sap business configuration sets (bcsets) overview

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BusinessBusiness Conf igurat ionConf igurat ion SetsSets

Marc Oliver SchaeferMarc Oliver SchaeferSAP AGSAP AG

SAPAG 2002, Marc O. Schaefer, BCBC--SetsSets 2

What areWhat are BC Set s?BC Set s?

BC SetBC Set typestypes

ObjectsObjec ts

Ac t i va t ionAc t i va t ion of BC Set sof BC Set s

Usage scenar iosUsage scenar ios


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ObjectsObjec ts




Br ief ly : BC Sets areBr ief ly : BC Sets are

snapshots ofsnapshots of

Customiz ing se t t ingsCustomiz ing se t t ings

Business Conf igurat ion SetsBusiness Conf igurat ion Sets -- Def in i t ionDef in i t ion

A Business Conf igurat ion Set is a set of Customiz ing set t ingsA Business Conf igurat ion Set is a set of Customiz ing set t ings

Which are grouped according to logical, business managementWhich are grouped according to logical, business management

criteria to a unitcriteria to a unit

For documentary, quality assurance and reFor documentary, quality assurance and re--use purposesuse purposes

Which is independent of the original Customizing tables/viewsWhich is independent of the original Customizing tables/views

Which is accessible across the system landscapeWhich is accessible across the system landscape


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Custom izing Set t ing At t r ibu tesCustom izing Set t ing At t r ibu tes

Customiz ing va lues can be g iven a t t r ibu tesCustomiz ing va lues can be g iven a t t r ibu t es

Two types of attributes:Two types of attributes:

Restricting CustomizingRestricting Customizing

Certain Customizing must not be changed by subsidiariesCertain Customizing must not be changed by subsidiaries

This set of settings is defined by global headquartersThis set of settings is defined by global headquarters

Subsidiaries cannot change these settings in local system (repaiSubsidiaries cannot change these settings in local system (repairs arers are

possible)possible)

Fix attribute is only active in activation systemFix attribute is only active in activation system

Flexible Customizing productionFlexible Customizing production

BC Sets can only be created in a running systemBC Sets can only be created in a running system

Org. units in global and local systems may differOrg. units in global and local systems may differ

Option to change these values during activationOption to change these values during activation


Payment due on 00/05/03



BusinessBusiness func t iona l i t yfunc t iona l i t y t ot o bebe

per formed by t heper formed by t he SAP Syst em ...SAP Syst em ...

Bill

BC SetBC Set forfor Mi les tone B i l l ingMi les tone B i l l ing

...

Define Billing Plan Types

...

Define and Assign Date Categories

000 | TA | 01

Assign Billing Plan Types to Sales Document Types

000 | TAO | I | 01

000 | WKC | I | 01

Assign Billing Plan Types to Item Categories

...

Billing Plan

Billing

Sales

...

Sales and Distribution

Financial Accounting

...

Implementation Guide

. . .and...and i t si t s Customiz ingCustomiz ing

representa t ionrepresenta t ion


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Customiz ing representa t ionCustomiz ing representat ion

Copy

BC Set

IMG Activities

Customizing Settings Attributes

Milestone Billing


...

Define Billing Plan Types

...

Define and Assign Date Categories

000 | TA | 01

Assign Billing Plan Types to Sales Document Types

000 | TAO | I | 01

000 | WKC | I | 01

Assign Billing Plan Types to Item Categories

...

Billing Plan

Billing

Sales

...

Sales and Distribution

Financial Accounting

...

Implementation Guide






Bill

BusinessBusiness func t iona l i t yfunc t iona l i t y t ot o bebe

per fo rmed by theper formed by t he SAP Syst em ...SAP System .... . . and... and i ts Customiz ingi ts Customiz ing

representa t ionrepresenta t ion

BC Set

IMG Activities Customizing Settings

Attributes

Milestone Billing


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Advantages of BC Set sAdvantag es of BC Sets

ValuableVa luab le add i t iona ladd i t iona l Customiz ing in format ionCustomiz ing in format ion (At t r ibu tes )(At t r ibu tes )

SimpleSimple cons is t ency check scons ist ency c hecks (Cross(Cross --Sys temSys tem ViewerV iewer ))

Simpl i f iedSimpl i f ied rere --useuse ((Ac t i va t i onAc t i va t i on))

F lex ib leFlex ib le ad jus tmentad jus tment ofof prepre --def ined Customiz ingdef ined Customiz ing (Var iable(Var iable

ac t i va t i onac t i va t i on))

Qu ickQuick ava i lab i l i t yava i lab i l i t y of bugof bug --f i xesf ixes by uploadby upload and downloadand download

IndependenceIndependence f romfrom actua l Cus tomizingac tua l Customiz ing

Secure impor tSecure impor t ofof Customiz ingCustomiz ing ((by separat ion f rom ac tua lby separat ion f rom ac tua l

Customiz ingCustomiz ing ))

BusinessBusiness --o r ien ted packag ingor ien ted packag ing ofof cus tomiz ingcus tomiz ing




ObjectsObjec ts




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BC SetBC Set TypesTypes :: OverviewOverview

Sim ple BC SetSimple BC Set

Hierarc hica l BC SetHierarc hica l BC Set

BC Set f romBC Set f rom

t ranspor t requestt ranspor t reques t


BC SetBC Set TypesTypes : Sim ple B C Set: Sim ple B C Set

Table 3

Table 2

Table 1

Values in theValues in the

SAP SystemSAP System

Table 4

BC Set

IMG Activities Customizing Settings

Attributes

Milestone Billing


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BC SetBC Set TypesTypes :: H ierarch ica lH ierarch ica l BC SetBC Set

