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Business Information Warehouse Bonus Material
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CHAPTER 3. Business Content
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Master data 8
0CUSTOMER Display attributes 8 Navigational Attributes for
0CUSTOMER 9
0MATERIAL Display Attributes 9 0Material Navigational Attributes 10 Info Cubes 11
MM Cube 0PUR_C01 – Purchasing Data 11
Reports for 0PUR_C01 12 MM Cube number 2, 0PUR_C02 Vendor Evaluation 12
Queries for 0PUR_C02 13 Info Cube 0SD_C01 (Customer) Example for SD cube 13
Reports for 0SD_C01 14
SD Cube, 0SD_C03, Sales Overview 14
Reports in 0SD_C03 15
Finance Cube 0FIAP_C03, AP Line Item 16
Finance Cube 0FIAP_C02, AP Transaction Data 18
Finance Cube 0FIAR_C03, AR Line Item 18
Reports for 0FIAR_C03 19 Finance Cube 0FIAR_C02, AR Transaction data 19
Report for 0FIAR_C02 19
HR Cube, 0PA_C01, Headcount and Personnel Actions 20
Reports from 0PA_C01 21
HR Cube, Benefits, 0PABN_C01 21 Reports for Benefits cube 23
CO-PA Cube example 0COPA_C03 (Quick start) 23
Reports from the CO-PA (Quick start) cube 24 HR Cubes 25 Tables in R/3 26 SD Tables 26 Other SD Tables 26 MM Tables 27 Purchasing Tables 27 FI Tables 27 CHAPTER 4. BW Transactions 30
CHAPTER 5. Data Sources and
Table/fields 31
GL Data Source 0FI_GL_4 31 AR Data Source 0FI_AR_4 33 AP Data Source 0FI_AP_4 35
HR Data Source 0HR_PA_1 (Personnel Actions) 36
HR Data Source 0HR_PA_BN_1 (Benefits) 37
HR Data Source 0HR_PY_1 (Payroll Data) 37
Material Movements (Stock initialization) 2LIS_03_BX 38 Material Movements from Inventory Management 2LIS_03_BF 38
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CHAPTER 1. BW
3.5
This chapter gives the features of BW 3.5 The features of 3.5 are as follows :-
• Information Broadcasting
• Universal data integration – connectivity to JDBC, XMLA, OLE DB, SAP Query
• SAP Netweaver integration
• BPS (Business Planning and Simulation) now integrated with BW 3.5 • Re-usable patterns (Like using a web template within another
template); example you can use it for header/footer situation. • New web XML items – catalog of web objects and Data provider
information; customers can use javascript to customize depending what is on the cell; the XML item data provider information gives the following data :- access to query and view results, complete
navigational state description, contains both meta data and actual data.
i. The XML data provider contains the following components ii. AXIS_INFO – meta data description
iii. AXIS_DATA – data values iv. CELL_DATA – value cells
v. TXT_SYMBOLS – text elements for the query
• The XML object catalog contains information about template properties, items and their attributes and list of data providers. • Drop down box for data views
• New web item – Information Broadcasting • New chart designer wizard
• Bex Web analyzer
• More display options for master data (long names) • Now you can search hierarchy node variable • APD – Analysis Process Designer
• New variables for currency conversion – with flexible rate types, flexible target currency and flexible point in time.
• Open Hub Service can use logical file names now, • Integration of 3rd
party tools in open hub
• Formula builder performance increase – compiled instead of interpreting
• BW connect to other clients (like APO) within the same system • Supports fully Unicode enabled BW server
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• Enhanced display options for displaying characteristics (like key and name (short,long,medium)).
Information Broadcasting Features
• Distribute information by email or portal
• Supports different formats HTML, MHTML, Bex workbook, Zip files • Supports different sources :- BI Applications, Workbooks, queries • Can do it in different modes like precalculated, online
• Ability to execute on events (example new data loaded to the info provider) • Wizard support for adhoc scheduling
• Use of KM services for :- subscription, feedback, discussion, collaboration, rating, search, download, notes.
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CHAPTER 2. BW in NetWeaver 2004S (or version 7.*)
This chapter gives the features of BW 7.*
• Integration of transactional and analytical content • High performance architecture
• Data warehousing work bench instead of AWB for improved usability, display complete data flow, etc
• ODS is now called Enhanced Data store objects; improved performance and flexibility. New feature for write optimized data store (no change log and no activation required) eliminating the step for activation.
• Infosets new features includes support of Info cubes.
• Re modeling tool box; allows you change info cubes without rebuilding from scratch
• New tool content analyzer – analyze BI content objects
• Support of new data sources like web service (XML), UD connect • Remote master data access (no need to extract master data to BW) • GUI based transformation utility. Unification of transfer and update rules • New user modifiable “End Routine” like start routine.
• Unit conversion possible when loading data or reporting • Real time data acquisition
• Performance improvement by using BI Acclerator.
• Process chain enhancements like copy, display only mode, using user id for background process; new process type called “decision”
• Pro active monitoring : time lines and comparisons, drill down views (all based on new technical content info cubes)
• More query performance statistics : additional information in technical content, recording of parallel processes, multi provider information • Enhanced data load statistics, new data load status
• Better error handling – use of error stack to fix and reload errors. • New BI Accelerator – use of Trex engine and new hardware box. • Re-partitioning possible without deleting data
• Support of near in line storage
• New authorization techniques; new analysis authorization replaces old authorization object. Authorization as union and not intersection, high flexibility, special dimensions for authorizations
• .NET based query designer, enhanced application menus, multi selection of objects,
• New Report designer for formatted reporting • Support of Visual Composer
• WAD is now based of .Net
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• Bex Analyzer – direct access to info providers, new layout (workbook), Unicode support, application building in excel, use of excel formulas, excel options
• Bex analyzer design tool bar – contains grid analysis, navigation pane, work book settings, etc.
