What is difference acdocp table with other tables in s4 hana
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The new ACDOCP table became available in the S/4HANA 1610 release without any fanfare from SAP. In fact, ACDOCP was just the first step to provide a full integration between planning and actuals. More than a year after its release, this new feature still on baby steps in terms of functionality, but even now, after taking into account a number of factors, using ACDOCP can proportionate good advantages in a S/4HANA context.
Is it for me?
In a nutshell, using ACDOCP now, is a future oriented decision. Obviously, it is not wise to base any design on a roadmap that is not yet fully apparent, however in some special cases the reward can present itself in the short term. What I can confirm is that for my situation it made all the difference to use ACDOCP, short and long term:
Both options, ACDOCP or BW, would require customised development
This was not a forecasting solution. We were loading data from different planning platforms
My master data for plan was the same as actuals
In some situations planning customers for instance, had to be created in the customer master
My plan data was available via HANA views(SDAs)
It could be easily read via BW or ABAP layer, but it was the next point that turned the game pro-ACDOCP
As part of a Central Finance implementation, we had already built dozens of objects to be used in master data mappings, derivations and conversions for actuals (ABAP).
We were looking to leverage those objects for plan as well, avoiding duplications and inconsistencies in rules, mappings and also dual maintenance
Although, these objects could also be used in BW, it would require many additional mappings between the BW and ABAP layer
We were also implementing RTC – Real-time Consolidation, which makes it easier to get plan data from ACDOCP.
Advantages
If you need to summarise why you would use ACDOCP in one word – the word is consistency. Not just in terms of master data but also in how data is structured in comparison to actuals. ACDOCP is closing the triad of tables in S/4:
ACDOCA – For actuals
ACDOCC – For Consolidation
ACDOCP – For Planning
For now, you could potentially get the same result using info cube or aDSOs, but in terms of roadmap, there is heaps of functionality to be built by SAP that will allow bringing actuals and plan closer together with reporting, object based reporting, approvals based on budget data etc.
Maintenance
Simple question: is it easier to find an ABAP developer or a BPC with embedded skills? Furthermore, existing ABAP objects can be easily re-used in planning scope.