SimpleFi Solutions offers the below pre-packaged solution to get you started with Planning and Consolidations Modernization. We offer both quick start programs and small-to-medium pre-packaged managed implementations. Reach out to contact@simplefisolutions.com for more information.
Business Problem and Proposed Solution:
- SAP Business Planning and Consolidations versions 10.0 and 10.1 are reaching end of maintenance
- Mainstream SAP Support for BPC MS: v 10.1 – 12/31 2022 ; v 10.0 – 12/31 2020
- Mainstream SAP Support for BPC NW: v 11.1 – 12/31/2024; v 10.1 – 12/31 2024; v 10.0 – 12/31 2020
- Older versions of BPC software have now become outdated and not meeting expectations
- Inflexible legacy planning and reporting processes have not adapted to business needs
- Centralized (CPM) planning and analytics solutions do not engage with all the key stakeholders; leaving Finance as a data collector instead of analyzer and value provider
- Excel based interface can be clunky and lack controls
- On premise solution does not align with company cloud objectives
- Solve With: SimpleFi’s Planning and Consolidations Modernization Program; including evaluation of
- SAP Analytics Cloud, Business Planning and Consolidations 11 for BW4/HANA, Group Reporting
- Quickly identify key areas to drive value; what can be leveraged from existing investment
- Performance issues or performance bottlenecks impacting value to the users and organization
Solutions Goals:
- Modernize SAP Planning and Consolidations platform utilizing SimpleFi’s standard conversion program
- Planning and Analytics
- Extend or replace planning and analytics functions with robust, modern functionality available in SAP Analytics Cloud
- Implement a flexible planning and reporting solution that can extend to the business
- One tool for all analytics, predictive and planning across SAP
- Improved performance on the HANA platform; Includes real time reporting capabilities on SAP
- Consolidations
- Standard evaluation process to help you find the right tool; cliff notes are below
- SAP Analytics Cloud = this can be your management consolidations, enterprise planning and analytics reporting tool; regardless of where legal entity consolidations is performed
- SAP BPC 11 = complex consolidations engine and ETL tool for companies without SAP S4/HANA or an SAP first strategy (can be on premise or platform as a service)
- SAP Group Reporting = complex legal consolidations and real time close on SAP S4/HANA
- Standard evaluation process to help you find the right tool; cliff notes are below
Conversion Options and Evaluation Cheat Sheet
Check out the below cheat sheet for customers migrating from older versions of the SAP BPC solution.
BPC MS
| Consulting Cost | License/ Hosting | ||
| 1. | Upgrade to BPC MS 10.1 – some limited web reporting enhancements but main benefit is extended maintenance through 2022 | $ | – |
| 2. | Migrate to BPC NW v 11.1 – additional up-front costs. But take advantage of performance enhancements on SAP HANA platform, SAP analytics Cloud integration and web enhancements. This option requires a cloud deployment though if you are not an SAP shop. Extends maintenance through end of 2024 at least | $$ | $$ |
| 3. | Implement SAP Analytics Cloud – for planning, analytics and management consolidations | $$$ | $ |
BPC NW
| Consulting Cost | License/ Hosting | ||
| 1. | Upgrade to BPC NW 10.1 – some web reporting enhancements versus 10.0; support through 2024; BW 7.4 or BW 7.5, HANA or other database | $ | – |
| 2. | Upgrade to BPC 11 – take advantage of performance enhancements on SAP HANA platform, SAP analytics Cloud integration and web enhancements; requires BW4HANA | $ | $ |
| 3. | Implement SAP Analytics Cloud – for planning, analytics and management consolidations | $$$ | $ |
| 4. | Implement Group Reporting – for S4 HANA customers requiring more complex, real time legal consolidations | $$$ | $ |
SAP Cloud License Conversion Program for SAP Analytics Cloud
What is it?
- SAP License credit that applies to on-premise maintenance fees towards SAP Analytics Cloud (or another SAP cloud subscription) license purchase
- On premise maintenance could include SAP BPC, SAP BOBJ
- Will not apply to SAP BPC hosted on the cloud
- Available for your next contract renewal period
How do I take advantage of this program?
- Reach out to SimpleFi or talk to your SAP account executive
Or watch the below webinar recording for more information.