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    Functions & Formulas

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    This document provides tips to optimize performance when working with functions, formulas and formatting in EPM reports. Some key recommendations include using EPM reports instead of EPMRetrieveData functions, avoiding volatile Excel functions, limiting formatting rules, and choosing local members over custom members when possible for better performance. It also offers guidance on analyzing and debugging performance issues, such as determining if the problem is client-side or server-side, and how to capture traces using tools like Fiddler.

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    This document provides tips to optimize performance when working with functions, formulas and formatting in EPM reports. Some key recommendations include using EPM reports instead of EPMRetrieveData functions, avoiding volatile Excel functions, limiting formatting rules, and choosing local members over custom members when possible for better performance. It also offers guidance on analyzing and debugging performance issues, such as determining if the problem is client-side or server-side, and how to capture traces using tools like Fiddler.

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    This document provides tips to optimize performance when working with functions, formulas and formatting in EPM reports. Some key recommendations include using EPM reports instead of EPMRetrieveData functions, avoiding volatile Excel functions, limiting formatting rules, and choosing local members over custom members when possible for better performance. It also offers guidance on analyzing and debugging performance issues, such as determining if the problem is client-side or server-side, and how to capture traces using tools like Fiddler.

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    This document provides tips to optimize performance when working with functions, formulas and formatting in EPM reports. Some key recommendations include using EPM reports instead of EPMRetrieveData functions, avoiding volatile Excel functions, limiting formatting rules, and choosing local members over custom members when possible for better performance. It also offers guidance on analyzing and debugging performance issues, such as determining if the problem is client-side or server-side, and how to capture traces using tools like Fiddler.

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    FUNCTIONS & FORMULAS

     EPMInsertCellBeforeAfterBlock and EPMCopyRange – big impact on the writing


    time.
     Use EPMDimensionOverride instead of manually changing the EPMOlapMemberO
    function for very large EPM reports.
     Try to avoid mixing EPM Report, EPMRetrieveData, and EPMCommentFull/Partial
    since the EPM Add-in does a separate call to the database for each type of function
    (EPMOlapMemberO, EPMRetrieveData, EPMCommentFull/Partial). And all those
    queries are not parallelized.
     Functions DimensionOverride and AxisOverride are costly on loading, especially
    when a report is huge and have lots of formulas to evaluate.
     Enter the connection name in all EPM formulas (EPMModelCubeID or a static text
    cell can be used as reference somwhere in a hidden place of your report).
     Avoid volatile Excel functions like Row(), Column(), and Offset(), as well as cascade
    references between cells.

    REPORT OPTIONS

     Create EPM Reports instead of using EPMRetrieveData function.


     Parallelization is activated by default with the Axis Sharing feature, and on the same
    data source/connection. Caution: the Axis Sharing feature is a bit heavy in terms of
    performance.
     Try not to use custom Measures such as MTD or WTD (process not optimized).
     EPM reports will outperform EVDRE reports. EVDRE does have some performance
    optimization but EPM10 report have 2-3 times better performance for the same
    layout/behavior.
     If different member ID’s have the same descriptions, ensure “Use EPMMemberID in
    EPM formulas” is checked in User Options. Caution: It also has an impact on
    performance as the EPMemberID formula is automatically inserted for each
    dimension member. A better option would be to manually create a local member
    mentionning the EPMMemberID function only where it is necessary (without
    checking the User Option).
     In case of input, consider using Calculate Parents in Hierarchies (Sheet Options) for
    on-the-fly calculation on Parent Node members. But be aware that, even it's a very
    useful feature, the rendering time is bigger as the EPM Add-in has to insert the SUM
    function based on the hierarchy definition.
     Multi selection in Page Axis: the SUM is performed on the client side. Cartesian
    product is returned from the server and summed up on the front-end.
     Exclude functionality changes your report from symmetric mode to asymmetric mode.
    But depending the number of tuples you decide to exclude, performance could be
    worse.
     Avoid using complex formulas mixing EPM and Microsoft Excel functions, such as
    functions that create a dependence (a formula references another formula; a formula
    creates a dependence between two reports), or functions that include a condition (IF).
     By default, the EPM Add-in uses the "Insert Method" to write reports. To get around
    this, enable "Keep Formulas Static that Reference Report Cells" option in the Sheet
    Options to clear the entire report and re-write it entirely on a refresh.
     In case of drill-down, check option to "Refresh only Expanded and Inserted Members"
    in the User Options instead of refreshing the entire report.
     In case of using the "Collapse" feature, there is a new tag in the FPMClient config file
    in EPM add-in SP15: "Collapsewithoutqueryingserver". Its default  value is set to
    "FALSE", but it can be turned to "TRUE" for better performance.

    FORMATTING

     Limit the number of formatting rules and make sure those rules don’t overlap each
    other.
     Avoid using Microsoft Excel conditional formatting within an EPM add-in dynamic
    formatting sheet due to the evaluation of each cell.
     Avoid overriding rules because the Add-in is formatting the cell multiple times
    (Pattern for example).
     Avoid using the CONTENT override because the EPM Add-in is retrieving data twice
    (writing + calculation).
     Create several EPM add-in dynamic formatting sheets instead of only one, if possible.
    For example, Report 1 displays only properties A and B, and Report 2 displays only
    properties C and D, you should create two different dynamic formatting sheets for 
    better performance.

    LOCAL vs CUSTOM MEMBERS

    Local Members

     Created for the purpose of containing a dynamic formula. An editor screen assists with
    the creation of the Excel-based formula
     A local member is specific to a single report
     Local Members can be made context-sensitive. This is in the options for Local
    Members

    Custom Member

     Custom members are created for the purpose of containing an MDX formula
     An editor screen is presented to help create the formula
     Customer members can be used throughout a worksheet
     Only available for ODBO type connections

    General note: When data is existing on the spread sheet, choose Local Members. Local
    Members is  native Excel functionality and will always perform better.

    VBA

     Look for existing API before creating custom code


     Avoid Loop (Do, While...)
     VBA Best practice “acceleration” function: the initial variables (“screen updating”,
    “calculations”, “events”…) must be deactivated and then reactivated to their initial
    status in the exit of the macro.
    ANALYZING & DEBUGGING

    Review the How to Debug the EPM Add-in document (https://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-


    38755)

    Determine the source of the issue (client vs. server)

     Fiddler (3rd party software) measures the network traffic


     EPM Add-in logs to measure the client traffic
     ST12 (NetWeaver) – Single Transaction Trace to measure the server traffic. UJSTAT
    can also be used for analyzing queries on the server.

    Not sure where an issue occurs?

    The Development Team may ask for a trace from the customer. To obtain one, here is the
    recommended process using Fiddler:

     In Excel, click ‘More’ ► ‘Clear Metadata Cache’ from the EPM toolbar.
     Log off from the EPM Add-In.
     Add the “TRACE” flag to the FPMXLClient.dll-ExcelLogConfig.xml file against the
    Trace logger.
     Start the Fiddler tool running to capture web events (“Capture Events [F12]”).
     Log into the EPM Add-In opening the necessary Connection and Model.
     Recreate the issue or refresh the report.
     Stop the capture and save the resulting trace log that it has produced (.SAZ file) and
    send it to development.

    Doing this gives Development all of the data and metadata needed to reproduce an issue
    without the actual data and metadata files from the customer.

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