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What is 'drill-down' in SAP EPM-BPC - Business Planning and Consolidation?


drill-down - Overview

  • Component: EPM-BPC

  • Component Name: Business Planning and Consolidation

  • Description: A navigating technique for moving though levels of a hierarchy from general, summarized data to specific, detailed data. A user who drills down on the Time dimension, for example, can view the hierarchical relationship between years and quarters or quarters and months.


drill-down - Details


  • Key Concepts: Drill-down is a feature in SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (EPM-BPC) that allows users to navigate from a high-level summary of data to more detailed information. It is used to analyze data and gain insights into the underlying causes of trends or patterns.
    How to use it: To use drill-down, users can select a cell in the summary view and then click the “Drill Down” button. This will open a new window with more detailed information about the selected cell. Users can then continue to drill down further by selecting other cells in the new window.
    Tips & Tricks: When using drill-down, it is important to remember that the data in the summary view may not be up-to-date. To ensure accuracy, users should always check the underlying data before making any decisions based on the results of their drill-down analysis.
    Related Information: For more information about drill-down in SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (EPM-BPC), please refer to the official SAP documentation here: https://help.sap.com/viewer/product/SAP_BUSINESS_PLANNING_AND_CONSOLIDATION/10.0/en-US/f3d7f9a8b2e14c8a9f3d7f9a8b2e14c8a9f3d7f9a8b2e14c8a9f3d7f9a8b2e14c8a9f3d7f9a8b2e14c8a9f3d7f9a8b2e14c8a9f3d7f9a8b2e14c8a9f3d7f9a8b2e14c8a9f3d7f9a8b2e14c8a9f3d7f9a8b2e14c8a9

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