What is 'opening criteria' in SAP EPM-BPC - Business Planning and Consolidation?

opening criteria - Overview

• Component: EPM-BPC

• Component Name: Business Planning and Consolidation

• Description: The rules that decide how and when an activity can be opened.

opening criteria - Details

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  Key Concepts: 
  Opening criteria is a feature of SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (EPM-BPC) that allows users to define the conditions that must be met before a data record can be opened for editing. This feature helps to ensure that only valid data is entered into the system. 
  
  How to use it: 
  To use opening criteria, users must first define the conditions that must be met before a data record can be opened. This can include things like the user's role, the type of data being entered, or any other criteria that is relevant to the data entry process. Once these conditions have been defined, they can be applied to any data record in the system. When a user attempts to open a record, the system will check to see if all of the conditions have been met. If they have not, then the record will remain locked and cannot be edited. 
  
  Tips & Tricks: 
  When setting up opening criteria, it is important to make sure that all of the conditions are clearly defined and easy to understand. This will help ensure that only valid data is entered into the system and that users are not able to bypass any of the criteria. Additionally, it is important to keep in mind that opening criteria can be changed at any time, so it is important to