• Standard Bex formats replaced by excel formats • Drag and drop operations
• New broadcasting features – formatted reports, query views, distribution by data burst (recipients from BW Master data), exception broadcasting, PDF output, broadcast to printer.
• Access to UWL (Universal work list) from role. • Document integration – document browser,
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CHAPTER 3. Business
Content
The following section describe the samples from business content; each area has one or more cubes described; as a functional consultant you should be thorough with what SAP offers and what the customer wants (gap analysis); once you find the gap, find out how best you can get the additional data in to BW.
Master data
In many installations, as functional person you might be asked to find what SAP delivers and what the customer needs and do a gap analysis; it is very typical that you enhance 0CUSTOMER, 0MATERIAL and 0VENDOR. The following pages describe what master data attributes are.
0CUSTOMER Display attributes
Name Technical name
Address 0ADDR_NUMBR
AFS SAP Number for Customer-DC 0AF_CUSTDC AFS Customer Identification in Partner
System
0AF_CUSTID
Height of geo-location 0ALTITUDE
Location 0CITY
Fiscal year variant 0FISCVARNT
Industry code 1 0IND_CODE_1
Industry Code 2 0IND_CODE_2
Industry Code 3 0IND_CODE_3
Industry Code 4 0IND_CODE_4
Industry Code 5 0IND_CODE_5
Latitude of the Geo-Location 0LATITUDE
Source System 0LOGSYS
Longitude of the Geo-Location 0LONGITUDE
Name 1 0NAME
Name 2 0NAME2
Name 3 0NAME3
Partner company number 0PCOMPANY
First telephone number 0PHONE
Plant 0PLANT
P.O. Box 0POBOX
CAM: PO Box Postal Code 0POSTCD_BOX
CAM: Postal Code (Geo-Relevant) 0POSTCD_GIS
Geo-location precision 0PRECISID
Data source ID of Geo-location 0SRCID
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Tax number 1 0TAX_NUMB
Usage indicator for material 0USAGE_IND
Navigational Attributes for 0CUSTOMER
Name Technical name
Customer account group 0ACCNT_GRP
Business Partner 0BPARTNER
Country key 0COUNTRY
Customer Classification 0CUST_CLASS
Customer Market 0CUST_MKT
Customer is consumer 0CUS_F_CONS
D-U-N-S Number 0DBDUNS_NUM
Industry key 0INDUSTRY
Key Account 0KEYACCOUNT
Nielsen ID 0NIELSEN_ID
Branch Category 0OUTL_TYPE
Postal Code 0POSTAL_CD
Region (State, Province, County) 0REGION Predefined Call Frequency 0VISIT_RYT
0MATERIAL Display Attributes
Name Technical name
AFS Elementary Field "Color"
0AF_COLOR
AFS Fabric Content Code 0AF_FCOCO
AFS Target Group 0AF_GENDER
AFS Grid 0AF_GRID
AFS Intersection 0AF_STYLE
APO Product 0APO_PROD
Base Unit of Measure 0BASE_UOM
Basic material (basic constituent of a material)
0BASIC_MATL
Product 0BBP_PROD
Content unit 0CONT_UNIT
Date on which the record was created 0CREATEDON European Article Numbers/Universal Product
Code
0EANUPC
Gross contents 0GROSS_CONT
Gross weight 0GROSS_WT
Source System 0LOGSYS
Manufacturer 0MANUFACTOR
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Usage 0MSA_USAGE
Net contents 0NET_CONT
Net weight of item 0NET_WEIGHT
Order unit 0PO_UNIT
Size/dimension 0SIZE_DIM
Unit of dimension for length/width/height 0UNIT_DIM
Weight unit 0UNIT_OF_WT
Volume 0VOLUME
Volume unit 0VOLUMEUNIT
0Material Navigational Attributes
Name Technical name
Competitors 0COMPETITOR
Product 0CRM_PROD
Division 0DIVISION
External material group 0EXTMATLGRP
Active Ingredient 1 (Main Active Ingredient) 0HC_AGENT1
Active Ingredient 2 0HC_AGENT2
Active Ingredient 3 0HC_AGENT3
Anesthetic Indicator 0HC_ANESIND
Approval Type 0HC_APPRTYP
ATC Code 0HC_ATCCODE
Type of Med. Category for ATC Code 0HC_ATCMTYP
Catalog 1 Indicator 0HC_CATIND1
Catalog 2 Indicator 0HC_CATIND2
Catalog 3 Indicator 0HC_CATIND3
Hazardous Substance Indicator 0HC_HAZMIND
Import Material Indicator 0HC_IMPMIND
Industry sector 0IND_SECTOR
Material category 0MATL_CAT
Material group 0MATL_GROUP
Material type 0MATL_TYPE
Product hierarchy 0PROD_HIER
Cross-Plant Configur. Material 0RT_CONFMAT
Price Band Category 0RT_PRBAND
Procurement Rule 0RT_PRRULE
Season Category 0RT_SEASON
Season Year 0RT_SEAYR
Source of Supply 0RT_SUPS
Industry Standard Description (such as DIN) 0STD_DESCR Type of Certification Requirement 0UCCERTIFTY
Construction Class 0UCCONSTCLA
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Info Cubes
MM Cube 0PUR_C01 – Purchasing Data
Characteristics Key Figures
Country key Actual goods receipt quantity D-U-N-S Number Delivery Date Variance 1
Division Delivery Date Variance 2
Flag for Contracts Delivery Date Variance 3 Indicator: Data to Be Canceled Delivery Date Variance 4 Industry Sector Delivery Date Variance 5 Industry sector Delivery quantity variance 1 Material Delivery quantity variance 2 Material Group Delivery quantity variance 3 Material Type Delivery quantity variance 4 Material group Delivery quantity variance 5 Number of purchasing info
record
Effective order value of returns
Plant Effective purchase order value
Postal code GR value: Returns as at posting date Purchasing info record category Goods receipt qty in base unit (calculate
wtd.delivery time)
