Inserting Application Components 

Use

Logically speaking, an application component represents a participant of a Business Scenario. An application component is described by the following properties:

·        By the role that it has within the Business Scenario (for example, supplier, plant)

·        By the product version that the application component implements (for example, SAP R/3 4.6C)

You can assign a Business Scenario both an application component and a role. You must specify the implementing product version for the application component, including its enhanced name if applicable. Furthermore, you define the name of the WSCI interface for the application component.

Prerequisites

You have opened a Business Scenario.

Procedure

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       1.      Position the cursor on an empty space in the Business Scenario. Call the function Insert Application Component from the context menu.

       2.      The system displays the Insert Application Component dialog.

You have the option of defining the application component type. You can choose either of the following:

¡        Type Product (defined in the System Landscape Directory)

¡        Type Template (when no corresponding product is defined in the System Landscape Directory)

For more information, see Modeling Application Components.

       3.      Choose an option by selecting one of the radio buttons in the Application Component Type frame.

¡        If you decide on Product, start the search help for the Product Version field and choose a product version from the list. To do so, choose the search help icon ().

The product version you select is then copied to the Product Version field. Furthermore, all software component versions are displayed in the area below that are assigned to this product version.

You can only select a product if at least one software component version has already been imported for it. If this is not the case, the system displays a corresponding error message. See the Handling Messages section.

¡        If you choose Template, no entry is displayed in the Product Version field. The software component version that is assigned the Business Scenario is displayed in the area below.

For more information, see the Modeling Application Components section of this documentation.

       4.      Specify the role of the application component in the Further Attributes frame (optional).

       5.      Specify an enhanced name (optional). 

The enhanced name can be used to do the following:

¡        Specify the function area of a product in more detail. 

For example, you could specify the enhanced name SAP FIN for an application component with the product version SAP R/3 4.6C. This would indicate that this Business Scenario is relevant for the sub area Financials.

¡        Specify the product name if the application component type is a template.

       6.      Specify a name for the WSCI interface (optional).

       7.      Confirm your specifications by choosing .

Result

The system inserts an application component as a colored column in the graphical work area of the Business Scenario editor. The column header displays the role, the product version, and the enhanced name.