Hierarchy

Technical Name: StructureNavigationIviewApp (Namespace: sap.com/mss~sni)

Features

The hierarchy visualizes the business unit by displaying the objects of the unit and their relationships. You can display the hierarchies of the following object types from Controlling (CO) .

  • Profit centers

  • Cost centers

  • cProjects projects

  • PS projects

  • Internal orders

  • Segments (only for Business Unit Analysts)

  • Managers (only for Business Unit Analysts)

The top nodes of hierarchy are the personalized objects of the corresponding type. The hierarchy of an object type is only displayed if at least one object for the object type has been entered for the user via personalization. Exception managers: the hierarchy is only displayed if at least one cost center or profit center has been personalized, for which a responsible manager has been assigned in the master data record.

For Business Unit Analysts, you can decide in Customizing under Start of the navigation path Integration with Other mySAP.com Components Next navigation step Business Packages / Functional Packages Next navigation step Business Unit Analyst 2.0 (mySAP ERP) Next navigation step Hierarchy Next navigation step Set Hierarchy End of the navigation path which hierarchies are displayed, and which subnodes should exist. For Manager Self-Service and Project Self-Service you cannot change the settings delivered in the standard system.

The following object relationships (derived objects for superordinate objects) exist:

  • Cost centers to profit centers

    All cost centers are displayed that are assigned to this profit center in their master data record.

  • WBS elements to cost center

    All WBS elements are displayed for which this cost center is the responsible cost center.

  • Orders to WBS element

    All orders are displayed that are assigned to this WBS element in their master data record.

  • Orders to profit center

    All orders are displayed that are assigned to this profit center in their master data record. This relationship is not active in the standard system.

  • Orders to cost center

    All orders are displayed for which this cost center is the responsible cost center.

  • WBS elements to cProject project definition

    All WBS elements are displayed to which the cProjects project is posted.

  • Orders to cProjects project definition

    All orders are displayed to which the cProjects project is posted.

  • WBS elements to PS project definition

    The display corresponds to the structure of the project.

  • WBS elements to WBS element

    The display corresponds to the structure of the project.

  • PS project definitions to profit center

    All PS projects are displayed that are assigned to this profit center in their master data record.

  • Cost centers to manager

    All cost centers are displayed whose responsible manager is this manager.

  • Profit centers to manager

    All profit centers are displayed whose responsible manager is this manager.

  • Groups xy to group x (cost center, internal order or profit center group)

    All sub-groups of group x are displayed.

  • Single values to group

    The single value is contained in the group.

You can search for objects within hierarchies. (It is not possible for you to search the entire system or in other hierarchies.) The first hit is displayed in the tree. To see other hits, choose Next hit or Previous hit .

You can switch between the hierarchies. If at least two hierarchies are relevant, these appear in a dropdown box.

Integration

Business Unit Analyst

The hierarchy is used to display the master data and for planning, and can be used for the Launchpad .

Manager Self-Service

The hierarchy can be used for the Launchpad .

Project Self-Service

The hierarchy is used for the Launchpad .

Prerequisites

You personalized, depending on the role, at least one of the following objects. They appear as top nodes in the hierarchy:

  • Profit centers

  • Profit center group

  • Cost center

  • Cost center group

  • Internal orders

  • Internal order group

  • PS projects

  • cProjects projects

  • Segment

For Business Unit Analyst and Manager Self-Service: You have personalized the controlling area.

You can personalize an analysis time frame. This relates only to the subnodes displayed in a hierarchy. Below a cost center group, all cost centers are displayed, for example, that are in the group and whose validity data overlaps with the analysis time frame. If you do not make an entry, the analysis time frame is unlimited.

You can branch to personalization direct in the hierarchy in the portal by choosing Personalize Data (not when creating planning rounds), or in SAP ECC via Customizing under Personalization . Use the following dialog ID and enter the name of the user as the personalization key:

  • Business Unit Analyst: DIA_BUA_SNI_SPCWO

  • Manager Self-Service: DIA_MSS_SNI

  • Project Self-Service: DIA_PSS_SNI_PSPD

To display cProjects projects, these must be contained in the favorites list in cProjects.