1.0 Overview



This application used the data from Project Costs applications (you can see more details in the functional documentation for this application) and the objective of this application is to allow BFC Capex vs BW project reporting (PeC and Cash) data reconciliation: it mainly means providing a detailed view of all BFC CAPEX components (PeC/AuC, PeC/FXA, Fixed Asset Supplier, and Lease debt), to be available on a wide range of axes also shared with BW PeC and Cash solution.

This fine analysis grid of CAPEX should allow to: 

  • Definitively reduce remaining variances when linked to a technical issue
  • Explaining variances when they are legitimate and/or irreductible (perimeter, business rules…) 

For these queries the access is provided based on the BW menu and it's done via Service one. 

Target Users:

Controlling teams.

VERSION

DATE

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DESCRIPTION

0.01

31.08.2023

Inês Vilares

Initial draft










Data Product Type 
  • Dashboard
  • Report
  • Advanced analytics
  • AI 
  • Others <specify which one>
Technologies
  • BW
  • Tableau
  • Qliksense
  • Talend
  • Dataiku
  • Others <specify which one>

Data Sources 

Note: list of all applications and various environment

  • SAP PF1 (Production environment)
  • SAP WP1
  • SAP PI1
  • BW (versions)
  • iCare CRM 
  • CORE CRM
  • BFC 
  • Others <specify the name of the source> 

2.0 Business Process


Capture the business process that the application supports . This can be describe through a process diagram or a business capability model


3.0 Application Feature Overview


For this application find below all the workbooks available:


CAPEX Invest. Projects

ReportsDefinitionPromptsBW Workbook QueryQuery Technical Name
CAPEX BFC data - Invest. (Core Workbook)

This report show the values for the YTD for each month and the amounts for each month. 

The structure contains all the BFC accounts related with the investment data for CAPEX. 

Mandatory:

  • BFC Legal View;
  • Calendar year/Month;
  • Exchange Rate Type.

Optional:

  • Authorization Scope;
  • PRS Company Code;
  • Curr. conversion;
  • 1 - BFC GBU.
BW_WBK_CX_0011BW_QRY_MVFICX01_0011
CAPEX FA adjust. analysis L40800 (Core Workbook)This report shows the data related with the values from SAP FI for the Projects and compare this data with the information from the BFC Heading L40800 (closing - open values) for the Fixed Asset Supliers.

Mandatory:

  • Calendar year/Month
  • BFC Legal View;;
  • Legal PRS Company Code;
  • Exchange Rate Type.

Optional:

  • Authorization Scope;
  • Curr. conversion;
  • 1 - BFC GBU.
BW_WBK_CX_0009BW_QRY_MVFICX01_0009
CAPEX Invest. Project to BFC synthesis (Core Workbook)

BW_WBK_CX_0018
CAPEX Invest. Project vs FI analysis (Core Wrokbook)

BW_WBK_CX_0014


CAPEX Lease Contracts

ReportsDefinitionPromptsBW Workbook QueryQuery Technical Name
CAPEX Lease B/S by Flows (Core Workbook)

BW_WBK_CX_0016
CAPEX Lease BFC Interface (Core Workbook)

BW_WBK_CX_0015
CAPEX Lease Colmar check (Core Workbook)

BW_WBK_CX_0023
CAPEX Lease Debt/RoU based on RE Act./Plan. Cash flow (Core Workbook)

BW_WBK_CX_0019
CAPEX Lease Future Cash flow for Budgeting (Core Workbook)

BW_WBK_CX_0020
CAPEX Lease GL extract for KPI automation (Core Workflow)

BW_WBK_CX_0001
CAPEX Lease REFX RoU (Core Workbook)

BW_WBK_CX_0017
CAPEX Lease Rolling Future Cash flow for L6605 (Core Workbook)

BW_WBK_CX_0022

4.0 Functional Specification


4.1 General Data/Calculations 

This section will approach the concepts/definitions that will be used in all the reports and required to understand the data from the reports.

Could be specific fields, closing activities, additional information to work and understand the reports.


4.2 Process Detail 

4.2.1.  Report/Process Definition 

DomainFinance
ApplicationBW reports under CX - CAPEX Analysis
ProviderMVFICX01

The CAPEX Application has several reports where the users can check the data allowing BFC CAPEX vs BW PeC and Cash data reconciliation.