Level 1Level 1

Level nLevel n

Level 3Level 3

Level 2Level 2


BC SetBC Set TypesTypes : BC Set: BC Set f rom t ranspor t requestf rom t ranspor t request

+ Attributes

Customizing Tables

BC Set

Transport Request

SAPSAP--SystemSystem


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ObjectsObjec ts




The Custo miz ingThe Custom iz ing FrameworkFramework

Customizing tables

Customizing tablesView Maintenance & IMG

View Maintenance & IMG

Activity Log

Activity Log

Transport

Transport

BC Set

BC Set

Customizing

Cross-System

Viewer

Customizing

Cross-System

Viewer


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ObjectsObjec ts in BC Set sin BC Set s

Customiz ing da ta can be c ap turedCustomiz ing da ta can be c ap tured in BC Setsin BC Sets

Objec ts w h ich you cannot pu t in toOb jec t s wh ic h you cannot pu t in to BC Set sBC Sets

MasterMas ter da t adata ::

MasterMaster data cannot be recorded withdata cannot be recorded with BC Sets.BC Sets.

MasterMaster data is not alloweddata is not allowed in BC Sets because it could overwrite criticalin BC Sets because it could overwrite critical

datadata

Transac t ion da taTransac t ion da ta ::

BC SetsBC Sets are not intendedare not intended toto contain transaction datacontain transaction data

Reposi toryReposi tory ob jec tsob jec ts ::

BC SetsBC Sets are not intendedare not intended toto contain Repositorycontain Repository ObjectsObjects




ObjectsObjec ts




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Distr ibut ion of BC SetsDistr ibut ion of BC Sets

Transport Request

BC Set Upload/Download

BA


Di f ferences Betw eenDi f ferences Betw een Transpor tTranspor t RequestRequest and B C Setand B C Set

B

Customizing RequestCustomizing Request

BC SetBC Set

A


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ObjectsObjec ts




Global Rollout

Development anddelivery of

preconfigured

systems (BestPractices)

FDA Validation/

Customizing

documentation

Customizing

Upgrade

Quick installationof demo systems(Sales/Marketing

Events)

Customizing

Distribution inmySAP.com

BC Set sBC Set s AreasAreas ofo f UsageUsage

CustomizingVersioning

Customizing

deliveryindependent ofrelease cycles

Easy re-use of

customizing

Definition of IMG/

process relationships


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BC Sets an d Val idat io nBC Sets a nd Val idat ion

ToTo assureassure FDAFDA compliancecompliance,, changeschanges inin customizing havecustomizing have toto bebe

recordedrecorded andand documented preciselydocumented precisely

Case StudyCase Study GlaxoSmithKlineGlaxoSmithKline

Validation ofValidation of customizingcustomizing waswas delivered by paperworkdelivered by paperwork, i.e., i.e. screenshotsscreenshots

ofof customizing were incorporated intocustomizing were incorporated into a MS Worda MS Word filefile andand documenteddocumented..

Individual documentsIndividual documents ofof that type could comprisethat type could comprise up toup to severalseveral

hundredshundreds ofof pagespages

NewNew procedureprocedure waswas establishedestablished inin closeclose coco--operation withoperation with SLMSLM

developmentdevelopment

SoftwareSoftware modificationmodification SAPSAP

Complete traceabilityComplete traceability ofof customizing changes throughout thecustomizing changes throughout the systemsystem

landscapelandscape

Compare functionCompare function inin thethe BC SetBC Set transaction allows youtransaction allows you toto compare alreadycompare already

archivedarchived BC SetsBC Sets with customizing tableswith customizing tables toto identify changesidentify changes


FDA (US Food & Drug Adm inist rat ion )FDA (US Food & Drug Adm inistra t ion)

Activate the automatic recording in BC Sets

Maintain BC Sets: ->Utilities ->Activate customizing recording

User parameter CP15 (X)

User creates a new BC Set (for every table)

Set up a naming convention for the BC Set name

Starting with Z or Y

Include eg project, area and/or IMG activity

Versioning

Change the BC Set(s) to take over the content

Role: BC Set validator (SAP_BCS_VALID)

Display and create BC Sets (no changing or deletion)

Add documentation (no creating or changing)


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GlobalGlobal ro l loutro l lout Centra l System Approach (1)Centra l System Approach (1)

Development

LocalLocal

ConsolidationConsolidation

LocalLocal

ProductionProduction

Country 3Country 3

Country 2Country 2

Country 1Country 1

BC SetBC Set

ActivationActivation

Central DevelopmentCentral Development

SystemSystemLocalLocal

DevelopmentDevelopment

Template /

BC Sets


GlobalGlobal ro l loutro l lout Centra l System Approach (2)Centra l System Approach (2)

Global Development/Global Development/

Client IndependentClient Independent CustCust..

LocalLocal

ConsolidationConsolidation

LocalLocal

ProductionProduction

Country 3Country 3 -- DevelopmentDevelopment

Template DevelopmentTemplate Development



BC SetBC Set

ActivationActivationClientsClients

Central DevelopmentCentral Development

SystemSystem


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Benef i tsBenef i ts

BusinessBusiness Conf igurat ionConf igurat ion SetsSets enhancedenhanced

CoverageCoverage of IMGof IMG

CreationCreation processprocess

Documentation functionalityDocumentation functionality

ActivationActivation

Growing user communityGrowing user community

Increasing numberIncreasing number ofof usage scenariosusage scenarios


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