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Business

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Warehouse

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BW Introduction

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(BW) is the SAP tool to extract reports with data coming from the transactional systems

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(mainly WP1 & PF1). Users can use Analysis, an excel add-

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in, to connect to BW and then select a report to

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launch. The result of the report will directly be

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displayed in Excel.

High level of BW data flow

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Also BW is the main database to send data to other platforms like Qlik, Salesforce, SAC (Sap Analytic Cloud) GCP (Google Cloud Platform), Tableau by data engineering tool such as Talend or MFT (Manage File Transfer) tool. 

BW Reports are organized by Applications (represented as 'Roles" in the

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Analysis)

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corresponding to

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 functional areas.

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Each user is given access to one or more Applications based on needs.

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if you are not able to find the solution in the self help portal, please create a ticket in Service one to our customer support team.




Getting BW installed

Requesting Installation

You cannot install SAP Business Intelligence by yourself. 

To get BW installed on your PC you need to request it from your local

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Service One.

  1. Choose the service Software Installation Request [Workstation]
  2. Software Requested: SAPGUI (SAP Logon & SAP Business Client)

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Checking the Installation

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use BW you need to have the "Analysis for Microsoft Excel" tool installed.

To check the installation : 

  1. Select "START" button
  2. Open the "SAP Business Intelligence" folder
  3. Double Click "Analysis for Microsoft Excel" 
  4. Verify that you have the "Analysis" Ribbon in the top bar
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If you do not

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find the "

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SAP Business Intelligence" folder, you need to request it from your local Service One and request them to install Analysis for Microsoft Excel.



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Getting a BW Account

To get a new BW account (or to modify/delete your

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existing account)

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WBP Server (Rhodia Legacy)

  1. Download the BW Form and fill it based on what you need.
  2. Send the filled form to the APPLICATIONS HELPDESKby email.
  3. The Security team will proceed to account validation.
  4. Once access is validated the account will be created and you will receive by email your new user/password.

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, the requester fills the  BW online form in Service One:

  1. Choose the service SAP Access Request 
  2. Select the Type of request: creation or modification
  3. Select the environment: Production (WBP), Pré-Production (WBV), Quality (WBQ)
  4. Select the SAP system: WBP - BW Business Warehouse
  5. Select the Business Roles you need

Authorization team will ask for validation from some key contacts. This take several days due to required approvals (Based on the applications and perimeter the

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L1 AM team will request several approvals).

Note that after your first connexion your password will have to be changed.

PQ1 Server (Solvay Legacy)

For PQ1 BW access there is currently no form. To request an access, please send an email to the APPLICATIONS HELPDESK. Please provide your job description, scope and if possible explain what kind of reports you are interrested in. The support team will determine your access based on your explanations.

Getting Support and Training

Support and training for Business Warehouse can be requested the same way as any other IS tool.

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Once accesses are validated, L1 AM team will create the account and inform the User by email.

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Getting Trained

You can request a training or join an existing training using the YouGrow learning platform,

You can filter on the learning catalog " BW" Business Warehouse to see the list of all trainings available


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Password Reset and Unlock Account

For Account unlocking and password resets on WBP or any SAP systems, you can

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use Self

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-Service Reactivate User System Specific 

  1. Move system WBPCLNT400 to the RIGHT
  2. Click Save to reactivate your WBP account 



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User Guides

The name of the program used to access BW reports is called the Business Explorer (BEX) Analyzer

Currently 2 versions of the Analyzer coexist :

  • Version 3.x : Called * nalyzer (SAP BW 3.x)* in your programs.
  • Version 7 : Called * nalyzer* in your programs.

At this time, most users are trained and use version 3, but we are starting to rollout version 7 on some applications.

 

Analysis (New version)

Bex Analyzer 3.x (Legacy)

Bex Analyzer (Legacy)

Program

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Basic User Guide

BW Analysis User Guide

V3 Basic User Guide (Windows 7 Complement)

V7 Basic User Guide

Query Refresh Quick Guide

V3 Query Refresh Quick Guide

Workbook Quick Guide

Analysis Workbook Quick Guide

V3 Workbook Refresh Quick Guide

Advanced User Guide

V3 Advanced User Guide

Converting Workbooks

How to convert workbook from Analyzer to Analysis

 

Exercice/Correction

Exercice/Correction

 

BW Applications

The BW reports are organised into "Applications", which are basically functional groups of reports.

In BW each application is represented by a "Role" - A folder that contains the reports.

As we currently have 2 BW production servers from the legacies, the applications list are different.

On WBP server (Rhodia legacy BW)

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Name

Access by

Scope

Description

AU

Authorisation Follow Up

Rhodia Legacy

RCS Authorisations - GRC

CATS

Time Sheet

Personnel Area

Rhodia Legacy

Cross Application Time Sheets reporting from RCS

COPC

Production Costs

Plant

Rhodia Legacy

Cost estimates, components & Activities, material yeld...

