Procedure documentationActivating and Adapting Sample BCV Content

 

Sample Business Context Viewer (BCV) content for Plant Maintenance (PM) is available and can be integrated into the Business Package for Maintenance Worker 1.50. You use the following procedures to implement this sample content for demonstration purposes. You can then use it is as the basis for creating your own content.

Procedure

Preparing to Activate the BC Set

  1. Enable the following BI queries in your data warehouse system:

    • Planned/Actual Cost Deviation (0PM_C01_Q0001)

    • Mean Time To Repair (MTTR) and Mean Time Between Repair (MTBR) 2 (0PM_DS02_Q0002)

    • Damage Analysis - Notifications 2 (0QM_C09_Q0007)

    To do this, proceed as follows:

    1. Open the Modeling Data Warehousing Workbench (transaction RSA1).

    2. Select BI Content from the navigation panel on the left.

    3. Choose the corresponding InfoProvider (for example, 0PM_C01 for query 0PM_C01_Q0001) by navigating through the Info Areas, or choose Object Types and select the queries directly.

    4. Ensure that Grouping is set to In Dataflow Before and Aftrwds.

    5. Install the content.

  2. Adapt the queries for use within BCV as follows:

    1. Start the BEx Query Designer and open the relevant query.

      The query's properties are visible on the right of the screen.

    2. On the Advanced tab page, select the checkbox that allows external access to the query and save.

  3. Ensure that Embedded Search (ES) has been activated for the object types Order and Notification.

    For more information, see Embedded Search.

  4. If necessary, enable a notification workflow for business object BUS2038.

    For more information about available workflows, see PM/CS - Plant Maintenance & Customer Service: Workflow Scenarios.

Activating the BC Set

In your test system, activate BC set EAMS_BCV_CONTENT.

On the SAP Easy Access screen, choose Start of the navigation path Tools Next navigation step Customizing Next navigation step Business Configuration Sets Next navigation step Activation End of the navigation path (transaction SCPR20).

Note Note

If activation fails, try a second time. This can resolve problems caused by dependencies inside the BC set that result in warning or error messages in the BC set protocol.

End of the note.

During extraction of the BC set, the system asks for the following information:

  • Logical system of the data warehouse system

  • ID of the search object connector for notification and order

    You can find this information in the Connector Administration Cockpit. In Customizing for SAP NetWeaver, choose Start of the navigation path Search and Operational Analytics Next navigation step SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Search Next navigation step Modelling, Administration, and Monitoring Next navigation step Open Administration Cockpit End of the navigation path.

The BC set contains predefined BCV queries that demonstrate how analytical information can be integrated. They are based on a range of information sources including BI queries, BAPIs, Enterprise Search, and workflow. Using these queries, you can also explore the features of BCV such as drilldown, overviews, dashboards, query view lists, and query views.

The following table describes the information provided by the predefined BCV queries:

BCV Query ID

BCV Query Name

Description

1EAMS_DAMAGE_01

Notifications Damage Analysis

This query delivers all damage codes from the BI system. This query always returns results.

1EAMS_DAMAGE_BY_ORG_01

Notifications Damage Analysis by Organization

This query delivers all the damage codes that are related to the notifications created for a specific technical object. This query only returns results if the technical object and related notifications are part of the current load in the BI system.

1EAMS_MTTR_MTBR_01

Meantime Between Repair (MTBR)/Meantime to Repair (MTTR)

This query delivers all MTBR/MTTR values for all technical objects in the BI system. This query always returns results.

1EAMS_MTTR_MTBR_BY_ORG_01

Meantime Between Repair/Meantime to Repair by Organization

This query delivers MTBR/MTTR values for a specific technical object. This query only returns results if the technical object and related notifications are part of the current load in the BI system.

1EAMS_NTF_BY_TO_01

Maintenance Notifications of Technical Object Hierarchy

This BAPI-based report delivers all notifications created for a hierarchy of technical objects with a downtime greater than 1 hour. To have this query return results, create notifications for your technical object, select the breakdown duration checkbox, and enter a breakdown time greater than 1 hour.

1EAMS_NTF_LIST_BY_TO_01

Notification List for Technical Object

This query delivers all notifications related to a specific technical object by performing an Enterprise Search query. Note that if Enterprise Search does not work, then neither will this query. This query is the only one that displays results as a graphic.

1EAMS_NTF_WF_01

Workflows for Notification

This query lists all workflows related to your notification.

1EAMS_ORD_COST_01

Planned/Actual Costs: Deviation

This query lists all planned and actual costs in the BI system grouped by planner group. This query always returns results.

1EAMS_ORD_COST_BY_TEC_OBJ_01

Planned/Actual Costs: Deviation by Technical Object

This query lists all planned and actual costs for a specific technical object grouped by planner group. This query returns a result only if there is cost data from orders for your technical object in the BW system.

1EAMS_ORD_LIST_BY_TO_01

Maintenance Order List for Technical Object

This query delivers all orders related to a specific technical object by performing an Enterprise Search query. Note that if Enterprise Search does not work, then neither will this query.

For more information, see SAP Business Content for Plant Maintenance (PM).

Testing, Creating, and Releasing BCV Content

  1. Test the sample BCV content by opening the side panel of the Web Dynpro applications for the following objects:

    • Notification

    • Order

    • Technical object

    • Job

    You can also open the side panel for the above objects when you display them in the Asset Viewer.

    Note Note

    • The predefined queries either have no input parameters (thus guaranteeing results) or are based on technical objects. In the latter case, this means that if you open the side panel for an object type that is not a technical object, the technical object is derived from the original object. In the case of Workflows for Notification (1EAMS_NTF_WF_01), the notification is the query input.

    • The queries for the above object types are grouped into a hierarchical query view list. To see this list in the side panel of the relevant object, you must select the Query Views tab and then from the option menu, choose the corresponding entry.

    • The three queries Notifications Damage Analysis by Organization, Planned/Actual Costs: Deviation by Technical Object, and MTBR/MTTR for Technical Object are offered as overviews in the side panel and the dashboard.

    End of the note.

  2. Modify the sample content either directly in Customizing for Maintenance Worker under Business Context Viewer or in the portal in the Configuration Center. Note that the configuration of the overview layout and the dashboard is only possible in the Configuration Center.

    If you want to integrate BCV content into an additional application, you must first enable the side panel for the application in question. To do this, proceed as follows:

    1. In the relevant Web Dynpro application configuration, enter /BCV/SIDEPANEL as the wdSidePanelConfigurationId application parameter.

    2. If you need additional tagging to map values from the application to BCV queries, create an implementation for enhancement spot Side Panel BAdI Definition (/PLMU/EX_FRW_SIDEPANEL).

    For more information about how to create your own content, see Business Content Viewer (BCV).

  3. After you have successfully implemented your BCV content in your test system, transport your BCV Customizing settings to your productive system.