Template Management

This part of SAP Library gives you an overview of the changes and new features in SAP Solution Manager 7.1 SP01 compared to SAP Solution Manager 7.0 EHP1 SP26.

This information is provided as release notes, which are structured by Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) processes. The following table gives you an overview of new, enhanced and deleted functions in the Template Management process.

Project Administration

Function	Type of change	Description	More information
Business function scope	New	You can select business functions for a project or solution, to optimize your business processes. Before you activate the business functions in the Switch Framework Cockpit, check the consistency of the scope of the selected business functions.	Business function scope
Comparison and adjustment across the entire lifecycle	Enhanced	The Compare and Adjust function has been enhanced to compare instances of structure nodes and their business content, in the lifecycle phases, between projects and solutions, in Application Management. You specify a comparison node, and choose a predecesor and subsequent version of it, to compare, and copy the assigned business content. While you compare with a direct predecessor version, you can also copy node attribute values (e.g. global attributes, TBOMs of transactions). When you adjust, you can navigate between comparison nodes, or go directly to the tab of a specified comparison node.	Compare and adjust structure contents by lifecycle phase
Additional analyses	Enhanced	There are additional analyses under Analyses (transaction `SOLAR_EVAL`) .	Analyses
Globale Attributes	Enhanced	You can activate the global attribute functionality in the project settings. This specifies whether a global attribute is to restrict the changeability in the tabs.	Specify scope
Globale Attributes	Enhanced	When you copy structure elements, any global attribute assigned to it is automatically copied with it. The enhanced copy dialog allows you to deconnect the structure element from the global attribute, if it is copied again, if you are authorized to do so.	Create and Edit Project/Solution Structure
Set up countries and industries for a template, and assign documents	New	You can assign countries and industries to a template. You assign the template to the business processes in your project structure, and select the countries and industries from Attributes. You can also create documents and assign them to a template.	Templates tab
Set the visibility of the top hierarchy node	New	You can hide the top hierarchy node, in the project settings.	Create/change projects
Integration of solution packages	New	You can capture solution packages centrally, independently of a template project, and assign them to templates. You can assign solution packages to a business process node in the Business Blueprint, via a template.	Copy configuration contents from solution packages
Integration of solution packages	New	You can put solution packages in a template, in a template project. You can process this templates further, and add preconfigured business content to it, in the SAP Best Practices Solution Builder. When you copy the business processes into the SAP Solution Manager, the configuration contents assigned to them is visible in the Configuration tab.	Copy configuration contents from solution packages

Solution Directory

Function	Type of change	Description	More information
Business Functions tab	New	When you copy structure elements from the Business Process Repository, assigned business functions are automatically copied into your solution structure. You can remove business functions from the scope.	Business Functions tab
Additional filters	Enhanced	The filter functions in the solution structure have additional attributes.	Create and Edit Project/Solution Structure
Simplified Check-Out/Check-In	Enhanced	There is a simplified Check-Out/Check-In function to adjust the business processes of a production solution. You need authorization to use it. You can check business processes out for processing in a maintenance project, and abschließend wieder in die Lösung einchecken, without the four eyes principle.	Change/adjust business scenarios and processes
Comparison and adjustment across the entire lifecycle	Enhanced	The Compare and Adjust function has been enhanced to compare instances of structure nodes and their business content, in the lifecycle phases, between projects and solutions, in Application Management. You specify a comparison node, and choose a predecesor and subsequent version of it, to compare, and copy the assigned business content. While you compare with a direct predecessor version, you can also copy node attribute values (e.g. global attributes, TBOMs of transactions). When you adjust, you can navigate between comparison nodes, or go directly to the tab of a specified comparison node.	Compare and adjust structure contents by lifecycle phase
Additional documentation	New	To complete the documentation of your business processes, you can now also put Business Process Management Suite (BPMS) processes and process integration scenarios in your solution structure.	Integration of BPMS processes Integration of process integration scenarios
Globale Attributes	Enhanced	You can activate the global attribute functionality in the solution settings. This specifies whether a global attribute is to restrict the changeability in the tabs.	Assigning Solution Attributes
Globale Attributes	Enhanced	When you copy structure elements, any global attribute assigned to it is automatically copied with it. The enhanced copy dialog allows you to deconnect the structure element from the global attribute, if it is copied again, if you are authorized to do so.	Create and Edit Project/Solution Structure
Set the visibility of the top hierarchy node	New	You can hide the top hierarchy node, in the solution settings.	Assigning solution attributes

Business Blueprint and Configuration

Function	Type of change	Description	More information
Business Functions tab	New	When you copy structure elements from the Business Process Repository, assigned business functions are automatically copied into your project structure. You can remove business functions from the scope.	Business Functions tab
Additional filters	Enhanced	The filter functions in the project structure have additional attributes.	Create and Edit Project/Solution Structure
Comparison and adjustment across the entire lifecycle	Enhanced	The Compare and Adjust function has been enhanced to compare instances of structure nodes and their business content, in the lifecycle phases, between projects and solutions, in Application Management. You specify a comparison node, and choose a predecesor and subsequent version of it, to compare, and copy the assigned business content. While you compare with a direct predecessor version, you can also copy node attribute values (e.g. global attributes, TBOMs of transactions). When you adjust, you can navigate between comparison nodes, or go directly to the tab of a specified comparison node.	Compare and adjust structure contents by lifecycle phase
Additional documentation	New	To complete the documentation of your business processes, you can now also put Business Process Management Suite (BPMS) processes and process integration scenarios in your project structure.	Integration of BPMS processes Integration of process integration scenarios
Use test catalogs and test cases for business functions	New	You can base a configuration structure on the business function scope. You can display the test catalogs and test cases for business functions, in the managed system. You can also copy test cases directly into the SAP Solution Manager system for central storage, and convert them into a changeable document.	Create configuration structure Test Cases tab