In this section we will approach:

  • Source of Data;
  • SAP BW High Level View

Source of Data

Integration in a single reporting tool of 3 kinds of data to be compared, in Rhodia (WP1) and Solvay Legacy (PF1) area:

  • BFC CAPEX data, uploaded and available in BW;
  • SAP FI CAPEX data, which are a view of BFC CAPEX data, but detailed on several axes also shared with PeC & Cash solution (Asset, WBSE…);
  • Existing PeC and Cash data (SAP PM, PS and FI), but enhanced to new axes also shared with BFC/FI CAPEX data (PRS Company code, BFC account…)   


SAP BW High Level View 


The information in BW is coming from the Working Capital scope for the cubes related with the CAPEX information. 




5.0 Non-functional Descriptions 


Please populate the relevant section and delete those that are not applicable.

5.1 Usability

Usability is about the ease with which a User can learn to start using the solution and the ease with which they can use the system.  In addition to ease of learning and ease of use, usability also includes areas such as ease of recall, error avoidance and handling, accessibility among others e.g., 99% of metadata entry Users who have use the Maintenance Dashboard should be able to change filters, extract etc., when required.  Maintenance data will be centrally stored in the Google Cloud platform, which will be available to other applications e.g., and Dashboards if needed.

5.2 Regulatory Compliance

Software systems must comply with legal and regulatory e.g., GDPR requirements, this can change depending on country, organisation industry and / or region.  The software systems must be secure from unauthorized access.  The Maintenance Dashboard will comply with Solvay’s regulations and compliance e.g., access only granted to authorized Users.

5.3 Security

Security refers to essential aspects that assure a solution and its components will be protected against unauthorized access or malware attacks.  Important considerations related to security aspects of a system are User authentication, User authorization or User access privileges, data theft, malware attacks, data encryption, and maintaining audit trails, e.g., only Users with administrator access shall be able to create new accounts and assign data access privileges to the new accounts e.g.,

  • All data will be encrypted in the dashboard
  • Only authorised Users / Administrative Users will be able to access data.
  • Maintenance data will be split between either SCO or ECO, and Users will only have authority to one Entity data.

5.4 Performance

Performance defines how fast a software system or a particular section of it responds to certain User actions under a certain workload.  In most cases, this metric explains how long a User must wait before the target operation happens e.g., the page renders, a transaction is processed, etc., given the overall number of Users now.  Performance requirements may describe background processes invisible to Users, e.g., backup and speed of data transfers. 

5.5 Reliability

Reliability is the ability of a solution or its component to perform its required functions without failure under predefined conditions for a specified time / period.  Reliability can possibly be specified in terms of average time system runs before failure occurs, percentage of operations completed successfully within a time / period, maximum acceptable failure probability, or number of failures within a period.  Reliability aspects are in reference to (but not limited to) evaluation of the system to be considered as reliable, classification of reliability defining failures vs. regular failures, and the impact of failure on business operations.  The Maintenance Dashboard will display data from the previous refresh of data.   

5.6 Scalability

Scalability refers to the degree to which a solution can evolve to handle increased amounts of work.  The increased amount of work could be in terms of the user base, transactions, data, network traffic, or other factors e.g., the system should be able to handle an additional load of a maximum of 5,000 Users every month for the next 6 months without any noticeable performance impacts.  

5.7 Compatibility

Interoperability is the degree to which the solution is compatible with other components.  It is a measure of how effectively the system interoperates with other software systems and how easily it integrates with external hardware devices.

Interoperability aspects to be discussed during elicitation are in reference to (but not limited to) software systems to be interfaced with along with data / messages to be exchanged and any standard data formats, hardware components to be integrated with, and any standard communication protocols to be followed e.g., Order Management system will push the order file into a secured file transfer protocol server from where it will be loaded into the system through a daily job.  To guarantee between Google Cloud platform and SAP BW Queries e.g., BW_QRY_MVPMOR01_0002, Solvay has introduced a new tool called Xtract (Xtract).

5.8 Availability

Availability is the degree to which the solution is operable and accessible when required. It is a measure of time during which the system is fully operational e.g., available for use and sometimes included as a Service Level Agreement (SLA) considering its criticality to the business, e.g., the system shall be at least 99% available on weekdays between 09:00 to 18:30 Central European Time (CET).

5.9 Refresh of the Data

Frequency, data, and time of the data refresh in the data product.