What is exception reporting in SAP BW-BEX - Business Explorer?

SAP Term: exception reporting

• Component: BW-BEX

• Component Name: Business Explorer

• Description: Highlighting of deviating and critical objects for a query. Deviations from defined threshold values exceptions are highlighted in a different color or annotated with symbols so that unusual deviations from the expected results can be seen at a glance.

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• Key Concepts: 
  Exception reporting is a feature of the BW-BEX Business Explorer component of SAP software. It allows users to quickly identify and analyze data that does not meet certain criteria. This helps users to identify potential problems or areas of improvement in their data. 
  
  How to use it: 
  To use exception reporting, users must first define the criteria they want to use for their analysis. This can include numerical values, dates, or other parameters. Once the criteria is set, the system will automatically identify any data that does not meet the criteria and display it in a report. 
  
  Tips & Tricks: 
  When setting up exception reporting, it is important to make sure that the criteria you set is appropriate for your analysis. If the criteria is too broad, you may get too many results and miss important details. If the criteria is too narrow, you may miss important data points. 
  
  Related Information: 
  Exception reporting can be used in conjunction with other features of BW-BEX Business Explorer such as drill-down analysis and graphical displays. This allows users to quickly identify and analyze data that does not meet certain criteria and then take further action based on their findings.