Bulgaria is Switching to the Euro – What this Means for SAP BW Introduction Bulgaria will officially adopt the euro on January 1, 2026, a fixed conversion rate at 1 EUR = 1.9558 BGN will apply. That sounds simple, but in SAP BW it affects master data, key figures, currency translation logic, historical reporting, planning, and…
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ZPARTNER Devtoberfest 2025 Fokus, Austausch & Innovation Die Veränderungen in der SAP Analytics Welt beschäftigen uns bei ZPARTNER täglich. Da es im Projektalltag nicht immer einfach ist, sich intensiv mit neuen Technologien auseinanderzusetzen, haben sich einige Kolleg:innen für drei Tage zu unserem ZPARTNER Devtoberfest im Büro in Gröbenzell getroffen. Der Auftakt am Mittwochabend begann ganz entspannt – mit Pizza, Getränken und…
The Future of Planning in Excel: The SAP Analytics Cloud Add-in as a Strategic Frontend – Part 2/3: Data Validation In the first part of this series, we introduced the SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) add-in for Microsoft Office and positioned it as the strategic successor to Analysis for Office. We covered its modern architecture, seamless…
This Is the Way: Rethinking Analytics Orchestration with REST in SAP Datasphere (DSP) Introduction SAP Datasphere Task Chains have recently been enhanced with a new capability: the ability to add a REST API Step, as documented by SAP. This addition significantly expands the integration potential of Task Chains, allowing them to trigger or interact with external…
AfO vs. AfO for SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC): Similarities, Differences, and Which One to Choose With Analysis for Office for SAC, an exciting new possibility opens up: accessing data from the SAP Analytics Cloud directly in Excel and working with it flexibly. But where exactly are the differences compared to the well-established and similarly named…
SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) – Export native planning to SAP S/4HANA ACDOCP Introduction SAC native planning works best when its planning capabilities are integrated with backend systems like SAP S/4HANA, particularly the ACDOCP table, which serves as the central storage for ERP plan data. In this blog, I will show how to export native planning…
The Future of Planning in Excel: The SAP Analytics Cloud Add-in as a Strategic Frontend – Part 1: Introduction For many business users in finance and controlling, Microsoft Excel is more than just software — it’s the daily tool for analysis, reporting, and, above all, corporate planning. Its flexibility and familiar environment are unbeatable. But…
Reflections on BW Modernization and Its Implications for Planning in the Cloud Since the announcement of the Business Data Cloud (BDC) a few months ago, I’ve followed numerous discussions surrounding the topic of BW Modernization with great interest. Given my background in planning applications and analytics architecture, these conversations have sparked several ideas about how…
Planning the future with SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) – How and Why While my colleague Andreas already wrote a blog post about SAC Planning with BPC Live connection, this blog covers the part of Planning with SAC Native Planning and can help you decide when this type of application could be suitable for your needs….
How to – incrementing Versioning/Scenarios (in planning solutions using SAP BW) Versioning concept In many of my BW/SAC Planning projects, there are requirements for a versioning and scenario concept. Since there are several good ways to implement the Actual/Budget/Forecast and Time Component, there is often the requirement for an incrementing dimension. It can be called…