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Open Excel File from PAPM Cloud in Analysis for Office

2025-03-11T13:14:51.531000+01:00

Dear all!

I am currently working with PapM cloud and I am trying to figure out how to Open an Excel Analysis for Office file (saved on a workbook and based on a query in BW4) from the PAPM cloud (like in Papm on-premise using query function). I was wondering if anyone could provide any guidance for this topic.

Best regards

Daniela C.

Top-Down Distribution Receiver Problem(CO-PA)

2025-03-12T09:27:16.541000+01:00

Hello everyone,

I am doing the top-down example in J55 scope item exactly. But the system gives an error that it cannot find a receiver. What is the reason for this? Can you please explain in detail how the sender and receiver basis works.

How to automate the deploy some PAPM processes

2025-04-01T11:04:31.725000+02:00

Dear PAPM expert,

every quarter we have to depoly and distribute 380 PAPM processes template and It's done manually now. We would like to automate this activity :Is It possible? Is there a program in order to do it?ù

Any help is appreciated.

Thank you.

Best Regards.

Stefano B.

Error while importing Sample Content PaPM /NXI/P1_IMPORT

2025-04-03T07:52:51.330000+02:00

Hi everyone.

We have updated PaPM On-Premise to SP23. When I try to download new environments and versions, I get errors:

What could be the problem? The combinations are correct.

PaPM Freeze -Transfer Price Issue

2025-04-16T14:12:51.783000+02:00

We’ve loaded the A25 TP Freeze file and expect the articles to be frozen at the prices specified in the file. However, some articles are showing double the expected transfer price.

For all price lists, some articles have doubled prices.

Could you please provide your inputs?

SAP Profitability and Performance Management SAP Profitability and Cost Management

SAP PaPM Cloud: Client-Side Simulation for process parameters used in a modeling function

2025-05-05T16:05:05.118000+02:00

Dear Community,

I am trying to determine how to implement a client-side simulation script for the following scenario:

Consider this function:

The complex selection script for the second level consists of these rules:

R0001: WHERE DRIVER_SPESE_LIQ = :I_SPESE_LIQ
R0002: WHERE DRIVER_SPESE_AMM = :I_SPESE_AMM
R0003: WHERE DRIVER_SPESE_ACQ = :I_SPESE_ACQ

Therefore, the result of the top-level rule, "From," is dependent on three parameters defined in the process: :I_SPESE_LIQ (e.g., RISERVA_MAT), :I_SPESE_AMM (PREMI), and :I_SPESE_ACQ (RISERVA_MAT)

This function influences the outcome of an allocation function, for which I have created the following report:

In this report, the expenses on the right side are distributed to TAR1 and TAR2 (on the left side), based on the values of the three parameters mentioned earlier shown in the center.

How should I write the client-side script to observe how the expense distribution changes when I modify the parameters, such as:

:I_SPESE_LIQ = LIQUIDAZ (previously RISERVA_MAT)
:I_SPESE_AMM = PREMI (remains the same)
:I_SPESE_ACQ = LIQUIDAZ (previously RISERVA_MAT)

So the expected results is to see the report change like this:

When I change the parameters in the report section and apply the changes, nothing happens. The "Simulate" button is unusable unless I provide a script in the "Client-side simulation" panel.

Could someone please assist me with this?

Thank you

Best regards

Daniela C.

Best Practices for Managing Master Data Across Scenarios in SAP PaPM (Pillar 2 Use Case)

2025-05-12T22:26:50.818000+02:00

Hi Community,

We are currently working on a Pillar 2 implementation in SAP PaPM and have encountered a challenge regarding the handling of subsidiary master data across multiple process instances (scenarios).

Our requirement is the following:

The list of subsidiaries should be maintained in a central master table (editable only by authorized users).
When a new process instance is created, this master list should be automatically loaded into the instance-specific input table.
The user should be able to make changes to the data (e.g., modify validity, add/remove companies) within their scenario, without impacting the master list or other scenarios.
Each new scenario must always start from the original master list, regardless of changes made in other instances.

