Comments on: SAP - Budgeting and Planning Roadmap http://www.whypad.com/posts/sap-budgeting-and-planning-roadmap/152/ Tips, tricks, and hacks for life's many questions... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 22:18:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Anis http://www.whypad.com/posts/sap-budgeting-and-planning-roadmap/152/#comment-360 Anis Thu, 03 Apr 2008 13:35:01 +0000 http://www.whypad.com/posts/sap-budgeting-and-planning-roadmap/152/#comment-360 I've been working with large scale SAP BPC implementation projects in the UK for the last 4 years from when the product was OutlookSoft version 4.0 The software has come a long way since then and the latest release from SAP (5.1 SP2 - SP3 coming end April 08) has fixed numerous older issues and introduced even more reporting diversity into the toolbase. SAP BPC can do consolidation although the consolidation engine can be configured in multiple ways. Someone pointed out the time dimension being linear as a disadvantage (clearly an ESSBASE user!) but to me this has actually been a advantage when using some of the modelling tools and logic which can quickly apply rules across time periods. I’ve been working with large scale SAP BPC implementation projects in the UK for the last 4 years from when the product was OutlookSoft version 4.0

The software has come a long way since then and the latest release from SAP (5.1 SP2 - SP3 coming end April 08) has fixed numerous older issues and introduced even more reporting diversity into the toolbase.

SAP BPC can do consolidation although the consolidation engine can be configured in multiple ways. Someone pointed out the time dimension being linear as a disadvantage (clearly an ESSBASE user!) but to me this has actually been a advantage when using some of the modelling tools and logic which can quickly apply rules across time periods.

]]> By: Bjorn http://www.whypad.com/posts/sap-budgeting-and-planning-roadmap/152/#comment-346 Bjorn Sat, 22 Mar 2008 17:59:42 +0000 http://www.whypad.com/posts/sap-budgeting-and-planning-roadmap/152/#comment-346 Byron, My company has trained consultants on both BPC (was involved since the start in Benelux) and Cartesis. Should you need further info, let me know. Best regards Bjorn Byron,

My company has trained consultants on both BPC (was involved since the start in Benelux) and Cartesis. Should you need further info, let me know.

Best regards
Bjorn

]]> By: byron http://www.whypad.com/posts/sap-budgeting-and-planning-roadmap/152/#comment-345 byron Sat, 22 Mar 2008 17:55:37 +0000 http://www.whypad.com/posts/sap-budgeting-and-planning-roadmap/152/#comment-345 Bjorn, Thanks for the insight. In our talks with SAP, they did indeed commend the BPC consolidations module to us. That was in October/November of last year. It will be interesting to see if SAP continues to develop the BPC cons module or if they move completely to the BOBJ Cons (old Cartesis). My understanding is that SAP is rolling BPC into the Business Objects company, putting all of these CPM related modules under the same umbrella. I wish I had more detail on the strengths/weaknesses of the various platforms so I could give a better picture of that to my readers. Hopefully, I will be able to remedy that in the future. Best regards, Byron Bjorn,
Thanks for the insight. In our talks with SAP, they did indeed commend the BPC consolidations module to us. That was in October/November of last year. It will be interesting to see if SAP continues to develop the BPC cons module or if they move completely to the BOBJ Cons (old Cartesis). My understanding is that SAP is rolling BPC into the Business Objects company, putting all of these CPM related modules under the same umbrella. I wish I had more detail on the strengths/weaknesses of the various platforms so I could give a better picture of that to my readers. Hopefully, I will be able to remedy that in the future.
Best regards,
Byron

]]> By: Bjorn http://www.whypad.com/posts/sap-budgeting-and-planning-roadmap/152/#comment-344 Bjorn Sat, 22 Mar 2008 17:39:35 +0000 http://www.whypad.com/posts/sap-budgeting-and-planning-roadmap/152/#comment-344 Hi Byron, I believe important to mention in respect of BPC is that it performs consolidations, statutory as well as management, as well. The choice between BPC and Cartesis will be based on geographical refrence base, complexity and volumes (and price, as always). In France for example, Cartesis is the way to go forward, but in other countries BPC will be positioned as a consolidation tool also. Hi Byron,

I believe important to mention in respect of BPC is that it performs consolidations, statutory as well as management, as well. The choice between BPC and Cartesis will be based on geographical refrence base, complexity and volumes (and price, as always). In France for example, Cartesis is the way to go forward, but in other countries BPC will be positioned as a consolidation tool also.

]]> By: SAP: Deciding about SAP-BPC (nee Outlooksoft) | WhyPad http://www.whypad.com/posts/sap-budgeting-and-planning-roadmap/152/#comment-343 SAP: Deciding about SAP-BPC (nee Outlooksoft) | WhyPad Fri, 21 Mar 2008 19:15:39 +0000 http://www.whypad.com/posts/sap-budgeting-and-planning-roadmap/152/#comment-343 [...] Update: Since this article was written, SAP has made public more of its Budgeting & Planning roadmap. At this point (3/21/2008), BPC is definitely the way to go if you don’t already have BI-IP implemented. Read more here. [...] [...] Update: Since this article was written, SAP has made public more of its Budgeting & Planning roadmap. At this point (3/21/2008), BPC is definitely the way to go if you don’t already have BI-IP implemented. Read more here. [...]

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