Configuring and Monitoring PCV

You can configure and monitor Product-Centric View (PCV).

Integration

You can use PCV with the predefined business content or with your own configuration for embedded business analytics. For more information, see Using PCV for Embedded Analytics.

Prerequisites

You have the necessary authorizations, which are granted to you in one of the following ways:

In the Role Maintenance (PFCG) transaction, you are assigned to the PLM PCV Administrator (SAP_PLMWUI_PCV_ADMIN) role.
On the SAP NetWeaver Portal, you are assigned to the PCV Administrator role.

Features

Configuration
Monitoring

Configuring PCV

PCV comes delivered with predefined business content for the analysis of materials (see SAP Business Content for the Analysis of Materials). You can enhance this standard content and configure PCV for your own business needs by defining meanings, read sequence, search connectors, queries, and previews for side panel.

To configure PCV, you can use the following transactions:

Transaction	More Information
Define Meanings	Definition of Meanings
Define Read Sequence	Definition of Read Sequence
Define Search Connectors	Definition of Search Connectors
Define Queries	Definition of Queries
Define Previews for Side Panel	Definition of Previews for Side Panel

Monitoring PCV

You can monitor the following:

You can monitor the configuration of PCV by checking the consistency of its main business objects: search connectors, queries and query views.
You can monitor the use of PCV by analyzing the statistical information that the system collects about the execution and processing of queries.

To monitor PCV, you can use the following transactions (programs):

Transaction	More Information
Consistency Check	Consistency Check
Query Statistics	Query Statistics

Activities

You can execute the transactions for configuring PCV in the following ways:

In Customizing, choose Logistics - General Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) PLM Web User Interface Product-Centric View .
On the SAP Easy Access screen, choose PCV Administration.
On the Web user interface, choose PCV Administration.

You can execute the transactions for monitoring PCV in the following ways:

On the SAP Easy Access screen, choose PCV Administration.
On the Web user interface, choose PCV Administration.