We would like to hear how others have handled this - especially:

How do you technically ensure that each new scenario fetches the master data without affecting or being affected by previous ones?
How do you structure your tables and functions to prevent overwriting or duplication?
Any lessons learned or pitfalls to avoid?

Looking forward to your thoughts and experiences!

#sappapm

How to properly connect SAC to PaPM On-Prem with the PaPM API and use SSO

2025-07-30T15:20:19.906000+02:00

Dear experts:

I have a requirement to connect SAC to an On Premise PaPM instance using the PaPM API and it must use SSO as part of the connection.

Suffice it to say, Paul Simon knows 50 ways to leave your lover, and I have found 50 so-called solutions to my problem, but none of them work.

Has anyone been able to do what my requirement is asking for? Again, the PaPM instance is on premise and the user wants to use multiple functions in SAC for PaPM. We can get it to work with a static user and password, but even with all the setup work completed as per several blogs, the connection will not work.

To integrate s4hana public cloud with sap PaPM system

2025-08-11T21:57:19.124000+02:00

Hello Team,

I have to integrate S4HANA Public Cloud with SAP PaPM system.Please share the exact document or SAP Video through which i can do the needful.

Thanks in advance,

Ahmed

Unable to stop the edit of particular key figure column in an editable query in PaPM Cloud Standard

2025-08-26T12:23:09.729000+02:00

Suppose we create an editable query & for one particular key figure column say unit price in the query we make the editable as 'No', expected behaviour is that for this column, it should not be allowed for the end user to edit but observed behaviour is that it still allows the user to edit this column since the whole query is made as editable. How do we handle such a situation where within the same query , we want the user to edit certain key figure & not modify certain other key figures. This behaviour is observed in PaPM Cloud Standard model.

Universal Allocation - How to determine results on Profitcenter level

2025-09-26T13:09:00.192000+02:00

Dear experts,
with regard to universal allocation I understood that in context of Profitcenters, it is not possible to allocate amounts between Profitcenters with Primary / Secondary GL accounts respectively cost elements.
I think in ECC it was possible to use these accounts types for assessments / distributions (3KE5/4KE5) between Profitcenters as well.

My question is:

If I have for example 3 operating Profitcenters which represent product groups and one additional "corporate function" profitcenter which has all costs assigned from cost centers like admin, R&D etc., how can I allocate these costs to the operating Profitcenters? Should this be done with allocation cycles that use account type N? Because I think it is not efficient to split all these corporate function cost centers into cost centers that are assigned to corresponding Profitcenters for each product group (e. g. admin cost center is divided into admin cost center product group A // admin cost center product group B // admin cost center product group C).

It would be great to get your input here to have a feasible approach without inflate cost center structures.

Thanks a lot and best regards,

Max

How to implement parallel processing on a join function in an SAP PaPM on premise environment

2025-11-13T23:30:37.751000+01:00

How can we implement parallel processing with partitioning on a join function or an allocation function in SAP PaPM model? I know that we can implement the parallel processing on a RFC's that we consume in a PaPM model, by marking the functions to run with the partitions we create in the PaPM environment. How can we do the same for a standard PaPM join function or allocation function? Marking these join function and allocation function with the partition that we create in the environment does not work. Please advise, if anyone has any experience in it

How to check the SAP PaPM version installed in my system ?

2025-11-18T14:59:44.098000+01:00

Hi all,

Kindly guide me as to from where can I check the version of SAP Profitability and Performance Management component installed in my system. I tried to check via SAP GUI. SAP GUI >>System>>Status . But I am getting the below screen. The SAP GUI version is 770.

Your help will be highly appreciated.

Regards,

Beena J

Event Log in PaPM Cloud Standard Model

2025-11-21T15:21:24.303000+01:00

Hi Team,

I have seen that we have event log feature in Universal Model to track who has made what changes to an editable query & when. However, the same is not available in PaPM Cloud Standard Model. Any suggestions how we can implement it here?

