1. Data Not Updating in Reports (EPM/Analysis for Office)
Your planner enters data in an input schedule, but the value does not appear in the report after refresh. How do you investigate the issue (work status, data slice, locking, logic, aggregation)?
2. Script Logic Not Triggering
A custom script logic file is supposed to run after user input but no values are calculated. How do you troubleshoot DM package settings and logic execution sequence?
3. Performance Issue in Data Manager Package
A Load Transaction Data package takes 30 minutes instead of the usual 5. What steps do you take to diagnose performance (transform, conversion, server logs)?
4. Incorrect Aggregation in Report
A regional report shows incorrect totals for hierarchy nodes. How do you check member formulas, dimension properties, hierarchy updates, and BW aggregations?
5. Planning Lock Conflicts
Multiple users cannot plan simultaneously because work status is locked. How do you resolve work status, data slices, and document locking issues?
6. BPC Embedded vs Standard Decision
The client wants driver-based planning with real-time BW integration. How do you decide between BPC Standard and Embedded?
7. Delta Load Failure from ECC
ECC → BW → BPC delta loads are failing due to missing timestamps. How do you redesign the delta mechanism?
8. Consolidation Not Eliminating Intercompany Transactions
IC elimination is not working even though matching IC codes exist. How do you debug business rules, matching methods, and elimination logic?
9. Currency Translation Issues
Local currency data does not translate correctly into group currency. What checks do you run on rate types, FX tables, and conversion logic?
10. Ownership Model Incorrect
The ownership percentages are not changing after new relations are entered. How do you troubleshoot ownership manager and business rule validations?
11. Audit Trail Missing for User Inputs
You need to track who changed values at what time. How do you configure data audit and reporting?
12. Custom Logic BADI Not Executing
A planning scenario requires a FOX/BADI logic but the BADI does not execute. How do you debug through ABAP and BPC runtime logs?
13. Work Status Not Moving to Submitted
A user cannot change work status from “Open” to “Submitted”. How do you check ownership, user rights, and BPF settings?
14. BW Cube Data Not Visible in BPC
Data exists in BW ADSO but does not appear in BPC reports. How do you troubleshoot mapping, transformation, and inbound/outbound layers?
15. BPF Not Continuing to Next Step
A Business Process Flow step is completed but the next step does not activate. What checks do you perform?
16. FOX Formula Giving Incorrect Results
A FOX formula is producing wrong values during planning. How do you debug step-by-step logic and temp variables?
17. Forecast Copy Overwrites Existing Data
A forecast cycle copy package overwrites the previous forecast version. How do you design version-specific planning and locking?
18. Dimension Member Does Not Appear in Input Schedule
A newly added dimension member is not visible to users. What checks do you run on access rights, hierarchies, and dimension processing?
19. Consolidation Package Takes Too Long
A consolidation run now takes 1 hour instead of 10 minutes. How do you analyze performance (BW cube size, BADI, business rules)?
20. EPM Formatting Broken After Transport
Formatting in EPM reports breaks after transporting from Dev → QA. What steps do you take to migrate EPM formatting correctly?
21. Planning Comment Not Saving
Users enter comments on cells, but comments disappear after refresh. How do you troubleshoot comment storage and technical settings?
22. Data Slice Preventing Input
Users can’t enter data in certain months. How do you identify which data slice or characteristic relationships are blocking write access?
23. Real-Time Consolidation Requirement
Customer wants real-time consolidation without running a package. What Embedded BPC features do you configure?
24. Integration with SAC Planning
You need to integrate BPC with SAC Planning for hybrid planning. How do you decide between Import, Live, and Hybrid models?
25. Transport Issues After Moving to Production
A transport moved successfully but some BPC objects didn’t appear in Production. How do you resolve object dependencies and carry out delta transports?