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Planning in AO: Add new line with compounded characteristics

September 1, 2014, 9:02 pm
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Hi everyone,

 

I am trying to migrate an integrated planning application from web template 7.x based to Excel based using the Analysis for Office solution.

I have an input-ready query in which the characteristics filter has fixed constant values for Sales Org and Dist.Channel already.

When I append a new line of planning data with a compounded characteristics (e.g. MAT_SALES material sales) , it foreces me to enter the completed compounded key (i.e. <sales org>/<dist.channel>/<material no.>) in AO; whereas in web template, I am able to key in the material no. only.

 

Considering the user-friendliness, is there anyway to configure the AO Excel/Input-ready query such that I don't need to enter the full key of compounded characteristics in the way like web template?

 

PS: my BW platform is 7.31 and AO version is 1.4 SP8.

 

Thanks,

KC

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Multiple sheets on one datasource

September 12, 2014, 4:43 am
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Hi there Analysis experts.

 

How can we use the same datasource in different sheets in SAP Business Objects, edition Analysis for Office.

Apparantly it is possible in Analysis for Olap, and of course in WEBI.

But we seem unable to find that information in Analysis for Office.

 

Our customer has a workbook with 8 different worksheets using the same datasource/query.

She is meeting performance issues with this report. 

If she runs the bex query only once in a new report, she has no issues on performance.

 

 

Best Regards

 

Ingrid Husby

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Connect to Bex query after logging into Web service

September 12, 2014, 8:47 am
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Hello experts,

 

After logging into the web service, I see connections for all HANA and BW infoProviders.

If I click HANA OLAP connection, I see the "next" button. If I click connections to BW InfoProviders, the "Next" button is grayed out, I only have "OK" to click which takes me to the infoProvider.

 

I know if I choose "Local System", I can log into BW and find BEx queries.

 

Is this by design? Can't we get list of Bex queries under the connection we highlight somehow?

 

Thanks.

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Avoid showing technical names when asking for Query Variables

September 15, 2014, 3:51 am
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Hi experts,

 

I have some analysis that take data from a query.

 

When refreshing data the selector for variuables appear, and shows the technical name and the text for every variable.

 

I just want to show the text.

 

Is this possible? And how? I cannot find the way.

 

Thanks a lot!

Artur.

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MS Analysis 1.4.7 - Workbook Does Not Open from BI

August 1, 2014, 11:55 am
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I have an Analysis Office work book based on BW Query. Created the workboook and saved to BI platform

 

Now I am unable to open the workbookfrom BI launchpad. Whenever i clicks, it saves to local and not able to open it simple throws error

 

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Unable to open Excel

 

Attached the log files

 

 

We are using:

 

 

Analysis Office 1.4.7

 

 

BW 7.01

 

 

Excel 2010

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Analysis Office on HANA Scenarios - ASUG Webcast

September 15, 2014, 1:54 pm
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This was a webcast today with SAP's David Stocker.

 

The usual SAP legal disclaimer applies that things in the future are subject to change

 

New roadmaps are coming at Las Vegas SAP TechEd && d-code

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Figure 1: Source: SAP

 

BW supports of all BEx queries, calculated/restricted measures, structures, all types of variables, special OLAP functions, runtime currency conversion, variable merge and unmerge, full hierarchy support, and compact axes as of Q3 2014

 

In Q4 SAP plans to release in November Analysis Office 2.0

 

Convergence with Live Office is not in immediate timeline; SAP is working on EPM client

 

A future direction for Analysis Office to store and run on HANA and where HANA is acting as BIP/BW

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Figure 2: Source: SAP

 

Figure 2 covers the EPM for BPC server

 

There is a convergence strategy with Analysis Office & EPM the speaker said they are not there yet

 

There is a NetWeaver Planning model in BW 740.  The next step comes in Analysis Office 2.0 to implement a core framework with both apps installed together.

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Figure 3: Source: SAP

 

Native means connecting to the HANA backend up until 1.4 using the ODBC connection.  Customers for security reasons can’t use ODBC.

 

With Analysis 2.0 you can do http or https connection to backend to be used for Cloud with the BICS on client on backend

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Figure 4: Source: SAP

 

Figure 4 shows how to define a local connection in Analysis Office 2.0: Use context menu and insert host name, port

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Figure 5: Source: SAP

 

Figure 5 shows HANA /Analysis Office supported features, including scaling factor support

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Figure 6: Source: SAP

 

Level based hierarchies can’t have multiple parents; this also applies to Design Studio

 

SAP note 2038663 is a general BICS on Hana limitation which also applies to Design Studio

 

The speaker said “any limitation here also applies to Design Studio”

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Figure 7: Source: SAP

 

BIP is the recommended platform

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Figure 8: Source: SAP

 

SAML ticket is the same mechanism that Design Studio uses in the BI Platform to Hana scenario

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Figure 9: Source: SAP

 

The best practices are also the same for Design Studio

 

Build smaller, more dedicated calc views, easier for when user comes in contact with query

 

Part 2 is coming, focusing on Design Studio with Question & Answer

 

