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title: Discover How To Model SAP BI Integrated Planning Scenarios [Tutorial]
description: Learn to model SAP BI-IP (Integrated Planning) scenarios using our modeling guide. Know Key Figure Modeling versus Account Based Modeling.
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# [Discover How To Model SAP BI Integrated Planning Scenarios [Tutorial]](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/discover-how-to-model-sap-bi-integrated-planning-scenarios)

 Written by [Lonnie D. Ayers, PMP](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/author/lonnie-d-ayers-pmp) | Tue, Oct, 23, 2012 @ 07:50 PM

## [Integrated Planning](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/request-sap-business-planning-and-consolidation-sap-bpc-consulting-support) in SAP BW Tutorial

Do you ever wonder what the difference is between a **“[Key Figure Model](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/how-to-model-key-figures-sap-bw-tutorial)”** and an **“Account Model”**? As providers of [SAP BW](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/understanding-sap-bw-in-5-minutes) [integrated](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/hubspot-integrations-sales-sap-chat) planning [consulting](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/what-is-the-tco-of-that-shinny-new-system-youre-about-to-buy), we thought we would try to help you understand the [key concepts](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/inbound-marketing/4-ways-to-bring-digital-innovation-to-your-company).  It will make a difference on your next [SAP Business Intelligence project](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/how-to-use-a-project-charter-to-start-a-project).

 

## SAP [Business Intelligence](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/10-steps-to-developing-a-successful-business-intelligence-strategy) Customer

 

If you are an [SAP Business Intelligence Customer](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/learn-more-about-our-sap-business-intelligence-consulting-services) or [SAP IBP consultant](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/inbound-marketing/how-to-nail-sap-partnership-management) who works via a [SAP Partner](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/sap-partnership-advisory-services), this is an important concept you will have to both know and be able to model within the **[SAP Business Warehouse](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/enterprise-services/sap-industry-solutions/business-intelligence-consulting/what-is-sap-business-warehouse) Integrated Planning** system.

 

Briefly, a Key Figure Model contains the key figures in a data record, and an [account model](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/how-to-determine-your-fully-loaded-cost-rate) contains a characteristic, such as Sales Price, in the model.

 

In the diagram above you get an idea of what the [two different approaches](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/learn-what-makes-sap-dfps-solution-different) look like from a conceptual standpoint.

 

## [Integrated Planning](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/understanding-the-difference-between-value-model-and-value-case) Approaches in SAP

 

Each approach has advantages and disadvantages:

 

- **Key Figure [Model](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/inbound-marketing/how-important-is-data-governance-to-internet-marketing)**[ provides more](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/inbound-marketing/how-important-is-data-governance-to-internet-marketing) granularity if needed but requires [redesign](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/70-of-business-intelligence-projects-are-failing-worldwide) when you need to add new figures.
- **Account Model** provides less granularity but doesn't require [redesign](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/sap-sem-cpm-risk-register-design-template) each time you want to add a new [characteristic](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/understanding-the-most-common-sap-data-warehousing-concepts).

## SAP BI-IP

 

As this is a [complex area](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/cots-vs-custom-development-decision-tree-analysis) of **[SAP BI-IP](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/hire-sap-business-intelligence-consultant) (Business Intelligence [Integrated Planning](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/inbound-marketing/42-essential-hubspot-integrations-b2b-marketers-need-to-start-using))**, we think you might just want to download the complete guide we prepared for it.

 

 

 

 

Do you have any SAP BI-IP modeling[ tips](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/sap-asap-project-review) to share?

 

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