Upgrade from BPC 10.0 MS to BPC 10.1 MS

[jrgen_dalbyandersen]

Hi,

due to end of maintenance for SAP BPC 10.0 MS end of this year, we are planning an upgrade to SAP BPC 10.1 MS.

The current SAP BPC 10.0 MS is a migration from SAP BPC 7.5 MS. So it still contain some reports with the OLD SAP BPC 7.5 logic. So originally, we just did a technical upgrade, but did not upgrade existing 7.5 reports to 10.0 functionality.

Will this give any problems when upgrading to SAP BPC 10.1 MS ?

Are there any other changes moving from SAP BPC 10.0 to SAP BPC 10.1 - which can cause problems with upgrade ?

Thank you.

regards

Joergen

[former_member186338]

I don't think that you will have issues with EV reports working on BPC10.0 with upgrade to 10.1.

But it's good to rewrite the mentioned reports using EPM native reports - better performance!

[jrgen_dalbyandersen]

Hi

Thank you, and i agree with the better performance, though this has to be after the upgrade to 10.1.

regards

Joergen

[Private_Member_467521]

Hi jrgen.dalbyandersen,

There are a few known issues and workarounds for each of them..

1. Server Manager Update System ID Passwords

The bug shows itself in multiple ways when changing the passwords for the BPC Service accounts through BPC Server Manager. Basically the password change in the BPC Server Manager interface does not actually update anything.

If you change the passwords for the BPC service accounts, the only ways to get the system working again is to change the password back to the original, or reinstall the server software. We have reproduced this is multiple versions of the product. DO NOT CHANGE THE PASSWORDS UNTIL SAP HAS FIXED THIS ISSUE.

2. Cannot Schedule any BPC Processes

There is a workaround for this, but if you change the BPC Service Account passwords as above, the workaround will not work and you must follow the above. If you run into the issue, the workaround is to disable UAC in the registry.

Disable UAC: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System] "EnableLUA"=dword:00000000 space

3. CSV Format Error

Security with a mixture of teams and security assigned to specific users seems to be a cause of the issue. The workaround is to change an AppSet/Environment stored procedure to include an “Order By” statement.

Change the Stored Procedure in you appset / environment called GetTopMembers

Replace SELECT TOP 1 @sMember = Member, @sFullPath = FullPath FROM [dbo].[#DimMember] With SELECT TOP 1 @sMember = Member, @sFullPath = FullPath FROM [dbo].[#DimMember] ORDER BY [Hir], [FullPath]

Also, be mindful about the dependency with Adobe Flash, by checking this sap note:

2935567 - BPC 10.0 for Microsoft and BPC 10.0 for NetWeaver regarding Adobe Flash end of support

Finally, , these are the new features of MS BPC 10.1

• New Platform Support: Microsoft SQL Server 2014.
• New Feature Support: My Board is supported in the Web client.
• Microsoft Office 365 is supported in the SAP Business Planning and Consolidation 10.1 for Microsoft Administration client.
• Performance has been enhanced when running allocation logic.
• Enhanced the function of Automated Variance Analysis
• Improved the performance of sending data.
• Improved the performance of processing dimensions when they have more than 2 hierarchies and many members.
• Increased usability
• New HTML5 UI supporting easier navigation and cross-platform readiness
• New Web report and input form capabilities are now available
• Advanced consolidation monitor
• Enhanced support for automated variance analysis
• Bidirectional integration with SAP BusinessObjects Cloud for Planning
• Support for Chrome and Windows 10

Hope it helps. Please kindly upvote the answer if it addresses your topic.

Cheers

Luis

[jrgen_dalbyandersen]

Hi,

Thank you for some insight.

regards

Joergen