SAP BPC, it’s OK
March 21, 2018

SAP BPC, it’s OK

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Software Version

Microsoft Edition

Overall Satisfaction with SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)

We primarily use BPC as the consolidation and external reporting software. We have a basic planning implementation to support reporting. Data entry is primarily integrated from ECC with some topside entries made by corporate at the business level. Plans are entered at a business level directly into BPC via forms or pulled in from ECC.
  • Use of data sources allows easy identification of data origin. Ex: ECC, manual entry, management adjustment entry, ICC elimination, etc...
  • Reporting is generally fast if best practices are used to avoid performance hits.
  • There are a lot of BPC experts available to implement and provide training.
  • BPC out of the box is a blank slate and requires system development to be implemented. Generally will need to hire consultants to build and train your organization.
  • Many people are not familiar with multidimensional databases like BPC so there is a learning curve.
  • Our implementation of BPC has successfully met our objective to replace an end of life software package we used previously for consolidations and reporting
It really depends on your implementation, if you are doing simple mapping of accounts it can be very straightforward. If you are doing complex mappings it can be VERY complex.
SAP Business Warehouse, SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform
Well suited for organizational use as a planning tool that is integrated to the consolidated results. Can be implemented in such a way as to leverage driver-based planning methods and predictive analytics. Not well suited to organizations that are not willing to change their planning processes.

SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation) Feature Ratings

Long-term financial planning
8
Financial budgeting
8
Forecasting
8
Scenario modeling
8
Management reporting
8
Financial data consolidation
8
Journal entries and reports
8
Multi-currency management
8
Intercompany Eliminations
8
Minority Ownership
8
Local and consolidated reporting
8
Detailed Audit Trails
8
Financial Statement Reporting
8
Management Reporting
8
Excel-based Reporting
8
Automated board and financial reporting
8
Personalized dashboards
8
Color-coded scorecards
8
KPIs
8
Cost and profitability analysis
8
Key Performance Indicator setting
8
Benchmarking with external data
8
Flat file integration
8
Excel data integration
8
Direct links to 3rd-party data sources
8