Migration of BW-BPS to BW

Integrated Planning
Authorizations

The authorizations that users require for BW-integrated planning are the same as the authorizations
required to analyze the data in a query. As well as the display authorization, users need the change
authorization.

Note
More information: Authorizations for BW Integrated Planning.

Lock Management

Lock management is new in BW Integrated Planning. It is also used by BW-BPS. You make the
relevant settings in transaction RSPLSE. For more information about settings that can be made, see
the information text for this transaction.

Data Modeling

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

InfoCubes
InfoObjects (characteristics and key figures)
Hierarchies

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

Planning Model Objects

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

BW-BPS BW Integrated Planning

Planning area InfoCube settings

Characteristic relationship Characteristic relationship

Data slice Data slice

Planning level Aggregation level

 BW-BPS BW Integrated Planning

Package Filter

Planning function Planning function

Planning layouts are replaced by input-ready queries.

Note
More information: Planning Business Data with BW Integrated Planning and Planning Modeler.

Creation of Planning Applications

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

Note
For more information about creating planning applications, see:

the BEx Analyzer documentation under Creating Planning Applications in BEx Analyzer

the BEx Analyzer documentation under Creating Planning Applications in BEx Web Application
Designer

For more information about manually creating plan data, see:

the BEx Web Application Designer documentation under Performing Manual Planning

the BEx Analyzer documentation under Performing Manual Planning and Functions for Manual
Planning

Retractors

In BW Integrated Planning, no new retractors are shipped.

In BW Integrated Planning, you can only use some of the retractors that are used in BW-BPS: You
can use any retractors that work according to the pull principle (COPA and Public Sector) without
changing them. You cannot use other retractors directly in BW Integrated Planning; retraction is only
possible using BW-BPS.

Status and Tracking System (STS)

If you use BW Integrated Planning, you can use the STS of BW-BPS.
 Note
To view the documentation for the concepts and tools for business planning with the previous
solution BW-BPS, go to http://help.sap.com/nw70 Application Help SAP Library SAP
NetWeaver SAP NetWeaver by Key Capability Information Integration: Key Areas Business
Intelligence BI Platform Business Planning Business Planning and Simulation (BW-BPS)
Status and Tracking System Integration of BW-Integrated Planning.