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An analytical key figure can be seen as a program for BPO dashboards to retrieve data from a specific data source type (connector) and a specific kind of data (key figure). Hence, an analytical key figure consists of a connector name and a key figure name in the following format: <technical name of connector>.<Technical name of key figure>

Example Example

“BPM_ACube.KPLE000110”

  • “BPM_ACube”: Connector for BW InfoCube of the Business Process Analytics application

  • “KPLE000110”: Technical name of SAP standard key figure Outbound Deliveries (overdue)

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The typical use case for BPO dashboards is to display the results for business-oriented key figures. In addition, various rather technical key figures are possible, for example, for interface monitoring or system monitoring.

If you are already running SAP Business Process Monitoring or SAP Business Process Analytics on your SAP Solution Manager, and you want to display the results of their data collectors (meanwhile over 800 delivered by SAP), you can use, for example, the following data collector types:

  • Backlog key figures: For example, number of overdue outbound deliveries

  • Throughput key figures: For example, number of outbound deliveries created.

  • Lead time key figures: For example, Lead Time: From Outbound Delivery creation -> Post Goods Issue (prev.day) [in days]

These key figures can provide data with several collector-specific characteristics (for example, plant, shipping point, delivery type, sales organization) and time-related characteristics (for example, calendar day, calendar week, calendar month, calendar year).

To define which data is retrieved and how the data is displayed, you create an analytical key figure instance (AKFI). To do this, specify the following:

  • What kind of data is displayed, for example number of overdue outbound deliveries: Assign the analytical key figure.

  • From which data source the data is retrieved, for example a table or BW InfoCube located on a certain system and client: Assign the connector instance that is associated to the data source.

  • How the data is displayed, for example, which parameters are on the x-axis and the y-axis: Select the characteristics for category and drilldown.

  • What kind of data is considered, for example, for which sales organizations the overdue outbound deliveries are displayed: Restrict the displayed data by setting filters on characteristics values.

Note Note

How an analytical key figure instances (AKFI) is displayed in the BPO dashboards depends also on the selected chart type when configuring the panel.

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Note Note

An analytical key figure instance can be reused in several panels.

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Prerequisites

The required connector instances are created.

Procedure

To create an analytical key figure instance, proceed as follows:

  1. In the SAP Solution Manager work center Business Process Operations, under Common Tasks, choose Manage BPO Dashboards.

    The Setup BPO Dashboard Web Dynpro application screen appears.

  2. Choose the Setup Analytical Keyfigure Instance tab.

  3. Choose Add.

    The Analytical Keyfigure Details screen is active.

  4. Enter a name. You cannot change the name after saving the AKFI.

  5. Enter a description. You use the description in the panel configuration.

  6. In the Analytical Keyfigure Repository Name field, select the analytical key figure from the repository. You cannot change the analytical key repository name after saving the AKFI.

    Note Note

    If the key figure exists in different data sources that are connected via different connector instances, there will be more than one entry for the analytical key figure. To find the key figure associated with the correct data source, see the prefix of the technical name.

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  7. Choose a characteristic for category, and optionally, a characteristic for drilldown.

    Which options are available depends on the chart type of the panel.

  8. To select the connector instance, choose the Select Connector Instance pushbutton.

    A window appears.

  9. Select the connector instance and choose OK.

You can set filters for the AKFI. For more information, see Set Filter.

For more information about how to create analytical key figure instances, see SAP Note 1819313: Additional Information for BPO Dashboards.