Related:

Consider attending SAP TechEd && d-code .  Join ASUG for the ASUG SAP TechEd Pre-conference HANDS-ON: SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.1, SAP BW and SAP BW on SAP HANA – All in One Day, October 20th.  This includes exercises for Analysis Office and SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio. Register today

 

Also see:

Stay Ahead : Attend TechEd && d-code – Win Big SAP BI BusinessObjects HANA Hands-on Sessions

 

Next week David Stocker is presenting BI on Excel Update and Roadmap at the ASUG SAP Analytics BusinessObjects Conference. See Predictive Analysis and Analysis Sessions a ASUG SAP Analytics BusinessObjects Conference

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Impossible to use SAPGETDATA function from an intermediary level of a hierarchy with a cell reference.

September 3, 2014, 4:53 am
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Hi Gurus,

 

 

 

It is impossible to use SAPGETDATA function from an intermediary level
of a hierarchy with a cell reference.

 

 

When I open completely a hierarchy node I manage to get the bottom level
using a cell reference.

 

 

But I cannot do the same thing from a level above.

 

 

I attach screenshots.

 

Best regards,

 

Thierry Chiret

 

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BO Analysis for Excel – How to connect to SAP BW

September 16, 2014, 2:13 am
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Hi Gurus,

We recently upgrade to BO 4.1 (from 3.1).  And want to start to use Analysis for Excel.

 

We are little unclear how to connect from Analysis for Excel to SAP BW 7,3.

From Analysis select “Select Data Source” Then get a pop-up “Logon to SAP BussinessObjects BI Platform” with User, Password and Web Service URL.  All those are blank.  For the Web Service URL there is a message “Error while checking availability of SAP BussinessObjects BI Platform system”

 

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If choose “Skip” then get SAP Logonpad and can log on to BW.  From there I can choose the BW queries directly.

 

What is the best practice to connect from Analysis for Excel to SAP BW?

Is it not possible to connect to the BO server?  And choose OLAP connection from there to connect to BW?

If so, is something missing in our setup?

 

Regards,

Reynir

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How to do conditional formatting between two columns in excel

September 16, 2014, 4:04 am
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Hi Experts,

 

I want to do conditional formatting between actual cost and plan cost column of excel, you can see screen shot of query data in excel.

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Here I want to conditional formatting like, if actual cost is less than with plan cost then I want to show actual cost in red color.

Please help me to solve this issue.

 

 

Best Regards

Nilesh P

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Analysis for Office Offline Planning - Integrated Planning

September 16, 2014, 1:24 pm
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I am using Interated Planning with Analysis for Office 1.4 v8 and I would like the ability to be able to retrieve real-time data from my data source, save the data offline in Excel and make planning changes in the key figures open for input without being connected to BW and at a later time re-establish my connection and upload the changes I made offline. Below are the steps I am performing.

 

1. Establish Connection in Analysis for Office to Enterprise BW.

2. Pull up query with the latest real-time information from it's data source.

3. Save the data in Excel on a local drive, for use at a later time when system access is not available (e.g. on an airplane).

4. While away from the office the user will access the query results saved locally on laptop and enter Planning Data in the key figures open for input and re-save the file locally.

5. When the user is back in the office they are able to upload/save the values they maintained offline in the input key figures into the data target/real-time cube.

 

Currently I am able to perform steps 1-4 with no issues. In step 5 when I open the file the only way I can reconnect to the to Enterprise BW is to click the 'Refresh All' button in the Analysis ribbon. When I do this all the data in the spreadsheet is refreshed with data from the data source and the values I entered while offline are overwritten. What is the best solution to accomplish this requirement?

 

If I use the LogOn API in step 5 instead of the 'Refresh All' button will it refresh the data as well once the connection is established or will I be able to connect to BW and save the entries I made offline?

 

 

Cheers!

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Performance issues in BO analysis for MS office

September 17, 2014, 11:31 am
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Hi Experts,

 

We are facing severe performance issues in the production BO server. The sequence of steps that are followed are as follows:

 

Open Microsoft Excel --> Analysis --> Select Work Book --> Search For a Report, the browser issues NOT RESPONDING it hangs and times out. Sometimes after a long wait results are displayed. Please Let us know how we can resolve this issue. Thanks.

 

Regards,

Krishna

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Excel locks when trying to close AO/Excel session

September 17, 2014, 3:54 pm
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Hi everyone,

 

I am new to SCN. :-)

 

I am using the Analysis for Microsoft Excel 1.4 SP08. Every time I close Excel when AO is activated, Excel locks up and has to restart:

 

 

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I am using MS Excel Professional Plus 2010 (32 bit) on a Windows 7 (64 bit) OS. This problem also occurs when using previous service packs.

 

I hope someone has an answer for this! It is very frustrating for myself and our users.

 

Thank you!

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Analysis edition for office scheduling error

September 18, 2014, 1:24 am
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Hi Experts,

We are on

BI 4.1 SP1

Analysis edition 1.4.3

 

Created analysis edition for office report based on BEx query.

Saved into BI Platform.

Tried to schedule using CMC. received following error.

Help me.

 

 

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Thanks,

Rajendra

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Hierarchy Long Text -> Missing functionality?

September 18, 2014, 2:56 am
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Dear all,

 

during evaluation of all features within AO we found one issue, regarding the display of long texts in a hierarchy and I wonder whether you experienced the same issue or whether you have a workaround for me:

 

Scenario:

- we are using a reporting hierarchy, based on an info object

- for all levels of the hierarchy in BW, you are able to maintain a short, medium and long text

- the info object itself only stores a short text as description

 

In BEx 3.5 I was able to apply different display setting independently on the hierarchy nodes and on the info object, so I was able to report the hierarchy node as long text and the info object as short text.

 

In AO (and even in BEx7??) it seems that the display behavior of the hierarchy is completely based on the underlying info object. If the info object only stores short text, the hierarchy can as well only be displayed as short text.

 

Can anyone confirm this display behavior?

 

Thanks,

Andreas

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How to customize an custom set ?

September 18, 2014, 3:02 am
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Hello,

I'd like to customize a specific layout in Analysis for excel.

I saw it was possible to change the standard style but I don't understand how to do it.

For example, I'd like to change colour according hierarchy level.

How to change all theses levels in one clic ? 

Thank you for your answer.

Regards,

Nicolas

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Analysis: How to open a query in display mode and switching to input ready via macro?

August 8, 2014, 3:28 am
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Hi everybody,

 

for our customer we created a simple planning sheet with Analysis in MS Office 2010.

Everythink works fine but we do not want the workbook to open the query in change mode.

The user should be able to switch to change mode using a button on the sheet.

Unfortunately we need to set on the Design Panel the mark to open the query in the input ready mode.

So first user blocks all others. Settings special filters or authoriziation is not an option here.

 

Opening the workbook only in display mode and trying to switch to change mode using

 

Application.Run("SAPExecuteCommand", "PlanDataToChangeMode")

 

does not work.

 

I get a result 14, "Command PlanDataToChangeMode is not enabled".

 

How can I enable the command, without using the Design Panel?

 

Best regards

 

Daniel

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BI on Excel Roadmap - ASUG BusinessObjects Conference Update

September 23, 2014, 5:26 am
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The usual Legal Disclaimer applies that things in the future are subject to change.  SAP presented this at yesterday’s ASUG BusinessObjects Conference.  My notes are not complete as the hotel experienced AV issues so we didn’t see any slides 25 minutes into the presentation.

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Figure 1: Source: SAP

 

Figure 1 shows the options today with Excel and SAP data sources.

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Figure 2: Source: SAP

 

SAP said it took time to work on table formatting

 

For Analysis Office, they wanted to reach the point to close the BEx gap list

 

With third party access to your data source, it is never completely right

 

SAP has decided to update Live Office

 

SAP cannot give a timeframe on Analysis Office connection to universes

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Figure 3: Source: SAP

 

Figure 3 shows ongoing work/updates to Live Office.

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Figure 4: Source: SAP

 

UNX support for Live Office will be available by end of Q2

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Figure 5: Source: SAP

 

Figure 5 covers the unified planning model.

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Figure 6: Source: SAP

 

Figure 6 shows the convergence time line

 

The speaker also mentioned the "Concept of Unified Excel client as part of Design Studio/Lumira story" and to learn more at TechEd next month.

 

Related:

Stay Ahead : Attend TechEd && d-code – Win Big SAP BI BusinessObjects HANA Hands-on Sessions

Join SAP at the end of October for Reporting & Analytics 2014 INTERACTIVE conference - register here

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Launch Query Designer not working in AFO 1.4.8

September 22, 2014, 2:37 pm
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We had version 1.4.5 of Analysis for office and the Launch Query Designer was working.

We have Bex Query Designer 7.3 support package 3 revsion 699.

 

We now installed AFO 1.4.8 to get some other bugs fixed and now we can't open the Query Designer.  The line is greyed out.

 

What happened?

 

Patty

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Merging Variables/Prompt in Analysis for Office PowerPoint

September 23, 2014, 7:18 am
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Hi,

 

does anyone know if it is possible to merge variables/prompts in Analysis for Office PowerPoint? In Excel you have the option under the components tab of the Design Panel but what about PowerPoint? I have several Queries in a PowerPoint presentation and they all use a variable for FiscPer so i got an unnecessary long prompt screen. Any option in Analysis to make it easier for the User without the need of coding a Macro?

 

Thanks and regards,

André

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Analysis office to Design studio not working with Charts

September 22, 2014, 3:27 am
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Hi Experts,

 

I have a requirement that i want the charts from analysis office 1.4 to design studio 1.3 .

All the filters,Crosstabs and conditional formatting is  working fine except charts.

 

i am getting the issue that :

An exception occurred in one of the data sources.

 

SAP BI Add-in has disconnected all data sources.   If you want to restart, press the Restart button below. (ID-111006)

 

 

Thanks for your reply.

 

Regards,

Srikanth konakandla.

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