EPM Summit Network | David Den Boer | Activity https://epmsummitnetwork.com/members/ddenboer/activity/ Activity feed for David Den Boer. Thu, 24 Sep 2026 06:31:05 -0700 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.8.70 en-US 30 hourly 2 aae047d9f217e628930297aff73c98a8 David Den Boer posted a new activity comment https://epmsummitnetwork.com/news-feed/p/903/#acomment-911 Mon, 01 Mar 2021 16:21:51 -0700 Thank you for posting this, Sully. I echo your caution to use VBA judiciously. Extreme examples of overuse of VBA inevitably lead to instability and challenges upgrading. Moreover, the less clear which functionality is “standard” vs “custom” will only create issues. That said, the ability to dial in behavior with a very specific look and feel,… Read more

In reply to - Sulaymaan Hussein started the discussion Is relying on VBA for reporting requirements a sensible idea? in the forum Reporting

There is no easy answer to this question, and I’ve found that the answer varies a lot […]

]]> 0ec28d0d17c86098f9b498781e4e10cd David Den Boer posted a new activity comment https://epmsummitnetwork.com/news-feed/p/900/#acomment-907 Wed, 24 Feb 2021 19:30:50 -0700 Hunter, this is a great question I have been asked often. In my opinion, I think we need to keep in mind a few things. One, where are variances likely to occur and why? If a plan for one specific customer is usually hard to predict precisely, and is often offset by another customer, it might be worth grouping those customers into a single… Read more

In reply to - Hunter Moore started the discussion Planning Level for Revenue in the forum Revenue Planning

At what level do you perform you Revenue planning? Product x Region x Channel, or down to Customer-level?

]]> 96b8d05dcbe50358715c9618bf3861de David Den Boer started the discussion Vendors and Gartner first to latch on to xP&A label in the forum General Forum https://epmsummitnetwork.com/forums/discussion/vendors-and-gartner-first-to-latch-on-to-xpa-label/ Wed, 10 Feb 2021 21:37:13 -0700 Vendors and Gartner first to latch on to xP&A label

I’ve spoken to Gartner numerous times and they tell me that customers calling about EPM are really calling about xP&A. Is that true? I think it is. If you could summarize the difference between EPM and xP&A as EPM is finance focused while xP&A is finance and operations…who wouldn’t want to have those topics merged?

I don’t know any…

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]]> 9d876de06d98da7c78ffecce74a9ddd2 David Den Boer started the discussion New Functionality Announcement! in the forum DarCE https://epmsummitnetwork.com/forums/discussion/new-functionality-announcement/ Mon, 08 Feb 2021 19:45:41 -0700 New Functionality Announcement!

Darwin Calculation Engine (DarCE) announces support for BPC Embedded with the multi-key figure data layout. What does this mean? This means DarCE can run calculations in the native SAP format, on SAP data objects that are updated in real time. For customers with BW/4HANA, S/4 and other SAP data structures, it is now possible to run DarCE…

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