Analytics with Business Context

Viewer (BCV)
Use
You can use the side panel of Business Context Viewer (BCV) to display analytic
information in a table or chart format. You can open the side panel from any one of the
planner's worklist queries, by choosing Additional Information.

We deliver predefined query views and BCV queries that are based on predefined
search connectors. The system uses the data that the queries return, and displays it in
a graphical format in the side panel. You can use the predefined query views, BCV
queries, and search connectors as they are, or as templates to serve as a basis for your
own queries and search connectors.

For more information about the predefined business content for eSPP, see SAP
Business Content for Business Context Viewer (BCV) in eSPP.

Prerequisites
To use Business Context Viewer (BCV) in Extended Service Parts Planning (eSPP),
you must have activated the following options:

 You must have activated business function FND, Business Context Viewer
Main Application (/BCV/MAIN).

 You must have activated the business configuration set (BC) set Content for
Business Context Viewer in SPP Planner's
Worklist (/SAPAPO/SPP_PW_BCV_CONTENT).

For more information about working with BC sets, see Business Configuration
Sets (BC-CUS) and SAP Note 669542 .

Features
The side panel provides information about the following topics:

 Alerts
 The query view displays an overview of the alerts (their type and number) that
exist for a particular product-location combination.

 Current demand and forecast

The query view displays information about forecast and demand in the current
and the previous forecasting period for a particular product-location combination.

 Forecast time series

The query views display information the forecast and demand history time series
by default for the past 12 months and future 12 months for a particular product-
location combination.

 Shortage overview

The query view displays an overview about the results of the shortage analysis
for a particular product-location combination.

 Stock overview

The query view displays an overview about different types of stock for a
particular product at a specific location and throughout the bill of distribution
(BOD).

More Information
For more information about BCV functions and configuration, see Business Context
Viewer (BCV).