SAP BW und Business Data Cloud: Jetzt umsteigen oder noch warten? In der sich schnell entwickelnden Welt von SAP Analytics stehen viele SAP BW Kunden vor einer entscheidenden Frage: Jetzt auf die SAP Business Data Cloud (BDC) setzen oder noch bei bestehenden BW-Lösungen bleiben? Die Antwort darauf ist komplex – sie hängt stark vom derzeitigen…

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Reflections on BW Modernization and Its Implications for Planning in the Cloud Since the announcement of the Business Data Cloud (BDC) a few months ago, I’ve followed numerous discussions surrounding the topic of BW Modernization with great interest. Given my background in planning applications and analytics architecture, these conversations have sparked several ideas about how…

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How to – incrementing Versioning/Scenarios (in planning solutions using SAP BW) Versioning concept In many of my BW/SAC Planning projects, there are requirements for a versioning and scenario concept. Since there are several good ways to implement the Actual/Budget/Forecast and Time Component, there is often the requirement for an incrementing dimension. It can be called…

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How to – Custom Status management in SAP BW / SAP SAC with aDSOs (using BW-IP / BPC) Status Management – Introduction In BW there is often the need to track the status of a process. This can be a planning process or a regular data load/working process. In this Blog, I will show how…

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Generating and Importing Synthetic Sales Data Using ChatGPT, Python and Excel – A Step-by-Step Guide  In today’s data-driven landscape, access to high-quality, varied, and seasonality-aware datasets is crucial for training forecasting models, performing data analysis, and conducting simulations. However, real-world data is often incomplete, unavailable, or limited in scope. This is where generating synthetic data,…

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Transfer RSTT Traces between systems with RSDATA SAP RSTT (Recording System Trace Tool) is important for performance analysis in SAP BW systems. However, RSTT traces, CATT traces, and associated job data cannot be transported directly between systems, presenting challenges in multi-system landscapes. RSDATA provides an effective solution, enabling trace transfers across environments. This guide details…

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Planning Architecture with and without SAP Business Warehouse (BW) Introduction Several customers are currently reconsidering their planning architectures. If you are one of those, this blog might be interesting for you. Let’s start with some building blocks you will find in almost every planning application: In case a Business Warehouse is already established for reporting…

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BW/4HANA: Plädoyer für die InPlace Konvertierung  Situation  Die Uhr tickt. Die Wartung für 7.5 BW-Systeme (BW7x) endet im Jahr 2027 bzw. 2030. Es wird zunehmend dringlich, für jedes BW-System eine klare Zukunftsstrategie zu entwickeln. Die Zeit des Zögerns ist aus meiner Sicht vorbei, da SAP mittlerweile Klarheit darüber geschaffen hat, wie es mit BW/4HANA (BW4)…

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Challenge SAP Analytics Cloud is getting more important within SAP Landscape when it comes to visualizing data from the customer ecosystem. With that there is also a major increase in user administration and management. Especially if you want to synchronize your BW Roles with a SAC Team to easily maintain the rights to a functional…

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DSAG Positionspapier: BW/4HANA 2.0 Im Rahmen der DSAG Technologietage wurde das, aufgrund der aktuellen Produktentwicklungen überarbeitete und aktualisierte, Positionspapier der DSAG: BW/4HANA 2.0 vorgestellt. Unter der Mitarbeit von #ZPARTNER Stefan Witteck gehen die AutorInnen der Frage nach, warum bisher wenige SAP-BW Kunden eine Migration nach BW/4HANA durchgeführt haben und beschäftigen sich mit den aktuellen Entwicklungen…

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