Purchasing organization Goods receipt quantity of returns Region Goods receipt value as at posting date Value Type for Reporting IR quantity: Returns as at posting date Vendor IR value: Returns as at posting date Version Invoice Amount as at Posting Date
Invoice Receipt Quantity as at Posting Date
Invoice amount: Returns Invoice receipt quantity
Invoice receipt quantity of returns Invoiced amount
Number of contract items Number of deliveries
Number of purchase order items
Number of purchase order schedule lines
Number of quotation items
Number of request for quotation items
Number of scheduling agreement items
Number of scheduling agreement
schedule lines Order quantity
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Target delivery quantity Total delivery time in days
Value of goods received in local currency Weighted total delivery time
Reports for 0PUR_C01
Vendor by DUNS Number
D&B Billing Documents per Creditor (1) Variances, invoice
Non-Contract Orders
D&B Dublicate vendors to one Duns Number D&B Invoices per Creditor (4)
Order values
Average delivery time - vendors Quantities: PO - delivery - invoice Delivery Date Variances
Ordering activities
Average delivery time - material Purchase order quantities Vendor service level
Vendor comparison (purchasing values) Price trends over last three months Delivery Quantity Variances
DUNS Family Tree
Purchase Order Value by Vendor Over Time Country comparison - raw materials - GR value Fulfillment rate - deliveries
Values: Purchase order - delivery - invoice Variances, goods receipt
Extractionquery to create Vendor-Exportfile for D&B
Number of Vendors per Material
D&B Invoiced Amount per Vendor with Family Tree
Overall and Mean Purchase Order Value
MM Cube number 2, 0PUR_C02 Vendor Evaluation
Characteristics Key figures
Business partner Points score 1 for compliance with shipping instructions
Indicator: Data to Be Canceled
Points score 1 for on-time delivery performance
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Material Points score 1 for quality audit Number of purchasing info
record
Points score 1 for quantity reliability Plant Points score 1 for timeliness of service
provision Purchasing info record
category
Points score 1: Quality of service provision Purchasing organization Points score 1: Shipping notification
Value Type for Reporting Points score 1: Variance from shipping notification
Vendor Points score 2 for on-time delivery performance
Version Points score 2 for quality audit Points score 2 for quality of service Points score 2 for quantity reliability Points score 2 for service timeliness Points score 2: Shipping notification Points score 2: Variance from shipping notification
Queries for 0PUR_C02
Vendor comparison based on vendor evaluation
Info Cube 0SD_C01 (Customer) Example for SD cube
Characteristics Key Figures
Business Partner Number for Sold-to Party
Cost of Incoming Orders Country of Sold-to Party Cost of Invoiced Sales Distribution Channel Credit memos quantity
Division Credit memos: cost
Industry of the sold-to party Incoming Orders Quantity in Base Unit of Measure
Material Incoming returns: cost
Material Group Invoiced quantity
Material Type Net Value of Incoming Orders Product Hierarchy Net Value of Sales Volume Sales Organization Net value of credit memos Sold-to party Net value of incoming returns
Value Type for Reporting Net value of open orders in statistics currency
Version No. of returns items
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measure
Returns quantity Sales Order Item
Reports for 0SD_C01
Curr. year vs. prev. year (cumulated to last period) Plan/Actual/Variance
Sales data - overview (perf. benchmark) Distribution Channel Analysis
Product Profitability Analysis Sales Volume/Costs Analysis
Customer: Incoming orders/revenue : Months of current year
Incoming Orders Analysis Returns per customer Credit memos
Customer: Returns: Quantities + values Product Analysis
Incoming orders Sales Volume Top Customers
MRN: Order entry analysis
Customer: Plan/actual/variance curr. year/previous year Customer Statistics
Customer: Plan/Actual Sales
SD Cube, 0SD_C03, Sales Overview
Characteristics Key Figures
Bill-to party Cost in statistics currency
Business Partner Number for Sold-to Party Gross weight in kilograms
Company code Net value in statistics
currency
Country of Ship-To Party Net value of open orders in statistics currency
Country of Sold-to Party Net weight in kilograms Country of the bill-to party Number of Document Items
Country of the payer Number of Employees
Credit/debit posting (C/D) Number of documents D&B DUNS Number Open orders quantity in base
unit of measure
Distribution Channel Quantity in base units of measure
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proced. for condition in stat. curr.
Division Subtotal 2 from pricing
proced. for condition in stat. curr.
Document category
/Quotation/Order/Delivery/Invoice
Subtotal 3 from pricing proced.for condition in stat. curr.
Industry Sector for Ship-To Party Subtotal 4 from pricing proced. for condition in stat. curr.
Industry of the sold-to party Subtotal 5 from pricing proced. for condition in stat. curr.
Industry sector for the invoice recipient Subtotal 6 from pricing proced. for condition in stat. curr.
