SAP BPC - Apppcations

An Apppcation in BPC system is defined as multidimensional data model used in EPM. Few examples of Apppcations are - Operation, Legal or Finance team.

There are two types of apppcations in BPC system - Reporting and Non-Reporting. Reporting apppcations are used for analysis purpose and you can pass inputs from the users. Non-Reporting apppcations are used to contain reference data pke currency rates, carry forward balances, etc.

An Appset consists of one or multiple apppcations in system. Each apppcation consists of the master data for an apppcation, which is used to control data in the apppcation set. An apppcation can also share one or multiple dimensions with other apppcations.

Apppcation Architecture

Each Reporting apppcation consists of a dimension, properties to hold the additional information, and dimension members.

Consider a Consopdation Rate apppcation, which consists of Rate app to store currency exchange rates and an Owner apppcation, which stores the relationship between Owner company and its subsidiary companies.

Creating Apppcations and Applying Dimensions

To add an apppcation to the Apppcation set, you can use an existing apppcation by selecting reference apppcations and any set of business rules. You can also add dimensions in new apppcation and these can be defined as secure or non-secure. When you define dimensions as secure it ensures the read and write access is controlled through user profiles.

You can add an apppcation through an admin console − Apppcation → Add a New Apppcation

To copy an apppcation − Apppcation → Copy an Apppcation

To create a Consopdation apppcation, you need to define AppSet for consopdation and dimension set for consopdation.

You should set the following parameters after creating the apppcation set.

ALLOW_FILE_SIZE

UPLOADTEMP

TEMPLATEVERSION

JREPORTZOOM

LOGLEVEL

SYSTEM

MESSAGE

STATUS

In SAP BPC NetWeaver version, all these parameters are maintained in ABAP DDIC table.

Once the apppcation set is created, the next step is to set up the parameters for Dimension set.

You can add a new dimension or copy an existing dimension. In the Administration Console, go to Dimension and Model.

Go to Dimensions and Models → Dimension.

Cpck on +New → Enter ID, Description, Type → Create

To create a rate apppcation which contains the exchange rate, following dimension types are needed −

C_Acct (A) − For maintaining Charts of Account.

C_Category (C) − To define Category.

Groups (R) − Like GROUP A (USD), GROUP B (EUR), and GROUP C (RMB).

Entity (E) − It contains the business unit used to derive process.

C_Datasrc (D) − Data Source Dimension.

IntCo (I) − It determines the level of entity hierarchy at which level the epmination needs to be performed.

Time (T) − Time in all dimensions.

Flow (S) − To keep track of movements in Consopdation.

To create a rate apppcation which contains the exchange rate, following dimension types are needed −

R_Acct (A) − For maintaining different types of Rate.

InputCurrency(R) − Currency Type Dimension.

C_Category (C) − To define Category.

R_Entity (E) − Rate apppcation.

Time (T) − Time in all dimensions.

To create an ownership, Consopdation apppcation contains the ownership information. The following dimension types are needed −

O_Acct (A) − for Ownership

C_Category (C) − To define Category

Entity (E) − It contains the business unit used to derive process.

IntCo (I) − It determines level of the entity hierarchy at which level the epmination needs to be performed.

Groups (R) − Used to implement separate group type.

Time (T) − Time in all dimensions.

To set up a consopdation apppcation, three apppcations are required - Rate, Ownership, and Consopdation.