What are the roles of BW guys in a BPC project?

[Loed]

Hi guys,

Just want to ask some insights regarding the roles of BW guys in a BPC project? Do they play a big role? For example, aside from extracting data in ECC to BW and designing the providers in BW, do they still need to do other things? Do they setup something "different" in ECC side? Will they be involved in BPC tasks?

Thank you.

Loed

[former_member186338 · Accepted solution]

It depends on what BPC variant is implemented: standard or embedded... Please explain.

Vadim

[Loed · Accepted solution]

Hi Vadim,

BPC team said they implemented STANDARD (CLASSIC)..They are now doing the "consolidation" part only..The "planning" part may be next phase..

Thank you..

Loed

[former_member186338 · Accepted solution]

For Classic the BW team involvement is minimal!

[Loed · Accepted solution]

Hi,

So minimal means they will only do the "usual" BW tasks like the extraction of data in ECC to BW and designing the providers in BW both in CONSOLIDATION and PLANNING part?

Thank you..

Loed

[former_member186338 · Accepted solution]

Actually data extraction is a part of BPC team work. BW team will create/maintain providers...

[Loed]

Thanks for your info ekaterina and vadim..

Regarding the authorization, I think the BASIS team is usually assigned to it..I'm just not sure..I will just validate with the team..

Anyway, thanks a lot!

Loed

[former_member186338]

Yes, BASIS team has to know something about BW authorization For the rest - the person with ABAP knowledge is always a plus - in some cases badi development is required.

[Former Member]

Oh, also transport tasks. Someone have to create requests, collect objects, release and transport requests, analyze logs if errors or warnings. It can be Basis, BW, BPC Team or mixed.

Someone with VBA knowledge in BPC Team would be useful as well.

[Former Member]

Hi Loed,

Depends on BPC Team knowledge and experience.

BPC Team should be able to check UJ* transactions and tables, dumps, logs, to execute UJ* programs etc. themselves, to open OSS Messages and to contact SAP Support explaining what has happened starting from the back-end. If not, BW team should take these tasks.

And taking care of ETL-s and pure BW-authorizations is already a lot, especially when more than one source system exists and/or source system(s) is not only ECC(s).

Regards

Ekaterina