Industry sector for the payer Volume in cubic decimeters Material Material Group Material Type Payer Plant Product Hierarchy
Sales Document Category Sales Employee Sales Office Sales Organization Sales group Sales organization Ship-To Party Shipping point Sold-to party
Value Type for Reporting Version
Reports in 0SD_C03
Sales Volume Decrease per Business Partner Preselection of Top Ten Customers
ZTest:Business Partner DatDisplVal Day Decrease in Sales
Returns per Business Partner Cross Selling Target Group Fulfillment Rate
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ZTest:Business Partner DateDisplVal-YrMonth Billing documents
Error-Free Order Processing - Top 10 Customers Data Source for Cross Selling Analysis
Sales Order and Sales Revenue Values by Sales Representative
Most Frequent Product Combination (only CRM) Most Frequent Product Combination
Preselection Business Partner
Sales Volume Development per Business Partner Fulfillment Rate: Values
Order and Sales Values Incoming Orders by Plant
Sales Volume for Product Hierarchy
Dun & Bradstreet Rationalization for All Customers Sales Order and Sales Revenue Values from the Last 12 Months
Returns per Customer and Month Returns per Customer Top N Sales order material
Deliveries
Error-free sales order processing Credit memos
Direct Business Volume per ADM Order, Delivery and Sales Quantities Preselection Business Partner (only CRM) Incoming orders
Finance Cube 0FIAP_C03, AP Line Item
Source for these : BSIK – Open invoices and BSAK – Closed invoices from R/3. This supports Delta
Characteristics Key figures
Account Number of the Branch Amount eligible for cash
discount in document currency Account number of supplier/vendor Amount in Local Currency with
+/- Signs
Account type Cash discount amount in
document currency
Accounting document number Cash discount amount in local currency
Baseline Date For Due Date Calculation Credit amount in foreign currency
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Characteristics Key figures
Clearing date Days for First Cash Discount
Company code Days for Second Cash
Discount
Country key Deadline for net conditions
Date of last dunning notice Debit amount in foreign currency
Document Date Debit amount in local currency
Document type Foreign currency amount with
signs (+/-)
Due Date Item Number Percentage for first cash discount
Due date for cash discount 1 Due date for cash discount 2 Due date for net payment Dunning area Dunning block Dunning key Dunning level G/L Account Item Status
Number of line item within accounting document
Payment block key Payment method
Posting date in the document Posting key
Reason code for payments Special G/L indicator Terms of payment key
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Finance Cube 0FIAP_C02, AP Transaction Data
Characteristics Key Figures
Account number of supplier/vendor
Cumulative Balance Company code Sales for the Period Currency Type Total Debit Postings
Total credit postings Reports
Vendor Overview
Finance Cube 0FIAR_C03, AR Line Item
Source for this : BSID – Open invoices and BSAD – cleared invoices. This supports delta
Characteristics Key figures
Account Number of the Branch Amount eligible for cash discount in document currency
Account type Amount in Local Currency with +/- Signs
Baseline Date For Due Date Calculation
Cash discount amount in document currency
Chart of accounts Cash discount amount in local currency
Clearing date Credit amount in foreign currency Company code Credit amount in local currency
Country key Days for First Cash Discount
Credit Control Area Days for Second Cash Discount Customer number Deadline for net conditions Date of last dunning notice Debit amount in foreign currency Document Date Debit amount in local currency Document type Foreign currency amount with signs
(+/-)
Due date for cash discount 1 Interest Calculation Numerator Days 1 (Agreed)
Due date for cash discount 2 Interest Calculation Numerator Days 1 (Realized)
Due date for net payment Interest Calculation Numerator Days 2 (Realized)
Dunning area Interest Calculation Numerator Net (Agreed)
Dunning block Interest Calculation Numerator Net (Realized)
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Characteristics Key figures
2 (agreed)
Dunning level Net period used
G/L Account Percentage for first cash discount
Item Status Percentage for second cash
discount Payment block key
Payment method
Posting date in the document Posting key
Reason code for payments Special G/L indicator Terms of payment key
Reports for 0FIAR_C03
Due Date for Net Payment Analysis (Credit Management)
Overdue Analysis (Credit Management) Terms Offered
Due date for net payment analysis Customers: Overview
Customers: Overview (Credit Management) Days Overdue Analysis
Finance Cube 0FIAR_C02, AR Transaction data
Characteristics Key Figures
Company code Cumulative Balance
Country key to the debitor Sales for the Period Currency Type Total Debit Postings Customer number Total credit postings Industry sector to the
debitor
Report for 0FIAR_C02
Time Series: 12 Periods into Past
Customers: DSO Analysis, Timeline (Credit Management)
Customers: DSO Analysis, current period Customers: DSO Analysis for a Period (Credit Management)
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HR Cube, 0PA_C01, Headcount and Personnel Actions
Characteristics Key Figures
Action Reason Age in Years
Action Type Capacity Utilization Level in %
Age Range Headcount FTE
Age in Years Length of Service (In Years) Capacity Utilization Level in % Number of Actions
Company code Contract Type
Controlling Area of Master Cost Center Country Grouping Country key County Code Employee Employee Group Employee Subgroup
Employee Subgrp Grouping for Collective Agreement Provisions Employment Status
Gender Job
Language
Length of Service (In Years) Master Cost Center
Nationality
Organizational Unit Pay Grade
Pay Grade Area Pay Grade Level Pay Grade Type Pay Scale Area Pay Scale Group Pay Scale Level Pay Scale Type Payroll Area Person Personnel Area Personnel Subarea Position Postal Code
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Reports from 0PA_C01
Comparison 4 Quarters Previous Year Average 4 Quarters Previous Year Comparison Previous/Current Year Percentage Distribution of Entries Percentage Distribution of Leavers
Percentage Distribution of Headcount FTE 12-Month Average Previous Year
Comparison Last 4 Quarters Number of Entries FTE Leaving Rate
Average Headcount (12 Months)
Number of Personnel Actions
Headcount/Change in Staffing Level Headcount Full-/Part-Time Staff Number of Leavings
Percentage Distribution of Entries Number of Leavings
Headcount According to Capacity Utilization Level
Entry Rate
Average Age of Employees Number of Leavers FTE
Average Headcount (4-Quarter) Percentage Distribution of Employees Net Entry Rate
Average Length of Service Headcount
Number of Entries