SAP PaPM: how to write the USER into a column

2025-11-25T08:34:14.771000+01:00

Dear community,

I am relatively new to PaPM and I encountered an issue I was not able to solve on my own.

I found out how to write the timestamp and the run id into a colunn (:l_main_fid_start_timestamp & :l_run_id). But how can I write the USER into a column?

Any help is much appreciated!

Cheers,

Katharina

Perform Asset Posting with SAP PaPM

2025-12-04T13:44:06.595000+01:00

Dear community,

I am working on a SAP Profitability and Performance Management model which generates as output lines to be posted as asset postings (document type
My idea was to use the remote function adapter with the standard Finance General Ledger Items function using the BAPI_ACC_DOCUMENT_POST BAPI, but I am struggling to set it right, even by passing additional attributes by mean of the extension2 values.

The test that I set up has to produce one document, with type AA, having two distinct line items: one with account type 'A' (asset) and one with account type 'S' (G/L account).

This is how I am filling the header and GL areas:

Header
Document Type: AA
Posting Date: 04.12.2025
Document Date: 04.12.2025
Company Code: XXXX (one company code defined in the system)
User Name: my username

Line Item 1 (the one to be the document type A)
WBS: a valid wbs element ID
Transaction type: 145
Asset Number: a valid asset number (with zero left padding)
Asset subnumber: 0000
Asset Transaction Type: 100
Account Type: A
Tax Code: a valid tax code
Currency: EUR
Amount: 1000

Line Item 2 (the one to be the document type S)
WBS: a valid wbs element ID (same as line item 1)
GL Account: a valid GL account
Account Type: S
Tax Code: a valid tax code (same as line item 1)
Currency: EUR
Amount: -1000

The values highlighted with purple color are those sent to the BAPI via the extension2 values. When I run the function I get the error: "Required field G/L account was not transferred in parameter ACCOUNTGL". The error refers to the line item 1, but the asset posting should not require a GL account on the account type 'A' as it should be automatically derived.
However, to try overcoming this error I saw online that some people using the same bapi, directly from abap, are filling the G/L account parameter with the asset number itself. I tried doing the same but then the following error comes out: "G/L account <asset number> is not defined in chart of account XYZ".

With a developer we also tried hard coding the posting keys to 70 (debit asset) for line item 1 and 50 (credit entry) for the line item 2, but it didn't change the outcome.

Did anyone also faced the same issue before, or has any experience with asset posting through BAPI_ACC_DOCUMENT_POST that could help overcoming this block?

I am available to provide any further detail.

Thank you in advance and best regards,
Francesco

Usage based billing_ Apportionment of revenue to the employees

2025-12-12T12:39:32.811000+01:00

Hi all,

We want to use usage based billing for one of our requirements. Service units drives the billing. There will be time entered by employee who is working on this project like travel, AMC, maintenance etc. There could be multiple employees working on this project. We want to track the revenue to the employee and post it to respective employee profit centers.

Reason: Revenue generated by an employee is a key KPI.

We have seen cost postings are happening when time is entered, but WIP or billed revenue is not apportioned to employee or posted to employee profit center.

Any help on this, much appreciated.

Regards

Sai

COPA Custom field creation through Fiori

2025-12-14T08:16:30.558000+01:00

Want to create a COPA character through Fiori and report in Market Segment plan and actual report , All the notes available are not having good information to create and activate the requirement.

SAP Profitability and Performance Management

2026-01-21T13:40:59.905000+01:00

Dear Experts !

I would like to know:
1. SAP PaPM On-Premise and Cloud Certification Codes.
2. SAP PaPM On-Premise Material in English "PAPM10_EN_Col10". It's in other languages but not in English.
3. SAP PaPM exclusive SAP Learning Rooms (community + tutors)

It would be great if you share the requested links.

Regard's

Sri

SAP PAPM - Disable "Erase data" for End users

2026-02-13T11:44:21.371000+01:00

Hi Masters,

When end users are adjusting some data, is there an option to restrict/disable "Erase data" feature found in Tool->Manage data.
This is important for us to ensure the end users are not deleting the data.