Integration with Records Management

Records Management (RM) allows the creation of records, based on models and containing selected information. The integration between Grantee Management and RM enables you to create records containing, for example, budget information for selected sponsors or grant types.

For more details on RM and how to use it, read the SAP Records Management documentation.

Before you can use RM for your work in Grantee Management, there are some additional settings required in Grantee Management Customizing:

  1. To configure the sponsor master data, choose Start of the navigation path Master Data Next navigation step Sponsor Next navigation step Business Partner Integration with Records Management End of the navigation path and maintain the following:

    • Business Partner category

      You can group business partners together by assigning them to the same categories.

    • Partner type

    • If you want to activate integration with RM, select the Activate Records checkbox.

    • To add details, choose Integration Details in the dialog structure and enter the following:

      • Process

        That is, grant or sponsor.

      • Sequence

      • RM class

        For example, record, element, or element detail.

      • Value

  2. To configure the grant type master data, choose Start of the navigation path Master Data Next navigation step Grant Next navigation step Maintain Grant Types End of the navigation path . For each of the grant types where you want to activate RM integration,enter controlling details, such as the process (grant or sponsor), RM class, sequential numbers for the processes, and the value.

  3. Now go to the Easy Access menu.

  4. Choose Start of the navigation path Public Sector Management Next navigation step Grants Management Next navigation step Grantee Management Next navigation step Grants Management-Specific Postings Next navigation step Integration Next navigation step Records Management End of the navigation path .

    From this point, refer once again to the SAP Records Management documentation for details of what to do here and how.