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Function documentationAnalytics with Business Context Viewer (BCV)

 

You can use the side panel of Business Context Viewer (BCV) to display analytic information in a table or chart format. You can open the side panel from any one of the planner's worklist queries, by choosing Additional Information.

We deliver predefined query views and BCV queries that are based on predefined search connectors. The system uses the data that the queries return, and displays it in a graphical format in the side panel. You can use the predefined query views, BCV queries, and search connectors as they are, or as templates to serve as a basis for your own queries and search connectors.

For more information about the predefined business content for SPP, see SAP Business Content for Business Context Viewer (BCV) in SPP.

Prerequisites

To use Business Context Viewer (BCV) in Service Parts Planning (SPP), you must activate the following business functions:

  • SCM-APO-SPP, Service Parts Planning 1 (SCM_APO_SPP_GEN_1)

  • FND, Business Context Viewer Main Application (/BCV/MAIN)

For more information, see SCM-APO-SPP, Service Parts Planning 1.

You must have activated the business configuration set (BC) set Content for Business Context Viewer in SPP Planner's Worklist (/SAPAPO/SPP_PW_BCV_CONTENT). For more information about working with BC sets, see Business Configuration Sets (BC-CUS) and SAP Note 669542Information published on SAP site.

Features

The side panel provides information about the following topics:

  • Alerts

    The query view displays an overview of the alerts (their type and number) that exist for a particular product-location combination.

  • Current demand and forecast

    The query view displays information about forecast and demand in the current and the previous forecasting period for a particular product-location combination.

  • Forecast time series

    The query views display information the forecast and demand history time series by default for the past 12 months and future 12 months for a particular product-location combination.

  • Shortage overview

    The query view displays an overview about the results of the shortage analysis for a particular product-location combination.

  • Stock overview

    The query view displays an overview about different types of stock for a particular product at a specific location and throughout the bill of distribution (BOD).

More Information

For more information about BCV functions and configuration, see Business Context Viewer (BCV).