Planning in SAP S/4 HANA and Optimised BPC 10.1
# Purpose of This Blog
There is drastic change on various planning front in S/4 HANA; many SAP Consultant are not able to conclude this change and not able to understand the holistic view of the SAP S/4 HANA Planning.
# Overview of the Planning in SAP
Planning in SAP has been majorly moved SAP BPC Optimised for S/4 HANA. SAP BPC Optimized for SAP S/4HANA is part of the SAP S/4HANA business suite. It is delivered with BW content and planning structures, along with analysis office planning workbooks.
# Planning in S/4 HANA
Cost Center Data, Internal Order Data, and Project Data planning is possible in SAP ERP (S/4 HANA). Profit Center planning is no more supported in the SAP S/4HANA (SAP ERP). Below table illustrate the planning possibilities in S/4 HANA and Optimised BPC.
Planning For | BPC | CO | FI | CO-PA |
Balance Sheet | Yes | Yes* | ||
Profit & Loss | Yes | Yes* | ||
Profit Center (and GL) | Yes | Yes* | ||
Cost Center | Yes# | Yes# | ||
Internal Order | Yes# | Yes# | ||
Project | Yes# | Yes# | ||
Functional Areas | Yes | |||
Market Segment (Account Based) | Yes | Yes | ||
Market Segment (Cost Based) | Customised | Yes | ||
Free Dimensions | Customised | Yes | ||
Plan Data Processing | Yes | Yes* | Yes | |
Y* = It is deactivated by default, but can be re-activated in S/4 HANA System | ||||
Y# = Communication between S/4 HANA and BPC possible |
Pictorial View of the above data
Note: Plan data recorded prior to the S/4 HANA migrate in GL (BS/P&L/PrCtr/BusArea) cannot be accessed after the migrate, as the planning transactions are deactivated during the upgrade. So, please pay special attention to this during S/4 HANA migration.
# key Capabilities of SAP BPC Optimized for SAP S/4HANA
- Single planning solution with the strengths of current solutions.
- Real-time access to master and transactional data, for modeling and variance analysis.
- Flexible drill-down on drivers of profitability, including customer, product, geography, and channel.
- Identification of trends and forecasts, using predictive analysis.
- Seamless integration of planning screens into SAP S/4HANA workflows.
- End-to-end simulation capabilities.
- Pre-built planning models for accelerated adoption.
- Elimination of Data Replication
- It provides end to end simulation capabilities
# BPC Content Analysis Workbooks are SAP FIORI Compliant
# Other Understanding
- BPC required a separate license
- BPC 10.1 version for SAP NetWeaver is compatible with SAP S/4 HANA
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Courtesy: SAP
Excellent post.. hope we will see sequels on same with Examples of NEWER POSSIBILITIES. Keep it up 🙂
Sure.
excellent summary.
Thanks
swamy
Shakeel - Excellent blog. You have nicely put together a vital piece information.
I think this type of drastic change and taking out the certain portion of functionality is totally unnecessary. This is a major warning for folks going to S/4HANA.
How to re-activate SAP ERP profit center planning in S/4HANA and Can I still use BPC for S/4HANA after reactivating SAP ERP planning.
Cheers
Laks
Excellent summary for BPC in S/4HANA
Thanks
Swamy
Hi,
I have two questions
Thanks
Does the BPC planning models that replace the old planning in SAP "directly" come with no license ?fee?
My understanding is that the models cannot change.
Regards
Waza
Hi Shakeel,
In S/4HANA on premise 1809, does SAP Analytics Cloud replace BPC optimized for S/4HANA?
Thanks.
Regards,
Mel Calucin
Hi,
Is SAP ANALYTICS CLOUD replace the BPC optimized for S/4HANA?
Hi Shakeel,
I am looking for the licensing cost of SAP BPC optimized for S4/HANA on 1809 update. Do we have to buy a separate license for it or it included in the 1809 package.
Hi Shakeel,
Can we do any operational planning in BPC Optimized? like. Production Planning for a manufacturing industry?
Thanks
VP
Hello,
Cash Flows plans is posible in BPC Optimized for S4?
Thanks!!
Hello experts,
I have a client with BPC Optimized in S4, and I have a couple of questions that I wish you could help me:
I appreciate your help.
Best regards,
You can use BPC standard models even on BPC Optimized in S4
Hello Vadim,
It's the first news I have, I haven't found anything about it. All the information I have found is that it is embedded. Can you please send me a link with information about it?
Thank you!!
thanks for your blog , but is planning copa with product cost not available as normal from ecc by use tcode kepm or what ?
thanks
Hi,
Thanks for the write up.
My team and I we are planning to move our client SAP BPC to S/4 Hana with an Embedded version. We have a bit of concern and I will need some assistance from the BPC expert.
Here's what come up:
Appreciate you response.
Thanks