Since it is one direction, you can use what I call batch integration. (Unless the data is time critical that when you need real time integration)
By batch processing mean you will have a dump file that generated from SAP daily, hrly, weekly. (Depends on the reporting and update requirement)
Then by programming either API or SDK you can pick up that file and intergate the resource/material and actual $ into P3e where you can update the activity progress separately.
There is off the shelf product also enable you to do most of the above task without any tailor made development.
As a result, your P3e schedule will have all the actual expenses, cost, material delivery forcast automatically.
Of course, "$" - using this method you will looking @ 1/3 or even less of using Impress. If you need more info I can tell you a bit more details. PM me with your e-mail I can provide you a money saving solutions.
Alex
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Submitted by Sundeep Nijran on Mon, 2006-10-23 15:21
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21 years 1 monthRE: SAP into P3e ??
hi Sundeep,
i have a customer asked me this same question 3 days ago.
what they wanted to do is, get SAP FI actuals dollars for each PO (purchase Orders).
and update that into there current P3e plans.
that way the project managers doesnt need to jump into SAP to look at the actuals and to get a nice S-curve graphs etc.
this is what they used in the meantime.
- SAP export the data to CSV (excel format)
- they get this data and automatically loaded it into P3e, User Defined Fields UDF.
- when the UDF have the data for each activities, then they run a "global change" to update the actuals column with that UDF fields.
I have a movie on my website on explaining this methods more.
Vu Dang
http://www.dangcorp.com
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22 years 8 monthsRE: SAP into P3e ??
Sundeep
Since it is one direction, you can use what I call batch integration. (Unless the data is time critical that when you need real time integration)
By batch processing mean you will have a dump file that generated from SAP daily, hrly, weekly. (Depends on the reporting and update requirement)
Then by programming either API or SDK you can pick up that file and intergate the resource/material and actual $ into P3e where you can update the activity progress separately.
There is off the shelf product also enable you to do most of the above task without any tailor made development.
As a result, your P3e schedule will have all the actual expenses, cost, material delivery forcast automatically.
Of course, "$" - using this method you will looking @ 1/3 or even less of using Impress. If you need more info I can tell you a bit more details. PM me with your e-mail I can provide you a money saving solutions.
Alex
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19 years 1 monthRE: SAP into P3e ??
Hi Alex
SAP into P3e (uni Directional)
Modules of SAP are FI, CO
Level for P3e are not recreated in SAP . SAP is detailed for Materials and Expenses And Labour
Where as P3e Total Material, Expenses.
But WBS elements for labour .
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22 years 8 monthsRE: SAP into P3e ??
Sundeep,
My question is
What is the level of integration??
Bi-directional??
Which modual in SAP is your inteface point CO, IM, PS, PM??
Is all data in Primavera is going to replicate in SAP??
I can give you some direction/solution of how the integrate these system if you can provide a bit more information
Cheers
Alex