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If you want to visualize processes in a process diagram, you must maintain the Activity Sequence Flow under Customizing Start of the navigation path Cross-Application Components Next navigation step Processes and Tools for Enterprise Applications Next navigation step Process Orchestration for In-Built Processes Next navigation step Process Definition Next navigation step Create and Maintain Process Definition. End of the navigation path

  1. Creating Role for the Side Panel to the Customer Namespace

    1. Log in to the SAP system.

    2. Go to the PFCG transaction.

    3. In the Role text box, enter the default role for the side panel SAP_POC_SIDEPANEL.

    4. Choose the Copy pushbutton.

      The system displays the Query dialog box.

    5. In the To Role text box, enter role in the customer namespace, starting with the letter ‘Z’.

      For example: ZSAP_POC_SIDEPANEL

  2. Assigning an SAP Application to the Z role

    1. In the PFCG transaction window, choose the Menu tab.

    2. Under the Role Menu hierarchy view, select Host Applications.

    3. Select the Insert Node drop down.

    4. Select the required node and provide appropriate entries.

      For example, to insert a Display Sales Order application, follow the steps below:

      1. In the Insert node dropdown, select Transaction.

      2. In Transaction Code, enter VA03.

      3. Select the Assign Transactions pushbutton.

  3. Collecting the Context Fields to the Clipboard

    1. Log in to the SAP system.

    2. Execute the NWBC transaction.

    3. Select the SAP icon corresponding to the Z role for SAP_POC_SIDEPANEL.

      The system displays Display Sales Order Application.

    4. Execute the SAP application.

    5. Identify the fields on the SAP application that can be the input fields for the side panel.

    6. Press the Ctrl and select Start of the navigation path Help Next navigation step Tools Next navigation step SAP GUI Property Collector End of the navigation path path.

      The system displays SAP GUI Property Collector screen.

    7. Choose the Select from Screen pushbutton.

    8. Select the Select from Screen button and drag the cursor and release it on the identified field of the SAP Application.

    9. On SAP GUI Property Collector, select the Add to Collection button.

    10. In the Property Collection frame, select the row for which you want to view the context information.

    11. Select the Copy to Clipboard button.

  4. Mapping the Context Fields and the Meanings

    1. Log in to the SAP system.

    2. Execute the SM30 transaction.

    3. In the Table/View text box, enter NWBC_VC_GUI_TAG.

    4. Choose the Maintain field.

    5. Choose the New Entries pushbutton.

    6. In the Program Name column, paste the text that you had copied to the clipboard.

      The system copies values to the Program Name, Screen Property, and Property Description fields.

    7. In the Tag field, enter /BCV/:<Meaning>.

      For example: /BCV/:1BO_ID.

    8. Repeat the above steps 1 to 6 for the second meaning (/BCV/:1BO_TYPE).

      1. In the Property (SAP GUI Scripting) column for a BO type (/BCV/:1BO_TYPE), enter value:<BO_TYPE>

        For example, for a sales order, enter value:114.

    9. If you want to visualize processes using a process diagram, you must use the following values in the tag fields for the above two meanings created:

      • /BCV/:1BO_ID

      • /BCV/:1BO_TYPE

    10. In the Tag Description column, enter an appropriate description.

      For example: Sales Order Id.

    11. In the Lifetime column, select Transaction.

    12. If you have an ABAP dictionary entry associated with the tag, enter the name in the Data Element column.

    13. In the Package column, enter the package name.

    14. Select Save.