Migration of BW-BPS for BI Integrated Planning 

Authorizations

The authorizations that users require for BI Integrated Planning are basically the same authorizations they require for the analysis of data in a query. In addition to the authorization for displaying data, the authorization for changing data is also required in the analysis authorizations.

For more information, see Authorizations for BI Integrated Planning.

Lock Management

Lock management is new in BI Integrated Planning; it is now also used by BW-BPS. You make the relevant settings in transaction RSPLSE. For more information about possible settings, see the information text for this transaction.

Data Modeling

In BI Integrated Planning, the objects used from the Data Warehousing Workbench are the same as those used in BW-BPS. Migration is therefore not required for the following objects:

●     InfoCubes

●     InfoObjects (characteristics and indicators)

●     Hierarchies

Note that transactional InfoCubes are now referred to as real-time InfoCubes.

Objects for the Planning Model

Objects that you created for BW-BPS in the planning workbench (transaction BPS0) must be migrated to the new objects in the planning modeler. Once any necessary remodeling is complete, you must create the objects as new objects in the planning modeler. You can use the old objects as templates. The objects of the planning model correspond to each other as follows:

BW-BPS	BI Integrated Planning
Planning area	InfoCube settings
Characteristic relationship	Characteristic relationship
Data slice	Data slice
Planning level	Aggregation level
Package	Filter
Planning function	Planning function

Planning layouts are replaced by input-ready queries.

For more information, see Modeling Planning Scenarios.

Creation of Planning Applications

One significant concept change affects the interface. Planning layouts, planning folders, and Web interfaces cannot be migrated. The functions must be rebuilt using the tools from the BI suite: the BEx Query Designer, the BEx Web Application Designer, and the BEx Analyzer.

For more information, see Creation of Planning Applications and Performing Manual Planning.

Retractors

In BI Integrated Planning, no new retractors are shipped.

You can only use the retractors used in BW-BPS under certain conditions in BI Integrated Planning: you can use any retractors that work according to the pull principle (COPA and Public Sector) without changing them. Other retractors cannot be used directly in BI Integrated Planning; a retractor is only possible using BW-BPS.

Status and Tracking System (STS)

If you use BI Integrated Planning, you can use the STS of BW-BPS.

For more information see Integrating BI Integrated Planning.