Headcount/Change in Staffing Level FTE Headcount FTE
Percentage Distribution of Leavers
Headcount/Change in Staffing Level FTE Percentage Distribution of Headcount FTE Average Headcount FTE
CO: Headcount FTE/Change in Staffing Level Number of Entries
HR Cube, Benefits, 0PABN_C01
Characteristics Key figures
Age in Years Age in Years
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Characteristics Key figures
Capacity Utilization Level in % Employee Post-Tax Deductions
Company code Employee Post-Tax Deductions
Bonus Controlling Area of Master Cost
Center
Employee Pre-Tax Deductions
Cost Grouping Employee Pre-Tax Deductions
Bonus
Country key Employer Contributions
County Code Employer Costs
Coverage Grouping Employer Credits
Credit Grouping Employer Expense - Bonus Dependent Coverage Imputed Income
Eligibility Grouping Number of Eligible Employees
Employee Number of Participating Employees
Employee Contribution Grouping Provider Costs Employee Group
Employee Subgroup
Employer Contribution Grouping Employment Status
First Program Grouping Gender
ighly Compensated Employees Job
Language
Master Cost Center Nationality Organizational Unit Payroll Area Payroll Period Person Personnel Area Personnel Subarea Plan Plan Category Plan Option Plan Type Postal Code
Region (State, Province, County) Second Program Grouping
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Reports for Benefits cube
Participation Analysis According to Organizational Criteria
Participation Analysis According to Benefits Criteria Cost Analysis According to Benefits Criteria
Cost Analysis According to Organizational Criteria
CO-PA Cube example 0COPA_C03 (Quick start)
Characteristics Key figures
Business area Accrued Freight Costs
Company code Administration
Controlling area Cash Discount
Country Customer Discount
Currency Type Direct Materials Costs
Customer group Distribution Costs
Customer number Fixed Costs of Production
Distribution Channel Marketing
Division Material Discount
Industry key Material Overhead
Industry sector Other Overhead Costs
Main Material Group Other Variances
Material Price Variances
Material group Quantity Discount
Partner profit center Quantity Variances
Plant Rebate
Profit Center Research & Development
Region Revenue
Sales District Sales Commission
Sales Employee Sales quantity
Sales Office Special Direct Costs of Sales
Sales Organization Variable Production Costs Sales group
Transaction Type Valuation view
Value Type for Reporting Version
Work breakdown structure element (WBS element)
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Reports from the CO-PA (Quick start) cube
Development of Customer Sales
Material Overhead Cost per Unit of Material Expenditure Product Profitability
Sales Volume Sales Revenue / Sales / Act./ Period Comparison
Sales Volume Sales Revenue / Sales / IO / Period Comparison
Sales Revenue / Actual / Plan
Contribution Margin 1 / Sales / Actual
Incoming Sales Orders in Current Period / Enterprise Operating Profit / Enterprise / Actual / Previous Year Sales Volume Sales Revenue / Sales / Actual / Previous Year
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HR Cubes
Info Area Comments Cubes Delta?
PA Personnel Administration
PA and OS get data from info type 1
Use PERNR to schedule multiple info packages
Head count and personnel action (head count is
calculated at the end of the month) N Organizational Management (PA-OS) Staffing Assignments N Personnel Recruitment (PA-RC) Applications and Applications Actions N Personnel Development (PA-PD)
Data from info types 1000, 1001, 1033, 1045 Qualifications Appraisals N Benefit (PA-BN)
Data from info types 0167, 0168, 0169, 0170, 0236, 0377, 0379 Benefits N Compensation Management (PA-CM)
Data from cluster table PCL5 and T77KD table, info types 08,14,15 and 380. • compensation analysis • adjustments • Awards granted • Security data for awards N Training and event management
Data from info types 1000, 1001, 1021, 1023, 1024, 1036, PAD23, 25 and 34 • Training and event management • Professional training N Payroll Accounting PY
The primary source is the Result Table (RT Cluster table), workplace basic pay (WPBP) and FI/CO posting by wage type. Customization is complicated. • Payroll Accounting Y Time Management (PT)
Source for this is Infotype 1, 27, 2001-7 and PCL-BC2 cluster.
• Time and labor Y Cross
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Tables in R/3
SD Tables
Area Table Name Description
Sales Order document VBBE Sales requirement
VBLB Release order data
VBAK Sales doc header
VBAP Sales doc item VEPVG Delivery due index
VBEP Sales doc scheduled lines
VBPA Partner table
VBKD Sales doc, business data Shipping delivery
information
VBLK SD delivery note header VEPO SD Doc shipping item
content
VEKP SD Doc, shipping unit header
LIKP Sales doc, delivery header
VTTP Shipment item
VTTK Shipment header
LIPS Sales doc, delivery items
Billing Document VBRK Billing header
VBRP Billing item
Other SD Tables
Table Table Name
KONV Conditions for Transaction Data KONP Conditions for Items
VBEH Schedule line history
VBEP Sales Document: Schedule Line Data VBFA Sales Document Flow
VBPA Sales Document: Partner
VBUK Sales Document: Header Status and Administrative Data
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MM Tables
Area Table Description
Basic data MARA Material master
MAKT Material descriptions
MARM Units of measure Purchasing
data
MARC Material master, C segment
MLAN Tax classifications,
material Accounting
data
MBEW Material valuation
Purchasing Tables
Table Table Description
EBAN Purchase Requisition
EBKN Purchase Requisition Account Assignment EKAB Release Documentation
EKBE History per Purchasing Document EKET Scheduling Agreement Schedule Lines EKKN Account Assignment in Purchasing
Document
EKKO Purchasing Document Header EKPO Purchasing Document Item
IKPF Header- Physical Inventory Document ISEG Physical Inventory Document Items LFA1 Vendor Master (General section) LFB1 Vendor Master (Company Code) NRIV Number range intervals
RESB Reservation/dependent requirements
FI Tables
Table Table Description
AGKO Cleared Accounts
ANAR Asset Types
ANAT Asset type text
ANEK Document Header Asset Posting ANEP Asset Line Items
ANEV Asset down payment settlement ANKT Asset classes- Description ANLA Asset Master Record Segment ANLB Depreciation terms
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Table Table Description
ANLC Asset Value Fields ANLH Main asset number
AT02T Transaction Activity Category- Description AT02A Transaction Code for Menu TIMN
AT10 Transaction type AT10T Name of Transaction Type
BKDF Document Header Supplement for Recurring Entry BKORM Accounting Correspondence Requests
BKPF Accounting Document Header BLPK Document log header
BLPP Document log item
BLPR Document Log Index and Planned Order (Backflush) BNKA Bank master record
BP000 Business Partner Master (General Data) BPBK Doc.Header Controlling Obj.
