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This range is one of the EVDRE ranges. It makes it possible to define which cells a user only wants to retrieve values. The cells are designated as read-only.

Input schedules have all the same features as BPC reports, but additionally, they have a special flag that allows authorized users to enter and submit data to the database.

Journals are used to record and make adjustments to data in the database. This is typically done as part of the month-end or quarter-end process. Journals consist of a header and detail information.

A Legal consolidation process is a financial process and allows to show the assets, financial position and income of a group as if the group were a single enterprise. To achieve this, all effects on the consolidated financial statements arising from goods and services and financial dependencies between the internal trading partners must be eliminated.

This function allows users to define formulas that perform calculations with special requirements on Planning and Consolidation dimension members and data.

Dimension formulas are MDX calculations linked to a specific dimension (i.e. account) maintained together with the dimension members and properties. Dimension formulas are not stored in the database but retrieve on refresh time of the report.

A model (V10) is a set of dimensions. It is a functional unit used for a particular purpose. It is comparable with an application. As from version 10, a SAP BPC application is called a model and is the equivalent of a cube.

Measures define how the data are displayed within the application. In a YTD application, data are submitted year-to-date (i.e. Consolidation application) whereas in a Planning application, the data are submitted and stored in periodic format.

Leading provider of Predictive Analytics solutions that SAP acquired in September 2013. KXEN technology extends predictive analytics tools beyond data scientists to line-of-business users and analysts in the workplace by automating key modeling and analytical tasks and enabling faster deployment and adoption.

An operating expense, operating expenditure, operational expense, operational expenditure or OPEX is an ongoing cost for running a product, business, or system. Its counterpart, a capital expenditure (CAPEX), is the cost of developing or providing non-consumable parts for the product or system.