The meaning of Start Page on SAP BPC 10

When you log in to the Web Client of Planning and Consolidation, the first screen that you see is the Start Page, which is the first node in the Home tab navigation pane.

Features

The following features are available in the Start Page:

• Favorites
  Your Favorites list contains quick links to, for example, the workspaces, reports, input forms, and books that you access frequently during your working day. You can define your own list of favorites.
• Create
  The Create area contains shortcuts to the processes to create a new report or workspace.
• Launch
  When you first access the Web Client, the Launch area contains links to install the SAP BusinessObjects EPM solutions, add-in for Microsoft Office and the Administration area.
  After these components are installed, the Launch contains links to the EPM add-in and a link to the Administration area.
  The EPM add-in is an add-in to Microsoft Office Excel, Microsoft Office Word and Microsoft Office PowerPoint. The add-in enables you to analyze data as well as enter data on SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation models. For more information about the EPM add-in, see the SAP BusinessObjects EPM solutions, add-in for Microsoft Office help.
  There can also be up to five custom links in the Launch area. You can use these links to access other applications, for example, Financial Information Management (FIM).

Activities

To open the Start Page, choose Start Page from the left navigation pane in the Home tab. From the Start Page, you can do the following:

• Change the environment
  Click the active environment from the lower right corner of the screen and select the desired one from a list.
• View My Security
  Click Show Access Rights from the lower right corner of the screen. The My Security report opens in a new tab.
• Visit the Installation Center
  Click Download Center from the lower right corner of the screen and select the desired download from a list of available downloads.
• Set Preferences
  Click Preferences to set individual preferences for:
  • Accessibility settings
  • Locale settings
• Create customized links in the Launch area
  1. In your ABAP system, start transaction SIMGH.
  2. Navigate to the IMG structure BPC Configuration. Choose Display to open the environment parameters.