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In Customizing for the object navigator you specify, with definitions and characteristics of object types, which SAP PLM objects are displayed in the object navigator. For each object type, such as material, you specify the view layout used on the Web user interface (Web UI) of SAP Product Lifecycle Management (SAP PLM).

A view layout presents the maximum range of views, that is, it contains all views that can technically be displayed for an object type in the object navigator (see also Navigation with the Object Navigator).

Note Note

  • The General view is always displayed regardless of your Customizing settings (see also Tab Page for General Details).

  • Once the side panel is active, the data for the central object is displayed there. You can display additional contextual information for the selected object in the side panel. It contains no detailed data for the object.

  • In addition to the objects used on the Web user interface (Web UI) of SAP Product Lifecycle Management (SAP PLM), such as material or bill of material, you can integrate other SAP object types and non-SAP object types in the object navigator.

End of the note.

For more information, see Customizing.

For generic object types, under:

  •   Cross-Application Components   Processes and Tools for Enterprise Applications   Settings for Business Object Framework and Navigation   Business Object Framework   Define Generic Object Types  

  •   Logistics - General   Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)   PLM Web UI   Settings for Business Object Framework and Navigation   Business Object Framework   Define Generic Object Types  

For the object navigator, under:

  •   Cross-Application Components   Processes and Tools for Enterprise Applications   Settings for the Object Navigator   Make Settings for the Object Navigator  

  •   Logistics - General   Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)   PLM Web UI   Settings for the Object Navigator   Make Settings for the Object Navigator  

Integration

We deliver standard settings in Customizing for the object navigator for the PLM Web UI object types. For each object type, these standard settings influence the available views for navigation in the object-specific details and relationships on the UI.

You access the object navigator on the PLM Web UI as follows:

  • Via objects that you find with the search function:

      You Can Also   Display in Object Navigator  

  • Via objects that you call up in the Work Center/Control Center:

      You Can Also   Display in Object Navigator  

  • Via the context menu of an object, such as in the results list of a search