EzyPlan is often compared to functionality that comes
standard with SAP. Below is a comparison of EzyPlan to
the specific SAP functionality that EzyPlan is compared
to by customers and users.
Topic
|
OIW
|
BW
|
Interactive Excel
|
EZYPLAN
|
| Purpose |
Geared towards the
extraction of data from SAP for reporting purposes |
SAP’s Data Warehouse Solution |
Upload / Download to specific SAP planning
transactions |
To provide a simple
an efficient mechanism to transfer data to and from
SAP from within an Excel framework |
| Functionality focused on |
Reporting |
Information Management and Business Planning |
Planning |
Reporting and Business Planning |
| Background |
Early version of Bex Analyser |
SAP Data Warehouse Solution |
Integration solution between SAP and Excel |
Integration solution between SAP and Excel |
| Approach to using |
Use Excel as a front-end to reporting |
Use BW as a front end to information management
and business planning |
Use Excel as a front-end to planning |
Use Excel as a front-end to planning and basic
reporting |
| Uploads to |
No upload capability |
BW Info Cubes |
R/3 Modules one transaction at a time |
R/3 Modules to multiple transactions simultaneously |
| Downloads from |
R/3 Tables |
BW Info Cubes |
R/3 Tables one transaction at a
time |
R/3 Tables for multiple transactions
simultaneously |
| Error Management |
No error processing included |
Standard within the product |
Limited |
Standard within the product |
| SAP Configuration Requirements |
Medium |
Significant |
Medium |
Minimal – some
Required for Profit Centre and GL modules |
| Product Configuration Required |
Depends on requirements, but once
established require minimal maintenance |
Significant |
Medium |
Minimal |
| Implementation Requirements |
Minimal |
Depends on requirements, but can
be significant |
Medium |
Minimal |
| Integration Approach |
Uses Microsoft’s OLE approach |
Uses BAPI’s |
Uses Microsoft’s OLE Approach |
Uses RFC (BAPI’s for COPA) |
| Known Limitations |
Limited to LIS and Report Painter
as data sources |
No practical limitations |
Can only process one SAP at a time |
EzyPlan is limited by the planning
types that have been delivered so far |
| Future Direction |
Not supported after 4.5B |
SAP Strategic product |
Only available in 4.6c |
Available for all releases of SAP
after 3.0f |
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