General presentation

Objective of the application

To upload forecast data (BFR and Budget) from non-SAP data, which is excel file to combine data into Global Sales.

Tool Leader + IT leader of the application: Anon Kasemvilas + Sandra Silveira

Usage information

How many users? Which user category ? Is there critical period ? Which geographical perimeter? Describe in one sentence: around 50 users, worldwide or 200 users / European Site

File Template

Forecast Template.xlsx

Roles & Access

Roles and access

List of application role + menu role  and explanation if we have several applications role with specials rules.

Role CodeRole DescriptionExplanation
  In order to access the tcode ZBW_SD_PC

ZR_*_CA_P05
GBUIn order to load content of data base on GBU

ZR_*_CA_P01
Company CodeIn order to load content of data base on Company code

Authorization objects

List of autorisation objects mandatory for the application.

Authorization objectExplanation
  
  
  

Dataflow overview

Use the google presentation below as a template. This google presentation must be saved in the Reporting GDrive folder under the corresponding application. Then post the link to the document here.

Reporting documentation drive folder:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B0qn89R0RGdqYkZZOFZyYXlXVkE

Exemple of dataflow overview :

Template Application name DataFlow

Functional and Technical rules on Workbench + Reporting

Rules & Explanations

  1. Access the program via transaction code ZBW_SD_PC
  2. Select the fore case file on you PC, which has to be excel and the correct file format
  3. Click on Preview in order to check the authorization of content and data correction. It may take some time
  4. Click on Check File to get the summary of the data correction. 
    1. If data is incorrect, it will tell how many error and what line is incorrect on the file
    2. If data is OK, the Load File button will be available
  5. Click on Load File, it will save the data into BW system and run the PC in order to load from file to PSA and DSO DPSDFC01
  6. The data from DSO will go to the cube every 1 hour base on PC  

 

Data loadings

Info providers and objects loaded

Detail of process chain, list + link between or special event done for the loading

Loading frequency

Depend on users to load via T-Code ZBW_SD_PC. However, this loading will be load only upto propagation layer.  In order to update on the reporting, it would spend around x hour

Average performance

The step 'Preview Data' mayl take time (less than 1 minute) in order to check the content of the data comparing to the master data. 

The step 'Load File' may take time around 1 - 5 minutes in order to load the data into BW


Record Keeping

Log of loading data will be kept on DSO DPSDFC02 with the detail of filename, username, date and time that load data and the status of loading. However, it will display on the tcode only last 10 records. 

Reporting

There is no query base on the forecast only. The data will combine with the global sales multi-provider