BPEG Line Item Total Values Controlling Obj. BPEJ Line Item Annual Values Controlling Obj. BPEP Line Item Period Values Controlling Obj. BPGE Totals Record for Total Value Controlling obj. BPJA Totals Record for Annual Total Controlling Obj.
BSAD Accounting- Secondary Index for Customers (Cleared Items)
BSAK Accounting- Secondary Index for Vendors (Cleared Items) BSAS Accounting- Secondary Index for G/L Accounts (Cleared
Items)
BSEC One-Time Account Data Document Segment BSEG Accounting Document Segment
BSID Accounting- Secondary Index for Customers BSIK Accounting- Secondary Index for Vendors BSIM Secondary Index, Documents for Material BSIS Accounting- Secondary Index for G/L Accounts CEPC Profit Center Master Data Table
CEPCT Texts for Profit Center Master Data COBRA Settlement Rule for Order Settlement
COBRB Distribution Rules Settlement Rule Order Settlement COKA CO Object- Control Data for Cost Elements
COSP CO Object- Cost Totals for External Postings COSS CO Object- Cost Totals for Internal Postings CRCO Assignment of Work Center to Cost Center
CSKA Cost Elements (Data Dependent on Chart of Accounts) CSKB Cost Elements (Data Dependent on Controlling Area) CSLA Activity master
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Table Table Description
FEBEP Electronic Bank Statement Line Items FPLA Billing Plan
FPLT Billing Plan- Dates GLPCT EC-PCA- Totals Table
KNA1 General Data in Customer Master KOMK Pricing Communication Header
SKA1 G/L Account Master (Chart of Accounts)
SKAT G/L Account Master Record (Chart of Accounts- Description)
SKB1 G/L account master (company code) T003T Document Type Texts
T007S Tax Code Names T087J Text
TAPRFT Text tab. for investment profile TKA01 Controlling Areas
TKA09 Basic Settings for Versions
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CHAPTER 4. BW
Transactions
Transaction Code Transaction Description
RS_PERS_ACTIVATE Bex Persoanization
RSA1 Administrator Work Bench (AWB)
RSA3 Extractor checker
RSA5 Transfer business content
RSA6 Post process of data sources
RSA7 Delta queue monitor
RSA8 Data source repository
RSA9 Transfer application components
RSADMIN Maintenance view
RSATTR Attribute hierarchy run realignment
RSBBS Query jump target
RSBMO2 Open hub monitor
RSD1 Maintain info object
RSDBC DB connect
RSDDV Aggregate maintenance
RSDL DB connect test program
RSH1 Edit hierarchy
RSH3 Simulate hierarchy
RSIMG BW IMG
RSIS1 Create info sources
RSISET Maintain info sets
RSKC Maintain permitted characters RSMO Monitor
RSO2 Generic data source
RSO3 Set up delta for generic data source
RSPC Process chain maintenance
RSRAJ Start reporting agent job
RSRT Report monitor
RSRTRACE Set trace configuration
RSRV Analysis and repair of BW objects RSSM Authorizations for reporting
RSSMQ Start query with user
RSSU53 Display BW authorization check RSSMTRACE To trace authorization for BW reports RSZC Copy queries between info providers RSZDELETE Delete query objects
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CHAPTER 5. Data Sources and Table/fields
GL Data Source 0FI_GL_4
Tables Used Financial Accounting document tables
BKPF and BSEG Mapping
Info Object Table(s) from R/3 and Field name
Description 0COMP_CODE BKPF-BUKRS 0AC_DOC_NO BKPF-BELNR 0ITEM_NUM BSEG-BUZEI 0FI_DOCSTAT BKPF-BSTAT, BSEG-AUGDT Open/Close status 0CHRT_ACCTS T001-KTOPL 0GL_ACCOUNT BSEG-HKONT 0ACCT_TYPE BSEG-KOART 0SP_GL_IND BSEG-UMSKZ 0AC_DOC_TYP BKPF-BLART 0POST_KEY BSEG-BSCHL 0DOC_DATE BKPF-BLDAT 0PSTNG_DATE BKPF-BUDAT 0CREATEDON BKPF-CPUDT 0CLEAR_DATE BSEG-AUGDT 0CLR_DOC_NO BSEG-AUGBL 0CO_AREA BSEG-KOKRS 0COSTCENTER BSEG-KOSTL 0PROFIT_CTR BSEG-PRCTR 0COORDER BSEG-AUFNR 0WBS_ELEMT BSEG-PROJK 0PLANT BSEG-WERKS 0BUS_AREA BSEG-GSBER 0FUNDS_CTR BSEG-FKBER 0PART_PRCTR BSEG-PPRCT 0PCOMPANY BSEG-VBUND 0PBUS_AREA BSEG-PARGB
