10 Things IHAB January 2023 Aaron Benner CONFIDENTIAL – NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION 10 Things 1. BPC batch loading, requires loads to be in synch with ECC & BI data – Monthly data, not daily – Not real-time 2. Data Redundancy: – Master data not in synch with ECC automatically – BPC requires frequently adding accounts and cost centers during month end close which have been created in ECC – Transaction data recopied from BI into BPC 3. 4. Currently only set up for group currency, no legal or transactional (or plant profitability) view Data model issues: – Requires loading first to CONSOL then to FINANCE = duplicate data warehouses within BPC – Concatenation of prefix and company code to create uniqueness (“CO_5180”) 2 CONFIDENTIAL – NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION 10 Things 5. BPC infrequently used, only 2 users – No planning features being used, only consolidation 6. BPC is being deprecated (~10+ years old) – S/4 companies are moving to Group Reporting as replacement 7. Currently required to reconcile ECC to BI to BPC CONSOL to BPC FINANCE – we would be adding a 5th point of failure with OneStream 8. RPA solution utilized in BPC monthly run frequently fails (UIPATH) – Expensive license for one solution, overseas technical resources required 3 CONFIDENTIAL – NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION 9. Monthly Fin. Close - UIPath automation often fails, due to complex Data Wrangling BPC Master data update Clear BPC FINANCE excl ADJ Start Data Push SAP Troubleshoot and correct errors BI Package link Data Push (CONSOL clear excl MANUAL) Yes No Receive a Warning? BPC FINANCE Refresh BPC TB w/o MANUAL in Excel Download TB Clear BPC FINANCE excl ADJ No Do they match? Yes Go to page 3 4 CONFIDENTIAL – NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION 10. Temporary Solution Temporary Solutions, unless you think about the future to fix them, will become permanent. “There is nothing more permanent than a temporary solution.“ Milton Friedman 5 CONFIDENTIAL – NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION Recommendations • Build on ECC with OneStream, must utilize XXXDirectConnect • Reduce number of reconciliation points to DW’s 6 CONFIDENTIAL – NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION
