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You can enhance the bookmark functionality of your BW Web reports to obtain your preferred report layout without the need for additional drill-down or filtering. By adding JavaScript code to the bookmark properties, you can create a pop-up selection screen where you can choose the variables to display in your bookmarked BW Web report. Sample…...…

Normally, BW reporting users open a workbook from a BW role and then save the workbook to their favorites. In certain situations, it is helpful if the development team could automatically add a workbook to a user’s favorites. Learn a shortcut using a function module that adds a workbook to a user’s favorites without the…...…

SAP Design Studio 1.3 provides the ability to bookmark and personalize dashboards. The designer of the dashboard can integrate these additional functionalities into the design and give them to the consumers of the dashboard, providing them with a personalized viewing experience. Key Concept SAP Design Studio 1.3 gives designers the option to integrate the bookmarking…...…

SAP NetWeaver BI 7.0 has increased formatting options over SAP BW 3.5. Learn how to create custom workbooks in SAP NetWeaver BI 7.0. Also, find out about other enhancements, including creating company default workbooks for logos and corporate formatting. Key Concept New in SAP NetWeaver BI 7.0, are improvements to the concept of a customized…...…

Learn the process flow of characteristic-based forecasting (CBF) in SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization (SAP APO). Follow a step-by-step procedure to configure the master data, create CBF-relevant configuration, release the forecast at the characteristic level from demand planning, and interpret the results. Key Concept Demand Planning (DP) in SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization (SAP APO)…...…

Discover the best way to design reports to be published in SAP Business Planning and Consolidation and how to configure the publisher to generate the data snapshots that you need. Learn how to:• Create workbooks to be published• Configure the publication template • Use the wizard• Display the results Key Concept Book publication is a…...…

BW has a bookmarking feature that saves the navigational state of Web queries in the form of a URL. It is similar to the Favorites feature of Microsoft Internet Explorer, but does not work in the same way. Use the instructions and code in this article to make BW’s bookmarking function as easy to use…...…

SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization, demand planning allows a business to perform forecasting of their materials while considering all the factors that affect the demand. Demand planning is periodic and contains multi-step processes such as data gathering, statistical analysis, reviewing market intelligence reports, and performing adjustments against budgeted forecast to drive material requirements planning. SAP…

It’s a challenge to identify when a workbook or query was changed if many consultants are working on a project. You need that information when you are deciding which workbooks to transport. Learn about a method to monitor workbook changes. Key Concept In BW, it is important to have instruments for object monitoring. These tools…...…

Learn the process flow of an SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO) forecast with bills of material (BOM). Follow a step-by-step procedure to release a forecast and interpret the results. Key Concept Demand Planning (DP) in SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization (SAP APO) helps to generate forecasts based on historical values. Forecasting is generally done…...…