0LOC_CURTP2 Uses function module
FI_CURRENCY_INFORMATION
0LOC_CURTP3 Uses function module
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0REF_DOC_NO BKPF-XBLNR
0REF_KEY3 BSEG-XREF3 Reference key for the document items
0ORG_DOC_NO Uses function module
BWFIU_GET_DOCUMENT_ORIGIN
0ORG_DOC_YR Uses function module
BWFIU_GET_DOCUMENT_ORIGIN
0ORG_DOC_CC Uses function module
BWFIU_GET_DOCUMENT_ORIGIN
0ORG_DOC_CO Uses function module
BWFIU_GET_DOCUMENT_ORIGIN 0TXTLG BSEG-SGTXT 0FISCPER BKPF-GJAHR, BKPF-MONAT 0FISCVARNT T001-PERIV 0DEBIT_LC BSEG- SHKZG,BSEG-DMBTR 0CREDIT_LC BSEG-SHKZG, BSEG-DMBTR 0DEB_CRE_LC BSEG-SHKZG, BSEG-DMBTR 0DEBIT_DC BSEG-SHKZG, BSEG-WRBTR 0CREDIT_DC BSEG-SHKZG, BSEG-WRBTR 0DEB_CRE_DC BSEG-SHKZG, BSEG-WRBTR 0DEBIT_LC2, 0CREDIT_LC2, 0DEB_CRE_L2 BSEG-SHKZG, BSEG-DMBE2 0DEBIT_LC3, 0CREDIT_LC3, 0DEB_CRE_L3 BSEG-SHKZG, BSEG-DMBE3
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AR Data Source 0FI_AR_4
Tables Used BSID (Open Items), BSAD (Closed
Items) Mapping
Info Object Table(s) from R/3 and Field name
Description
0RC_ACCOUNT BSID-SAKNR Reconciliation Account 0CLR_DOC_NO BSID-AUGBL 0BLINE_DATE BSID-ZFBDT 0AC_DOC_TYP BSID-BLART 0DOC_DATE BSID-BLDAT 0AC_DOC_NO BSID-BLNR 0TXTLG BSID-SGTXT 0PSTNG_DATE BSID-BUDAT 0COMP_CODE BSID-BUKRS 0POST_KEY BSID-BSCHL 0LAST_DUNN BSID-MADAT
0CLEAR_DATE BSID- AUGDT 0CREATEDON BSID-CPUDT 0REASON_CDE BSID-RSTGR 0FI_DSBITEM BSID-UPOSZ 0FI_XARCH BSID-XARCH 0CHRT_ACCTS T001-KTOPL 0ACCT_TYPE Fix value ‘D’ 0FI_SUBSID BSID-FILKD 0DEBITOR BSID-KUNNR 0C_CTR_AREA BSID-KKBER 0COUNTRY T001-LAND1 0DUNN_AREA BSID-MABER 0DUNN_KEY BSID-MSCHL 0DUNN_BLOCK BSID-MANSP 0DUNN_LEVEL BSID-MAHNS 0NETDUEDATE Calculated 0ITEM_NUM BSID-BUZEI 0FI_DOCSTAT Calculated 0INV_YEAR BSID-REBZJ 0INV_DOC_NO BSID-REBZG 0INV_ITEM BSID-REBZZ 0REF_DOC_NO BSID-XBLNR 0REF_KEY1 BSID-XREF1 0REF_KEY2 BSID-XREF2 0REF_KEY3 BSID-XREF3
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0DOC_NUMBER BSID-VBELN Sales Document 0PMNTTRMS BSID-ZTERM
0PYMT_METH BSID-ZLSCH
0FISCPER BSID-GJAHR and
BSID-MONAT 0FISCVARNT T001 – PERIV 0DEB_CRE_DC Calculated 0DEB_CRE_LC Calculated 0NETTERMS BSID-ZBD3T 0CREDIT_DC Calculated 0CREDIT_LC Calculated 0DSCT_PCT1 BSID-ZBD1P 0DSCT_DAYS1 BSID-ZBD1T 0DSCT_PCT2 BSID-ZBD2P 0DSCT_DAYS2 BSID-ZBD2T 0DSC_AMT_DC BSID- WSKTO 0DSC_AMT_LC BSID- SKNTO
0DISC_BASE BSID- SKFBT
0DEBIT_DC and 0DEBIT_LC
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AP Data Source 0FI_AP_4
Tables Used BSIK (Open Items), BSAK (Closed
Items) Mapping
Info Object Table(s) from R/3 and Field name
Description
0RC_ACCOUNT BSIK-SAKNR Reconciliation Account 0CLR_DOC_NO BSIK-AUGBL 0BLINE_DATE BSIK-ZFBDT 0AC_DOC_TYP BSIK-BLART 0DOC_DATE BSIK-BLDAT 0AC_DOC_NO BSIK-BLNR 0TXTLG BSIK-SGTXT 0PSTNG_DATE BSIK-BUDAT 0COMP_CODE BSIK-BUKRS 0POST_KEY BSIK-BSCHL 0LAST_DUNN BSIK-MADAT
0CLEAR_DATE BSIK- AUGDT 0CREATEDON BSIK-CPUDT 0REASON_CDE BSIK-RSTGR 0FI_DSBITEM BSIK-UPOSZ 0FI_XARCH BSIK-XARCH 0CHRT_ACCTS T001-KTOPL 0ACCT_TYPE Fix value ‘K’ 0FI_SUBSID BSIK-FILKD 0DEBITOR BSIK-KUNNR 0C_CTR_AREA BSIK-KKBER 0COUNTRY T001-LAND1 0DUNN_AREA BSIK-MABER 0DUNN_KEY BSIK-MSCHL 0DUNN_BLOCK BSIK-MANSP 0DUNN_LEVEL BSIK-MAHNS 0NETDUEDATE Calculated 0ITEM_NUM BSIK-BUZEI 0FI_DOCSTAT Calculated 0INV_YEAR BSIK-REBZJ 0INV_DOC_NO BSIK-REBZG 0INV_ITEM BSIK-REBZZ 0REF_DOC_NO BSIK-XBLNR 0REF_KEY1 BSIK-XREF1 0REF_KEY2 BSIK-XREF2 0REF_KEY3 BSIK-XREF3
