Steps to load Hierarchies into BPC

[Former Member]

Hi All

I am new to SAP BPC.I have the following doubts on BPC.

1.Can anyone let me know how to load hierarchies into BPC. If you have any links which explain this procedure its appreciated you pass on it to me.

2. Difference between Planning and Forecasting.

Thanks and Appreciate your quick response.

Thanks & Regards

ark

[SEdelstein · Accepted solution]

Hi Ark-

There is an excellent paper on how to load master data (including hierarchies) into BPC located at:

[https://wiki.sdn.sap.com/wiki/display/BPX/Enterprise%20Performance%20Management%20%28EPM%29%20How-to%20Guides|https://wiki.sdn.sap.com/wiki/display/BPX/Enterprise%20Performance%20Management%20%28EPM%29%20How-to%20Guides]

The article is titled: "How Tou2026 Automate BPC 7.0, version for the NetWeaver Platform Master Data Loads from BW to BPC".

Planning and Forecasting are business processes. Planning implies a process that is invoked to predict future performance. More typically businesses use the terms Budgeting and Forecasting to describe how far out in time a prediction is made. Budgeting is a process that delivers at least a full future year of performance expectations. Forecasting is very similar to Budgeting forward looking view; however forecasting is typically focused on the current year's performance. Forecasting will typically combine some actual values with a projection of the balance of the current year's anticipated results. Each customer may call these activities by their own internal naming conventions.

Regards,

Sheldon

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hello Sheldon

Thanks and appreciate your quick reply. Can you share docs on business processes like Planning, Forecasting and Budgeting so that I can have a clear understanding of those and if possible need some technical procedures for the processes.

Thanks & Regards

Ark