Hello Everyone,
My intention for this discussion is to help provide the user community (and more selfishly me) with some ideas on the possible uses of this model within BPC. My organization is in the process of redefining our CAPEX model with the intention of making it a better management decision tool. Currently, our functionality is limited to:
- Basic Planning of Capital Expenses (i.e. Budget/AOP).
- Calculating Depreciation and loading this information to other models within the environment.
- No Actual Data loads to the model.
- No Balance Sheet, P&L, or Cash Flow functionality.
Assuming we all understand the concept of CAPEX planning, how is everyone using this model to enhance business capabilities? I'd like to hear anyone's opinions on the matter, and perhaps a recommendation of a company that uses this model effectively.
Some specific questions from me:
- Can this model function as a robust project tracking tool (tracking actuals vs budget vs forecast)? Has anyone used the model this way? Any hiccups with logic scripts/ABAP/transformation files?
- Can this model be effective at tracking assets and remaining useful life (accounting & functionally) with the proper use of the FLOW dimension and "Carry Forward" type rules?
- ETC
This is my first post, and I did try to search the community with varying results. Please let me know if there is some etiquette breach I'm unaware of.
Thanks for reading,
Tung