Administration Tasks for Analytical Services

The section below contains information about the tasks of a BW administrator in Analytical Services.

For more information about general administration in the BW system, seeSAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse.

Tasks

BW Integrated Planning

Tasks on Demand

The major administration tasks to be executed on demand are:

Tasks	Further Information
Settings for lock management	The common lock management of BW Integrated Planning and BW-BPS ensures that transaction data within a planning application is protected against changes by other users. You can make your own settings for storing these locks. They are described using selection tables. For more information, see SAP Reference IMG → SAP Customizing Implementation Guide → SAP NetWeaver → SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse → BW Integrated Planning → Settings for Lock Management (or transaction RSPLSE).
Release function modules for formulas	This activity allows you to specify which function modules can be called from the formula builder for planning. For more information, see SAP Reference IMG → SAP Customizing Implementation Guide → SAP NetWeaver → SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse → BW Integrated Planning → Release of Function Modules for Formulas.
Authorization maintenance	In the User Maintenance (transaction SUI01), you also have to assign the required authorizations for the various user types.

Tasks

Further Information

Settings for lock management

The common lock management of BW Integrated Planning and BW-BPS ensures that transaction data within a planning application is protected against changes by other users. You can make your own settings for storing these locks. They are described using selection tables.

For more information, see SAP Reference IMG → SAP Customizing Implementation Guide → SAP NetWeaver → SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse → BW Integrated Planning → Settings for Lock Management (or transaction RSPLSE).

Release function modules for formulas

This activity allows you to specify which function modules can be called from the formula builder for planning.

For more information, see SAP Reference IMG → SAP Customizing Implementation Guide → SAP NetWeaver → SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse → BW Integrated Planning → Release of Function Modules for Formulas.

Authorization maintenance

In the User Maintenance (transaction SUI01), you also have to assign the required authorizations for the various user types.

Tasks Performed Regularly

The following tasks are performed periodically:

Tasks	Further Information
Process chain maintenance	You can schedule planning sequences to be processed in the background as a step in a process chain (special process type Execute Planning Sequence). More information:Process Chain Maintenance. You can find an of the processes under Application Process.

Tasks

Further Information

Process chain maintenance

You can schedule planning sequences to be processed in the background as a step in a process chain (special process type Execute Planning Sequence).

More information:Process Chain Maintenance. You can find an of the processes under Application Process.

Analysis Process Design

Tasks on Demand

The major administration tasks to be executed on demand are:

Tasks	Further Information
Monitor analysis runs	You can monitor your analysis runs in the Analysis Process Monitor. For more information, see Job Overview inAdditional APD Functions.