new dimension, I know a new BW infoObject is going tobe created in BW. What I understand from the

instructions is that I only have to create a BPC transport to collect my dimension and move it to my target system. I do not have to create a BW  transport to include the BW InfoObject because it is a generated Object. Is this correct?

2)If I create a new model, I know a new BW InfoCube is going to be generated in BW. For this case, is it only required to collect my model in a BPC transport and move it to the target system or do I also need to add the BW InfoCube to a BW transport and move it to the target system after the BPC transport is moved?

3) According to these instructions, what is a good example where I needto collect attached BW objects in a BW transport and move them AFTER

BPC transports?

In addition to these questions, the document "Life Cycle Management in SAP Planning and Consolidation 10.0, version for Netweaver by Sheldon Edelstein" refers to the following in section 3.1

"Custom developed process chains (linked into a data manager package) will not be collected for transport via the PC10NW transport process.You must create a separate standard BW transport to move any custom process types and/or process chains. These BW objects should be transported before the BPC objects themselves. In this way the references to the objects will still work when transporting the BPC objects."

Is this the only case where BW objects should be transported BEFORE the BPC objects? This is against what is described in the other document, where it says that all attached BW objects must be transported AFTER BPC objects.

We need these items clarified please.

[former_member196060]

1)If I create a new dimension, I know a new BW infoObject is going tobe created in BW. What I understand from the

instructions is that I only have to create a BPC transport to collect my dimension and move it to my target system. I do not have to create a BW  transport to include the BW InfoObject because it is a generated Object. Is this correct?
Yes, you are correct. Actually BPC objects are local objects, you could not collect them via BW transport.

2)If I create a new model, I know a new BW InfoCube is going to be generated in BW. For this case, is it only required to collect my model in a BPC transport and move it to the target system or do I also need to add the BW InfoCube to a BW transport and move it to the target system after the BPC transport is moved?
No. As I mentioned that BPC related BW objects are local objects, you need to collect via BPC transport request. Here, it might necessary to include cube referred dimension as well if they have not been transported into target system before hand.

3) According to these instructions, what is a good example where I need to collect attached BW objects in a BW transport and move them AFTER

BPC transports?
Of course, you have to do it after BPC transport. For example, if you make a change to the mode/cube and transport to target system. If that cube in target is referred by BW transformation/DTP, then the BPC transport will be failed.

[Former Member]

Can you please provide a link to the presentation you referring to?

Answers to your questions:

1) Yes, this is correct.

2) No, only the Model. Cube will be generated by the transport.

3) If you want to transport a BW Query built on top of BPC Model (Cube). In such case you have to transport BPC Model first and BW Query after that.

[Former Member]

Here's the link to the  "BPC 10 NW_ What’s New in Transports – Webinar Presentation". Please take a look at slide 32

Here's the link to the document by Sheldon Edestein. Please refer to section 3.1

http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/1029a80a-45ae-2f10-aa9f-a501bc19d...

[Former Member]

I knew Sheldon's blog, but never seen the 1st one that he wrote together with Zane.

To put it in more detail, they considered a case where you use transformations to load data from BW cube to BPC Model (not recommended) or from BPC Model to BW cube (recommended). In such cases it depends how you transport BW cube: with Transformations and DTP or separately.

If those 3 BW objects go together then BPC should go first and BW second. If you transport BW cube separately from Transformations and DTP then Transformations and DTP should go after both. In what order BPC Model and BW cubes go doesn't matter in this case.

Hope that clarifies.