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0DOC_NUMBER BSIK-VBELN Sales Document 0PMNTTRMS BSIK-ZTERM
0PYMT_METH BSIK-ZLSCH
0FISCPER BSIK-GJAHR and
BSIK-MONAT 0FISCVARNT T001 – PERIV 0DEB_CRE_DC Calculated 0DEB_CRE_LC Calculated 0NETTERMS BSIK-ZBD3T 0CREDIT_DC Calculated 0CREDIT_LC Calculated 0DSCT_PCT1 BSIK-ZBD1P 0DSCT_DAYS1 BSIK-ZBD1T 0DSCT_PCT2 BSIK-ZBD2P 0DSCT_DAYS2 BSIK-ZBD2T 0DSC_AMT_DC BSIK- WSKTO 0DSC_AMT_LC BSIK- SKNTO
0DISC_BASE BSIK- SKFBT
0DEBIT_DC and 0DEBIT_LC
Calculated
HR Data Source 0HR_PA_1 (Personnel Actions)
Tables Used PA0000, PA0302
Mapping
Info Object Table(s) from R/3 and Field name
Description 0EMPLSTATUS PA0000-STAT2
0ACTIONREAS MASSG from PA0000, PA0302 0ACTIONTYPE MASSN from
PA0000, PA0302
0EMPLOYEE PERNR from
PA0000, PA0302
0CALDAY BEGDA from
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HR Data Source 0HR_PA_BN_1 (Benefits)
Tables Used Uses the function module
HR_BW_EXTRACT_IS_BENPLAN Mapping
Info Object Table(s) from R/3 and Field name
Description 0BEN_AREA PA0171-BAREA
0BEN_PLAN T5UBU-BPLAN 0DEPCVRG PA0167-BPCAT
0PRGM_GRP1 PA0171-BENGR First programming grouping 0HICOMP PA0375-HICMP Highly compensated employee 0PLANCATEG T5UB1-BPCAT Plan category
0BEN_OPTION PA0167 PA0168 PA0377 fields BOPTI BCOVR LEVL1 0PLANTYPE T5UBA-PLTYP 0PRGM_GRP2 PA0171-BSTAT
HR Data Source 0HR_PY_1 (Payroll Data)
Tables Used Data is read from payroll cluster PCL2
and not from standard tables Mapping
Info Object Table(s) from R/3 and Field name
Description 0BUS_AREA WPBP-GSBER 0COMP_CODE WPBP-BUKRS 0COUNTRY_ID VERSC-MOLGA 0EMPLGROUP WPBP-PERSG 0HRPOSITION WPBP-PLANS 0JOB WPBP-STELL 0MAST_CCTRW WPBP-KOSTL 0ORGUNIT WPBP-ORGEH 0PERS_AREA WPBP-WERKS
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Material Movements (Stock initialization) 2LIS_03_BX
This replaces 2LIS_40_S278. it calculates valuated sales order stock.
Tables Used Filled only from stock tables and not from MSEG or BSEG
Mapping
Info Object Table(s) from R/3 and Field name
Description 0BATCH Stock table –
CHARG
0CUST_VEND From stock table (KUNNR)
0MATERIAL From stock table 0PLANT From stock table 0STOCKCAT Filled according to
stock
0STOCKTYPE Filled according to stock
0STOR_LOC Filled according to stock
0VAL_TYPE MCHA-BWTAR
Material Movements from Inventory Management 2LIS_03_BF
This replaces 2LIS_40_S278. it calculates valuated sales order stock.
Tables Used MSEG, MBEW
Mapping
Info Object Table(s) from R/3 and Field name
Description
0RT_PROMO MSEG-AKTNR
0VAL_CLASS MBEW-BKLAS
0DOC_DATE MKPF-BLDAT
0STOCKTYPE Filled by LIS 0STOCKCAT Filled by LIS
___________________________________________________________________________ © Genie Press 2006 39 0PSTNG_DATE MKPF-BUDAT 0COMP_CODE MSEG-BUKRS 0BWAPPLNM BW customizing 0MOVETYPE MSEG-BWART 0STOCKRELEV BW customizing 0VAL_TYPE MSEG-BWTAR 0PROCESSKEY BW Customize 0BATCH MSEG-CHARG
0MATMREA MSEG-GRUND Reason for goods movement
0BUS_AREA MSEG-GSBER 0COSTCENTER MSEG-KOSTL 0SOLD_TO MSEG-KUNNR 0WHSE_NUM MSEG-LGNUM 0STOR_LOC MSEG-LGORT 0STRGE_BIN MSEG-LGPLA 0VENDOR MSEG-LIFNR 0MATERIAL MSEG-MATNR 0DOC_NUM MKPF-MBLNR 0DOC_YEAR MKPF-MJAHR 0PROFIT_CTR MSEG-PRCTR 0DCINDIC MSEG-SHKZG 0PLANT MSEG-WERKS 0CO_AREA MSEG-KOKRS 0DOC_ITEM MSEG-ZEILE 0COORDER MSEG-AUFNR 0MOVE_PLANT MSEG-UMWRK
0INDSPECSTK MSEG-KZBWS Valuation special stock 0CPPVLC BW Customizing 0CPSVLC BW Customizing 0CPSTLC BW Customizing 0CPQUABU BW Customizing 0VALUE_LC MSEG-DMBTR 0QUANT_B MSEG-MENGE