mahesh.bi.xi@gmail.com The presentation discusses an implementation of Integrated Planning ( SAP BI ) to develop a Budget Solution for Public Sector. The presentation highlights the marked improvements in Budget Entry process for the End-user . Also being discussed is a alternative printing solution for Formatted reports using BEx and VB Macros. The presentation was also presented at 2009 ASUG Virtual Education Summit with title "1001 BI 7.0 Upgrade from BW 3.5, Alternative Printing Solutions"

1. Budget Solution using Integrated Planning ( SAP BI ), Alternative Printing Solutions Mahesh Sharma

3. Budget Entry Before After Budget Entry is done by Executing the Planning folder using the SAP GUI. Budget Entry is available on Portal ( ESS )

5. Budget Entry – Justification Text ( Creation ) Before After Multi step process to add or edit an Justification to a Budget Request An in-line Justification Editor available on the Budget Entry page for easy creation and editing of Justification

6. Budget Entry – Justification Text ( Spell-Check ) Before After No provision of the Spell-Check for Justification entered Spell-checker embedded with the IE (browser) allow for the real time correction of Justification text being entered.

7. Budget Reports Before After Budget Reports are executed via BEx Analyzer. Budget Entry is available on Portal ( ESS )

8. Budget Reports – Justification Before After Justification Text is not present in the reports. The reports are primarily reporting the Budget Numbers The Portal Budget Reports are available with the Justification Texts

9. Budget Reports ( Printable ) Budget System Crystal Server Mobius A script on Crystal Server creates report and archive the reports to Mobius Before After The printable budget reports are being generated by Crystal Server and accessed by logging into the Mobius Server ( achieving solution ) Printable reports are availabe from Portal and executed as Workbooks using BEx Analyzer

10. Budget Reports ( Printable ) – Time Delay Before After Mobius being and archiving solution, fetching a report is time consuming. The reports are generated real-time based on selection of the Dept user which saves time.

11. Budget Reports ( Printable ) – Mass Printing Before After No option to do a mass printing for the Dept. Users. Each report needs to be fetched and printed individually One click printing of reports possible for the selection entered to the local printer attached.

12. Budget Reports ( Printable ) – PDF creation Before After In order to save copies of the Reports on local machine, each report needs to be fetched and saved individually. One click pdf creation of reports possible for the selection entered to the local printer attached.