FC2

Fixed Costs

Plant

Rhodia Legacy

Enterprise Fixed Costs reporting

FIAA

Fixed assets accouting

Company

Rhodia Legacy

Reporting on the RCS fixed assets

FIAP

Account payables

Company

Rhodia Legacy

Vendor accounting : balances, overdues...

FIAR

Account Receivables

Company

Rhodia Legacy

Customer accounting : balances, overdues, credit...

ITC

Credit Management

Company

Full Solvay

New credit management reporting (With both legacies, including CICC & Acetow data - with master data based on PRS)

FIGL

General Ledger

Company

Rhodia Legacy

General ledger reporting : balances

FISCA

Supplier Credit Automation

 

Rhodia Legacy

Reports for the supplier credit optimisation process

FIWC

Working Capital

Company Or GBU

Rhodia Legacy

Working Capital by company or GBU reports

CBS

Function Costs
Function Project Costs

Function & Company & Family

Full Solvay

Functions/Shared Services fixed costs reporting. Includes Legacy-Rhodia & Legacy-Solvay perimeter. Now includes the PEC (Costs but not CASH OUT/CAPEX).

GSV

Global Spent Visibility

Zone (All or AP)

Rhodia Legacy

Purchasing function reporting

GTS

Global Trade Services

 

Rhodia Legacy

Import/Export reporting

IM

Stocks

Company

Rhodia Legacy

Inventory and stock movements reports

KPI

RCS Key Performance Indicators

 

Rhodia Legacy

Statistics on RCS usage

OC

Order Changes

Company & Plant

Rhodia Legacy

Sales orders history reporting

PM

Plant Maintenance

Company

Rhodia Legacy

Maintenance orders, notifications and operations (hours/costs/counting) reporting

PP

Production Planning

Company

Rhodia Legacy

SOIP Reports - Actual/MRP production, Consumption, Sales & Procurement

PS

Project System

GBU & Family

Rhodia Legacy

PEC, CASH, CAPEX reporting - WBS elements costs

PU

Purchasing For Plants

Company

Rhodia Legacy

Purchasing reporting for non-purchasing function users

QM

Quality Management

Plant

Rhodia Legacy

QM Lots reporting : individual results and statistics

TR

Transportation Costs

Company

Rhodia Legacy

Shipment costs analysis reporting

EHS

Substance Volume Tracking

 

Rhodia Legacy

VS

Value Stream

Value Stream

Rhodia Legacy

Industrial Dashboard detail reports by value stream

In addition to these applications, there are some complements that can be selected in the BW Access form that will give additional rights but without giving a new role :

Name

Description

PS Complement

Allows to enter the planned PEC and CAPEX directly in the BW report

FIAP Complement

Account Payables Optimisation

On PQ1 server (Solvay legacy BW)

All applications scope are Solvay Legacy and do not include Rhodia Legacy data.

Code

Name

Description

FI

Financial Accounting

 

Credit Management

 

Overhead Cost Controlling

 

General Ledger Accounting

PCA

Profit Center Accounting

 

Production Costs (PRG)

PCO

Product Cost Controlling

COPA

Profitability Analysis

AP_WC

Working Capital AP

 

Gross Margin Analysis

P&L

P&L and Consolidation

IM

Investment Management

FAS

FAS Connect

 

IAM Applications

 

Collections Management

 

Dispute Management

 

Yearly IT reporting - Costs

 

BI Statistics

LE

Logistics Execution System

PUR

Purchasing

 

Vendor Evaluation

 

Production Plan & Cont

QM

Quality Management

 

Solvay Stocks

INFBR

Incoming Notas Fiscals

ONFBR

Outgoing Notas Fiscals

 

SAPL Costs & LCM

 

Global

 

US History

 

SAPL

 

Solexis

PM

Plant Maintenance

PS

Project System

 

Cross Application Timesheets

SALES

Sales & Distribution

 

Sales Force

TP

Transfer Pricing

BW Data Updating

In BW the data is not updated in real-time The data is copied from the different sources periodically.

+For the WBP server (Rhodia legacy BW) :

  • Most data (excluding below exceptions) is loaded * nce a day.* The data updating starts at * 2pm Paris Time and finishes around 6pm Paris Time*.
  • Due to closing reporting, some applications are loaded several times a day (up to 6) following the D4 loading schedule.

Example :

If you modify a document in RCS, you will usually need to wait until the next day to see the impact in BW reports (with exception of the D4 loading scheduled applications)

You can now check the loading status of each BW application (WBP only) in live via the |Loading Status >http://issp.priv.rhodia.com/issp/report/loadingStatus.do]* page in the IS Support Portal.*
The page shows a table which is continuously updated with the progress and times of each loading.

Example :

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